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Title:
INKJET PRINTER
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2014/069495
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
The present invention addresses the problem of providing an inkjet printer capable of limiting the occurrence of problems due to precipitation of ink particles and the occurrence of printing interruption due to the exchanging of exchangeable ink containers. As a solution, the inkjet printer is characterized in that: carriage-loaded ink-supplying devices (20), which are loaded on the carriage of the inkjet printer and are for supplying ink (10c) to print heads, are provided with an exchangeable ink container (30) and an intermediate device (40) disposed between the print head and the exchangeable ink container (30) in the ink (10c) channel; the intermediate devices (40) are provided with an intermediate ink container (50), the volume of which is variable according to the amount of ink (10c) stored, and an ink volume-detecting device (80) for detecting when the volume of ink (10c) inside the intermediate ink container (50) has reached a specified volume, according to the position of an ink end detection plate (52) in the intermediate ink container (50); and a control unit makes notification of ink (10c) replenishment timing according to the detection results of the ink volume detection devices (80).

Inventors:
OHNISHI MASARU (JP)
Application Number:
PCT/JP2013/079340
Publication Date:
May 08, 2014
Filing Date:
October 30, 2013
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Assignee:
MIMAKI ENG KK (JP)
International Classes:
B41J2/175
Foreign References:
JP2006044015A2006-02-16
JP2003159813A2003-06-03
JP2009274384A2009-11-26
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
WATANUKI PATENT SERVICE BUREAU (JP)
A patent business corporation Watanuki international patent and a trademark office (JP)
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