EP0370765A3 - Ink jet head cartridge with a residual-ink detector - Google Patents

Ink jet head cartridge with a residual-ink detector Download PDF

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EP0370765A3
EP0370765A3 EP89312075A EP89312075A EP0370765A3 EP 0370765 A3 EP0370765 A3 EP 0370765A3 EP 89312075 A EP89312075 A EP 89312075A EP 89312075 A EP89312075 A EP 89312075A EP 0370765 A3 EP0370765 A3 EP 0370765A3
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Prior art keywords
ink
residual
jet head
head cartridge
detector
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EP0370765B1 (en
EP0370765A2 (en
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Ryoichi Koizumi
Asao Saito
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Canon Inc
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Canon Inc
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
    • B41J2/00—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed
    • B41J2/005—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by bringing liquid or particles selectively into contact with a printing material
    • B41J2/01—Ink jet
    • B41J2/17—Ink jet characterised by ink handling
    • B41J2/175—Ink supply systems ; Circuit parts therefor
    • B41J2/17566—Ink level or ink residue control
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
    • B41J2/00—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed
    • B41J2/005—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by bringing liquid or particles selectively into contact with a printing material
    • B41J2/01—Ink jet
    • B41J2/17—Ink jet characterised by ink handling
    • B41J2/175—Ink supply systems ; Circuit parts therefor
    • B41J2/17566—Ink level or ink residue control
    • B41J2002/17579—Measuring electrical impedance for ink level indication
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
    • B41J2202/00—Embodiments of or processes related to ink-jet or thermal heads
    • B41J2202/01—Embodiments of or processes related to ink-jet heads
    • B41J2202/13—Heads having an integrated circuit
EP19890312075 1988-11-22 1989-11-21 Ink jet head cartridge with a residual-ink detector Expired - Lifetime EP0370765B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (4)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
JP293627/88 1988-11-22
JP29362788 1988-11-22
JP28873689A JP2675163B2 (en) 1988-11-22 1989-11-08 Ink remaining amount detecting device, ink jet head cartridge having the remaining ink amount detecting device, and ink jet recording device equipped with the cartridge
JP288736/89 1989-11-08

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EP0370765A2 EP0370765A2 (en) 1990-05-30
EP0370765A3 true EP0370765A3 (en) 1990-08-22
EP0370765B1 EP0370765B1 (en) 1996-03-06

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EP19890312075 Expired - Lifetime EP0370765B1 (en) 1988-11-22 1989-11-21 Ink jet head cartridge with a residual-ink detector

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JP (1) JP2675163B2 (en)
DE (1) DE68925865T2 (en)

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US5329304A (en) * 1988-11-22 1994-07-12 Canon Kabushiki Kaisha Remaining ink detecting device and ink jet head cartridge
IT1245065B (en) * 1991-04-15 1994-09-13 Olivetti & Co Spa INK DETECTOR DEVICE FOR A LIQUID INK PRINTING ELEMENT
JP2744545B2 (en) * 1992-04-01 1998-04-28 シャープ株式会社 Inkjet printer
EP0701900B1 (en) * 1994-04-04 1998-08-12 Rohm Co., Ltd. Ink runout detecting device and ink jet printer
US6022090A (en) 1996-01-12 2000-02-08 Canon Kabushiki Kaisha Checking of the operation of the transfer of ink in an image transfer device
FR2743749B1 (en) 1996-01-22 1998-04-10 Canon Kk METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETERMINING THE DISTRIBUTION OF PRODUCT PRESENT IN A RESERVOIR, IN PARTICULAR OF INK IN AN IMAGE TRANSFER DEVICE
JP3710230B2 (en) 1996-10-04 2005-10-26 キヤノン株式会社 Ink detection method and ink jet recording apparatus
US6626516B2 (en) * 2000-09-20 2003-09-30 Canon Kabushiki Kaisha Ink jet printing apparatus, method of supplying ink and method of recovering ink jet print head
JP5645616B2 (en) * 2010-11-17 2014-12-24 キヤノン株式会社 Recording device

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FR2348822A1 (en) * 1976-04-23 1977-11-18 Siemens Ag INK RESERVE MONITORING DEVICE IN AN INK WRITING PLANT
US4183029A (en) * 1977-07-28 1980-01-08 Ricoh Company, Ltd. Ink filter clogging sensor and indicator

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JPS63158262A (en) * 1986-12-23 1988-07-01 Canon Inc Residual ink detector

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
FR2348822A1 (en) * 1976-04-23 1977-11-18 Siemens Ag INK RESERVE MONITORING DEVICE IN AN INK WRITING PLANT
US4183029A (en) * 1977-07-28 1980-01-08 Ricoh Company, Ltd. Ink filter clogging sensor and indicator

Non-Patent Citations (1)

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PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 12, no. 424 (M-761)(3271) 10 November 1988, & JP-A-63 158262 (CANON) 01 July 1988, *

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JP2675163B2 (en) 1997-11-12
DE68925865D1 (en) 1996-04-11
JPH02231145A (en) 1990-09-13
EP0370765B1 (en) 1996-03-06
DE68925865T2 (en) 1996-08-14
EP0370765A2 (en) 1990-05-30

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