FR2769706B1 - METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETERMINING THE QUANTITY OF PRODUCT CONTAINED IN A RESERVOIR, FOR EXAMPLE IN AN INK RESERVOIR FOR PRINTER - Google Patents

METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETERMINING THE QUANTITY OF PRODUCT CONTAINED IN A RESERVOIR, FOR EXAMPLE IN AN INK RESERVOIR FOR PRINTER

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FR2769706B1
FR2769706B1 FR9712720A FR9712720A FR2769706B1 FR 2769706 B1 FR2769706 B1 FR 2769706B1 FR 9712720 A FR9712720 A FR 9712720A FR 9712720 A FR9712720 A FR 9712720A FR 2769706 B1 FR2769706 B1 FR 2769706B1
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reservoir
printer
determining
product contained
ink reservoir
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FR9712720A
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FR2769706A1 (en
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Marie Helene Froger
Pascal Coudray
Mickael Lorgeoux
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Canon Inc
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Canon Inc
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Priority to FR9712720A priority Critical patent/FR2769706B1/en
Priority to US09/168,717 priority patent/US6351716B1/en
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01F—MEASURING VOLUME, VOLUME FLOW, MASS FLOW OR LIQUID LEVEL; METERING BY VOLUME
    • G01F23/00—Indicating or measuring liquid level or level of fluent solid material, e.g. indicating in terms of volume or indicating by means of an alarm
    • G01F23/22—Indicating or measuring liquid level or level of fluent solid material, e.g. indicating in terms of volume or indicating by means of an alarm by measuring physical variables, other than linear dimensions, pressure or weight, dependent on the level to be measured, e.g. by difference of heat transfer of steam or water
    • G01F23/26—Indicating or measuring liquid level or level of fluent solid material, e.g. indicating in terms of volume or indicating by means of an alarm by measuring physical variables, other than linear dimensions, pressure or weight, dependent on the level to be measured, e.g. by difference of heat transfer of steam or water by measuring variations of capacity or inductance of capacitors or inductors arising from the presence of liquid or fluent solid material in the electric or electromagnetic fields
    • G01F23/263—Indicating or measuring liquid level or level of fluent solid material, e.g. indicating in terms of volume or indicating by means of an alarm by measuring physical variables, other than linear dimensions, pressure or weight, dependent on the level to be measured, e.g. by difference of heat transfer of steam or water by measuring variations of capacity or inductance of capacitors or inductors arising from the presence of liquid or fluent solid material in the electric or electromagnetic fields by measuring variations in capacitance of capacitors
    • G01F23/266—Indicating or measuring liquid level or level of fluent solid material, e.g. indicating in terms of volume or indicating by means of an alarm by measuring physical variables, other than linear dimensions, pressure or weight, dependent on the level to be measured, e.g. by difference of heat transfer of steam or water by measuring variations of capacity or inductance of capacitors or inductors arising from the presence of liquid or fluent solid material in the electric or electromagnetic fields by measuring variations in capacitance of capacitors measuring circuits therefor
    • 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

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Power Engineering (AREA)
  • Electromagnetism (AREA)
  • Thermal Sciences (AREA)
  • Fluid Mechanics (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Ink Jet (AREA)
FR9712720A 1997-10-10 1997-10-10 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETERMINING THE QUANTITY OF PRODUCT CONTAINED IN A RESERVOIR, FOR EXAMPLE IN AN INK RESERVOIR FOR PRINTER Expired - Fee Related FR2769706B1 (en)

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FR9712720A FR2769706B1 (en) 1997-10-10 1997-10-10 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETERMINING THE QUANTITY OF PRODUCT CONTAINED IN A RESERVOIR, FOR EXAMPLE IN AN INK RESERVOIR FOR PRINTER
US09/168,717 US6351716B1 (en) 1997-10-10 1998-10-09 Method and device for determining the quantity of product contained in a reservoir, for example in an ink reservoir for a printer

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FR9712720A FR2769706B1 (en) 1997-10-10 1997-10-10 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETERMINING THE QUANTITY OF PRODUCT CONTAINED IN A RESERVOIR, FOR EXAMPLE IN AN INK RESERVOIR FOR PRINTER

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FR2769706A1 FR2769706A1 (en) 1999-04-16
FR2769706B1 true FR2769706B1 (en) 2000-01-28

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Family Cites Families (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
CA1124339A (en) * 1979-05-15 1982-05-25 Israel Levi Amplitude equalizer circuit
DE2944512A1 (en) * 1979-11-03 1981-05-14 Pelikan Ag, 3000 Hannover INK TANK WITH CAPACITIVE LEVEL INDICATOR
DE3043810A1 (en) * 1980-11-20 1982-06-24 Siemens AG, 1000 Berlin und 8000 München Monitoring ink supply in ink printer - using metallic sensor changing magnetic field induced by ring coil
EP0261353A3 (en) * 1986-09-24 1989-02-01 Grapha-Holding Ag Measuring unit

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