JP2006205743A5

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Publication number: JP2006205743A5
Application number: JP2006128462A
Authority: JP
Filing date: 2006-05-02
Publication date: 2006-09-21
Anticipated expiration: 2021-11-28

Claims

A plurality of ink units having elements capable of storing information;
An ink unit support member in which the plurality of ink units are arranged and movable in a predetermined movement direction;
A printing apparatus having a reading member that reads information stored in the element in a non-contact manner;
The reading unit moves the ink unit support member to a position where only the information stored in the element provided in the ink unit arranged at the head in the moving direction can be read, and the reading member moves the element. After reading the ID information stored in
The ink unit supporting member is moved to a position where the reading member can access only the element that has finished reading ID information and the element that has not yet finished reading ID information. ,
The printing apparatus, wherein the reading member reads ID information stored in an element that has not yet finished reading ID information.

The printing apparatus according to claim 1,
For each ink unit, the reading member reads ID information stored in an element provided in the ink unit, the arrangement order of the ink units on the ink unit support member, and the element provided in the ink unit. A printing apparatus characterized by specifying a relationship with ID information stored in the printer.

The printing apparatus according to claim 1 or 2,
The printing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the ID information is information unique to the element stored in the element before the element is attached to the ink unit.

The printing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
The printing apparatus, wherein the ink unit is detachable from the ink unit support member.

The printing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 4,
For all the ink units arranged on the ink unit support member, after identifying the relationship between the arrangement order on the ink unit support member and the ID information stored in the element provided in the ink unit,
Printing is characterized in that the reading member reads information other than the ID information stored in each element provided in the ink unit arranged on the ink unit supporting member while identifying each element by the ID information. apparatus.

The printing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 5,
The ink unit support member is movable,
Moving the ink unit support member to a position where the reading member can read information from a plurality of elements;
The printing apparatus, wherein the reading member reads information other than the ID information stored in each element while identifying each element based on the ID information.

The printing apparatus according to claim 6.
The ink unit supporting members are sequentially placed at positions where the reading member can read information from the elements provided in the odd-numbered and even-numbered ink units adjacent thereto in the arrangement order of the ink unit supporting members. Move it
The printing apparatus, wherein the reading member reads information other than the ID information stored in each element while identifying each element based on the ID information.

A computer body, and
A printing apparatus connected to the computer body, comprising: a plurality of ink units having elements capable of storing information; and an ink unit support member in which the plurality of ink units are arranged and movable in a predetermined movement direction. And a reading member that reads the information stored in the element in a non-contact manner, and only the information stored in the element provided in the ink unit in which the reading member is arranged at the head in the moving direction. The ink unit supporting member is moved to a position where the ID information can be read, and after the ID information stored in the element is read by the reading member, the element that has finished reading the ID information and adjacent to the element However, the ink unit support is positioned at a position where the reading member can access only the elements that have not yet finished reading ID information. By moving the member, the reading member, reads the ID information stored in the element which is not yet finished reading the ID information printing apparatus,
A computer system comprising:

A plurality of ink units having elements capable of storing information, an ink unit support member in which the plurality of ink units are arranged and movable in a predetermined movement direction, and information stored in the elements in a non-contact manner A method of reading ID information stored in the element using a printing apparatus having a reading member for reading,
The reading unit moves the ink unit support member to a position where only the information stored in the element provided in the ink unit arranged at the head in the moving direction can be read, and the reading member moves the element. After reading the ID information stored in
The ink unit supporting member is moved to a position where the reading member can access only the element that has finished reading ID information and the element that has not yet finished reading ID information. ,
A method for reading ID information stored in an element, wherein the reading member reads ID information stored in an element that has not yet finished reading ID information.

A plurality of ink units having elements capable of storing information;
A movable ink unit support member in which the plurality of ink units are arranged; and
A printing apparatus having a reading member that reads information stored in the element in a non-contact manner;
The ink unit support member moves to a position where the reading member can read information stored in elements provided in the plurality of ink units, and the reading member reads the information at the position. A printing apparatus characterized by the above.

The printing apparatus according to claim 10.
The ink unit supporting member moves to a position where the reading member can read information stored in elements provided in two adjacent ink units, and the reading member reads the information at the position. A printing apparatus characterized by reading each.

The printing apparatus according to claim 10 or 11,
A printing apparatus, wherein the reading member reads information stored in the element by using ID information stored in the element provided in each ink unit.

A plurality of ink units each including an element capable of storing information; a movable ink unit support member in which the plurality of ink units are arranged; and a reading member that reads information stored in the elements in a non-contact manner. A method of reading information stored in the element using a printing apparatus having:
The ink unit support member is moved to a position where the reading member can read information stored in elements provided in a plurality of ink units, and the reading member reads the information at the position. A method of reading information stored in an element.