Ink Jet Recording Apparatus Provided with Means for Calculating Waste Ink Amount, and Information Processing System Provided with Such an Ink Jet Recording Apparatus
Номер патента: CA2113499A1
Опубликовано: 20-07-1994
Автор(ы): Kazuya Iwata, Yoshio Uchikata
Принадлежит: Canon Inc
Опубликовано: 20-07-1994
Автор(ы): Kazuya Iwata, Yoshio Uchikata
Принадлежит: Canon Inc
Реферат: In an ink jet recording apparatus having recovery means for executing the recovery operation of the recording head by discharging ink from the recording head and waste ink storage tank to store the ink exhausted by the recovery means, the amount of waste ink currently stored in the waste ink storage tank is calculated in accordance with the exhaust amount which is exhausted by said recovery means up to the present, the elapsed time since the last recovery operation, and the amount of ink exhausted by the current recovery operation. In this way, it is possible to accurately monitor the amount of ink stored in the waste ink storage tank so that no waste ink is allowed to flow out from the waste ink storage tank. Users can be informed of overflow of the waste ink from the waste ink storage tank to exchange the tank so that a space for the tank can be reduced.
Ink Jet Ink And Recording Apparatus
Номер патента: US20210198505A1. Автор: Manabu Taniguchi,Soichi Yamazaki,Shunsuke UCHIZONO,Hiroaki KUMETA. Владелец: Seiko Epson Corp. Дата публикации: 2021-07-01.