INK JET RECORDER AND METHOD FOR VERIFYING INK SUPPLY TO SUBTANK IN INK JET RECORDER

申请公布号:
JP2002137416(A)
申请号:
JP20000335736
申请日期:
2000.11.02
申请公布日期:
2002.05.14
申请人:
SEIKO EPSON CORP
发明人:
MANO TAKASHI;ARIGA YOSHIHARU;KUMAGAI TOSHIO
分类号:
B41J2/175;B41J2/01;(IPC1-7):B41J2/175
主分类号:
B41J2/175
摘要:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To avoid operational interruption of a recorder due to erroneous decision occurring sporadically in the operation for detecting the quantity of ink being supplied to a subtank. SOLUTION: Ink is supplied from an ink cartridge 9 to a subtank 7 carried on a carriage through an ink supply tube 10. The subtank 7 is provided with a float member 31 fixed with a permanent magnet 32, and means for detecting the quantity of ink comprising Hall elements 33a and 33b. When the detecting means detects an overflow state of ink exceeding a specified level, the quantity of ink is reverified following to execution of recovery processing for suction discharging ink from a recording head 6. If the results of reverification represent elimination of overflow state, printable state is sustained.
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