EP0551014A3
Ink jet recording apparatus
Abstract
A carriage on which an ink tank is mounted is moved acceleratively (in steps S101 to S103). Next, under this accelerative movement, a period of time spent in moving in a designated distance for the carriage is measured (in step S104) Finally, the amount of ink fluids in the ink tank is detected by the measured period of time and a message related to the amount of ink fluids is displayed (in steps S105 to S111). With these procedures, in an ink jet recording apparatus in which the ink tank for storing ink fluids to be supplied to the recording head is mounted on the carriage, the amount of ink fluids remaining in the ink tank can be detected in a simple architecture.
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| Document | Relation | Office | Category | Cited during |
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| EP0449625A2 | Cites | European Patent Office (EPO) | A | Search report |
| US4345262A | Cites | United States of America | YD | Search report |
| US4631558A | Cites | United States of America | A | Search report |
| PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 015, no. 497 (M-1192)16 December 1991 & JP-A-03 218 845 (CANON) 26 September 1991 | Non-patent | – | – | Search report |
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| EP0551014A2 | European Patent Office (EPO) | A2 | |
| JPH05278228A | Japan | A | |
| EP0551014A3This record | European Patent Office (EPO) | A3 | |
| US5657057A | United States of America | A | |
| EP0551014B1 | European Patent Office (EPO) | B1 | |
| DE69228864D1 | Germany | D1 | |
| DE69228864T2 | Germany | T2 |
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Numbers
- Publication
- 0551014
- Publication, DOCDB
- 0551014
- Publication, EPODOC
- EP0551014
- Application
- 311884
- Application, DOCDB
- 92311884
- Application, EPODOC
- EP19920311884
Titles3
- German
- Tintenstrahlaufzeichnungsgerät
- English
- Ink jet recording apparatus
- French
- Appareil d'enregistrement par jet d'encre
Classification
- CPC, 1
- B41J2/17566
- IPC, 1
- B41J2 175
Designated states1
- Contracting states, 1
- Italy