B41J2/17

Recording apparatus

A recording apparatus includes an apparatus main body including: a transport unit that transports a medium; a liquid ejecting head that is provided above a transport path for the medium and performs recording by ejecting liquid onto the medium; and an accommodating unit that accommodates a waste liquid container configured to store waste liquid discharged from the liquid ejecting head, wherein a front surface of the apparatus main body is provided with a front wall and an operable operation unit, which are adjacent to each other in a width direction, and the accommodating unit is located between the front wall and the liquid ejecting head in a depth direction at a position that does not overlap the operation unit in the width direction.

Liquid ejection device including cartridge attachment portion and power transmission mechanism arranged on the same side relative to sheet roll holder
11613123 · 2023-03-28 · ·

A liquid ejection device includes: a casing; a holder for rotatably supporting a sheet roll including a continuous sheet; a power transmission mechanism positioned beside the holder for transmitting a rotational driving force thereto; a cartridge attachment portion for receiving a cartridge; a conveying mechanism for conveying the continuous sheet to a discharge opening on a front surface of the casing; a head; and a maintenance unit. The holder supporting the sheet roll is rotatable about a rotation axis extending in a leftward/rightward direction. The cartridge and the holder are detachably attachable to the casing through an opening thereof. The cartridge attachment portion and the power transmission mechanism are positioned at the same side of the holder in the leftward/rightward direction. An occupying range of the maintenance unit is across respective occupying ranges of the cartridge attachment portion and the power transmission mechanism in the leftward/rightward direction.

Devices, systems, and methods for supplying makeup air through openings in carrier plates of printing system and directing the air under the carrier plate

A printing system comprises a print fluid deposition assembly, a media transport device, and an air flow control system. The print fluid deposition assembly comprises a carrier plate and a printhead to eject a print fluid through an opening of the carrier plate to a deposition region. The media transport device holds a print medium against the movable support surface by vacuum suction and transports the print medium through the deposition region. The air flow control system comprises an air supply unit comprising an airflow guide structure extending into the opening of the carrier plate, the airflow guide structure configured to flow air at a direction aimed under the printhead and at an oblique angle relative to the movable support surface. The air flow control system controls the air supply unit to selectively flow the air based on a location of a print medium relative to the printhead.

Inkjet printer, and printing method
11485144 · 2022-11-01 · ·

A printer includes a transport unit, a first head, a second head disposed downstream of the first head, a first suction unit configured to suction ink mist discharged from the first head, a second suction unit configured to suction ink mist discharged from the second head, and a suction device coupled to the first suction unit and the second suction unit, and configured to generate an airflow for suctioning the ink mist, and a first suction device disposed either one of on a first path from the first suction unit to the suction device, and at the suction device, and configured to adjust a flow rate at the first suction unit, and a second suction device disposed either one of on a second path from the second suction unit to the suction device, and at the suction device, and configured to adjust the flow rate at the second suction unit.

Liquid discharging apparatus
11485143 · 2022-11-01 · ·

A liquid discharging apparatus includes: a first storage which stores liquid; a first detector which detects an amount of the liquid in the first storage; a communication hole communicating the first storage and outside; a semipermeable membrane arranged to cover the communication hole; a head unit having at least one nozzle which discharges the liquid supplied from the first storage; a liquid flow channel which communicates the first storage and the head unit; a cap which seals the nozzle of the head unit; a cap movement mechanism which moves the cap; an electrode arranged in the cap and on which the liquid discharged from the nozzle is landed; a second detector connected electrically to the electrode; a suction mechanism which sucks the liquid and gas inside the cap; a waste liquid storage which stores the liquid sucked from inside of the cap by the suction mechanism; and a controller.

RECORDING APPARATUS
20220339941 · 2022-10-27 ·

A printer includes a line head and a waste liquid tank. The line head is configured to move in an A direction having a component of a horizontal direction and a component of an apparatus height direction and is configured to eject a liquid onto a sheet to make a record. The liquid ejected from the line head is collected in the waste liquid tank. The waste liquid tank is located below the line head in the Z direction. When viewed in the Z direction from top to bottom, a movement area of the line head and a portion of the waste liquid tank overlap each other over a range defined in the Y direction.

Liquid discharge apparatus, control method thereof, and medium storing program executable by liquid discharge apparatus

There is provided a liquid discharge apparatus including: a head including a nozzle configured to discharge a liquid, and a driver element configured to apply a pressure to the liquid; a tank configured to store the liquid; a circulation channel configured to circulate the liquid between the head and the tank; a pump; and a controller. The controller is configured to carry out: a non-discharge flushing process of performing a non-discharge flushing by driving the driver element such that the liquid is not discharged from the nozzle; a switching process of switching the pump between ON and OFF; and a determining process of determining a frequency of driving the driver element in the non-discharge flushing process according to a circulation flow amount of the liquid changing due to the switching of the pump between ON and OFF in the switching process.

PRINTING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM

A printing apparatus includes a printing unit configured to apply ink containing a coloring material, and a reactive liquid that reacts with the ink, to a printing medium, a reading unit configured to read an ink image on the printing medium, a printing control unit configured to cause the printing unit to print a plurality of ink images different in application amount of the reactive liquid on the printing medium, and a determination unit configured to determine an application amount of the reactive liquid in printing using a predetermined type of printing medium, based on a correlation between a plurality of reading results obtained by the reading unit by reading the plurality of ink images printed on the predetermined type of printing medium.

Purging manifolds

In some examples a printing system includes purging manifolds. The printing system includes a fluid ejection device to dispense a fluid and a first reservoir to house a fluid. The system further includes a purging manifold to fluidically couple to the fluid ejection device, and the purging manifold to fluidically couple to the first reservoir. The purging manifold includes a second reservoir. The purging manifold further includes a supply port; a fluid inlet port; and a purging outlet port. The purging outlet port is disposed above the supply port to convey fluid to the first reservoir. The printing system also includes a fluid interface connector to fluidically connect to the supply port and fluidically connect to the fluid ejection device.

Ionic conductive ink and stretchable touch sensors or panels based on the ionic conductive ink

An inkjet printable ionic conductive ink for producing a touch sensor device is provided. The inkjet printable ionic conductive ink includes a hydrophilic polymer and an ionic salt, a mixture of solvents in which the hydrophilic polymer and the ionic salt are dissolved therein to form a solution, and a surfactant to render the solution inkjet printable. A method of producing the inkjet printable ionic conductive ink is also provided. The method includes dissolving a hydrophilic polymer and an ionic salt in a mixture of solvents to form a solution, and mixing the solution with a surfactant to render the solution inkjet printable. A touch sensor panel comprising the ionic conductive ink and a method of producing the touch sensor panel are also provided.