Patent classifications
B41J2/17509
Cartridge and manufacturing method of cartridge
A cartridge detachably attachable to an apparatus body of an image forming apparatus that forms an image on a recording medium in which a memory unit is fixed by an inexpensive adhesive member that can control adhesion force. The cartridge includes: a memory; and a memory support member that supports the memory. The memory has a semiconductor device storing information related to a cartridge, a sealing material that protects the semiconductor device, and a cartridge electrical contact configured to be electrically connectable to a body electrical contact of the image forming apparatus body for transferring information on the semiconductor device to the image forming apparatus body. The sealing material and the memory support member contain the same type of a thermoplastic resin, the sealing material and the memory support member have bonding faces, and at least parts of the bonding faces are welded and fixed by a solvent.
Refill containers with pressurized fluid chambers
In one example in accordance with the present disclosure, a refill container is described. The refill container includes a reservoir to house a volume of print compound and a chamber to house a pressurized fluid. A wall separates the reservoir from the chamber. A pressure release device of the refill container creates a fluid path between the chamber and the reservoir such that the pressurized fluid flows into the reservoir to mix with the volume of print compound. A trigger of the refill container activates the pressure release device.
Inkjet printing apparatus and ink tank
An inkjet printing apparatus includes an ink tank that contains an ink to be supplied to a printing head that ejects the ink, the ink being injected from an ink bottle. The inkjet printing apparatus further includes an injection assistance member including a first passage and a second passage. The first passage is defined by a first upper end portion opening toward the outside of the ink tank and a first lower end portion opening toward the inside of the ink tank. The second passage is defined by a second upper end portion opening toward the outside of the ink tank and projecting upward less than the first upper end portion and a second lower end portion opening toward the inside of the ink tank and larger than the first lower end portion in terms of a distance from the bottom surface of the ink tank.
Liquid cartridge provided with liquid supply portion having guide groove
A liquid cartridge configured to be inserted into a cartridge attachment section includes: a cartridge body having a liquid storage chamber, and a liquid supply portion configured to supply the liquid stored in the liquid storage chamber to an outside. The liquid supply portion includes: a front end face facing frontward, an outer peripheral surface extending rearward from the front end face, and at least one guide provided at the outer peripheral surface. Each of the at least one guide is guided by corresponding at least one projection of the cartridge attachment section during attachment of a liquid supply tube of the cartridge attachment section to the liquid supply portion at a time of attachment of the liquid cartridge to the cartridge attachment section. Each of the at least one guide includes: a first guide portion, and a second guide portion.
Ink supply bottle
An ink supply bottle from which ink is to be supplied to a printer includes: an ink bag that contains the ink; a bottle unit that houses the ink bag and that has a bottleneck with an exit opening; and an ink conduit member disposed in the bottleneck of the bottle. The ink conduit member is in contact with an inner side of the ink bag and seals an opening of the ink bag to form an ink outlet. The ink bag is made of an elastic or stretchable material.
LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS
A liquid ejecting apparatus includes a liquid ejecting head ejecting a liquid to a medium, a wiping mechanism wiping a liquid ejection surface of the liquid ejecting head and including a wiper portion that wipes the liquid ejection surface by moving in a direction along the liquid ejection surface, an electric portion including a substrate, the electronic portion being a part related to control of the apparatus, and a power supply portion as a power supply source, in which a moving direction of the wiper portion is a direction intersecting a surface of the substrate, and at least part of the electric portion and at least part of the power supply portion overlap part of the wiping mechanism in the moving direction of the wiper portion.
PRINTING APPARATUS
A printing apparatus, having a conveyer configured to convey a recording medium along a first conveying direction, an image recorder to record an image on the recording medium supported by a supporting portion, a liquid storage arranged on an outside of the supporting portion in a direction intersecting with the first conveying direction, a cutter assembly to cut the recording medium, and a controller, is provided. The controller is configured to move the cutter assembly to an outside of the supporting portion in a scanning direction, which intersects with the first conveying direction, to cut the recording medium; and control the cutter assembly to stand by at a standby position located on a side of the supporting portion opposite to the side, on which the liquid storage is arranged, on the other outside of the supporting portion in the scanning direction.
LIQUID DISCHARGE APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING LIQUID DISCHARGE APPARATUS
A liquid discharge apparatus includes a liquid discharge portion configured to discharge a liquid from a nozzle provided in a nozzle surface and move in a X-axis direction, and a detection portion configured to detect a liquid droplet adhering to the nozzle surface, including an irradiating portion configured to radiate irradiation light along the nozzle surface in an irradiating direction intersecting the scanning direction, and a light receiving portion configured to receive the irradiation light radiated from the irradiating portion, in which in the liquid droplet detection of detecting the liquid droplet, the liquid discharge portion moves in the X-axis direction on a −Z direction side of the detection portion in a state where the irradiating portion is caused to radiate the irradiation light.
LIQUID DROPLET EJECTING APPARATUS
A liquid droplet ejecting apparatus comprises a liquid droplet ejecting head which has a nozzle array composed of a plurality of nozzles arranged in a first direction, a relative movement mechanism which relatively moves the liquid droplet ejecting head and a recording medium in the first direction, and a controller. The controller controls the liquid droplet ejecting head and the relative movement mechanism to record, on the recording medium, a nonuniformity correction pattern in order to correct any dispersion in a liquid droplet ejection amount among the plurality of nozzles. The controller is configured, in order to record the nonuniformity correction pattern, such that the liquid droplet ejecting head is allowed to eject liquid droplets from at least the first nozzle to thereby record a first pattern group, the relative movement mechanism is allowed to relatively move the liquid droplet ejecting head and the recording medium in the first direction by a predetermined distance, and the liquid droplet ejecting head is allowed to eject the liquid droplets from at least the second nozzle to thereby record a second pattern group.
PRINT FLUID DELIVERY WITH FLUID INDICATOR RESERVOIRS
In one example in accordance with the present disclosure, a print fluid delivery system is described. The print fluid delivery system includes a main reservoir to hold a volume of print fluid to be supplied to a printhead and a fluid indicator reservoir fluidly coupled to the main reservoir. The fluid indicator reservoir visually indicates a fluid level through an aperture in a printing system housing. The fluid indicator reservoir and the main reservoir have a same fluid level. The print fluid delivery system also includes a fluid transport system to transport fluid through the print fluid delivery system.