Invention Application
- Patent Title: IMAGE-RECORDING APPARATUS INCLUDING PIVOTING MEMBER DISPOSED IN STORAGE CHAMBER OF TANK CONNECTABLE TO LIQUID CARTRIDGE
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Application No.: US15881884Application Date: 2018-01-29
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Publication No.: US20180215166A1Publication Date: 2018-08-02
- Inventor: Yuma TANABE , Masahiro HAYASHI , Akinari ISHIBE , Masatake SATO , Akihito KOBAYASHI
- Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
- Applicant Address: JP Nagoya-shi
- Assignee: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
- Current Assignee: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
- Current Assignee Address: JP Nagoya-shi
- Priority: JP2017-016380 20170131
- Main IPC: B41J2/175
- IPC: B41J2/175

Abstract:
An image-recording apparatus includes a cartridge including a first storage chamber, a tank including a second storage chamber, a recording portion, a pivoting member disposed in the second storage chamber, a detector for detecting pivoting of the pivoting member, and a controller. Liquid in the first storage chamber is supplied to the second storage chamber through a liquid inlet port, and from the second storage chamber to the recording portion through a liquid outlet port. The pivoting member is pivotable about a pivot axis when a liquid level of the liquid in the second storage chamber is not higher than a prescribed position. The controller notifies the cartridge should be replaced upon receipt of a detection signal from the detector. A shaft defining the pivot axis is positioned lower than the liquid level of the liquid in the second storage chamber at the time of execution of the notification.
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