• Patent Title: Apparatus for measuring the amount of ink remaining in an ink tank
  • Application No.: US10058313
    Application Date: 2002-01-30
  • Publication No.: US06641240B2
    Publication Date: 2003-11-04
  • Inventor: Tejung HsuChih-Ching Chen
  • Applicant: Tejung HsuChih-Ching Chen
  • Priority: TW90102297A 20010202
  • Main IPC: B41J2195
  • IPC: B41J2195
Apparatus for measuring the amount of ink remaining in an ink tank
Abstract:
An apparatus for measuring the amount of ink remaining in an ink tank using a sensing module and a detecting circuit is disclosed. The sensing module comprises a fixed device connected to the casing of the ink tank and a movable device connected to the bag. As the ink is ejected, the volume of the bag increases so that the movable device moves along with the bag. The detecting circuit, coupled with the sensing module, generates a corresponding detecting signal according to the variation in the relative position of the movable device and the fixed device, and the measurement of the ink amount is thus obtained.
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