Liquid consumption apparatus and liquid consumption amount control method
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    Liquid consumption apparatus and liquid consumption amount control method 审中-公开
    Flüssigkeitsverbrauchsvorrichtungund Verfahren zur Kontrolle derFlüssigkeitsverbrauchsmenge

    公开(公告)号:EP1862316A2

    公开(公告)日:2007-12-05

    申请号:EP07252225.3

    申请日:2007-05-31

    IPC分类号: B41J2/175

    摘要: The invention provides a liquid consumption apparatus to which a liquid container for containing liquid is attachable. The liquid consumption apparatus according to an embodiment of the invention includes: a liquid consumption unit that consumes the liquid contained in the liquid container; a counting unit that counts the amount of the liquid consumed by the liquid consumption unit as a liquid consumption amount; a liquid amount memory unit that memorizes the liquid consumption amount counted by the counting unit one after another; a reception unit that receives a detection signal indicating that the amount of the liquid contained in the liquid container is not more than a predetermined amount; a detection-time liquid amount memory unit that memorizes the liquid consumption amount at the time of reception of the detection signal as a detection-time liquid consumption amount, that is, a liquid consumption amount at the time of detection; and a judgment unit that judges that the liquid container is empty when the amount of difference between the liquid consumption amount memorized in the liquid amount memory unit and the detection-time liquid consumption amount is not more than a judgment liquid amount.

    摘要翻译: 本发明提供一种液体消耗装置,用于容纳液体的液体容器可附接到该液体消耗装置。 根据本发明实施例的液体消耗装置包括:消耗液体容器中容纳的液体的液体消耗单元; 计数单元,其计量由所述液体消耗单元消耗的液体的量作为液体消耗量; 液体量存储单元,其一个接一个地记录由计数单元计数的液体消耗量; 接收单元,其接收表示容纳在所述液体容器中的液体量不大于预定量的检测信号; 检测时间液量存储单元,其将接收到检测信号时的液体消耗量存储为检测时间液体消耗量,即检测时的液体消耗量; 以及当存储在液量存储单元中的液体消耗量与检测时间液体消耗量之间的差异量不大于判定液量时,判定液体容器为空的判断单元。