摘要:
A printer including an ink supply, a printhead cartridge, at least one fluid connection between the printhead cartridge and the ink supply, the printhead cartridge having a first configuration in which the fluid connection is coupled and the printhead cartridge is in electrical contact with other components of the printer and a second configuration in which the fluid connection is decoupled and the printhead cartridge is out of electrical contact with the other components of the printer, a cover latch having an open configuration and a closed configuration, and at least one moveable ejector arm that is mechanically linked to the cover latch so that the at least one ejector arm engages the printhead cartridge and forces the printhead cartridge towards the second configuration as the cover latch is moved towards the open configuration.
摘要:
A cartridge 4 is mounted on a carriage 8 and has a liquid retaining member 460 placed in a recess 421 of a casing 420. A first side wall 425 constituting the casing 420 includes a first side wall part 425a and a second side wall part 425b aligned sequentially from a first end wall 423-side in a first direction from a first end wall 423 toward a second end wall 424. The first side wall part 425a includes a first side wall area 425a1 located on a bottom wall 422-side and extended to be substantially perpendicular to the bottom wall 422, and a second side wall area 425a2 arranged to be inclined with respect to the bottom wall 422. The second side wall part 425b is extended from the bottom wall 422 to be inclined with respect to the bottom wall 422. This configuration enables the liquid retaining member of containing a liquid such as ink to be compressed in the casing, while allowing for accurate positioning of the cartridge and improving attachment of the cartridge.
摘要:
In a liquid cartridge, a liquid storing section defines a liquid storing chamber storing liquid, and a channel section defines a channel in fluid communication with the liquid storing chamber. A field forming section forms a field that changes depending on a position of a movable member that is movable in the channel. A power-source potential is inputted to a power-source terminal, and a ground potential is inputted to a ground terminal. A sensor is electrically connected with the power-source terminal and the ground terminal, and generates a potential based on the position of the movable member by being disposed in the field formed by the field forming section. An output terminal outputs the potential generated by the sensor. The sensor generates the potential higher than a ground potential regardless of the position of the movable member.
摘要:
An ink cartridge (40) includes; an ink bag (42); a moving body (62) configured to move relative to the case (41); a single detecting unit (66); and a storing unit (125). The detecting unit (66) is configured to output a signal corresponding to a position of the moving body (62) relative to the case (41). The storing unit stores time length data indicative of a length of time to be taken by a value of the signal outputted from the detecting unit to change from a first prescribed value to a second prescribed value different from the first prescribed value. It is possible to allow a recording head to maintain desirable ejection characteristics even when the ink cartridge is mounted to a recording device at a high speed.
摘要:
According to the present invention, an image forming apparatus including: a moving portion that moves a printing medium; an image forming portion that ejects ink droplets to the printing medium that is moved by the moving portion, and forms an image thereon; an supporting portion that supports the image forming portion, and supports the moving portion so as to be extracted from, or mounted to the supporting portion; and an abutment mechanism that forces the moving portion, mounted to the supporting portion, to move toward the image forming portion and abut on a reference portion.