Liquid ejection apparatus and storage medium storing program
    1.
    发明公开
    Liquid ejection apparatus and storage medium storing program 有权
    液体喷射装置和存储介质存储程序

    公开(公告)号:EP2471659A1

    公开(公告)日:2012-07-04

    申请号:EP11183315.8

    申请日:2011-09-29

    IPC分类号: B41J2/165

    摘要: A liquid ejection apparatus including: a liquid-ejection head (10) having a plurality of ejection openings (14a) and configured to eject image recording liquid through the ejection openings to record an image on a recording medium; a sealing mechanism (40(41,42,43),8a) configured to selectively establish (i) a sealed state in which an ejection space (S1) in which the ejection openings are open is sealed from an outside and (ii) an unsealed state in which the ejection space is not sealed from the outside; a humid-air supply mechanism (50) including a humidification-liquid tank (54) storing humidification liquid and configured to supply an air humidified by the humidification liquid into the ejection space; a humidification-liquid detecting device (58) configured to detect a remaining amount of the humidification liquid stored in the humidification-liquid tank; a liquid-discharge portion (17) configured to have the image recording liquid be discharged from the plurality of the ejection openings; and a controller (1p) configured to control the sealing mechanism, the humid-air supply mechanism, and the liquid-discharge portion, wherein the controller controls the humid-air supply mechanism to supply the humid air into the ejection space during the sealed state of the ejection space established by the sealing mechanism and then controls the liquid-discharge portion such that the image recording liquid is discharged from the plurality of the ejection openings prior to the ejection of the image recording liquid onto the recording medium for recording the image on the recording medium, and wherein, where the remaining amount of the humidification liquid detected by the humidification-liquid detecting device is less than a first predetermined value, the controller is configured to execute a control such that an amount of the humid air supplied into the ejection space in the sealed state and an amount of the image recording liquid discharged from the plurality of the ejection openings are respectively made small and large as compared with in a case where the remaining amount of the humidification liquid detected by the humidification-liquid detecting device is equal to or larger than the first predetermined value.

    摘要翻译: 一种液体喷射设备,包括:液体喷射头(10),具有多个喷射口(14a)并被配置为通过喷射口喷射图像记录液体以将图像记录在记录介质上; 其特征在于,包括:密封机构(40(41,42,43),8a),该密封机构(40(41,42,43),8a)被构造为选择性地建立(i)密封状态,在所述密封状态中,喷射开口打开的喷射空间(S1) 其中喷射空间不与外部密封的未密封状态; 一个湿空气供应机构(50),包括一个加湿液体箱(54),用于储存加湿液体,并用于将由加湿液体加湿的空气供应到喷射空间中; 加湿液检测装置(58),其被构造成检测储存在加湿液罐中的加湿液的剩余量; 液体排出部(17),其构造成使图像记录液从多个喷射口排出; 和控制器(1p),所述控制器构造成控制所述密封机构,所述湿空气供应机构和所述液体排出部,其中所述控制器控制所述湿空气供应机构以在所述密封状态期间将所述湿空气供应到所述喷射空间中 并且然后控制排液部分,使得图像记录液体在将图像记录液体喷射到用于记录图像的记录介质上之前从多个喷射口排出 所述记录介质,并且其中,在由所述加湿液检测装置检测到的所述加湿液的剩余量小于第一预定值的情况下,所述控制器被配置为执行控制,使得供应到所述记录介质中的所述湿空气的量 处于密封状态的喷射空间和从多个喷射口排出的图像记录液的量 与由加湿液检测装置检测出的加湿液的余量为第1规定值以上的情况相比,分别变得小型且大型化。

    Liquid ejection apparatus
    2.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:EP2412531B1

    公开(公告)日:2018-03-07

    申请号:EP11175388.5

    申请日:2011-07-26

    发明人: Igarashi, Akinori

    摘要: A liquid ejection apparatus (101) including: a liquid ejection head (1) including: an inlet opening (72a) into which liquid flows; an outlet opening (73a) from which the liquid having flowed into the inlet opening flows; an inside channel (72,73) communicating the inlet opening and the outlet opening with each other; and a plurality of ejection openings (108) through which is ejected the liquid having flowed through a plurality of individual channels (132) that are branched from the inside channel; a tank (80) storing the liquid to be supplied to the liquid ejection head; a supply channel (82) communicating the tank and the inlet opening with each other; a return channel (83) communicating the tank and the outlet opening with each other; a supply device (86) configured to supply the liquid in the tank to the inside channel via the supply channel; an adjusting device (87) configured to adjust a channel resistance value of the return channel between a predetermined minimum value and a predetermined maximum value; and a controller (16) configured to control the supply device and the adjusting device, wherein the controller is configured to start a liquid circulation control for circulating the liquid through the supply channel, the inside channel, and the return channel in order by controlling (i) the adjusting device such that the channel resistance value is less than the predetermined maximum value and (ii) the supply device to supply the liquid into the inside channel, wherein, when the liquid is circulated by the liquid circulation control, the controller starts a liquid discharge control for discharging the liquid from the plurality of the ejection openings by increasing the channel resistance value to a value larger than the channel resistance value in the liquid circulation control, wherein, when the liquid is discharged by the liquid discharge control, the controller starts a liquid-discharge stopping control for stopping the discharge of the liquid from the plurality of the ejection openings, by decreasing the channel resistance value to a value less than the channel resistance value in the liquid discharge control, and wherein the controller is configured to control the supply device such that a unit-time supply amount that is an amount of the liquid supplied to the inside channel per unit time at a time when the discharge of the liquid from the plurality of the ejection openings is stopped by the liquid-discharge stopping control is less than a unit-time supply amount in the liquid circulation control.

    Liquid ejection apparatus
    3.
    发明公开
    Liquid ejection apparatus 有权
    液体喷射装置

    公开(公告)号:EP2412531A1

    公开(公告)日:2012-02-01

    申请号:EP11175388.5

    申请日:2011-07-26

    发明人: Igarashi, Akinori

    摘要: A liquid ejection apparatus (101) including: a liquid ejection head (1) including: an inlet opening (72a) into which liquid flows; an outlet opening (73a) from which the liquid having flowed into the inlet opening flows; an inside channel (72,73) communicating the inlet opening and the outlet opening with each other; and a plurality of ejection openings (108) through which is ejected the liquid having flowed through a plurality of individual channels (132) that are branched from the inside channel; a tank (80) storing the liquid to be supplied to the liquid ejection head; a supply channel (82) communicating the tank and the inlet opening with each other; a return channel (83) communicating the tank and the outlet opening with each other; a supply device (86) configured to supply the liquid in the tank to the inside channel via the supply channel; an adjusting device (87) configured to adjust a channel resistance value of the return channel between a predetermined minimum value and a predetermined maximum value; and a controller (16) configured to control the supply device and the adjusting device, wherein the controller is configured to start a liquid circulation control for circulating the liquid through the supply channel, the inside channel, and the return channel in order by controlling (i) the adjusting device such that the channel resistance value is less than the predetermined maximum value and (ii) the supply device to supply the liquid into the inside channel, wherein, when the liquid is circulated by the liquid circulation control, the controller starts a liquid discharge control for discharging the liquid from the plurality of the ejection openings by increasing the channel resistance value to a value larger than the channel resistance value in the liquid circulation control, wherein, when the liquid is discharged by the liquid discharge control, the controller starts a liquid-discharge stopping control for stopping the discharge of the liquid from the plurality of the ejection openings, by decreasing the channel resistance value to a value less than the channel resistance value in the liquid discharge control, and wherein the controller is configured to control the supply device such that a unit-time supply amount that is an amount of the liquid supplied to the inside channel per unit time at a time when the discharge of the liquid from the plurality of the ejection openings is stopped by the liquid-discharge stopping control is less than a unit-time supply amount in the liquid circulation control.

    摘要翻译: 一种液体喷射装置(101),包括:液体喷射头(1),包括:液体流入的入口开口(72a) 出口开口(73a),流入入口开口的液体从该出口开口流动; 内部通道(72,73),其使入口开口和出口开口彼此连通; 以及多个喷射口(108),通过所述喷射口喷射流过从所述内部通道分支的多个单独通道(132)的液体; 储存待供应到液体喷射头的液体的箱(80) 供应通道(82),其使所述罐和所述入口开口彼此连通; 使罐和出口相互连通的返回通道(83) 供应装置(86),所述供应装置(86)构造成将所述箱中的液体经由所述供应通道供应到所述内部通道; 调整装置(87),其被配置为调整返回通道的通道阻力值在预定最小值和预定最大值之间; 和控制器(16),所述控制器构造成控制所述供应装置和所述调节装置,其中,所述控制器被配置为开始液体循环控制,以使液体通过所述供应通道,所述内部通道和所述返回通道顺序循环, i)调整装置,使得流路阻力值小于预定的最大值;以及(ii)供给装置,将液体供给到内部通道中,其中,当液体通过液体循环控制而循环时,控制器启动 在所述液体循环控制中,通过使所述流路阻力值上升到比所述流路阻力值大的值,从所述多个喷射口喷出液体的液体喷出控制装置;在通过所述液体喷出控制装置喷出液体时, 控制器开始用于停止从多个喷射操作中排出液体的液体排出停止控制 通过将所述流路阻力值减小到小于所述液体排出控制中的所述流路阻力值的值,并且其中所述控制器被配置为控制所述供给装置,使得作为供给的液体的量的单位时间供给量 当通过排液停止控制使从多个喷射口排出的液体的排出量小于液体循环控制中的单位时间供给量时,每单位时间内的排出量减少到内部通道。

    Liquid ejection apparatus
    4.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:EP2412532B1

    公开(公告)日:2018-03-07

    申请号:EP11175398.4

    申请日:2011-07-26

    发明人: Igarashi, Akinori

    摘要: A liquid ejection apparatus (101) including: a liquid ejection head (1) including: an inlet opening (72a) into which liquid flows; an outlet opening (73a) from which the liquid having flowed into the inlet opening flows; an inside channel (72,73) communicating the inlet opening and the outlet opening with each other; and a plurality of ejection openings (108) through which is ejected the liquid having flowed through a plurality of individual channel (132) branched from the inside channel; a tank (80) storing the liquid to be supplied to the liquid ejection head; a supply channel (82) communicating the tank and the inlet opening with each other; a return channel (83) communicating the tank and the outlet opening with each other; a supply device (86) configured to supply the liquid in the tank to the inside channel via the supply channel; and a controller (16) configured to control the supply device, wherein the controller is configured to control the supply device to perform a circulating operation in which the liquid in the tank is transferred to the supply channel, the inside channel, and the return channel in order and returns to the tank, and wherein the controller is configured to control the supply device such that a unit-time supply amount that is an amount of the liquid to be supplied to the inside channel per unit time in a first period in the circulating operation is less than that in a second period that is after the first period.

    CARTRIDGE AND RECORDING APPARATUS
    7.
    发明公开
    CARTRIDGE AND RECORDING APPARATUS 有权
    Patrone und Aufzeichnungsvorrichtung

    公开(公告)号:EP2602117A2

    公开(公告)日:2013-06-12

    申请号:EP12195809.4

    申请日:2012-12-06

    IPC分类号: B41J2/175

    摘要: A cartridge detachably attachable to a receiving portion of a recording apparatus, the receiving portion including an electrical interface and a movable member configured to move to allow the cartridge to move, includes a plurality of electrical terminals arranged along a direction intersecting an inserting direction along which the cartridge is inserted to the receiving portion and a first portion configured to contact the movable member and allow the cartridge to move along the inserting direction such that the plurality of electrical terminals contact the electrical interface by contacting the movable member.

    摘要翻译: 可拆卸地附接到记录装置的接收部分的盒,所述接收部分包括电接口和被配置为移动以允许所述盒移动的可移动部件,所述可移动部件沿着与插入方向相交的方向布置, 盒被插入到接收部分中,第一部分被配置成接触可移动部件并允许盒沿着插入方向移动,使得多个电端子通过接触可移动部件而接触电接口。

    Liquid ejection apparatus
    9.
    发明公开
    Liquid ejection apparatus 有权
    液体喷射装置

    公开(公告)号:EP2412532A1

    公开(公告)日:2012-02-01

    申请号:EP11175398.4

    申请日:2011-07-26

    发明人: Igarashi, Akinori

    摘要: A liquid ejection apparatus (101) including: a liquid ejection head (1) including: an inlet opening (72a) into which liquid flows; an outlet opening (73a) from which the liquid having flowed into the inlet opening flows; an inside channel (72,73) communicating the inlet opening and the outlet opening with each other; and a plurality of ejection openings (108) through which is ejected the liquid having flowed through a plurality of individual channel (132) branched from the inside channel; a tank (80) storing the liquid to be supplied to the liquid ejection head; a supply channel (82) communicating the tank and the inlet opening with each other; a return channel (83) communicating the tank and the outlet opening with each other; a supply device (86) configured to supply the liquid in the tank to the inside channel via the supply channel; and a controller (16) configured to control the supply device, wherein the controller is configured to control the supply device to perform a circulating operation in which the liquid in the tank is transferred to the supply channel, the inside channel, and the return channel in order and returns to the tank, and wherein the controller is configured to control the supply device such that a unit-time supply amount that is an amount of the liquid to be supplied to the inside channel per unit time in a first period in the circulating operation is less than that in a second period that is after the first period.

    摘要翻译: 一种液体喷射装置(101),包括:液体喷射头(1),包括:液体流入的入口开口(72a) 出口开口(73a),流入入口开口的液体从该出口开口流动; 内部通道(72,73),其使入口开口和出口开口彼此连通; 以及多个喷射口(108),通过所述喷射口喷射流过从所述内侧通道分支的多个单独通道(132)的液体; 储存待供应到液体喷射头的液体的箱(80) 供应通道(82),其使所述罐和所述入口开口彼此连通; 使罐和出口相互连通的返回通道(83) 供应装置(86),所述供应装置(86)构造成将所述箱中的液体经由所述供应通道供应到所述内部通道; 和控制器(16),所述控制器构造成控制所述供应装置,其中,所述控制器被配置为控制所述供应装置执行循环操作,在所述循环操作中,所述箱中的液体被转移到所述供应通道,所述内部通道和所述返回通道 并且其中所述控制器被配置为控制所述供应装置,以使得单位时间供应量是所述单位时间供应量,所述单位时间供应量是在所述第一时间段内在所述第一时间段内供应到所述内部通道的液体的量 流通业务比第一期后的第二期小。