摘要:
A fluid container usable with an image forming apparatus including a receiving unit having a plurality of receiver slots is disclosed. The fluid container includes a housing unit including a plurality of wall portions and a fluid chamber to store fluid therein. The housing unit is to removably attach to a respective receiver slot of the receiving unit. The fluid container includes a first key set disposed on an exterior surface of one wall portion of the housing unit. The first key set is to form a first key pattern corresponding to a conforming first receiver key pattern of a respective receiver slot. The fluid container includes a second key set disposed on an exterior surface of an other wall portion of the housing unit. The second key set is to form a second key pattern corresponding to a conforming second receiver key pattern of the respective receiver slot.
摘要:
A cartridge (1) to connect to a printer, the cartridge comprising a powder reservoir (2), a carrier (5) holding authenticity information (7, 9), a powder flow stimulator (3) in or near the reservoir (2), coupled to the carrier (5) so that a first stimulator movement displaces at least part of the carrier (5).
摘要:
In one example, a group of printing fluid cartridges in which each cartridge includes: a reservoir; a printing fluid outlet from the reservoir; multiple electrical contacts arranged next to one another across the cartridge with an interface along the cartridge between each pair of adjacent electrical contacts; and multiple guideways next to the electrical contacts lengthwise and configured to align the cartridge to a receiver when the cartridge is installed in the receiver. Each of the guideways spans exactly one of the interfaces widthwise and is configured to simultaneously align the electrical contacts to corresponding electrical contacts on a receiver and to discriminate the cartridge from other printing fluid cartridges to prevent the cartridge from being inserted incorrectly into a receiver.
摘要:
A liquid-holding container (31) is provided with a liquid-holding bag (13), a vent plug (70), a first projecting portion (83), and a second projecting portion (85). The liquid-holding bag (13) is flexible and is able to contain a liquid. The vent plug (70) is connected to the liquid-holding bag (13). The first projecting portion (83) is connected to the vent plug (70) and extends in a direction that intersects a face of the liquid-holding bag (13). The second projecting portion (85) is connected to the vent plug (70) on the opposite side of the vent plug (70) from the first projecting portion (83). The second projecting portion (85) extends in a direction that intersects the face of the liquid-holding bag (13), such that the second projecting portion is opposite the first projecting portion (83). The length of the second projecting portion (85) from the face that includes the axis of the vent plug (70) is shorter than the length of the first projecting portion (83).
摘要:
The present invention provides a method for controlling light emission of an ink cartridge, a control unit, a circuit board, an ink cartridge and an imaging device, to decrease misjudgment rate of the imaging device. The control method includes: receiving and identifying a light emitting control instruction from the imaging device main body; starting a light-on delay timing when identifying the light emitting control instruction is a light-on instruction; controlling the light emitting unit of the ink cartridge to stop emitting light when identifying the light emitting control instruction is a light-off instruction; controlling the light emitting unit to emit light when detecting a timing value of the light-on delay timing reaches a delay threshold value. The delay threshold value is greater than the adjacent detection time period, which is a time interval for an adjacent position detection of the ink cartridge to be detected by the main body of the imaging device, and is less than the facing detection time period, which is a time interval for a facing position detection of the ink cartridge to be detected by the main body of the imaging device. The present invention avoids misjudgment problem of unable to pass position detection due to light amount inconsistent caused by manufacturing errors of the light emitting unit, when setting a light-on delay timing.
摘要:
An ink containing device includes an ink cartridge and an adaptor. The ink cartridge includes a first main body having a first surface facing a first direction and a chamber that stores ink, an ink outlet portion disposed on the first surface of the first main body and that directs the ink from the chamber to an exterior of the first main body; and an ink detecting portion that detects an amount of the ink stored in the chamber. The adapter is attachable to the ink cartridge. The adapter includes a second main body and a movable member that moves with respect to the second main body.
摘要:
An ink cartridge (3) for an inkjet printer (2), comprising interfaces on the front face (33) for connection to a cartridge receiving structure (4), the interfaces including an ink socket (14) near a bottom face (35); a guide interface for guiding the cartridge (3) along a straight line (Y) for connecting the interfaces, the guide interface having a receiving opening (40) near the bottom face (35); a latch stop (30) and a latch track (28) in the bottom face (35) to guide and retain a latch (27) of the cartridge receiving structure (4); and an electrical circuit (10, 19) including a memory (11) comprising cartridge characteristics data, disposed near a top face (53) opposite to the bottom face (35), sunken in the front face (35) to make electrical contact after other interfaces are connected, the electrical circuit (10, 19) comprising electrodes that extend in a plane (Y, Z) perpendicular to the front face (33) and arranged on a line (PP) parallel to the front face (35) and behind the front face (35).