公开(公告)号：US20220019167A1

公开(公告)日：2022-01-20

申请号：US17364933

申请日：2021-07-01

Applicant: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha

Inventor： Satoshi Miyase ,  Yoshinori Osakabe ,  Tsuyoshi Kuwayama ,  Yasuo Ono ,  Yuto Chiba ,  Jun Morikawa ,  Haruka Azechi

IPC: G03G15/00

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a casing having a front end and a rear end, a first tray, a first print engine, a second tray, a second print engine and a controller. The controller configured to perform: receiving first image data representing the first image and second image data representing the second image; executing a first process including a first conveying process and a first recording process; executing a second process including a second conveying process and a second recording process; determining whether an error has occurred in the second process; and in a case where the error has occurred in the second process, stopping the second process while continuing the first process.

公开(公告)号：US11192384B2

公开(公告)日：2021-12-07

申请号：US16226996

申请日：2018-12-20

Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA

Inventor： Kenta Horade ,  Sadaaki Miyazaki ,  Jun Morikawa ,  Hajime Inada ,  Masafumi Miyazawa

IPC: B41J2/175 ,  B41J29/393 ,  G06Q10/08

Abstract: A liquid consuming system includes: an installation case configured to receive a cartridge having a first liquid chamber storing a liquid; a tank including a second liquid chamber; a flow path configured to communicate with the second liquid chamber and the first liquid chamber of the cartridge installed in the installation case; a head communicated with the second liquid chamber; a first communication interface; and a controller system configured to: determine a residual amount including at least an amount of liquid in the second liquid chamber of the tank; determine whether the determined residual amount reaches a predetermined amount; and based on determining that the determined residual amount reaches the predetermined amount, transmit first information through the first communication interface, the first information indicating an order instruction of the cartridge.