摘要:
A planar auxiliary supporting member for supporting an elastic member for generating a vibration is arranged. The elastic member contacts a rail-shaped stationary member, and moves along the stationary member. The rigidity of the supporting member is set to be low, so that the elastic member as a stator stably moves along the stationary member.
摘要:
A liquid ejection apparatus includes a pressure sensor and a determining unit. The pressure sensor is configured to detect a pressure in an ink supply path for use in supplying ink from an ink tank to a recording head. The determining unit determines whether the ink supply path is anomalous based on a result of detection of the pressure in the ink supply path by the pressure sensor performed in response to application of a fluctuating pressure to the ink in the ink tank.
摘要:
Down-sizing of a pump for sucking two types of different fluids is realized. The pump is provided with a cylinder pump having a cylinder main body having a reciprocally movable piston, a first cylinder chamber partitioned at one side of the piston for being introduced with a first fluid, and a second cylinder chamber partitioned at the other side of the piston for being introduced with a second fluid, and piston driving means for reciprocally moving the piston of the cylinder pump.
摘要:
A recovery mechanism for ink ejection recovery of an ink jet device includes a wiping member for wiping a surface having an ink ejection outlet by relative movement between the wiping member and the surface; and a rubbing member for rubbing the wiping member by relative movement therebetween, the rubbing member being heated at a predetermined temperature.
摘要:
An ink-jet recording apparatus capable of efficiently performing a pressurization recovery operation on a recording head without causing clogging due to dust particles. An ink supply system for supplying ink to the head includes an ink container with an air space defined above the ink surface, and a pump for pressurizing air within the air space, which pump is arranged to connect the air space with either the pressure side of the pump or the atmosphere. In one embodiment, the ink container compriss a main ink tank, and an auxiliary ink tank, having the air space, provided between the head and the main ink tank. The main ink tank is controlled to maintain a predetermined pressure head of ink therein, and the auxiliary ink tank is positioned such that the auxiliary ink tank can have, under atmospheric pressure, substantially the same pressure head as the main ink tank. In another embodiment, a removable ink cartridge, serving as the ink container, is divided into small and large ink chambers. Thus, in either case the pump need only pressurize a small volume of air in the ink container so that, during a recovery operation, the air pressurized by the pump efficiently pressurizes the ink within the auxiliary ink tank or small ink chamber even when the amount of ink has decreased.
摘要:
A fail-safe capability is realized that not only forestalls the execution by the user of the head replacement operation in an erroneous sequence while the printing apparatus is in operation but also prevents the splashing of ink even if the user attempts to inadvertently replace the print head. For this purpose, the ink supply and the opening and closing of the print head replacement cover are performed by a predetermined rotation of one drive source.
摘要:
A burden on a user when changing sheets such as with an ink jet printer and the like is reduced, and the necessary stack space is secured without considering the step difference up to the mounting surface of an ejected paper tray worth of the amount of curls for sheets that easily curls such as post cards and the like. Thus, enlargement of the apparatus and increase in the manufacturing cost are suppressed, and is easily adopted for low cost type for mass consumption.
摘要:
A container for containing consumable supplies for the use of an ink jet printer includes an ink containing portion for containing an ink, and an ink communication member for causing ink communication by piercing the ink containing portion when the container is attached to the printer. Before the container is attached to the printer, the ink containing portion can contain the ink sealingly and independently of the outside. As a result, ink leakage during distribution of the container can be prevented and the ink containing portion having, e.g., a bag-like shape, can be produced by a simple process, for sealingly containing the ink.
摘要:
A black ink cartridge is mounted on a carriage capable of scanning along a guide shaft, and when a projection of the carriage rides on a sensor within the scanning range of the carriage, the weight of the black ink cartridge is detected.
摘要:
An ink jet recording apparatus which has at least one ink jet recording head to perform recording on a recording medium held on a rotary drum by discharging liquid ink from discharging nozzles, comprises a receptor, arranged on the rotary drum at a position which does not overlap with a position at which a recording medium is placed, for receiving ink droplets discharged by the ink jet recording head not for recording.