Physical indicators of print material refill containers

    公开(公告)号:US12099320B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-09-24

    申请号:US18273009

    申请日:2021-01-22

    IPC分类号: G03G15/08 B41J2/175 G03G15/00

    摘要: A print material refill container includes a housing and a chamber, within the housing, to contain a print material. The print material refill container includes a physical indicator subject to modification based on an engagement of the physical indicator with an engagement member of a printing device when the print material refill container engages the printing device to deliver the print material to a reservoir of the printing device. The physical indicator indicates an unused condition of the print material refill container when the physical indicator has a first state prior to the modification, and the physical indicator indicates a used condition of the print material refill container when the physical indicator has a second state subsequent to the modification.

    FUSER ROLLERS
    5.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20210270594A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-09-02

    申请号:US17256671

    申请日:2018-11-02

    IPC分类号: G01B7/34 G03G15/00 G03G15/20

    摘要: An example print apparatus is described as including a fuser roller, a pressure device that generates wear on a section of the fuser roller surface, and a wear detection engine that identifies a degree of wear on the surface of the fuser roller. An example fuser roller may include a tube, a heating element, and a plurality of layers having a detectable pattern. An example print apparatus may include a wear detection engine having an emitter, a detector, and a controller that identifies a wear pattern based on data provided by the detector in response to activation of the emitter and determines a degree of wear based on the identified wear pattern.