公开(公告)号：US07841712B2

公开(公告)日：2010-11-30

申请号：US12006190

申请日：2007-12-31

申请人： Robert Muyskens ,  Gregory S Woods

发明人： Robert Muyskens ,  Gregory S Woods

IPC分类号： B41J2/18

CPC分类号： B41J2/1752 ,  B41J2/17546 ,  B41J29/393

摘要： A system and method for automatically determining the appropriate printhead/ink tank installation position to move a carrier transporting the printhead/ink tanks for a printing device is presented. The carrier transporting the printhead/ink tank moves along a carrier frame and is covered by a protective cover. Once the protective cover is raised on the printing device, the status of the ink tank is sensed. Based on the ink tank status, the printing device carrier is moved to the appropriate printhead/ink tank installation position. In one embodiment, the status of the ink tank is determined by using the ink presence sensor. In another embodiment, the status of the ink tank is determined by using near field wireless communication with the memory of the ink tank.

摘要翻译： 提出了一种系统和方法，用于自动确定适当的打印头/墨水盒安​​装位置，以移动运送打印头/打印装置的墨水盒的载体。 运送打印头/墨水盒的托架沿着承载架移动并被保护盖覆盖。 一旦保护盖在打印装置上升起，就会检测墨水盒的状态。 基于墨水盒状态，将打印装置托架移动到适当的打印头/墨水盒安​​装位置。 在一个实施例中，通过使用墨水存在传感器来确定墨水盒的状态。 在另一个实施例中，通过使用与墨水盒的存储器的近场无线通信来确定墨水盒的状态。