摘要:
A cartridge assembly includes a plurality of ink cartridges each having a cartridge case that holds ink therein, and at least one connecting member that connects the plurality of ink cartridges together in a connection direction. The ink cartridges connected by the at least one connecting member are movable relative to each other in the connection direction of the ink cartridges.
摘要:
A fluid discharge device, a printing device, and a control method for a fluid discharge device enable accurately detecting an empty fluid state and suppressing fluid waste. An inkjet printer 1 has an ink cartridge in which ink is stored, a subtank that draws ink from the ink cartridge, an inkjet head to which ink is supplied from the subtank, a movable carriage on which the inkjet head and subtank are mounted, an ink pump unit that draws the ink supplied to the inkjet head from the ink cartridge by movement of the carriage, and a control unit that determines if ink is in the ink cartridge based on the load required to move the carriage.
摘要:
A fluid supply device, a printing device, and a control method for a fluid supply device can appropriately determine when the main tank should be replaced without increasing device cost or size. In a structure in which an expansion mechanism draws ink from an ink cartridge by expanding an ink cartridge using the force of carriage movement, a calculation means 112 calculates the remaining ink volume in the ink cartridge based on the ink discharge volume from the inkjet head, and a CPU 115 determines the ink cartridge replacement time has arrived when ink consumption in a specified number of ink packs has reached a specified remaining ink volume in a near-end range based on the result calculated by the calculation means 112.
摘要:
A fluid supply device, a printing device, and a control method for a fluid supply device can appropriately determine when the main tank should be replaced without increasing device cost or size. In a structure in which an expansion mechanism draws ink from an ink cartridge by expanding an ink cartridge using the force of carriage movement, a calculation means 112 calculates the remaining ink volume in the ink cartridge based on the ink discharge volume from the inkjet head, and a CPU 115 determines the ink cartridge replacement time has arrived when ink consumption in a specified number of ink packs has reached a specified remaining ink volume in a near-end range based on the result calculated by the calculation means 112.
摘要:
A fluid discharge device, a printing device, and a control method for a fluid discharge device enable accurately detecting an empty fluid state and suppressing fluid waste. An inkjet printer 1 has an ink cartridge in which ink is stored, a subtank that draws ink from the ink cartridge, an inkjet head to which ink is supplied from the subtank, a movable carriage on which the inkjet head and subtank are mounted, an ink pump unit that draws the ink supplied to the inkjet head from the ink cartridge by movement of the carriage, and a control unit that determines if ink is in the ink cartridge based on the load required to move the carriage.