Liquid ejection apparatus
US4850536A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 13, 1987 |
| Grant date | Jul 25, 1989 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 13, 2007 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/3897
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A liquid ejection apparatus which is provided with a body thereof, a liquid ejector having a nozzle, and a liquid feed pipe, disposes an optical fiber along the liquid feed pipe, so that an optical signal is transmitted from a light emitting element to a light receiving element via the optical fiber. The liquid ejector is provided with a control unit for controlling transmission and cut off of the optical signal, thereby enabling remote control from the liquid ejector of operating equipments provided at the apparatus body.
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