Controlling a discharge recovery operation according to a condition relating to an ink cartridge
US5831646A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 3, 1997 |
| Grant date | Nov 3, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 3, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB41J2/16532
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An ink jet printing apparatus has a discharge recovery system that controls the amount of ink suction in a discharge recovery operation on the basis of a property of the ink in a cartridge mounted on the apparatus. The discharge recovery operation can also be controlled when the power to the apparatus is turned on if a cartridge has been replaced or mounted while the power is off.
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