Apparatus for ink-jet recording, and method for controlling ink-jet recording apparatus
US7222935B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 9, 2003 |
| Grant date | May 29, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 6, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB41J2/1721
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus for ink-jet recording includes: (a) ink tanks installed removably in the apparatus, and configured to store ink; (b) a reservoir tank configured to temporarily store waste ink generated by a printing head for jetting ink supplied from the ink tanks onto the printing paper; (c) waste ink tanks formed in one piece with the ink tanks, and configured to store waste ink; (d) a discharging unit configured to discharge waste ink from the reservoir tank into the waste ink tanks; and (e) a control unit configured to discriminate whether or not the waste ink tanks are empty, and to control the discharging unit to discharge waste ink of a predetermined quantity stored in the reservoir tank into the empty waste ink tank.
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