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Method of controlling functional liquid supply apparatus, functional liquid supply apparatus, liquid droplet ejection apparatus, method of manufacturing electro-optical device, electro-optical device, and electronic device

US7472976B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJan 27, 2006
Grant dateJan 6, 2009
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Expiry dateFeb 25, 2027

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  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB41J2/175
  • WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A method of controlling a functional liquid supply apparatus includes: a pressure-loss computing step for computing a pressure loss of each kind of a functional liquid flowing through respective functional liquid passages which extend from respective functional liquid tanks to a functional liquid droplet ejection head; a supply-pressure computing step for computing a supply pressure of each kind of the functional liquid with the pressure loss taken into consideration so that an in-head pressure of each kind of the functional liquid in the functional liquid droplet ejection head becomes a set pressure which is respectively set in advance; and an independent-pressurizing step for independently pressurizing the plurality of the functional liquid tanks based on the computed supply pressure.

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