Printing apparatus
US9682564B2 · kind B2 · utility
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | May 12, 2016 |
| Grant date | Jun 20, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 12, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB41J2002/17579
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A printing apparatus according to the present invention includes a storage chamber, a first communicating portion through which an ink tank communicates with the storage chamber, a second communicating portion through which a printhead is communicates with the storage chamber, and side walls arranged facing each other so as to form a channel in which ink flows from a side of the first communicating portion to a side of the second communicating portion in the storage chamber. The storage chamber includes a first space, and a second space located closer to the side of the second communicating portion than the first space, in which a distance between the side walls is set larger than in the first space. The apparatus includes a detecting unit arranged in the second space and detecting a liquid surface of ink.
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