Patent application number | Description | Published |
20080198187 | LIQUID RESIDUAL AMOUNT DETECTION APPARATUS FOR LIQUID CONTAINER - A liquid residual amount detection apparatus for a liquid container, includes: a sensor chamber that has a liquid supply port introducing liquid to be delivered from a liquid containing portion, and supplies the liquid to an external liquid consuming apparatus; a diaphragm that defines a part of the sensor chamber and is movable in response to a liquid containing amount in the sensor chamber; a pressure receiving plate that is attached to the diaphragm; a recess portion that is connected to the sensor chamber and is closed by the pressure receiving plate when the liquid containing amount in the sensor chamber becomes a predetermined amount or less; a piezoelectric element that applies vibration to at least a part of the recess portion so as to detect a free vibration state according to the applied vibration; a detection portion that detects an amplitude value or a frequency of a residual vibration waveform of a counter electromotive force by the free vibration state detected by the piezoelectric element; and a calculation portion that calculates a liquid residual amount in the liquid container on the basis of the amplitude value or the frequency of the residual vibration waveform detected by the detection portion. | 08-21-2008 |
20080198211 | SEALING STRUCTURE OF FLUID CONTAINER, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING AND REUSING FLUID CONTAINER - The invention provides a fluid-outlet-section sealing structure that includes: a fluid outlet section, a sealing member, and a sealing film. The fluid outlet section has a fluid flow channel and an open-end surface. The open-end surface of the fluid outlet section is formed at a fluid outlet end of the fluid flow channel of the fluid outlet section. The sealing member is provided in the fluid flow channel of the fluid outlet section. The sealing film is provided to cover the fluid flow channel of the fluid outlet section and the open-end surface of the fluid outlet section. The sealing film is thermally adhered to the open-end surface of the fluid outlet section and the sealing member. | 08-21-2008 |
20080252669 | LIQUID DETECTION UNIT, AND LIQUID CONTAINER USING LIQUID DETECTION UNIT - A liquid detection unit includes a unit case, a sensor, and a relay terminal. The sensor is held by the unit case. The relay terminal has a relay portion and first and second terminals that are provided on both ends of the relay portion. The second terminal is connected to the sensor. The unit case includes a first terminal holding portion, a second terminal holding portion, and a deformable portion. The first terminal holding portion holds the first terminal of the relay terminal. The second terminal holding portion holds the second terminal of the relay terminal. The deformable portion is provided between the first terminal holding portion and the second terminal holding portion, and elastically deforms in a direction in which a distance between the first terminal holding portion and the second terminal holding portion is reduced. | 10-16-2008 |
20080252702 | LIQUID CONTAINER - A liquid container includes a liquid containing portion, a case, a liquid detection unit, and an impact absorbing portion. The liquid containing portion contains liquid. The case forms a space that accommodates the liquid containing portion. The liquid detection unit includes a liquid introducing portion that is connected through an attachment portion, which is provided in the case, to a liquid delivery port of the liquid containing portion. The impact absorbing portion is provided at least between a bottom face of the case and the liquid detection unit to absorb an impact applied to the liquid detection unit. | 10-16-2008 |
20080316249 | LIQUID SEALING STRUCTURE, MANUFACTURING METHOD OF THE SAME, LIQUID CONTAINER, REFILLED LIQUID CONTAINER, AND REFILLING METHOD OF THE SAME - A liquid sealing structure includes: a liquid lead-out portion which has a liquid passage and an opening end surface formed in a liquid lead-out end of the liquid passage; a sealing member which is disposed on the opening end surface inside the liquid passage; a valve mechanism which is disposed inside the sealing member in the liquid passage to close the liquid passage; and a sealing film which covers the liquid passage and the opening end surface of the liquid lead-out portion and is thermally welded to the opening end surface and the sealing member, wherein a notch portion for passing a liquid lead-out member which is inserted into the liquid passage to open the valve mechanism is formed in the sealing film. | 12-25-2008 |
20090064501 | Method of Manufacturing Liquid Container and Liquid Container Manufactured Using the Same - A liquid container manufacturing method including a storage container which is storable a liquid receptacle, and including preparing the liquid container for which a liquid housed in the liquid receptacle is supplied to the outside via a flow path inside a liquid volume detector device, filling the liquid in the liquid receptacle stored in the storage container, and connecting the liquid volume detector device to the liquid receptacle filled with liquid. | 03-12-2009 |
20090195573 | LIQUID DETECTION UNIT, AND LIQUID CONTAINER - Disclosed is a liquid detection unit having a liquid detection chamber, a detection portion including a detection space communicating with the liquid detection chamber via a through hole of a detection portion installation member and a piezoelectric sensor which detects remaining vibrations, and a movable member including a detection space sealing surface which is urged by an urging member and thus comes to abut against one surface of a detection portion installation member. The liquid detection chamber includes an abutting surface abutting against a second sealing surface being in contact with a first sealing surface of the movable member and the detection portion installation member. When a distance between the first sealing surface of the movable member to the detection space sealing surface is defined as L1 and a distance between the second sealing surface of the liquid detection chamber to the abutting surface is defined as L2, the relationship L1>L2 is satisfied. | 08-06-2009 |
20090213159 | Printing Apparatus - A printing apparatus includes a recording head that prints an image and an ink cartridge that stores ink to the recording head. The ink cartridge includes an ink pack and an ink-end sensor that detects an ink-end point based on the pressure of ink supplied from the ink pack. The ink pressure corresponding to the ink-end point detected by the ink-end sensor is set to a first pressure that is the minimum pressure near an outlet of the ink cartridge at which the recording head can print an image of predetermined quality. A determining unit permits starting of a printing or cleaning operation in response to a command issued before the ink-end sensor detects the ink-end point and prohibits starting of a printing or cleaning operation in response to a command issued after the ink-end sensor has detected the ink-end point. | 08-27-2009 |
20100225704 | LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS AND LIQUID HOUSING CONTAINER - A liquid ejecting apparatus includes a liquid housing container that is housed by a container housing portion. The container housing portion includes a first terminal connecting to the liquid housing container. A position determining pin defines an insertion direction in which the liquid housing container is inserted into the container housing portion. The liquid housing container includes a circuit substrate and a second terminal connecting to the first terminal. A position determining hole determines the position of the liquid housing container by inserting the position determining pin therein. An inclination portion is configured such that the first terminal first contacts a member disposed on a substrate mounting face, on which the circuit substrate is installed, of faces of the liquid housing container, by inserting the position determining pin into the position determining hole along the inclination portion when the liquid housing container is inserted into the container housing portion. | 09-09-2010 |
20100289847 | RECORDING MATERIAL DELIVERY SYSTEM FOR RECORDING MATERIAL-CONSUMING APPARATUS; CIRCUIT BOARD; STRUCTURAL BODY; AND INK CARTRIDGE - A circuit board of an ink cartridge is provided with a plurality of terminals, with the contact portions of the plurality of terminals forming a plurality of lines. The contact portions of two terminals used for detecting installation are positioned in a first line, and the contact portion of a power terminal is positioned between the two terminals. The first line may be positioned to a leading side when the ink cartridge is moved in a prescribed direction to effect installation in a printer. Alternatively, the first line may be the line closest to an opening of an ink delivery port. Alternatively, the first line may be the line closest to an ink delivery needle. | 11-18-2010 |
20110198360 | INTER-TERMINAL CONNECTION STRUCTURE, LIQUID STORAGE CONTAINER, AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLING LIQUID STORAGE CONTAINER - An inter-terminal connection structure includes: a first terminal; a second terminal which is separated from the first terminal and is mounted on a container main body for storing a liquid storage body; a first connection member which is in contact with the first terminal, is mounted on the liquid storage body, and has conductivity; and a second connection member which is for connection to the second terminal, is mounted on the container main body, and has conductivity, wherein, when the liquid storage body is accommodated in the container main body, in order to cause the first connection member to come in contact with a first contact portion of the second connection member, the container main body has a positioning member for determining a position of a first site of the first contact portion which is to come in contact with the first connection member inside the container main body. | 08-18-2011 |
20110199439 | INTER-TERMINAL CONNECTION STRUCTURE, LIQUID STORAGE CONTAINER, AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLING LIQUID STORAGE CONTAINER - An inter-terminal connection structure includes: a first terminal; a second terminal which is separated from the first terminal; a first connection member which is in contact with the first terminal; a second connection member which includes a coil portion, a first arm portion extending from one end of the coil portion to be in contact with the second terminal, a second arm portion extending from the other end of the coil portion to be in contact with the first connection member; a container main body which has a bottom face and a side face on which the second terminal is mounted; and a positioning member which includes a first protruding portion to be inserted into the coil portion of the second connection member, and a second protruding portion which determines a relative angle between the first and second arm portions. | 08-18-2011 |
20120147102 | CARTRIDGE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A cartridge includes: a liquid container adapted to contain a liquid; a filler port provided to fill the liquid into the liquid container; a supply port connected with a liquid supply tube provided in the printing device; a connection port provided to communicate with the liquid container; a liquid detection chamber adapted to vary volume according to inflow or non-inflow of the liquid through the connection port; a flow path arranged to connect the liquid detection chamber with the supply port; and a member provided to have the filler port, the supply port, the liquid detection chamber and the connection port arranged on one identical surface. The surface of the member has the supply port and the filler port arranged on one direction side relative to center of the surface, and the connection port arranged on an opposite direction side to the one direction side relative to the center. The liquid detection chamber is located between the connection port and the supply port. | 06-14-2012 |
20120200646 | CARTRIDGE - A cartridge includes a casing, a printing material containing portion, a printing material flow path and first and second insertion holes formed in a front face of the casing. A rod used for detection of the out-of-printing material state is inserted into the first insertion hole, and a printing material supply tube is inserted into the second insertion hole. The first insertion hole is located on the front face at a middle position between a first side face and a second side face of the casing. | 08-09-2012 |
20120212526 | LIQUID DETECTION SYSTEM, LIQUID CONTAINER, MOUNTING MEMBER, AND LIQUID SUPPLY SYSTEM - A liquid chamber receives liquid flows from a liquid receiving unit. A first urging member urges a deforming portion of the liquid chamber. A lever provided on the liquid container side increases the displacement of the deforming portion. A sensor detects the displacement. A transmitting member transmits the increased displacement to the sensor. A second urging member provided on a liquid consuming apparatus side urges the transmitting member. When the liquid container is installed in the liquid consuming apparatus, the transmitting member comes in contact with the lever member due to the urging force of the second urging member, and the lever member is pushed against the deforming portion. In this manner, it is possible to divide the liquid detection system into the liquid consuming apparatus side and the liquid container side. | 08-23-2012 |
20120262515 | LIQUID DETECTION SYSTEM AND LIQUID CONTAINER - A cavity is provided between a supply port which supplies the liquid which is received in the liquid reception unit to the outside and the liquid reception unit, with a variable portion which is deformed between the supply port and the liquid reception unit. The variable portion is urged using an urging member from the inside of the cavity through a pressure reception member. In addition, a change in a position of the pressure reception member can be detected using a detection unit. Further, a notch is provided at a surface where the pressure reception member comes into close contact with the urging member, in which the notch extends to the outside from the inside of the contact surface. | 10-18-2012 |
20120314008 | Liquid Container and Liquid Detecting System - Part of a liquid chamber communicating with a liquid storage is formed of a deformable portion which is deformed. Part of a lever is brought into abutment with the deformable portion and, when the deformable portion is deformed, the lever is rotated about a supporting portion. The liquid storage, the liquid chamber, and the lever are stored in the interior of the case having a through hole, and when the liquid container is mounted on the liquid consuming apparatus, the movable rod on the side of the liquid consuming apparatus is inserted from the through hole and is brought into abutment with the lever. | 12-13-2012 |
20130182051 | CARTRIDGE, PRINTING MATERIAL SUPPLY SYSTEM, AND PRINTING APPARATUS - A cartridge includes a concave portion. The concave portion has an opening, first and second side walls, and a bottom wall, and the bottom wall has a tilted surface tilted. The tilted surface is provided with a cartridge side terminal group. The first side wall is provided with a first restriction portion which restricts movements in a +Z axis direction and a +X axis direction of an apparatus side terminal unit, and the second side wall is provided with a second restriction portion which restricts movements in the +Z axis direction and a −X axis direction of an apparatus side terminal unit. | 07-18-2013 |
20130278687 | CARTRIDGE - A cartridge includes a casing, a printing material containing portion, a printing material flow path and first and second insertion holes formed in a front face of the casing. A rod used for detection of the out-of-printing material state is inserted into the first insertion hole, and a printing material supply tube is inserted into the second insertion hole. The first insertion hole is located on the front face at a middle position between a first side face and a second side face of the casing. | 10-24-2013 |
20130307906 | RECORDING MATERIAL DELIVERY SYSTEM FOR RECORDING MATERIAL-CONSUMING APPARATUS; CIRCUIT BOARD; STRUCTURAL BODY; AND INK CARTRIDGE - A circuit board of an ink cartridge is provided with a plurality of terminals, with the contact portions of the plurality of terminals forming a plurality of lines. The contact portions of two terminals used for detecting installation are positioned in a first line, and the contact portion of a power terminal is positioned between the two terminals. The first line may be positioned to a leading side when the ink cartridge is moved in a prescribed direction to effect installation in a printer. Alternatively, the first line may be the line closest to an opening of an ink delivery port. Alternatively, the first line may be the line closest to an ink delivery needle. | 11-21-2013 |
20140176650 | LIQUID CONTAINER RETAINING UNIT AND LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS - A liquid container retaining unit includes: a first urging member for generating, in relation to the insertion of a liquid container into the container retaining element, an urging force to urge the liquid container in a removal direction; a container retaining mechanism for releasing the liquid container from a restricted state by moving the liquid container retained in the restricted state in the insertion direction so that the urging force of the first urging member is capable of moving the liquid container in the removal direction; a second urging member for generating, when the liquid container is retained within the container retaining element in the restricted state, an urging force to urge so as to cause the first electrodes on the liquid container and the second electrodes on the container retaining element to abut against each other. | 06-26-2014 |
20140253644 | LIQUID CONTAINER - A liquid container that allows liquid remaining in a liquid containing portion to be reduced is provided. An ink container includes an ink bag, and an ink outlet portion in communication with an internal portion of the ink bag. The internal portion of the ink bag is provided with an ink outlet tube, one of the ends of which is connected to the ink outlet portion, and the other end of which extends in the ink bag to the side opposite from the side where the ink outlet portion is formed. The ink outlet tube is made of a material having a specific gravity larger than that of the ink contained in the ink bag. | 09-11-2014 |
20140340453 | CARTRIDGE AND PRINTING MATERIAL SUPPLY SYSTEM - A cartridge comprises: a printing material container; a printing material supplier that supplies a printing material contained in the printing material container to a printing device; a first surface and a second surface that are opposed to each other; a third surface that intersects with the first surface and the second surface; a fourth surface that is opposed to the third surface; a cartridge-side engagement structure that is provided on the third surface at a position closer to the first surface than the second surface and is configured to be engaged with a device-side engagement structure of the printing device; and contact portions that are provided in an area where both an end of the first surface proximate to the fourth surface and an end of the fourth surface proximate to the first surface are located and are configured to be in contact with the printing device. A contact surface defined by the contact portions is inclined to the fourth surface. | 11-20-2014 |
20150077485 | LIQUID CONTAINER - A liquid container can be smoothly mounted to a mounting portion, and the liquid container is reliably locked when mounting is complete. The liquid container includes: a first surface that is on a side in a direction of insertion (+Y direction); a second surface that opposes the first surface; a third surface that intersects the first surface and the second surface and has formed therein a groove portion that can engage with a lever member; a fourth surface that opposes the third surface; and lower protruding wall portions that are provided on at least one of the third surface and the fourth surface, and are positioned by guide surfaces of lower guide ribs of the mounting portion when the ink cartridge is locked by engagement of the groove portion with the lever member due to the ink cartridge moving in the direction of insertion into the mounting portion. | 03-19-2015 |