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Liquid supplying device, liquid discharging device, and method of controlling liquid discharging device

A technology of liquid supply and control method, which is applied in printing and other directions, and can solve the problems of expensive inkjet printers and other issues

Inactive Publication Date: 2010-02-03
SONY CORP
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Therefore, inkjet printers are not only enlarged but also expensive

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[0040] Embodiments of the present invention will be described below, for example, with reference to the drawings.

[0041] In the following embodiments of the present invention, for the liquid supply device and the liquid ejection device, the inkjet printer 10 is given as an example and explained below. The inkjet printer 10 is a color inkjet printer that supplies inks (liquids) of four colors to a line head 20 (corresponding to a consumable object and a liquid ejection head that consumes liquids in the present invention) and ejects the inks. The four colors are yellow (Y), magenta (M), cyan (C) and black (K).

[0042] figure 1 is a schematic side view of the inkjet printer 10 of the embodiment of the present invention.

[0043] Such as figure 1 As shown, the inkjet printer 10 includes paper feed trays 11 a , 11 b and 11 c , paper feed unit 12 , line print head 20 , print head cover 22 , paper output unit 13 and paper output tray 14 . The paper feeding trays 11a, 11b, and ...

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The present invention discloses a liquid supplying device, a discharging device and a method of controlling the liquid discharging device, the liquid supplying device includes a liquid tank storing liquid that is supplied to a consumption object that consumes the liquid, a transfer pump for transferring the liquid stored in the liquid tank, an auxiliary tank temporarily storing the liquid transferred by the transfer pump before supplying the liquid to the consumption object, and a return pipe disposed so as to return the liquid to the liquid tank from the auxiliary tank when an amount of the liquid stored in the auxiliary tank becomes greater than or equal to a certain amount.

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[0001] Cross References to Related Applications [0002] The present application contains subject matter related to the disclosures of Japanese Priority Patent Applications JP 2008-196303, JP 2008-196304, JP 2008-196305 and JP 2008-196306 filed with the Japan Patent Office on Jul. 30, 2008, which are hereby incorporated The entire content of the prior application is incorporated herein by reference. technical field [0003] The present invention relates to a liquid supply device, a liquid ejection device, and a control method of the liquid ejection device for supplying a liquid to a consumer (liquid ejection head for ink ejection) that consumes the liquid. In addition, more specifically, the present invention relates to a technique capable of easily stabilizing a liquid level in an auxiliary tank that temporarily stores a liquid before the liquid is supplied to a consumer that consumes the liquid. Background technique [0004] Heretofore, as an example of a liquid ejection ...

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IPC IPC(8): B41J2/17
Inventor 平岛滋义
Owner SONY CORP
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