Method of introducing ink and inkjet recording apparatus
US-2016089889-A1 · Mar 31, 2016 · US
Printing apparatus
US8939527B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-8939527-B2 |
| Application number | US-201313869517-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Apr 24, 2013 |
| Priority date | May 8, 2012 |
| Publication date | Jan 27, 2015 |
| Grant date | Jan 27, 2015 |
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An ink jet printing apparatus can suppress vibrations to a low level without local concentration of abrasion between a carriage and a guide shaft. The ink jet printing apparatus makes the carriage reciprocate along the guide shaft without ejecting ink, thus achieving a stirring operation in which the ink stored in an ink tank is stirred. At least one of a limited range in one direction, in which the stirring operation is performed, and a portion of the guide shaft that contacts the carriage when viewed from the one direction, is changeable.
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What is claimed is: 1. A printing apparatus comprising: a carriage holding a print head and an ink tank, configured to reciprocate along a guide in a direction; and a controller for performing stirring of ink in the ink tank by reciprocating the carriage within a limited range without ejecting the ink from the print head, wherein the controller performs the stirring with a selected one of a first mode to reciprocate the carriage with a first limited range and a second mode to…
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Operations & Transport · mapped topic
- B41J2/1707Primary
Operations & Transport · mapped topic
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- What does patent US8939527B2 cover?
- An ink jet printing apparatus can suppress vibrations to a low level without local concentration of abrasion between a carriage and a guide shaft. The ink jet printing apparatus makes the carriage reciprocate along the guide shaft without ejecting ink, thus achieving a stirring operation in which the ink stored in an ink tank is stirred. At least one of a limited range in one direction, in whic…
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- Canon Kk
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- Primary CPC classification B41J2/1707. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
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- Publication date Tue Jan 27 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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