PRINTING SYSTEM
    1.
    发明公开
    PRINTING SYSTEM 审中-公开

    公开(公告)号:US20240149588A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-05-09

    申请号:US18387138

    申请日:2023-11-06

    发明人: Noriyuki FUKASAWA

    IPC分类号: B41J2/175

    摘要: A printing system includes: a printing material cartridge that accommodates a printing material and has an identification portion on which identification information for identifying the printing material cartridge is recorded; a printing apparatus including a cartridge mounting portion in which the printing material cartridge is mounted, an apparatus reading portion that is formed inside the cartridge mounting portion and optically reads the identification portion, a consumption value calculation portion that calculates a consumption value indicating a consumption amount of the printing material, and an apparatus storage portion; and a server apparatus that includes a server storage portion and is communicatively connected to the printing apparatus, in which the consumption value is stored in any one storage portion of the apparatus storage portion and the server storage portion in association with the identification information.

    INK REFILL CONTAINER AND INK REFILL SYSTEM
    4.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20200282730A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-09-10

    申请号:US16885044

    申请日:2020-05-27

    IPC分类号: B41J2/175 B41J29/13

    摘要: There are provided an ink refill container configured to appropriately refill an ink tank with ink and an ink refill system including such an ink refill container. An ink refill container 63 includes a container main body 64 provided to include an ink chamber 76; an ink outlet forming portion 66 provided at an edge of the container main body to include an ink outlet 65 configured to allow ink to flow out from the ink chamber; a valve 74 provided in the ink outlet forming portion and configured to seal the ink outlet in an openable and closable manner; and a positioning structure configured to abut on part of the ink tank and position the valve relative to the ink tank when the valve is opened. The positioning structure has a positioning surface 84 that is located on an opposite side to a container main body side where the container main body is located, across the valve and that is extended in a direction intersecting with a center axis 85 of the ink outlet.

    SUPPLY SYSTEM
    6.
    发明公开
    SUPPLY SYSTEM 审中-公开

    公开(公告)号:US20240017552A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-01-18

    申请号:US18220948

    申请日:2023-07-12

    IPC分类号: B41J2/175

    CPC分类号: B41J2/17546

    摘要: A supply system, in which each of a plurality of printers holds ink specification information for specifying a kind of ink to be supplied to the printer, includes an ink supply apparatus. The ink supply apparatus includes a plurality of ink storage units storing different kinds of ink, a plurality of ink discharging units each of which is coupled to a corresponding one of the ink storage units and discharges, to the printer, the ink stored in the coupled ink storage unit, an information reading unit that reads the ink specification information held by the printer, and a control unit that controls an ink discharging unit of the ink discharging units and causes the ink discharging unit to discharge ink, the ink discharging unit being coupled to the ink storage unit storing the kind of ink specified by the ink specification information read by the information reading unit.

    INK REFILL CONTAINER AND INK REFILL SYSTEM
    7.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20230311524A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-10-05

    申请号:US18136628

    申请日:2023-04-19

    IPC分类号: B41J2/175 B41J29/13

    摘要: An ink refill container configured to refill an ink tank with ink and an ink refill system. An ink refill container includes a container main body having an ink chamber; an ink outlet forming portion provided at an edge of the container main body including an ink outlet configured to allow ink to flow out from the ink chamber; a valve provided in ink outlet forming portion and configured to seal the ink outlet in an openable and closable manner; and a positioning structure configured to abut on part of the ink tank and position the valve relative to ink tank when valve is opened. The positioning structure has a positioning surface located on an opposite side to a container main body side where the container main body is located, across the valve and extends in a direction intersecting with a center axis of the ink outlet.

    LIQUID CONTAINER
    8.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20230028547A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-01-26

    申请号:US17868964

    申请日:2022-07-20

    IPC分类号: B41J2/175

    摘要: A liquid container refillable with liquid to be supplied to a printer includes a bag; a liquid supplying port member having a liquid supplying port; a liquid supply flow passage provided inside the liquid supplying port member; a liquid filling flow passage branching off from the liquid supply flow passage; and a communication port provided inside the liquid supplying port member and being in communication with the liquid filling flow passage and facing an internal surface of the bag. The bag is fixed to the liquid supplying port member such that a gap is formed between the bag and the peripheral portion of the communication port due to a flow of the liquid from the liquid supply flow passage to the liquid filling flow passage, the gap being in communication with the liquid containing portion through the communication port.

    LIQUID SUPPLY UNIT
    10.
    发明申请
    LIQUID SUPPLY UNIT 审中-公开

    公开(公告)号:US20190009555A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-01-10

    申请号:US16065963

    申请日:2016-11-18

    IPC分类号: B41J2/175

    摘要: An object is to identify an abnormal mounted state of a liquid supply unit to a liquid ejection apparatus. There is provided a liquid supply unit configured to supply a liquid to a liquid ejection apparatus that comprises a first electrode assembly including a first electrode and a second electrode; an engagement structure; and a mounting structure which the liquid supply unit is mounted to. The liquid supply unit comprises a liquid supply portion; an engaged structure configured to be engaged with the engagement structure in a mounted state and thereby restrict a motion of the liquid supply unit in a first direction that is a direction of dismounting the liquid supply unit; and an electrically conductive portion provided in the engaged structure. The electrically conductive portion is configured to come into contact with the first electrode and the second electrode in an engaged state that the engaged structure is engaged with the engagement structure, so as to provide electrical continuity between the first electrode and the second electrode and cause the liquid ejection apparatus to detect mounting of the liquid supply unit to the liquid ejection apparatus.