EP0452585A3 - Recording apparatus - Google Patents

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Publication number: EP0452585A3
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: recording apparatus; recording
Prior art date: 1990-04-19
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Granted

Application number

EP19900308663

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EP0452585B1 (en

EP0452585A2 (en

Inventor

Soichi C/O Canon Kabushiki Kaisha Hiramatsu

Kenichirou C/O Canon Kabushiki Kaisha Hashimoto

Hideo C/0 Canon Kabushiki Kaisha Fukazawa

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Canon Inc

Original Assignee

Canon Inc

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1990-04-19

Filing date

1990-08-07

Publication date

1992-04-01

1990-08-07 Application filed by Canon Inc filed Critical Canon Inc

1990-08-07 Priority to EP95202370A priority Critical patent/EP0689936B1/en

1991-10-23 Publication of EP0452585A2 publication Critical patent/EP0452585A2/en

1992-04-01 Publication of EP0452585A3 publication Critical patent/EP0452585A3/en

1996-12-11 Application granted granted Critical

1996-12-11 Publication of EP0452585B1 publication Critical patent/EP0452585B1/en

2010-08-07 Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

Status Expired - Lifetime legal-status Critical Current

Classifications

- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
- B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
- B41J2/00—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed
- B41J2/005—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by bringing liquid or particles selectively into contact with a printing material
- B41J2/01—Ink jet
- B41J2/17—Ink jet characterised by ink handling
- B41J2/175—Ink supply systems ; Circuit parts therefor
- B41J2/17503—Ink cartridges
- B41J2/17543—Cartridge presence detection or type identification
- B41J2/17546—Cartridge presence detection or type identification electronically
- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
- B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
- B41J25/00—Actions or mechanisms not otherwise provided for
- B41J25/304—Bodily-movable mechanisms for print heads or carriages movable towards or from paper surface
- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
- B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
- B41J11/00—Devices or arrangements of selective printing mechanisms, e.g. ink-jet printers or thermal printers, for supporting or handling copy material in sheet or web form
- B41J11/36—Blanking or long feeds; Feeding to a particular line, e.g. by rotation of platen or feed roller
- B41J11/42—Controlling printing material conveyance for accurate alignment of the printing material with the printhead; Print registering
- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
- B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
- B41J19/00—Character- or line-spacing mechanisms
- B41J19/18—Character-spacing or back-spacing mechanisms; Carriage return or release devices therefor
- B41J19/20—Positive-feed character-spacing mechanisms
- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
- B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
- B41J2/00—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed
- B41J2/005—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by bringing liquid or particles selectively into contact with a printing material
- B41J2/01—Ink jet
- B41J2/17—Ink jet characterised by ink handling
- B41J2/175—Ink supply systems ; Circuit parts therefor
- B41J2/17596—Ink pumps, ink valves
- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
- B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
- B41J21/00—Column, tabular or like printing arrangements; Means for centralising short lines
- B41J21/02—Stops or stop-racks
- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
- B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
- B41J29/00—Details of, or accessories for, typewriters or selective printing mechanisms not otherwise provided for
- B41J29/42—Scales and indicators, e.g. for determining side margins
- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
- B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
- B41J29/00—Details of, or accessories for, typewriters or selective printing mechanisms not otherwise provided for
- B41J29/46—Applications of alarms, e.g. responsive to approach of end of line
- B41J29/48—Applications of alarms, e.g. responsive to approach of end of line responsive to breakage or exhaustion of paper or approach of bottom of paper

EP90308663A 1990-04-19 1990-08-07 Recording apparatus Expired - Lifetime EP0452585B1 (en)

Priority Applications (1)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
EP95202370A EP0689936B1 (en)	1990-04-19	1990-08-07	Recording apparatus and ink cartridge therefor

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
JP103755/90		1990-04-19
JP2103755A JPH041056A (en)	1990-04-19	1990-04-19	Ink-jet recording device

Related Child Applications (2)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP95202370.3 Division-Into		1990-08-07
EP95202370A Division EP0689936B1 (en)	1990-04-19	1990-08-07	Recording apparatus and ink cartridge therefor

Publications (3)

Publication Number	Publication Date
EP0452585A2 EP0452585A2 (en)	1991-10-23
EP0452585A3 true EP0452585A3 (en)	1992-04-01
EP0452585B1 EP0452585B1 (en)	1996-12-11

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Family Applications (2)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP95202370A Expired - Lifetime EP0689936B1 (en)	1990-04-19	1990-08-07	Recording apparatus and ink cartridge therefor
EP90308663A Expired - Lifetime EP0452585B1 (en)	1990-04-19	1990-08-07	Recording apparatus

Family Applications Before (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP95202370A Expired - Lifetime EP0689936B1 (en)	1990-04-19	1990-08-07	Recording apparatus and ink cartridge therefor

Country Status (6)

Country	Link
EP (2)	EP0689936B1 (en)
JP (1)	JPH041056A (en)
KR (1)	KR940010886B1 (en)
CN (1)	CN1029027C (en)
DE (2)	DE69029387T2 (en)
HK (1)	HK1011836A1 (en)

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- 1990-08-07 DE DE69029387T patent/DE69029387T2/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1990-08-07 EP EP90308663A patent/EP0452585B1/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1990-08-07 DE DE69033170T patent/DE69033170T2/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 1990-08-20 CN CN90107065A patent/CN1029027C/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 1990-08-21 KR KR1019900012875A patent/KR940010886B1/en not_active IP Right Cessation
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Also Published As

Publication number	Publication date
EP0689936A3 (en)	1996-07-31
EP0689936A2 (en)	1996-01-03
HK1011836A1 (en)	1999-07-16
EP0689936B1 (en)	1999-06-16
DE69033170T2 (en)	1999-11-18
JPH041056A (en)	1992-01-06
EP0452585B1 (en)	1996-12-11
EP0452585A2 (en)	1991-10-23
DE69033170D1 (en)	1999-07-22
DE69029387T2 (en)	1997-04-24
CN1029027C (en)	1995-06-21
KR910018197A (en)	1991-11-30
DE69029387D1 (en)	1997-01-23
KR940010886B1 (en)	1994-11-19
CN1055814A (en)	1991-10-30

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