EP0412459A2
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Ink jet recording apparatus and ink cartridge for the apparatus
Assignee: Canon Inc
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Filing: 1990-08-03
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2010-08-03
Abstract
Abstract An ink cartridge (51) interchangeably provided for an ink jet recording apparatus provided with a recording head for causing the discharge of ink to thereby effect the recording of an image, and containing the ink therein and effecting the supply of the ink in conformity with the discharge of the ink is characterized by the provision of a medium (19) provided with information for controlling the driving conditions of the recording head.
Inventors
- 👤 Toshihiko C/O Canon Kabushiki Kaisha Ujita
- 👤 Haruyuki C/O Canon Kabushiki Kaisha Matsumoto
- 👤 Keiichi C/O Canon Kabushiki Kaisha Murai
- 👤 Kenichiro C/O Canon Kabushiki Kaisha Hashimoto
- 👤 Hideki C/O Canon Kabushiki Kaisha Yamaguchi
- 👤 Takashi C/O Canon Kabushiki Kaisha Nojima
- 👤 Shinya C/O Canon Kabushiki Kaisha Matsui
- 👤 Tetsuo C/O Canon Kabushiki Kaisha Suzuki
- 👤 Hiroyuki C/O Canon Kabushiki Kaisha Inoue
- 👤 Hiramatsu C/O Canon Kabushiki Kaisha Soichi
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 14:06
CPC Classifications
B; B41; B41J; B41J2/00; B41J2/005; B41J2/01; B41J2/07; B41J2/17; B41J2/175; B41J2/17503; B41J2/17543; B41J2/1755; B41J2/17513; B41J2/1752; B41J2/17526; B41J2/17546; B41J2/17553; B41J2/17566; B41J25/00; B41J25/34; B41J2002/17516; B41J2002/17579; B41J2002/17586
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 43
Claim 1
Independent Claim
69 words
An ink cartridge interchangeably provided for an ink jet recording apparatus provided with a recording head for causing the discharge of ink to thereby effect the recording of an image, and containing said ink therein and effecting the supply of said ink in conformity with the discharge of said ink, characterized by the provision of: a medium provided with information has controlling the driving conditions of said recording head.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
69 words
An ink cartridge interchangeably provided for an ink jet recording apparatus provided with a recording head for causing the discharge of ink to thereby effect the recording of an image, and containing said ink therein and effecting the supply of said ink in conformity with the discharge of said ink, characterized by the provision of: a medium provided with information has controlling the driving conditions of said recording head.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
41 words
An ink cartridge according to Claim 1, wherein said medium provided on said ink cartridge includes information for controlling the driving conditions of said recording head for causing the discharge of said ink which contributes to the recording of an image.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
43 words
An ink cartridge according to Claim 1, wherein said medium provided on said ink cartridge includes information for controlling the driving conditions of said recording head for causing the discharge of said ink which does not contribute to the recording of an image.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
56 words
An ink cartridge according to Claim 1, wherein said medium provided on said ink cartridge includes information for causing an electro-thermal converting member provided in said recording head and generating heat energy available for the discharge of said ink to generate said heat energy which causes a bubbling phenomenon suitable for the discharge of said ink.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
42 words
An ink cartridge according to Claim 1, wherein said medium provided on said ink cartridge includes information of one of voltage, pulse width and frequency which contribute to the driven state of said recording head, or information comprising a combination of these.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
26 words
An ink cartridge according to Claim 1, wherein said medium provided on said ink cartridge includes information for controlling the recording speed of said recording head.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
20 words
An ink cartridge according to Claim 1, wherein said medium provided on said ink cartridge electrically retains the information thereon.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
20 words
An ink cartridge according to Claim 1, wherein said medium provided on said ink cartrige electrically retains the information thereon.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
20 words
An ink cartridge according to Claim 1, wherein said medium provided on said ink cartridge magnetically retains the information thereon.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
20 words
An ink cartridge according to Claim 1, wherein said medium provided on said ink cartridge optically retains the information thereon.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
35 words
An ink cartridge according to Claim 7, wherein said electrical information medium is provided by one of resistance value, electrostatic capacity, inductance, voltage and the connected state of connection terminals, or a combination of these.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
18 words
An ink cartridge according to Claim 8, wherein said electronic information medium is provided by an electronic memory.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
29 words
An ink cartridge according to Claim 10, wherein said optical information medium is provided by one of optical reflectance and an encoded optical pattern or a combination of these.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
23 words
An ink cartridge according to Claim 1, wherein said medium provided on said ink cartridge can be easily mounted or dismounted as required.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
37 words
An ink jet recording apparatus characterized in that the ink cartridge of Claim 1 is interchangeably provided therein, and the driving of the recording head is controllable in conformity with said medium provided on said ink cartridge.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
27 words
An ink jet recording apparatus according to Claim 15, wherein said recording head is provided with an electro-thermal conversion element generating heat energy available to discharge ink.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
30 words
An ink cartridge according to Claim 1, wherein said medium includes information for controlling pre-heating conditions for controlling the ink state for causing the recording head to effect optimum discharge.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
33 words
An ink cartridge according to Claim 1, wherein said medium includes information for controlling recovery conditions for maintaining the state of the recording head for causing the recording head to effect optimum discharge.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
75 words
An ink cartridge according to Claim 18, wherein said recovery conditions include one or a combination of two or more of the capping operation of covering the discharge port surface of the recording head with a cap member, the pumping operation of recovering the discharge ports in their capped state from clogging, and the cleaning operation of a blade bearing against the discharge port surface of the recording head to thereby wipe off the ink.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
135 words
An ink jet recording apparatus in which an ink tank cartridge forming a supply source of ink for a recording head for discharging said ink to a recording medium to thereby effect recording is removably mountable, provided with: communication means for effecting the communication between said ink tank and the supplied ink; reading means for reading information from an information presenting member provided on said ink tank cartridge to present the information regarding said ink tank cartridge itself; and holding means for holding said ink tank cartridge; wherein a position in which said ink communication is effected, a position in which said information is read and a position in which the holding of said ink tank cartridge is effected are disposed in the named order in the direction of mounting of said ink tank cartridge.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
135 words
An ink jet recording apparatus in which an ink tank cartridge forming a supply source of ink for a recording head for discharging said ink to a recording medium to thereby effect recording is removably mountable, provided with: communication means for effecting the communication between said ink tank and the supplied ink; reading means for reading information from an information presenting member provided on said ink tank cartridge to present the information regarding said ink tank cartridge itself; and holding means for holding said ink tank cartridge; wherein a position in which said ink communication is effected, a position in which said information is read and a position in which the holding of said ink tank cartridge is effected are disposed in the named order in the direction of mounting of said ink tank cartridge.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
28 words
An ink jet recording apparatus according to Claim 20, wherein said recording head has an element generating heat energy as energy available for the discharge of said ink.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
110 words
An ink tank cartridge forming a supply source of ink for a recording head for discharging said ink to a recording medium to thereby effect recording, characterized by the provision of: an information presenting member provided to present information regarding said ink tank cartridge itself; a communication member for effecting the communication of the supplied ink with an apparatus body; and a held member for being held by said apparatus body; said communication member, said information presenting member and said held member being disposed so that the communiction of said supplied ink, reading of said information and said holding may be effected in the named order with the mounting operation.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
110 words
An ink tank cartridge forming a supply source of ink for a recording head for discharging said ink to a recording medium to thereby effect recording, characterized by the provision of: an information presenting member provided to present information regarding said ink tank cartridge itself; a communication member for effecting the communication of the supplied ink with an apparatus body; and a held member for being held by said apparatus body; said communication member, said information presenting member and said held member being disposed so that the communiction of said supplied ink, reading of said information and said holding may be effected in the named order with the mounting operation.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
162 words
An ink jet recording apparatus provided with: an ink tank cartridge forming a supply source of ink for a recording head for discharging said ink toward a recording medium to thereby effect recording, said ink tank cartridge being provided with a member for presenting inherent information regarding said ink tank cartridge itself and second information differing from said inherent information and removably mountable with respect to the apparatus body; communication means for effecting the communication between said ink tank cartridge and the supplied ink; reading means for reading said inherent information and said second information; and holding means for holding said ink tank cartridge; wherein a position in which said ink communication is effected, a position in which said second information is read, a position in which said inherent information is read and a position in which the holding of said ink tank cartridge is effected are disposed in the named order in the direction of mounting of said ink tank cartridge.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
162 words
An ink jet recording apparatus provided with: an ink tank cartridge forming a supply source of ink for a recording head for discharging said ink toward a recording medium to thereby effect recording, said ink tank cartridge being provided with a member for presenting inherent information regarding said ink tank cartridge itself and second information differing from said inherent information and removably mountable with respect to the apparatus body; communication means for effecting the communication between said ink tank cartridge and the supplied ink; reading means for reading said inherent information and said second information; and holding means for holding said ink tank cartridge; wherein a position in which said ink communication is effected, a position in which said second information is read, a position in which said inherent information is read and a position in which the holding of said ink tank cartridge is effected are disposed in the named order in the direction of mounting of said ink tank cartridge.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
28 words
An ink jet recording apparatus according to Claim 23, wherein said recording head has an element generating heat energy as energy available for the discharge of said ink.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
87 words
An ink tank cartridge for an ink jet recording apparatus forming a supply source of ink for a recording head for effecting the discharge of said ink and removably mountable with respect to an apparatus body, characterized by the provision of: an inherent information presenting member for presenting inherent information regarding said ink tank cartridge itself; and a second information presenting member provided more forwardly with respect to the direction of mounting than said inherent information presenting member for presenting second information differing from said inherent information.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
87 words
An ink tank cartridge for an ink jet recording apparatus forming a supply source of ink for a recording head for effecting the discharge of said ink and removably mountable with respect to an apparatus body, characterized by the provision of: an inherent information presenting member for presenting inherent information regarding said ink tank cartridge itself; and a second information presenting member provided more forwardly with respect to the direction of mounting than said inherent information presenting member for presenting second information differing from said inherent information.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
124 words
An ink cartridge mountable on a mounting portion along the insertion path of an ink jet recording apparatus having an openable-closable plate openably and closably held in said insertion path to said mounting portion, and locking members for restraining said openable-closable plate from both sides of said insertion path to thereby inhibit the opening movement thereof, said ink cartridge containing therein ink to be supplied to a recording head and having projectedly provided on the opposite sides thereof unlocking members engageable with said locking members during the mounting of said ink cartridge to release the restraint of said locking members, said ink cartridge being characterized in that said unlocking members are provided asymmetrically with respect to the direction of insertion into said insertion path.
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
124 words
An ink cartridge mountable on a mounting portion along the insertion path of an ink jet recording apparatus having an openable-closable plate openably and closably held in said insertion path to said mounting portion, and locking members for restraining said openable-closable plate from both sides of said insertion path to thereby inhibit the opening movement thereof, said ink cartridge containing therein ink to be supplied to a recording head and having projectedly provided on the opposite sides thereof unlocking members engageable with said locking members during the mounting of said ink cartridge to release the restraint of said locking members, said ink cartridge being characterized in that said unlocking members are provided asymmetrically with respect to the direction of insertion into said insertion path.
Claim 33
Dependent Claim
66 words
An ink cartridge according to Claim 26, wherein said ink jet recording apparatus has mounting portions and insertion paths corresponding to ink cartridges individually containing a plurality of different kinds of inks therein, and said unlocking members provided on said ink cartridges are asymmetrical with respect to the direction of insertion into said insertion path at positions different for respective corresponding ones of said mounting portions.
Claim 34
Dependent Claim
124 words
An ink jet recording apparatus provided with an openable-closable plate provided in an insertion path for directing to a mounting portion an ink cartridge containing therein ink to be supplied to a recording head and openably and closably held, and locking members for restraining said openable-closable plate from both sides of said insertion path and prohibiting the opening movement thereof and wherein during the insertion of said ink cartridge into said insertion path, the restraint of said locking members can be released by unlocking members projectedly provided on the opposite sides of said ink cartridge, characterized in that the locations at which said unlocking members and said locking members are disposed are asymmetrical with respect to the direction of insertion of said ink cartridge.
Claim 35
Dependent Claim
124 words
An ink jet recording apparatus provided with an openable-closable plate provided in an insertion path for directing to a mounting portion an ink cartridge containing therein ink to be supplied to a recording head and openably and closably held, and locking members for restraining said openable-closable plate from both sides of said insertion path and prohibiting the opening movement thereof and wherein during the insertion of said ink cartridge into said insertion path, the restraint of said locking members can be released by unlocking members projectedly provided on the opposite sides of said ink cartridge, characterized in that the locations at which said unlocking members and said locking members are disposed are asymmetrical with respect to the direction of insertion of said ink cartridge.
Claim 36
Dependent Claim
71 words
An ink jet recording apparatus according to Claim 28, wherein a plurality of ink cartridges are provided so as to individually contain different kinds of inks therein, said plurality of ink cartridges are mountable on corresponding mounting portions, respectivley, and said unlocking members and said locking members are asymmetrical with respect to the direction of insertion of said ink cartridges at positions different for respective corresponding ones of said mounting portions.
Claim 37
Dependent Claim
87 words
An ink jet recording apparatus in which an ink cartridge containing therein ink to be supplied to a recording head for discharging the ink to thereby effect recording is removably mounted, characterized by the provision of: a flag member provided on said ink cartridge and adapted to be protruded toward a path along which a carriage is moved only when said ink cartridge is mounted on a mounting portion; and a photosensor provided on said carriage and capable of being shielded from light by said flag member.
Claim 38
Dependent Claim
87 words
An ink jet recording apparatus in which an ink cartridge containing therein ink to be supplied to a recording head for discharging the ink to thereby effect recording is removably mounted, characterized by the provision of: a flag member provided on said ink cartridge and adapted to be protruded toward a path along which a carriage is moved only when said ink cartridge is mounted on a mounting portion; and a photosensor provided on said carriage and capable of being shielded from light by said flag member.
Claim 39
Dependent Claim
87 words
An ink cartridge removably mounted on the fixed mounting portion of an ink jet recording apparatus and supplying discharged ink to a recording head carried on a movable carriage, characterized by the provision of: a flag member capable of being protruded and contained; and means for protruding said flag member toward a path along which said carriage is moved only when said ink cartridge is mounted on said mounting portion; a photosensor provided on said carriage being capable of being shielded from light by said flag member.
Claim 40
Dependent Claim
87 words
An ink cartridge removably mounted on the fixed mounting portion of an ink jet recording apparatus and supplying discharged ink to a recording head carried on a movable carriage, characterized by the provision of: a flag member capable of being protruded and contained; and means for protruding said flag member toward a path along which said carriage is moved only when said ink cartridge is mounted on said mounting portion; a photosensor provided on said carriage being capable of being shielded from light by said flag member.
Claim 41
Dependent Claim
32 words
An ink cartridge according to Claim 31, wherein said photosensor is a sensor for detecting infrared light, and said flag member is formed of a material capable of intercepting said infrared light.
Claim 42
Dependent Claim
55 words
An ink cartridge according to Claim 32, wherein the position in which said flag member shields said photosensor from light is made different along the direction of movement of said carriage to thereby make the detecting position of said photosensor for said flag member different, and different information is obtained for each ink cartridge mounted.
Claim 43
Dependent Claim
59 words
An ink cartridge according to Claim 32, which is provided with an ink bag containing said ink therein and wherein the level of the position in which said flag member shield said photosensor from light is varied in conformity with the quantity of the ink in said ink bag to thereby detect the presence or absence of said ink.
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