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US 10,328,705 B2Granted
Inkjet recording apparatus with cover and method therefor including inquiry and notification features
AssigneeBrother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsKenta Horade, Mana Honoki
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Abstract
An inkjet recording apparatus includes a tank, a recording head, a cover, a monitor, a cover sensor, an operation panel, and a controller. The cover is movable to cover a plurality of injection inlets associated with a plurality of ink chambers and to expose the plurality of injection inlets. The cover sensor outputs signal depending on position of the cover. The controller controls the monitor to display one of inquiry information and notification on the monitor depending on receipt of the signal from the cover sensor.
Claims9
An inkjet recording apparatus comprising:
- an injection inlet;
- an ink chamber associated with the injection inlet;
- a recording head configured to eject ink retained in the ink chamber;
- a cover movable between a covered position in which the injection inlet is covered and an exposed position in which the injection inlet is exposed;
- a monitor;
- a cover sensor positioned to sense a movement of the cover;
- an operation panel configured to receive user input;
- and
- a controller configured to:
- receive one positional signal from the cover sensor, the one positional signal outputted in response to the cover being positioned in the exposed position;
- based on receipt of the one positional signal from the cover sensor, control the monitor to display one notification on the monitor;
- receive another positional signal from the cover sensor, the another positional signal outputted in response to the cover being positioned in the covered position;
- and
- based on the receipt of the another positional signal after receiving the one positional signal, control the monitor to display another notification including inquiry information regarding whether ink injection into the ink chamber is completed, and control the operation panel to allow receipt at the operation panel of a response to the inquiry information.
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An inkjet recording apparatus comprising:
- a first injection inlet;
- a first ink chamber associated with the first injection inlet;
- a second injection inlet;
- a second ink chamber associated with the second injection inlet;
- a recording head configured to eject ink retained in the first and second ink chambers;
- a cover movable between a covered position in which the first and second injection inlets are covered and an exposed position in which the first and second injection inlets are exposed;
- a monitor;
- a cover sensor positioned to sense a movement of the cover;
- and
- an operation panel configured to receive user input;
- and
- a controller configured to:
- receive one positional signal from the cover sensor, the one positional signal outputted in response to the cover being positioned in the exposed position;
- and
- based on receipt of the one positional signal from the cover sensor, control the monitor to display one notification on the monitor;
- receive another positional signal from the cover sensor, the another positional signal outputted in response to the cover being positioned in the covered position;
- and
- based on the receipt of the another positional signal after receiving the one positional signal, control the monitor to display another notification including inquiry information regarding whether ink injection into one of the first ink chamber and the second ink chamber is completed, and control the operation panel to allow receipt at the operation panel of a response to the inquiry information.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.