Ink supply devices
AssigneeBrother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorHirotake Nakamura
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AssigneeBrother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorHirotake Nakamura
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An ink supply device includes a controller, a cartridge mounting portion, and an ink cartridge. The cartridge mounting portion includes first, second, and third detectors configured to detect first, second, and third detection target portions of the ink cartridge and to output first, second, and third detection information, respectively. The controller is configured to execute a first process if both the first detection information and the second detection information are output and execute a second process if at least one of the first detection information and the second detection information is not output when the third detection information is output during insertion of the ink cartridge into the cartridge mounting portion. It is determined that the ink cartridge has reached a predetermined mount position in the first process, and a type of the ink cartridge is determined in the second process.
An ink supply device comprising:
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