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US 2020/0269593 A1Published application
Ink server and ink supply system
AssigneeSeiko Epson Corporation
InventorsToshiyuki NISHIYAMA, Shohei YAMADA, Toru MATSUYAMA
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Abstract
The ink server includes at least one ink storage unit that stores ink to be supplied to a printer, a switching unit that switches whether to supply the ink stored in the at least one ink storage unit to the printer, a detection unit that detects a state of the ink stored in the at least one ink storage unit, a controller that controls the switching unit and the detection unit, and a power supply circuit that supplies a power supply voltage to the switching unit, the detection unit, and the controller.
Claims16
An ink server comprising:
- at least one ink storage unit that stores ink to be supplied to a printer;
- a switching unit that switches whether to supply the ink stored in the at least one ink storage unit to the printer;
- a detection unit that detects a state of the ink stored in the at least one ink storage unit;
- a controller that controls the switching unit and the detection unit;
- and
- a power supply circuit that supplies a power supply voltage to the switching unit, the detection unit, and the controller.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.