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US 2022/0219460 A1Published application
Adjustable print substance detector
AssigneeHewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
InventorsJody L. Clayburn, Russell Sterling Sauer, Robert Yraceburu
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Abstract
In one example, a print substance detector can include a sensor pin, an actuator coupled to the sensor pin to adjust a distance between a surface of the sensor pin and a base portion of a print substance reservoir, and a controller to send instructions to the actuator to adjust the distance of the sensor pin based on an indication of an operation associated with the print substance reservoir.
Claims15
A print substance detector, comprising:
- a sensor pin;
- an actuator coupled to the sensor pin to adjust a distance between a surface of the sensor pin and a base portion of a print substance reservoir;
- and
- a controller to send instructions to the actuator to adjust the distance of the sensor pin based on an indication of an operation associated with the print substance reservoir.
1 more element
A system, comprising:
- a print substance reservoir;
- an actuator coupled to the print substance reservoir;
- a sensor pin extending from the actuator to an interior portion of the print substance reservoir;
- and
- a controller comprising instructions to:
- determine an initiation of an operation to change a level of print substance within the print substance reservoir;
- activate the actuator to alter a level of the sensor pin within the print substance reservoir;
- and
- determine when the operation is completed based on the sensor pin interacting with the print substance within the print substance reservoir.
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A print substance reservoir, comprising:
- an enclosure to store a print substance;
- a first aperture to receive a first sensor pin;
- a second aperture to receive a second sensor pin;
- an actuator coupled to the first sensor pin to alter a tip position of the first sensor pin within the enclosure;
- and
- a controller comprising instructions to:
- instruct the actuator to alter the tip position of the first sensor pin to a first distance from a base of the enclosure in response to a first operation;
- and
- instruct the actuator to alter the tip position of the first sensor pin to a second distance from the base of the enclosure in response to a second operation.
6 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.