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US 2026/0225375 A1Published application
Image forming apparatus and control method of the same
AssigneeKonica Minolta, Inc.
InventorMasahiro MATSUO
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Abstract
The image forming apparatus includes: an ink tank that stores ink to be delivered to an inkjet head; a stirrer that stirs the ink in the ink tank; and a stirring controller that controls the stirrer to stir the ink with stirring settings based on a state of the ink in the ink tank.
Claims20
An image forming apparatus comprising:
- an ink tank that stores ink to be delivered to an inkjet head;
- a stirrer that stirs the ink in the ink tank;
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- a stirring controller that controls the stirrer to stir the ink with stirring settings based on a state of the ink in the ink tank.
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A control method of an image forming apparatus including:
- an ink tank that stores ink to be delivered to an inkjet head;
- and a stirrer that stirs the ink in the ink tank, the method comprising:
- controlling the stirrer to stir the ink with stirring settings based on a state of the ink in the ink tank.
A control method of an image forming apparatus including:
- an ink tank that stores ink to be delivered to an inkjet head;
- and an ink delivery unit that delivers the ink from the ink tank to the inkjet head, the method comprising:
- controlling the ink delivery unit to deliver the ink with ink delivery settings based on a state of the ink in the ink tank.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.