Printer device
AssigneeSony Corporation
InventorToshiki Kagami
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Abstract
A printer device for emitting a medium or mixing and emitting a medium for quantitation and a medium for emission, in which a correct recording image can be formed with a suppressed running cost. At least one tank 51 is provided which has at least one first liquid chamber 52 in which is disposed a liquid holder 53. A print head is provided which has a nozzle in association with this first liquid chamber 52. Preferably, at least one second tank is provided which has a second liquid chamber in association with the first liquid chamber 52 of the first tank 51 for direct communication between the two chambers. The printer device can be configured for emitting only the emission medium of mixing the quantitation medium and the emission medium and emitting the resulting mixed liquid.
Claims25
A printer device comprising:
- printer head for mixing an ink and a diluting liquid at a time of ejection and having at least a first tank including at least one first liquid chamber having a liquid holder arranged therein and a nozzle communicating with said first liquid chamber;
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- a second tank having at least a second liquid chamber in association with said first liquid chamber;
- said printer head being moved on a recording surface of the recording material for doing recording.
A printer device comprising:
- a printer head having a first nozzle into which is introduced a quantitation medium and a second nozzle into which is introduced an emission medium, said printer head being moved on a recording surface of a recording material, said printer head mixing said quantitation medium and said emission medium at a time of ejection;
- a first tank having a first liquid chamber communicating with said first nozzle and a first liquid chamber communicating with said second nozzle, said first tank being moved along with said printer head on the recording surface of said recording material;
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- a second tank provided on a non-recording area of said recording material and having a second liquid chamber in association with the first liquid chamber for communicating with said first nozzle and second liquid chamber in association with the first liquid chamber for communicating with said first nozzle and a second liquid chamber in association with the first liquid chamber for communicating with said second nozzle, said second tank causing said first tank to be moved when the quantity of the quantitation medium or the emission medium in said first liquid chamber falls below pre-set value for charging the quantitation medium or the emission medium from said second liquid chamber to said first liquid chamber.
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