Printer carriage with configuration to insure proper detection of ink cartridge
AssigneeBrother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsHiroshi Suzuki, Noriyuki Yamada
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AssigneeBrother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsHiroshi Suzuki, Noriyuki Yamada
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When a clamp lever 40 is pivoted in a direction of arrow F1, and a hook 41c of a hook lever 41b is engaged in an engagement hole 35a, then a switch lever provided at a front end of the clamp lever 40 pivots in a counterclockwise direction and a lower surface of a front end 42b of the switch lever presses down a button 61a of a detection switch 61. Also the upper surface of the 50a of the ink cartridge 50 is pressed by the plate spring 44 provided to the under surface of the clamp lever 40 so that the ink cartridge 50 is mounted in the accommodation portion 33 without rattling around. The CPU detects the ON condition of the detection switch 61. When the ON condition is not detected, no drive signals will be outputted from the CPU to the drive circuit. For this reason, recording can be performed when the ink cartridge 50 is accurately mounted.
A carriage of an ink jet recording device, the carriage transporting a print head and an ink cartridge reciprocally within a recording region, the carriage comprising:
A carriage of an ink jet recording device, the carriage transporting an ink cartridge reciprocally within a recording region, the carriage comprising:
A carriage of an ink jet recording device, the carriage transporting a print head and an ink cartridge reciprocally within a recording region, the carriage comprising:
A carriage of an ink jet recording device, the carriage transporting a print head and an ink cartridge reciprocally within a recording region, the carriage comprising:
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