JP2001509103A - 多数の供給サイズ間にプラグ互換性を与える電子的および機械的機構を有するインク容器 - Google Patents
多数の供給サイズ間にプラグ互換性を与える電子的および機械的機構を有するインク容器Info
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- 【特許請求の範囲】 1.インクジェット印字システムの、インクをプリントヘッドに供給する収容ス テーションにおける所定の位置に取り付けられる交換可能なインク容器であって 、 該インク容器上に配置されて対応する収容ステーションインターフェース機構 と係合する複数の容器インターフェース機構であって、複数の異なる大きさの前 記インク容器を前記特定の位置に取り付けることができるように配置され構成さ れた複数のインク容器インターフェース機構と、 前記インク容器と関連し、前記印字システムに電気的に結合して前記インク容 器内のインク量を示す情報を提供する、情報記憶装置と を含む、交換可能なインク容器。 2.前記複数の容器インターフェース機構は、 前記収容ステーションの対応する液入口に接続されてインクが前記インク容器 から前記プリントヘッドに流れることができるように構成された液出口と、 対応する収容ステーションの電気的接点と係合して前記情報記憶装置が前記印 字システムと電気的に結合することができるように構成された、容器の複数の電 気的接点と、 対応する収容ステーション位置決め機構と係合して前記インク容器を適切に配 置し、該インク容器と前記収容ステーションとの間の信頼性の高い液体的および 電気的接続を行うように構成された、複数の容器位置決め機構と を含む、請求の範囲第1項に記載の交換可能なインク容器。 3.前記インク容器が、該インク容器を前記収容ステーションに挿入する方向と 垂直な伸長軸を有し、前記液出口および前記容器の複数の電気的接点が、前記伸 長軸に沿って配置されている、請求の範囲第2項に記載の交換可能なインク容器 。 4.前記伸長軸が、前記液体的相互接続を略二等分する、請求の範囲第3項に記 載の交換可能なインク容器。 5.前記容器の複数の電気的接点のそれぞれが、前記伸長軸に向かって対向する 、請求の範囲第3項に記載の交換可能なインク容器。 6.前記伸長軸が前記液体的相互接続を通り、前記インク容器の外面が、前記伸 長軸に関して略対称的な、請求の範囲第3項に記載の交換可能なインク容器。 7.前記容器が、前記伸長軸に沿って配置された第1および第2の側面を有し、 前記容器位置決めインターフェース機構が、前記第1および第2の側面に沿って 配置されて、前記対応する収容ステーション位置決め機構と係合する、請求の範 囲第3項に記載の交換可能なインク容器。 8.前記第1および第2の側面が前記挿入方向と略整列している、請求の範囲第 7項に記載の交換可能なインク容器。 9.前記収容ステーションが対向する壁を有し、前記対応する収容ステーション 位置決め機構が、前記対向する壁上に配置された案内チャネルを含み、前記容器 位置決めインターフェース機構が、外向きに延び、前記案内チャネル内に延びる 整列機構を含む、請求の範囲第7項に記載の交換可能なインク容器。 10.前記整列機構が前記インク容器を整列するように配置されて、前記インク 容器が前記収容ステーション内に取り付けられる時に、前記伸長軸が前記案内チ ャネル内で略中心になるようにする、請求の範囲第9項に記載の交換可能なイン ク容器。 11.インク量を示す前記情報が、前記インク容器内に含まれる利用可能なイン クの計算した量を示す少なくとも1つのパラメータを含む、請求の範囲第1項に 記載の交換可能なインク容器。 12.前記少なくとも1つのパラメータが、第1および第2のパラメータを含み 、前記第1のパラメータが、前記インク容器内の利用可能なインクの計算した初 期量を示し、前記第2のパラメータが、前記インク容器内に残っているインクの 計算した量を示す、請求の範囲第11項に記載の交換可能なインク容器。 13.利用可能なインク量を含む槽をさらに含み、前記利用可能なインクの計算 した量が前記利用可能なインク量以下である、請求の範囲第11項に記載の交換 可能なインク容器。 14.前記少なくとも1つのパラメータが、前記印字システムによって送出可能 なインク量に比例すると解釈される二進数である、請求の範囲第11項に記載の 交換可能なインク容器。 15.印字システム電子機器の制御下にあるプリントヘッドと、インク容器を収 容し前記プリントヘッドと液通する液入口を有する収容ステーションとを有する 印字システムに用いるインク容器のシステムであって、 前記収容ステーションの所定の位置に取り付けることができるようになってお り、第1の初期インク量を含む第1のインク容器であって、 前記収容ステーションの前記液入口に接続するように配置され構成された第1 の液出口と、 前記印字システムに結合するように構成され、前記第1のインク量を示す情報 を含む、第1の情報記憶装置と を含む第1のインク容器と、 前記特定の位置に取り付けることができるようになっており、前記第1のイン ク量とは異なる第2のインク量を含む、第2のインク容器であって、 前記収容ステーションの前記液入口に接続するように配置され構成された第2 の液出口と、 前記印字システムに電気的に接続するように構成され、前記第2のインク量 を示す情報を含む、第2の情報記憶装置と を含む第2のインク容器と を含み、前記印字システムが前記第1および第2のインク量のうちの1つをベー スにして残っているインクを推測するインク容器のシステム。 16.前記第1のインク容器と前記第2のインク容器の寸法の大きさが異なる、 請求の範囲第15項に記載のインク容器のシステム。 17.前記第1および第2のインク容器がそれぞれ、挿入方向と垂直な第1およ び第2の幅を有し、前記第1の幅と第2の幅とが異なる、請求の範囲第16項に 記載のインク容器のシステム。 18.前記第1のインク容器が第1のインクタイプを含み、前記第2のインク容 器が第2のインクタイプを含み、前記第1のインクタイプが前記第2のインクタ イプと異なる、請求の範囲第15項に記載のインク容器のシステム。 19.媒体上にインク滴を選択的にデポジットするプリントヘッドと、 該プリントヘッドにインクを供給する収容ステーションと、 該収容ステーションにおける所定の位置に取り付けることができるようになっ ており、 前記インク容器上に配置されて対応する収容ステーションインターフェース機 構と係合する複数の容器インターフェース機構であって、複数の異なる大きさの 前記インク容器を前記特定の位置に取り付けることができるように配置され構成 されている複数のインク容器インターフェース機構と、 前記インク容器と関連する情報記憶装置と を含む第1のインク容器と、 前記印字システムと繋がり、前記情報記憶装置からインク量を示す情報を読み 出すように構成された制御装置と を含む印字システム。 20.前記収容ステーションが、複数のインク容器を幅方向に沿った各位置に配 置するようになっており、該各位置が、可変の間隔を置いて配置されて、ある範 囲のインク容器幅に対応する、請求の範囲第19項に記載の印字システム。 21.前記特定の位置に取り付けるように構成された第2のインク容器をさらに 含む、請求の範囲第19項に記載の印字システム。 22.前記第1のインク容器が第1の利用可能なインク量を含み、前記第2のイ ンク容器が、前記第1の利用可能なインク量と異なる第2の利用可能なインク量 を含む、請求の範囲第21項に記載の印字システム。 23.前記第1のインク容器が第1のインクタイプを含み、前記第2のインク容 器が、前記第1のインクタイプと異なる第2のインクタイプを含む、請求の範囲 第21項に記載の印字システム。 23.前記プリントヘッドが走査キャリッジ内に搭載され、前記インク容器収容 ステーションが前記走査キャリッジに対して静止している、請求の範囲第19項 に記載の印字システム。 24.インクジェット印字システムのプリントヘッドにインクを供給する方法で あって、該プリントヘッドが収容ステーションの液入口からインクを受け取る方 法であって、 a)複数のインク容器から、第1のインクタイプの第1の送出可能なインク量 を含む第1のインク容器を選択する段階であって、前記複数のインク容器が、異 なる利用可能なインク量を含み、それぞれが前記液入口と液通するようになって いる段階と、 b)前記インク容器を前記液入口に液通する段階と、 c)前記送出可能なインク量を示す情報を前記印字システムに提供する段階と 、 d)前記インク容器から前記プリントヘッドにインクを供給する段階と を含む方法。 25.前記複数のインク容器のそれぞれが、前記収容ステーションの所定の位置 に挿入可能であり、該複数のインク容器のそれぞれが前記特定の位置に挿入され ると前記液入口と係合するように構成された液出口を有する、請求の範囲第24 項に記載の方法。 26.前記複数のインク容器のそれぞれが、該複数のインク容器のそれぞれが前 記特定の位置に挿入されると前記送出可能なインク量を示す情報を前記印字シス テムに提供する情報記憶装置を有する、請求の範囲第25項に記載の方法。 27.前記複数のインク容器から、第2のタイプの第2のインク量を含む第2の インク容器を選択する段階と、 前記第2のインク容器を前記液入口に液通する段階と をさらに含む、請求の範囲第24項に記載の方法。 28.前記第2のインク量が、前記第1のインク量と異なる、請求の範囲第27 項に記載の方法。 29.前記第2のインク容器が、前記第1のインク容器と異なる寸法の大きさを 有する、請求の範囲第28項に記載の方法。 30.前記第2のインク容器が、前記第1のインク容器と異なる幅を有する、請 求の範囲第29項に記載の方法。 31.前記第2のインクタイプが前記第1のインクタイプと異なる、請求の範囲 第27項に記載の方法。 32.前記第1のインク容器を前記液入口から分離する段階と、 前記第1のインク容器を再充填する段階と、 前記第1のインク容器を前記液入口に液通する段階と をさらに含む、請求の範囲第24項に記載の方法。 をさらに含む、請求の範囲第18項に記載の方法。
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