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    公开(公告)号:DE69529792T2

    公开(公告)日:2003-10-23

    申请号:DE69529792

    申请日:1995-10-12

    Applicant: CANON KK

    Abstract: According to the present invention, there is provided an ink jet recording apparatus for recording an image on a recording medium by discharging ink to the surface of the recording medium, wherein ink is reserved in an ink tank including a negative pressure generating member, such as an absorber and a foaming member, and a function of accurately detecting the residual quantity such that depletion to a predetermined level can be detected is realized. Light emitted by a photointerrupter is allowed to pass through a portion of a wall surface of the ink tank made of transparent plastic or the like which is transmissible with respect to detection light emitted by the photointerrupter to detect change in the light reflectance in the boundary portion between the wall surface and the ink absorber. In accordance with reflectance obtained in a case where no ink exists in the detected portion and that obtained in a case where ink exists, the residual quantity of ink can be detected.

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    发明专利
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    公开(公告)号:DE69529792D1

    公开(公告)日:2003-04-10

    申请号:DE69529792

    申请日:1995-10-12

    Applicant: CANON KK

    Abstract: According to the present invention, there is provided an ink jet recording apparatus for recording an image on a recording medium by discharging ink to the surface of the recording medium, wherein ink is reserved in an ink tank including a negative pressure generating member, such as an absorber and a foaming member, and a function of accurately detecting the residual quantity such that depletion to a predetermined level can be detected is realized. Light emitted by a photointerrupter is allowed to pass through a portion of a wall surface of the ink tank made of transparent plastic or the like which is transmissible with respect to detection light emitted by the photointerrupter to detect change in the light reflectance in the boundary portion between the wall surface and the ink absorber. In accordance with reflectance obtained in a case where no ink exists in the detected portion and that obtained in a case where ink exists, the residual quantity of ink can be detected.

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    公开(公告)号:DE69425194D1

    公开(公告)日:2000-08-17

    申请号:DE69425194

    申请日:1994-04-14

    Applicant: CANON KK

    Abstract: Data is converted by a prediction function. The converted data is run length compressed and the resultant compressed font data is stored into an ROM. When outputting, the Compressive data is sent to a run length expander. The run length expander produces bits of fonts and sequentially stores into an RAM. The stored data is sent to a reverse prediction function processor and a font pattern is formed.

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    公开(公告)号:DE69532600T2

    公开(公告)日:2005-01-05

    申请号:DE69532600

    申请日:1995-10-19

    Applicant: CANON KK

    Abstract: A host computer acquires information about an amount of remaining ink of a printer. In response to the acquired information about the amount of remaining ink, the host computer displays a message on a display screen so that a user can select whether an ink cartridge is to be replaced with a new one or the process is to return to a previous routine without replacing the ink cartridge.

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