KR100520535B1 - 잉크용기 - Google Patents
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- B41J2002/17573—Ink level or ink residue control using optical means for ink level indication
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- 내부 공간(40, 42)을 둘러싸는 하우징(17)과,상기 내부 공간에서 상기 하우징의 제 1 벽(17B)을 통과하는 잉크 출구(35)와,상기 내부 공간(42) 내의 잉크(48)의 양과 무관하게, 상기 하우징의 제 2 벽(17A) 상에 위치되며 광원(36)으로부터 조사된 광을 상기 하우징의 상기 제 2 벽으로부터 멀어지는 방향으로 하여 광센서(38)로 지향시키는 광 지향 부재(22)를 포함하며, 상기 광 지향 부재(22)는 서로를 향해 각도진 제 1 및 제 2반사 표면을 갖는 반사기인 루프 미러로 구성된 것을 특징으로 하는 잉크 용기.
- 제 1 항에 있어서, 상기 반사기는 상기 하우징의 제 2 벽의 외부에 장착되는 잉크 용기.
- 제 2 항에 있어서, 상기 반사기는 상기 하우징의 제 2 벽의 외부에 제 1 및 제 2 반사기를 포함하고, 상기 제 1 반사기는 상기 제 1 반사기에 수용된 광을 상기 제 2 반사기를 향해 완전히 반사시키며, 상기 제 2 반사기는 상기 제 2 반사기에 수용된 광을 상기 하우징의 제 2 벽(17A)으로부터 멀어지는 방향으로 완전히 반사시키는 잉크 용기.
- 제 3 항에 있어서, 상기 제 2 벽의 적어도 일부(21)는 광 투과성인 잉크 용기.
- 제 1 항에 있어서, 상기 광 지향 부재(22)는 복수의 반사기를 포함하고, 상기 반사기들은 상기 반사기들 중 제 1 반사기에 입사된 제 1 경로 상의 광이 상기 제 1 경로로부터 편심된 제 2 경로를 따라 상기 반사기들 중 제 2 반사기로부터 반사되도록 배치되는 잉크 용기.
- 내부 공간(40, 42)을 둘러싸는 하우징(17)과,상기 내부 공간에서 상기 하우징의 제 1 벽(17B)을 통과하는 잉크 출구(35)와,상기 내부 공간(42) 내의 잉크(48)의 양과 무관하게, 상기 하우징의 제 2 벽(17A) 상에 위치되며 광원(36)으로부터 조사된 광을 상기 하우징의 상기 제 2 벽으로부터 멀어지는 방향으로 하여 광센서(38)로 지향시키는 광 지향 부재(22)를 포함하며, 상기 광 지향 부재(22)는 만곡된 광 파이프(22 ')인 것을 특징으로 하는 잉크 용기.
- 내부 공간(40, 42)을 둘러싸는 복수의 벽(17A, 17B)을 갖는 하우징(17)과,상기 내부 공간에 있는 액체 잉크(48)와,잉크젯 프린트헤드와 유체 연통하기 위해 상기 하우징의 제 1 벽(17B)을 통과하는 액체 잉크 출구(35), 및상기 하우징의 제 2 벽(17A)의 외부에서 제 1 및 제 2 반사기를 구비하는 루프 미러(22)를 포함하고,상기 제 1 반사기는 상기 제 1 반사기에 수용된 광을 상기 제 2 반사기를 향해 완전히 반사시키며, 상기 제 2 반사기는 상기 제 2 반사기에 수용된 광을 상기 제 1 반사기에 수용된 광의 광 경로와 평행하고 상기 광 경로로부터 편심된 광 경로 상에서 상기 하우징의 상기 제 2 벽으로부터 멀어지는 방향으로 완전히 반사시키는 액체 잉크 프린터용 잉크 용기.
- 제 7 항에 있어서, 상기 잉크 용기 하우징의 상기 액체 잉크 출구에 접속되는 유체 도관과 잉크 방출 오리피스들을 갖는 프린트헤드(18; 또는 76 내지 79)를 부가로 포함하는 액체 잉크 프린터용 잉크 용기.
- 제 8 항에 있어서, 상기 프린트헤드는 상기 용기 하우징에 착탈 가능하게 접속되는 액체 잉크 프린터용 잉크 용기.
- 제 7 항에 있어서, 상기 용기는 잉크 방출 오리피스들을 포함하는 프린트헤드(18; 또는 76 내지 79)에 대해 부착 가능한 액체 잉크 프린터용 잉크 용기.
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US7775645B2 (en) | 2005-09-29 | 2010-08-17 | Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha | Methods of forming cartridges, such as ink cartridges |
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US8025376B2 (en) | 2005-09-29 | 2011-09-27 | Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha | Ink cartridges |
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