KR100595389B1 - 잉크 카트리지 검출기, 이를 내장한 잉크젯 프린터 및 이에 의해 검출되는 잉크 카트리지 - Google Patents
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제2 반사기와 차폐부재는 카트리지 홀더와 광센서가 서로에 대해 이동하는 방향으로 병치된다.
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- 잉크 카트리지;상기 잉크 카트리지가 탈착가능하게 장착되는 카트리지 홀더;상기 카트리지 홀더에 설치되는 하나 이상의 제1 반사기;발광기 및 수광기를 포함하는 반사타입 광센서로서, 상기 발광기로부터 상기 제1 반사기를 거쳐 상기 수광기까지의 광경로를 형성하도록 동작가능한 반사타입 광센서; 및상기 잉크 카트리지가 상기 카트리지 홀더에 장착될 때 광경로를 차폐할 수 있게 상기 잉크 카트리지내에 설치된 차폐부재를 포함하는 것을 특징으로 하는 잉크 카트리지 검출기.
- 제1항에 있어서, 상기 제1 반사기는 상기 카트리지 홀더의 저부상에 일체적으로 고정되는 것을 특징으로 하는 잉크 카트리지 검출기.
- 제1항에 있어서, 상기 차폐부재는 상기 카트리지 홀더상에 상기 잉크 카트리지가 장착될 때 상기 카트리지 홀더와 근접한 잉크 카트리지의 부분에 일체적으로 형성되는 것을 특징으로 하는 잉크 카트리지 검출기.
- 제1항에 있어서, 상기 잉크 카트리지에는 이 잉크 카트리지가 상기 카트리지 홀더상에 장착될 때 제1 반사기를 덮는 리세스가 형성되어 있어 상기 리세스를 형성하는 측벽들 중 하나 이상이 차폐부재로서 기능하는 것을 특징으로 하는 잉크 카트리지 검출기.
- 제1항에 있어서, 상기 잉크 카트리지가 상기 카트리지 홀더상에 임시 장착되었을 때에는 상기 차폐부재가 광경로를 차폐하지 않는 것을 특징으로 하는 잉크 카트리지 검출기.
- 제5항에 있어서, 상기 잉크 카트리지에 설치되는 제1 결합부재; 및상기 카트리지 홀더에 설치되는 제2 결합부재를 더 포함하는 잉크 카트리지 검출기로서,상기 제1 결합부재는 상기 제2 결합부재와 접촉하여 상기 차폐부재가 상기 광경로를 차폐하지 않는 제1 위치에 상기 잉크 카트리지를 유지하고,상기 제1 결합부재는 상기 제2 결합부재와 결합하여 상기 차폐부재가 상기 광경로를 차폐하는 제2 위치에 상기 잉크 카트리지를 유지하는 것을 특징으로 하는 잉크 카트리지 검출기.
- 제6항에 있어서,상기 제1 결합부재는 상기 잉크 카트리지상에 형성된 볼록부로서 설치되고;상기 제2 결합부재는 캔틸레버 방식으로 상기 카트리지 홀더에 의해 지지되 는 탄성부재의 자유단부에 설치되며;상기 제2 결합부재는 상기 잉크 카트리지를 향해 볼록하도록 제1 경사부와 제2 경사부를 포함하는 V형 부재이고;상기 잉크 카트리지가 상기 제1 위치에 유지될 때 상기 볼록부는 상기 제1 경사부와 접촉하게 되고;상기 잉크 카트리지가 상기 제2 위치에 유지될 때 상기 볼록부는 제2 경사부에 의해 유지되는 것을 특징으로 하는 잉크 카트리지 검출기.
- 제1항에 있어서, 상기 광센서와 상기 카트리지 홀더는 서로에 대해 이동가능한 것을 특징으로 하는 잉크 카트리지 검출기.
- 제8항에 있어서, 복수의 제1 반사기는 상기 광센서와 상기 카트리지 홀더 사이의 상대 이동의 방향으로 배치되는 것을 특징으로 하는 잉크 카트리지 검출기.
- 제1항에 있어서, 상기 잉크 카트리지에 설치되고, 상기 발광기로부터 방사된 빛을 반사하며, 상기 잉크 카트리지 내의 잔여 잉크량에 따라 빛의 강도를 변화시키도록 동작가능한 제2 반사기를 더 포함하는 것을 특징으로 하는 잉크 카트리지 검출기.
- 제10항에 있어서, 상기 잉크 카트리지가 상기 카트리지 홀더상에 장착될 때 상기 제2 반사기는 상기 발광기로부터 상기 수광기까지의 광경로의 일부를 형성하도록 동작가능한 것을 특징으로 하는 잉크 카트리지 검출기.
- 제1항에 기재한 잉크 카트리지 검출기를 포함하는 것을 특징으로 하는 잉크젯 프린터.
- 외부 광센서의 발광기로부터 상기 광센서의 수광기까지의 광경로의 일부를 형성할 수 있는 제1 반사기가 설치된 카트리지 홀더에 탈착가능하게 부착되는 잉크 카트리지로서:내부에 잉크를 저장하는 잉크통;상기 발광기로부터 방사된 빛을 반사하고, 상기 잉크통내의 잔여 잉크량에 따라 빛의 강도를 변화시키며, 상기 발광기로부터 상기 수광기까지의 광경로의 일부를 형성하도록 동작가능한 제2 반사기; 및상기 잉크 카트리지가 상기 카트리지 홀더상에 장착될 때 상기 제1 반사기와 상기 광센서에 의해 형성되어진 광경로를 차폐하는 차폐부재를 포함하며;상기 제2 반사기와 상기 차폐부재는 상기 카트리지 홀더와 상기 광센서가 서로에 대해 이동하는 방향으로 병치되는 것을 특징으로 하는 잉크 카트리지.
- 제13항에 있어서, 상기 잉크 카트리지가 상기 카트리지 홀더상에 장착될 때 상기 차폐부재는 상기 제1 반사기를 상기 발광기로부터 방사된 빛으로부터 차폐하는 것을 특징으로 하는 잉크 카트리지.
- 제14항에 있어서, 상기 잉크 카트리지가 상기 카트리지 홀더에 장착될 때 리세스는 상기 제1 반사기를 덮도록 형성되어 상기 리세스를 형성하는 측벽들 중 하나 이상이 차폐부재로서 기능하는 것을 특징으로 하는 잉크 카트리지.
- 제15항에 있어서, 상기 리세스는 상기 제1 반사기의 외주를 둘러싸는 형태인 것을 특징으로 하는 잉크 카트리지.
- 제15항에 있어서, 상기 리세스는 상기 카트리지 홀더에 대향하는 면에 형성되는 것을 특징으로 하는 잉크 카트리지.
- 제13항에 있어서, 제1 결합부재를 더 포함하는 잉크 카트리지로서,상기 제1 결합부재는 상기 카트리지 홀더에 설치된 제2 결합부재와 접촉하여 상기 차폐부재가 상기 광경로를 차폐하지 않는 제1 위치에 상기 잉크 카트리지를 유지하고,상기 제1 결합부재는 상기 제2 결합부재와 결합하여 상기 차폐부재가 상기 광경로를 차폐하는 제2 위치에 상기 잉크 카트리지를 유지하는 것을 특징으로 하는 잉크 카트리지.
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- 제3항에 있어서,상기 차폐부재는 잉크 카트리지의 저부에 일체적으로 형성된 것을 특징으로 하는 잉크 카트리지.
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