IP Library Granted Patent US 12679105
Granted Patent B2
US 12679105 · App. 18/671,675 · Granted Jul 14, 2026

Liquid processing device, control device, and method

Inventor: Tetsuya Sato (Yokohama Kanagawa, JP)
Assignee: RISO Technologies Corporation
B41J2/18B41J2/17596B41J29/46
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Patent No.
US 12679105
App. No.
18/671,675
Granted
Jul 14, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

According to one embodiment, a liquid processing device includes a liquid flow path connected to a liquid ejecting head. A control unit is also provided. The control unit is configured to begin an operation to cause liquid to flow in the liquid flow path to the liquid ejecting head, receive a pressure value for liquid in the liquid flow path, and stop the operation when the pressure value is outside a normal range. Such a device can avoid damage resulting from malfunctions and the like.

Claims (34)

1 . A liquid processing device, comprising:

a liquid flow path connected to a liquid ejecting head; and

a control unit configured to:

begin an operation to cause liquid to flow in the liquid flow path to the liquid ejecting head,

receive a pressure value for liquid in the liquid flow path, and

stop the operation when the pressure value is outside a normal range, wherein

the stopping of the operation when the pressure value is outside the normal range occurs after a predetermined period of time elapses after the receiving of the pressure value that is outside the normal range.

2 . The liquid processing device according to claim 1 , wherein the normal range depends on a target pressure value for liquid in the liquid flow path.

3 . The liquid processing device according to claim 1 , wherein the control unit is further configured to:

cause a notification to be output when the pressure value is outside the normal range.

4 . The liquid processing device according to claim 3 , wherein the notification is an audible sound.

5 . The liquid processing device according to claim 3 , wherein the notification is a visual display on a display screen.

6 . The liquid processing device according to claim 3 , wherein the notification includes a visual display on a display screen and an audible sound.

7 . A control device for a liquid processing device, the control device comprising:

a processor configured to:

begin an operation to cause liquid to flow in a liquid flow path to a liquid ejecting head,

receive a pressure value for liquid in the liquid flow path, and

stop the operation when the pressure value is outside a normal range, wherein

the stopping of the operation when the pressure value is outside the normal range occurs after a predetermined period of time elapses after the receiving of the pressure value that is outside the normal range.

8 . The control device according to claim 7 , wherein the normal range depends on a target pressure value for liquid in the liquid flow path.

9 . The control device according to claim 7 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

cause a notification to be output when the pressure value is outside the normal range.

10 . The control device according to claim 9 , wherein the notification is an audible sound.

11 . The control device according to claim 9 , wherein the notification is a visual display on a display screen.

12 . The control device according to claim 9 , wherein the notification includes a visual display on a display screen and an audible sound.

13 . A method for a control device of a liquid processing device, the method comprising:

beginning an operation to cause liquid to flow in a liquid flow path to a liquid ejecting head;

receiving a pressure value for liquid in the liquid flow path; and

stopping the operation when the pressure value is outside a normal range, wherein

the stopping of the operation when the pressure value is outside the normal range occurs after a predetermined period of time elapses after the receiving of the pressure value that is outside the normal range.

14 . The method according to claim 13 , further comprising:

causing a notification to be output when the pressure value is outside the normal range.

15 . The method according to claim 14 , wherein the notification includes a visual display on a display screen and an audible sound.

16 . The method according to claim 13 , wherein the normal range depends on a target pressure value for the liquid in the liquid flow path.