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Granted Patent B2
US 9,900,452 · App. 15/398,482 · Granted Feb 20, 2018

Control unit

Inventors: Shuichi Koganehira (Matsumoto, JP); Yasuhiko Kosugi (Matsumoto, JP); Tomohiko Sano (Shiojiri, JP); Kenji Matsumoto (Chino, JP); Kenta Masuzawa (Shiojiri, JP)
Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
H04N1/00506B41J2/175B41J2/17509B41J2/17546B41J2/17566B41J29/18
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Patent No.
US 9,900,452
App. No.
15/398,482
Granted
Feb 20, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

There is provided a control unit for use in a liquid ejecting apparatus using a tank containing a liquid and a storage material attachable to and detachable from the liquid ejecting apparatus, and storing an amount of the liquid in the tank. After the storage material is not mounted on a predetermined place, the control unit receives an answer for a question to ask whether or not the liquid is injected to the tank.

Claims (10)

1. A liquid ejecting apparatus comprising:

a tank that contains an ink;

a mounting unit on which a storage material storing an information of the ink, wherein the storage material is attachable and detachable from the mounting unit and separately from the tank;

a display panel that displays various messages; and

a controller that controls the display panel and recognizes whether the storage material is used or not when the storage material is mounted to the mounting unit, wherein the controller performs displaying a message on the display panel when the storage material is used.

2. The liquid ejecting apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the tank is able to be refilled with the ink.

3. The liquid ejecting apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the tank is not attachable and detachable.

4. The liquid ejecting apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the information is a color information of the ink.

5. The liquid ejecting apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the information is a type information of the ink.

6. The liquid ejecting apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the information is a capacity information of the ink.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 6, 2017
From: KOGANEHIRA, SHUICHI; KOSUGI, YASUHIKO; SANO, TOMOHIKO; MATSUMOTO, KENJI; MASUZAWA, KENTA
To: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
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Priority Claims (1)
JP 2012-192404 · Aug 31, 2012 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation 14423690
Related Publication 20170187900A1 · Jun 29, 2017