Maintenance unit and liquid ejection device
A maintenance unit mounted in a removable manner in a liquid ejector that ejects liquid. The maintenance unit includes an elongated maintenance member, which is used to perform maintenance on the liquid ejector, and a memory, which is configured to store information related to the maintenance member.
1. A maintenance unit mounted in a removable manner in a mount of a liquid ejection device including a liquid ejector that ejects liquid, the maintenance unit comprising:
an elongated maintenance member used to perform maintenance on the liquid ejector;
a holding structure that holds the maintenance member;
a case configured to receive the holding structure; and
a memory configured to store information related to the maintenance member.
2. The maintenance unit according to claim 1 , wherein the memory is configured to store a value corresponding to the number of times maintenance has been performed with the maintenance member.
3. The maintenance unit according to claim 1 , wherein the memory is configured to store a value corresponding to an amount the maintenance member has been moved to perform maintenance on the liquid ejector.
4. The maintenance unit according to claim 1 , wherein the memory is configured to store information related to the liquid ejection device in which the maintenance unit has been mounted.
5. The maintenance unit according to claim 1 , wherein the memory is configured to store information related to a date the maintenance unit was mounted in the liquid ejection device.
6. The maintenance unit according to claim 1 , wherein the memory is configured to store information related to a manufacturing date of the maintenance unit.
7. The maintenance unit according to claim 1 , wherein the memory is configured to store information related to the liquid ejection device in which the maintenance unit is mountable.
8. The maintenance unit according to claim 1 , wherein the memory is configured to store information related to liquid with which the maintenance unit is impregnated.
9. A liquid ejection device comprising:
a liquid ejector that ejects liquid;
the mount in which the maintenance unit according to claim 1 is mounted in a removable manner to perform maintenance on the liquid ejector; and
a control unit configured to perform a maintenance operation on the liquid ejector based on information stored in the maintenance unit.
10. The maintenance unit according to claim 1 ,
wherein the case is removably mounted to the liquid ejection device and supports at least a portion of the maintenance member and the memory so that the memory is connected to a connection terminal arranged within the mount when the case is received within the mount.
11. The maintenance unit according to claim 1 , further comprising:
the holding structure includes a guide reel that holds a portion of the maintenance member, the portion being in contact with the liquid ejector in the maintenance,
wherein the memory is located at a lower position than the guide reel when the case is received within the mount.
12. The maintenance unit according to claim 11 ,
wherein the case includes a surface having the memory and a bottom surface in a state where the case is received within the mount,
wherein the memory is located at a position closer to the bottom surface from the portion of the maintenance member in a direction of gravity in the state where the case is received within the mount.