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Date of Patent:
Apr. 30, 2019

Filed:

Aug. 22, 2017
Applicant:

Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;

Inventors:

Kazuhiro Hara, Numazu Shizuoka, JP;

Kazuhiko Ohtsu, Mishima Shizuoka, JP;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/18 (2006.01); B41J 2/045 (2006.01); B41J 2/175 (2006.01); B41J 29/38 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/18 (2013.01); B41J 2/04541 (2013.01); B41J 2/175 (2013.01); B41J 2/17566 (2013.01); B41J 2/17596 (2013.01); B41J 29/38 (2013.01);
Abstract

A liquid circulation device includes a circulation path through which a liquid circulates through a liquid ejection head, a first pump in the circulation path on a first side of the liquid ejection head, a second pump in the circulation path on a second side of the liquid ejection head, an adjustment tank in the circulation path between the first pump and the second pump, an upstream tank in the circulation path between the liquid ejection head and the first pump, a downstream tank in the circulation path between the liquid ejection head and the second pump, a first pressure sensor configured to detect a pressure in the upstream tank, a second pressure sensor configured to detect a pressure in the downstream tank, and a controller configured to control the first and second pumps based on detected pressures in the upstream and downstream tanks.


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