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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 19, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 06, 2018
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Toshimitsu Danzuka, Tokyo, JP;
Taku Yokozawa, Yokohama, JP;
Masataka Kato, Yokohama, JP;
Akiko Aichi, Tokyo, JP;
Shin Genta, Yokohama, JP;
Kazuki Narumi, Komae, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An inkjet recording apparatus includes a recording unit, a first ink storage unit, a second ink storage unit, a discharge unit, a first detection unit configured to detect that an amount of the ink stored in the first ink storage unit is below a first predetermined amount, and a second detection unit configured to detect that an amount of the ink stored in the second ink storage unit is below a second predetermined amount. The inkjet recording apparatus further includes a control unit configured to control the discharge operation after the detection by the first detection unit and the detection by the second detection unit based on a detection timing of the first detection unit and a detection timing of the second detection unit.