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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 04, 2020
Filed:
Mar. 11, 2019
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;
Yuma Tanabe, Nagoya, JP;
BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Nagoya-Shi, Aichi-Ken, JP;
Abstract
A liquid ejection apparatus includes: a cartridge including a first storage chamber storing liquid; a tank including a second storage chamber storing liquid; at least one nozzle; a detecting portion detecting whether a level of the liquid in the second storage chamber becomes equal to a prescribed position; a notifying portion; and a controller configured to perform: when the level of the liquid in the second storage chamber becomes equal to the prescribed position, calculating first and second volumes; and when the second volume is greater than the first volume, notify that the level of the liquid in the second storage chamber becomes equal to the prescribed position. The first volume is an amount of the liquid in the first storage chamber above the level of the second storage chamber at a time when the level of the liquid in the second storage chamber becomes equal to the prescribed position.