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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 30, 2023
Filed:
Mar. 22, 2021
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Hiroshi Koshikawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Hiroki Hayashi, Kanagawa, JP;
Hiroshi Yamada, Kanagawa, JP;
Yasunori Takei, Tokyo, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A technique with which deterioration in a function of detecting the remaining amount of liquid can be prevented even in a case where the liquid is thickened or solidified is to be provided. A liquid ejection apparatus is provided with a liquid ejection head configured to eject supplied liquid, a storage unit configured to store the liquid to be supplied to the liquid ejection head, a pivot member configured to be immersed in the liquid stored in the storage unit and be revolvable according to the amount of the liquid, and a detection unit configured to detect the amount of the liquid by use of the pivot member, and the liquid ejection apparatus includes a pivot unit configured to force the pivot member to pivotally move.