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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 07, 2026
Filed:
Dec. 13, 2023
Applicant:
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Naomi Kimura, Okaya, JP;
Shoma Kudo, Shiojiri, JP;
Assignee:
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/175 (2006.01); B41J 2/165 (2006.01); B41J 2/17 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/17566 (2013.01); B41J 2/16508 (2013.01); B41J 2/16517 (2013.01); B41J 2/16523 (2013.01); B41J 2/1721 (2013.01);
Abstract
A liquid ejection device regulates discharge of liquid from a liquid ejection head after a remaining amount detection section detects that remaining amount of liquid contained in a liquid container falls below a first threshold in a case where instruction related to disposal is not input by an input section, and allows discharge of the liquid from the liquid discharge head after the remaining amount detection section detects that the remaining amount of the liquid contained in the liquid container falls below the first threshold in a case where the instruction regarding disposal is input by the input section.