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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 2026
Filed:
Mar. 07, 2023
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya, JP;
Zenichiro Sasaki, Nagoya, JP;
Kenta Horade, Tokai, JP;
Masahiro Hayashi, Anjo, JP;
Ryuji Horata, Gamagori, JP;
Nobumasa Tanaka, Nagoya, JP;
Takafumi Nakase, Nagoya, JP;
BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Nagoya, JP;
Abstract
A controller performs: in a case where a particular condition is satisfied, acquiring abnormal nozzle information relating to numbers of first and second abnormal nozzles and a total number of abnormal nozzles; determining whether a purge is to be performed, the determining including determining that the purge is to be performed in a case where at least one of a plurality of purge conditions is satisfied, the plurality of purge conditions including a first purge condition that the number of the first abnormal nozzles is a first threshold or more, a second purge condition that the number of the second abnormal nozzles is a second threshold or more, and a third purge condition that the total number of abnormal nozzles is a third threshold or more; and in response to determining that the purge is to be performed, controlling a pump to perform the purge.