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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 25, 2008
Filed:
Jun. 19, 2006
Recording apparatus for detecting position of ink tank and position detecting method of the ink tank
Akira Kuribayashi, Kawasaki, JP;
Yasuhiko Ikeda, Sagamihara, JP;
Mitsuyuki Fujibayashi, Kawasaki, JP;
Takayuki Ochiai, Inagi, JP;
Kenji Kitabatake, Kawasaki, JP;
Akira Kuribayashi, Kawasaki, JP;
Yasuhiko Ikeda, Sagamihara, JP;
Mitsuyuki Fujibayashi, Kawasaki, JP;
Takayuki Ochiai, Inagi, JP;
Kenji Kitabatake, Kawasaki, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A recording apparatus and method for detecting the mounting position of an ink tank within the recording apparatus, whereby it is determined whether the ink tank is mounted in the correct position. In addition, it is also determined whether there an abnormality exists with a light receiving portion of the recording apparatus, where the light receiving portion is used in determining whether an ink tank is mounted in the correct position.