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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 24, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 23, 2014
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;
Hiroto Sugahara, Ama, JP;
Kenta Hayashida, Inazawa, JP;
Taro Nagano, Nagoya, JP;
Ayako Ohishi, Nagoya, JP;
Hirofumi Kondo, Aichi-ken, JP;
Suguru Tomoguchi, Okazaki, JP;
BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Nagoya-Shi, Aichi-Ken, JP;
Abstract
A liquid consuming apparatus includes a liquid container, a detector, and a controller. The liquid container includes a movable member, and the movable member includes a detection portion. The detector is configured to output a detection signal based on the presence or absence of the detection portion in a detection position. The controller is configured to measure, based on the detection signal output from the detector, a physical quantity, based on which a velocity of the detection portion can be specified, and is configured to determine whether the physical quantity is within a threshold range.