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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 07, 2017
Filed:
Jul. 01, 2016
Applicant:
Roland Dg Corporation, Shizuoka-ken, JP;
Inventors:
Fumiyoshi Iwase, Shizuoka-ken, JP;
Kazuya Morizono, Shizuoka-ken, JP;
Assignee:
ROLAND DG CORPORATION, Shizuoka-ken, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/175 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/175 (2013.01); B41J 2/17566 (2013.01); B41J 2/17596 (2013.01);
Abstract
An ink supply system, inkjet printer, and ink loading method are provided. The ink supply system includes an ink head comprising a nozzle; first and second ink containers; a first ink supply passage; a second ink supply passage; an ink amount detecting device configured to detect an amount of ink in the first ink container; and a notifying device to provide a notification when the detected amount of ink is less than or equal to a threshold amount.