Global Patent Index - EP 3208094 B1

EP 3208094 B1 20200826 - DETERMINING SYSTEM AND PRINTING FLUID CARTRIDGE

Title (en)

DETERMINING SYSTEM AND PRINTING FLUID CARTRIDGE

Title (de)

BESTIMMUNGSSYSTEM UND DRUCKFLÜSSIGKEITSKARTUSCHE

Title (fr)

SYSTÈME DE DÉTERMINATION ET CARTOUCHE DE FLUIDE D'IMPRESSION

Publication

EP 3208094 B1 20200826 (EN)

Application

EP 16190341 A 20160923

Priority

JP 2016029376 A 20160218

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP3208094A1] A determining system includes a cartridge-mounting portion, a photosensor, and a controller. A printing fluid cartridge is mountable in the cartridge-mounting portion. The printing fluid cartridge includes a storage storing type information indicating a type of the printing fluid cartridge and an identification portion having a unique light transmission status differing depending on the type of the printing fluid cartridge. The photosensor disposed at the cartridge-mounting portion. The photosensor is configured to detect the unique light transmission status of the identification portion and output a signal differing depending on the detected unique light transmission status. The controller is configured to perform: (a) reading the type information from the storage of the printing fluid cartridge that is in a mounted state; and (b) determining the type of the printing fluid cartridge on the basis of both the read type information and the signal outputted from the photosensor.

IPC 8 full level

B41J 2/175 (2006.01)

CPC (source: CN EP)

B41J 2/07 (2013.01 - CN); B41J 2/17546 (2013.01 - EP)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 3208094 A1 20170823; EP 3208094 B1 20200826; CN 107089057 A 20170825; CN 107089057 B 20210914; JP 2017144667 A 20170824; JP 6724406 B2 20200715

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 16190341 A 20160923; CN 201610864349 A 20160929; JP 2016029376 A 20160218