A tape cassette that includes a tape cassette that includes a housing having a top surface, a bottom surface, a rear wall, a front wall, and a tape feed exit located on the front wall, a tape included at least partially within the housing and configured to be fed along a tape feed path extending to the tape feed exit, and a first indicator aperture positioned on the front wall and a second indicator aperture position on a rear portion of the bottom surface. A position of the first indicator aperture on the front wall indicates a type of the tape included within the housing. A position of the second indicator aperture indicates a color of characters.
B41J 11/00 - Devices or arrangements for supporting or handling copy material in sheet or web form
B41J 3/407 - Typewriters or selective printing or marking mechanisms characterised by the purpose for which they are constructed for marking on special material
B41J 15/04 - Supporting, feeding, or guiding devices; Mountings for web rolls or spindles
An image-forming apparatus includes: a main body; a toner cartridge having a first opening; a process cartridge having a photosensitive drum and a second opening; a positioning part; a transfer unit; and an urging member. The toner cartridge and process cartridge are attachable to and detachable from the main body in an axial direction of the photosensitive drum. The positioning part and transfer unit are positioned above the process cartridge attached to the main body. The positioning part fixes the attached process cartridge in position relative to the main body. The urging member urges the attached process cartridge toward the positioning part and urges the process cartridge such that the toner can be supplied from the toner cartridge to the process cartridge through the first opening and the second opening when the toner cartridge and the process cartridge are attached to the main body.
A processing apparatus includes a consumer receptacle and a controller to determine whether the processing apparatus is in a contracted status where a delivery contract for consumables is concluded or in an uncontracted status before the delivery contract is concluded. The consumable receptacle is configured to hold any of an exclusive consumable that is unusable when the processing apparatus is in the uncontracted status and a non-exclusive consumable different from the exclusive consumable. When the processing apparatus is in the contracted status, and the non-exclusive consumable is held in the consumable receptacle, the controller determines whether a specific condition for execution of a first particular process in which the non-exclusive consumable is consumed is satisfied. The controller allows the execution of the first particular process when the specific condition is satisfied, whereas restricting the execution of the first particular process when the specific condition is not satisfied.
An image recording apparatus, having a conveyer including a pair of conveyer rollers, a recorder, a first sensor, and a controller, is provided. The controller, after a part of an image is recorded on a sheet-formed medium, within a period between a point before the first sensor detects an upstream end of the sheet-formed medium and a point after the first sensor detects the upstream end of the sheet-formed medium, controls the conveyer to convey the sheet-formed medium in a plurality of segmented actions, corrects a conveyance amount to convey the sheet-formed medium after the first sensor detects the upstream end of the sheet-formed medium to a third conveyance amount, which is smaller than the conveyance amount, and after the sheet-formed medium is conveyed by the third conveyance amount, controls the recorder to record another part of the image on the sheet-formed medium.
An acquisition portion of a pretreatment control apparatus acquires identification information capable of identifying a treatment medium (step S1). A first transmission portion transmits a pretreatment instruction based on the identification information to a pretreatment device which performs a pretreatment with respect to the treatment medium (step S13). A second transmission portion transmits a transmission instruction for identified print data based on the identification information, to a storage device which stores print data (step S3). As a result, the pretreatment control apparatus can transmit the pretreatment instruction and the identified print data by acquiring a single piece of identification information. Therefore, the number of processing steps by the pretreatment control apparatus is fewer than when the pretreatment instruction and the identified print data are transmitted by acquiring different information.
G06K 15/00 - Arrangements for producing a permanent visual presentation of the output data
B41J 3/407 - Typewriters or selective printing or marking mechanisms characterised by the purpose for which they are constructed for marking on special material
B41J 11/00 - Devices or arrangements for supporting or handling copy material in sheet or web form
G06K 15/02 - Arrangements for producing a permanent visual presentation of the output data using printers
A liquid discharging apparatus, having a head, a reservoir section including a liquid reservoir chamber and an atmosphere communication path, a liquid flow path connecting the head with the liquid reservoir chamber, a switching assembly to switch states of the atmosphere communication path between a connecting state and a disconnecting state, and a controller, is provided. The controller is configured to control the switching assembly to switch the states of the atmosphere communication path from the connecting state to the disconnecting state; after switching the states of the atmosphere communication path, control the head to discharge the liquid; and after switching the states of the atmosphere communication path, and in response to a predetermined connection condition being satisfied, control the switching assembly to switch the states of the atmosphere communication path from the disconnecting state to the connecting state.
A liquid discharge apparatus includes: a discharge head including nozzles; a head scanning mechanism that reciprocatingly moves the discharge head in a main scanning direction; a conveyer that conveys a recording medium in a sub-scanning direction; and a controller. In one pass, the controller executes: recording processing in which an image is formed on the recording medium by moving the discharge head in the main scanning direction and discharging liquid from the discharge head; setting processing in which the discharge head moves to a starting position of the recording processing for a subsequent pass following the one pass by changing a moving direction of the discharge head at a standstill position; and conveyance processing in which the recording medium is conveyed in the sub-scanning direction.
A printer has a function of restricting a number of printing during a particular period for each user ID. When printing is performed, a computer updates a counter value of the number of printing associated with a user ID corresponding to the printing, and restricts printing corresponding to the user ID when the counter value reaches an upper limit. When an individual operator is operated in an administrator PC, the computer initializes the counter value associated with the user ID corresponding the individual operator.
A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a support program readable by a computer of an information processing device, the support program corresponding to a printer connected to the information processing device and supporting a general-purpose print program pre-installed in an operating system of the information processing device, the support program, when executed by the computer, causes the computer to perform: based on a print instruction being output from an application program installed in the information processing device and transferred to the general-purpose print program to cause the printer to perform printing, receiving intermediate image data according to the print instruction from the operating system; generating rasterized raster data based on the received intermediate image data; compressing the generated raster data; and transmitting print data based on the compressed raster data to the printer.
Industrial printing machines and replacement mechanical parts therefor; industrial ink jet printing machines and replacement mechanical parts therefor; printing machines for textile; bobbins for sewing machines; pedal drives for sewing machines; presser foot kits comprising presser feet and replacement parts sold as a unit for use with sewing machines; presser feet for sewing machines; sewing machines and structural and replacement parts and fittings therefor; print heads for printing machines for commercial and industrial use; metal working machines and replacement mechanical parts therefor; metalworking tools
A drum cartridge includes a frame on which a toner cartridge is attachable, a photosensitive drum, and a drum memory. The drum cartridge relays information stored in the toner memory to the image forming apparatus when the toner cartridge is attached to the frame.
A system and method for providing an authentication state of a function execution device to a communication terminal is described. In some examples, the authentication state indicates whether authentication information is needed from the communication terminal before the communication terminal can request performance of one or more functions performable by the function execution device. In other examples, the communication terminal may provide to the communication terminal the authentication information irrespective of whether the function execution terminal has previously provided its authentication state to the communication terminal.
G06F 21/43 - User authentication using separate channels for security data wireless channels
H04L 67/10 - Protocols in which an application is distributed across nodes in the network
H04W 4/80 - Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication
An image forming apparatus includes a medium accommodating part, an image forming engine, a discharge part, a medium conveyer configured to convey a medium from the medium accommodating part to the image forming engine and to the discharge part, a medium holder configured to hold the medium discharged to the discharge part, and a controller. The controller selects a first discharge mode for causing the medium holder to continue to hold the medium when a holding condition is satisfied or a second discharge mode for causing the medium holder not to hold the medium or to hold the medium for a prescribed period and then release the medium. The holding condition includes at least one of a first condition being that material of the medium does not correspond to specific materials and a second condition being that a medium length is less than a first threshold value.
In a printing device, on a first condition including that a printer job language (PJL) command is received via the first communication interface that is a LAN interface, a computer performs prohibiting execution of the PJL command when the PJL command is classified into a first command type, and executing the PJL command when the PJL command is classified into a second command type different from the first command type. On a second condition including that the PJL command is received via the second communication interface different from the LAN interface, the computer performs executing the PJL command regardless of whether the PJL command is classified into the first command type or the second command type.
A manual feed tray is located at a side surface of a main housing. A supply roller conveys a sheet on the manual feed tray toward a print engine. A pressure plate is movable between a contact position at which the sheet on the manual feed tray contacts the supply roller and a separated position at which the sheet on the manual feed tray is separated from the supply roller. A push-up cam pushes up the pressure plate from the separated position to the contact position. The push-up cam includes a contact portion configured to contact the pressure plate. A controller is configured to: when performing printing on a plurality of sheets, after moving the pressure plate from the separated position to the contact position, convey the plurality of sheets by intermittently driving the supply roller while maintaining the pressure plate at the contact position.
G03G 15/00 - Apparatus for electrographic processes using a charge pattern
B65H 1/14 - Supports or magazines for piles from which articles are to be separated with means for advancing the pile to present the articles to a separating device comprising positively-acting mechanical devices
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PRINTING DEVICE, PRINTING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM THEREFOR
A printing device includes a nozzle, a multiplexing part configured to generate a time-division multiplexed signal based on first data indicating a first driving waveform and second data indicating a second driving waveform, different from the first driving waveform, and a separator configured to separate a first driving waveform signal indicating the first driving waveform or a second driving waveform signal indicating the second drive waveform from the time-division multiplexed signal. The energy generating element is driven based on the separated first driving waveform signal or the separated second driving waveform signal.
B41J 2/045 - Ink jet characterised by the jet generation process generating single droplets or particles on demand by pressure, e.g. electromechanical transducers
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IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM THEREFOR
An image processing device obtains input image data representing an input gradation value for each of multiple pixels, and generates output image data representing a dot formation state for each of the multiple pixels by executing a halftone process with respect to the input image data. The halftone process includes a state selecting process selecting, from among Q+1 dot states, the dot formation state of a pixel of interest among the multiple pixels, the Q being an integer of 2 or more. The Q+1 dot states include a non-dot state Q with-dot states. The state selecting process includes a threshold determining process of determining Q threshold values to be associated with the Q with-dot states. The threshold determining process determines the Q threshold values using multiple parameters including the input gradation values of the pixel of interest and Q reference gradation values to be associated with the Q with-dot states.
A program stored in a non-transitory medium and being executable by a computer of an information processing apparatus causes the computer to: execute a reading process for reading a plurality of pieces of text data arranged in one column or in one row; and be ready to accept a first operation by a user. In a case of accepting the first operation, the program causes the computer to execute: an obtaining process for obtaining a number of pieces of text objects to be included in specific label data; a generating process for extracting text data by the number of pieces obtained in the obtaining process, and for generating specific records each consisting of the number of pieces of text data; and an auto associating process for associating each text data included in each of the records with one of the text objects included in the specific label data.
SERVER, COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM STORING COMPUTER-READABLE INSTRUCTIONS FOR SERVER AND CONTROL METHOD FOR SERVER
A server may include: a memory; and a controller, wherein the controller may be configured to: execute a registering process, wherein in the registering process, the controller may receive usage information from a terminal device and store the usage information in the memory, and the usage information may include a first attribute inputted to the terminal device by a user; and execute a starting process, wherein in the starting process, the controller may receive from the terminal device specific information and determine whether the first attribute matches a second attribute of a specific function executing device identified by the specific information and execute a service process for starting a provision of the service to the user using the usage information stored in the memory in a case where it is determined that the first attribute matches the second attribute.
A reciprocating mechanism reciprocates by drive force from a drive source and to press a chute to move from a first position to a second position. In response to determining that a parameter is greater than a threshold for the parameter, a controller executes a first mode of actuating the drive source when conveying one sheet. The parameter decreases as a conveyance speed of the sheet at the fixing nip increases. The threshold is such a value that, when the parameter is greater than the threshold, a difference between a conveyance speed of the sheet at a transfer nip and the conveyance speed of the sheet at the fixing nip is greater than a particular level. In response to determining that the parameter is smaller than or equal to the threshold, the controller executes a second mode of not actuating the drive source when conveying one sheet.
G03G 15/00 - Apparatus for electrographic processes using a charge pattern
G03G 15/20 - Apparatus for electrographic processes using a charge pattern for fixing, e.g. by using heat
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COMMUNICATION DEVICE, NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM STORING COMPUTER-READABLE INSTRUCTIONS FOR COMMUNICATION DEVICE, AND METHOD PERFORMED BY COMMUNICATION DEVICE
A communication device may: receive, from a server, first countermeasure information corresponding to a first countermeasure for a first vulnerability of the communication device; in a case where the first countermeasure information is received from the server, execute the first countermeasure; in a situation where the communication device is executing the first countermeasure, receive, from the server, second countermeasure information corresponding to a second countermeasure for the first vulnerability; in a case where the second countermeasure information is received from the server, disable the first countermeasure; and in the case where the second countermeasure information is received from the server, execute the second countermeasure.
G06F 21/57 - Certifying or maintaining trusted computer platforms, e.g. secure boots or power-downs, version controls, system software checks, secure updates or assessing vulnerabilities
G06F 21/55 - Detecting local intrusion or implementing counter-measures
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ELECTRONIC DEVICE PERFORMING PRESCRIBED OPERATION WHILE CONSUMING CONSUMABLE MOUNTED THEREIN
In an electronic device, a controller performs: in response to a consumable being mounted, an acquisition process to acquire identification information from the mounted consumable; and when an agreement has been concluded for the electronic device and the mounted consumable satisfies a prescribed condition: a first storage process to store the acquired identification information as first identification information; and a permission process to permit a consumption process to consume the mounted consumable. The controller further performs: a reception process to receive identification information of a consumable mounted in another electronic device; and a second storage process to store the received identification information as second identification information. When an agreement has been concluded for the electronic device, the mounted consumable does not satisfy the prescribed condition, and the acquired identification information matches one of the first identification information and the second identification information, the controller performs the permission process.
A consumable consuming device includes a consumable holder and a controller. The controller is switchable between a first state in which no agreement for delivery of a consumable is in effect and a second state in which an agreement for delivery of the consumable is in effect. The controller is configured to perform: a first determination process to determine a first remaining life that is a remaining life of the consumable provided to the consumable holder during a time when no agreement for delivery of the consumable is in effect; a consumption process to perform a prescribed operation while consuming the consumable in the second state; and a billing control process to perform a billing-related process after the first remaining life decreases to a predetermined quantity through execution of the consumption process but does not perform the billing-related process until the first remaining life decreases to the predetermined quantity.
G07F 17/26 - Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles; Coin-freed facilities or services for printing, stamping, franking, typing, or teleprinting apparatus
A non-transitory medium storing a program executable by a computer of an information processing apparatus, the program, when executed by the computer, causing the computer to execute: a designating process for designating a database file including a plurality of text data; an associating process for associating the database file designated in the designating process with a text object; and a specific printing process for generating label data, for each of the text data included in the database file, with each of the text data written in the text object, and for causing a label printer to execute printing based on the label data generated.
An image forming apparatus includes a controller configured to perform an acquisition processing of acquiring a preceding command, a preparation processing, and a printing processing. In a case where the controller determines that a performance condition of the printing processing is satisfied, the controller is configured to perform the preparation processing in response to acquisition of the preceding command, and the printing processing in accordance with a print instruction. In a case where the controller determines that the performance condition is not satisfied, the controller is configured not to perform the preparation processing in response to the acquisition of the preceding command. In a case where the controller determines that the performance condition is satisfied after the controller determines that the performance condition is not satisfied, the controller is configured to perform the preparation processing and the printing processing in accordance with the print instruction.
G03G 15/20 - Apparatus for electrographic processes using a charge pattern for fixing, e.g. by using heat
G03G 15/00 - Apparatus for electrographic processes using a charge pattern
G03G 15/043 - Apparatus for electrographic processes using a charge pattern for exposing, i.e. imagewise exposure by optically projecting the original image on a photoconductive recording material with means for controlling illumination or exposure
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COMMUNICATION DEVICE, NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM STORING COMPUTER-READABLE INSTRUCTIONS FOR COMMUNICATION DEVICE, NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM STORING APPLICATION PROGRAM INCLUDING COMPUTER-READABLE INSTRUCTIONS FOR TERMINAL DEVICE, AND TERMINAL DEVICE
A communication device may output a code image representing code information including a public key of the communication device and specific network identification information. In a first case where the public key included in the code information is used by a terminal device, the communication device may receive first connection information from the terminal device by executing a predetermined communication in which the public key is used with the terminal device, and establish a Wi-Fi connection with a target access point by using the first connection information. In a second case where the specific network identification information included in the code information is used, the communication device may establish a Wi-Fi connection with the terminal device; receive second connection information from the terminal device by using the Wi-Fi connection with the terminal device, and establish a Wi-Fi connection with the target access point by using the second connection information.
An image forming apparatus, having a photosensitive drum assembly, an exposure head, and a bearing, is provided. The photosensitive drum assembly includes a photosensitive drum and a flange disposed at an end of the photosensitive drum in an axial direction of an axis of the photosensitive drum. The flange contacts an inner surface of the photosensitive drum. The exposure head includes a plurality of light emitters aligned along the axial direction of the photosensitive drum, a lens array focusing light from the light emitters on the photosensitive drum, and a head frame to support the light emitters and the lens array. The bearing has a first contact face to contact the exposure head to define a distance between the lens array and the photosensitive drum along a direction of an optical axis of the light.
G03G 15/04 - Apparatus for electrographic processes using a charge pattern for exposing, i.e. imagewise exposure by optically projecting the original image on a photoconductive recording material
G03G 21/16 - Mechanical means for facilitating the maintenance of the apparatus, e.g. modular arrangements
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PROCESS CARTRIDGE INCLUDING DEVELOPING CARTRIDGE HAVING DEVELOPING HOLDER, AND DRUM CARTRIDGE HAVING ELASTIC MEMBER THAT CAN BE CONNECTED TO DEVELOPING HOLDER
A process cartridge includes: a drum cartridge; and a developing cartridge. The drum cartridge includes: a drum frame; a photosensitive drum rotatable about a first axis extending in a first direction; and a first memory having a first electrical contact surface. The developing cartridge is attachable to the drum frame and includes: a casing; a developing roller rotatable about a second axis extending in the first direction; a second memory having a second electrical contact surface; and a developing holder holding the second electrical contact surface such that the second electrical contact surface is movable relative to the casing. The drum cartridge further includes an elastic member that can expand and contract in a second direction crossing the first direction. The developing holder is connected to the elastic member and is movable in the second direction in a state where the developing cartridge is attached to the drum frame.
An image forming apparatus, having a main housing, a first photosensitive drum, a second photosensitive drum, a first developing device to supply toner to the first photosensitive drum, a second developing device to supply toner to the second photosensitive drum, a first reloading device to reload the first developing device with the toner, and a second reloading device to reload the second developing device with the toner, is provided. The first reloading device has a first reloading port, which accepts the toner for reloading the first developing device. The first reloading port is openable to an outside of the main housing. The second reloading device has a second reloading port, which accepts the toner for reloading the second developing device. The second reloading port is openable to the outside of the main housing.
Printing machines; printing machines for textile; sewing machines; metalworking machines and tools; parts, fittings and accessories for the aforesaid goods; print heads for printing machines.
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LIQUID CONSUMING APPARATUS INCLUDING LIQUID TANK WITH ROTATABLE COVER
There is provided a liquid consuming apparatus including: a tank having a liquid storing chamber, an erected wall through which the liquid inside the liquid storage chamber is visible from outside of the tank, and an inlet which is formed to penetrate through the erected wall and via which the liquid is poured into the liquid storage chamber; a liquid consuming section which consumes the liquid stored in the liquid storing chamber; and a cover. A transmitting section and a checking section are formed in an upper surface, of the cover, under a condition that the cover is in the exposure position, the transmitting section configured to transmit information optically to a user of the liquid consuming apparatus and the checking section configured to prevent the liquid moving on a particular surface of the cover from arriving at the transmitting section.
An apparatus includes: a reading surface; a reading unit configured to read a manuscript on the reading surface; and a controller. The controller is configured to: cause the reading unit to perform a body reading operation of reading a part, of a body of a user, placed on the reading surface, and perform a setting of the apparatus or of a peripheral device configured to communicate with the apparatus, based on body reading data obtained from a result of a reading of the reading unit in a case that the controller causes the reading unit to perform the body reading operation.
H04N 1/00 - PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION - Details thereof
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NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM STORING COMPUTER READABLE INSTRUCTIONS FOR TERMINAL DEVICE, TERMINAL DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE TERMINAL DEVICE
Disclosed herein is a non-transitory computer-readable recording medium storing computer-readable instructions for a terminal device. The computer-readable instructions, when executed by a processor of the terminal device, may cause the terminal device to: display a predetermined screen related to a printing device on a display unit of the terminal device; and in a case where a predetermined instruction for purchasing a consumable article for the printing device is received from a user while the predetermined screen is displayed on the display unit, display service-related information related to a service provided by a vendor of the printing device on the display unit.
A system, having a liquid container and a case, is provided. The case has a tubular body extending along a mounting/demounting direction and entering the liquid container through a supply port, a liquid receiver located below an end of the tubular body, and a movable member contacting and being moved by the liquid container moving along the mounting/demounting direction. The liquid receiver is movable between a first position, at which the liquid receiver is one of in contact with and in proximity to the end of the tubular body, and a second position, at which the liquid receiver is separated farther from the end of the tubular body than the first position. The movable member moves the liquid receiver from the first position to the second position by contacting and being moved by the liquid container moving in the mounting orientation.
A printing-agent container, having a container body, an outflow port, and an identifying portion, is provided. The container body has a chamber for containing a printing agent. Through the outflow port, the printing agent flows out of the chamber. The identifying portion is provided to the container body correspondingly to a type of the printing agent contained in the chamber of the container body. The identifying portion has an inner surface defining the chamber.
A non-transitory storage medium stores a supporting program executable by a computer of an information processing apparatus. The supporting program causes the information processing apparatus to execute obtaining a print setting, generating a character string for displaying indicating at least a part of the obtained print setting, obtaining image data indicating the image of a selected print job, and transmitting the print job and the generated character string for displaying in a state in which the print job and the character string for displaying are associated with each other. The job name and the character string for displaying are displayed on a display of a connected printer in the state in which the job name and the character string for displaying are associated with each other.
DRUM CARTRIDGE INCLUDING FIRST MEMORY HAVING FIRST ELECTRICAL CONTACT SURFACE AND SECOND MEMORY HAVING SECOND ELECTRICAL CONTACT SURFACE AND PROCESS CARTRIDGE INCLUDING DEVELOPING CARTRIDGE AND THE DRUM CARTRIDGE
A drum cartridge includes: a drum frame; a photosensitive drum; a first memory; and second memory. A developing cartridge including a developing roller is attachable to the drum frame. The photosensitive drum is rotatable about a first axis extending in a first direction. The photosensitive drum is configured to contact the developing roller in a state where the developing cartridge is attached to the drum frame. The first memory has a first electrical contact surface. The first memory stores therein information related to the drum cartridge. The second memory has a second electrical contact surface different from the first electrical contact surface. The second memory stores therein information related to the developing cartridge. The first electrical contact surface and the second electrical contact surface are positioned at an outer surface of the drum frame.
An ink set includes a water-based ink and a water-based maintenance fluid. The water-based ink includes a colorant and at least one solvent whose SP value is 27.5 (MPa)(1/2) or higher in an amount of 30% by mass or more relative to a total mass of the solvents included in the water-based ink. The water-based maintenance fluid includes at least one solvent whose SP value is 25.0 (MPa)(1/2) or higher in an amount of 70% by mass or more relative to a total mass of the solvents included in the water-based maintenance fluid. A numerical value calculated by formula (1) is 1 or higher: a−b (1). a is a mass-weighted average of SP values (MPa)(1/2) of solvents included in the water-based ink, and b is a mass-weighted average of SP values (MPa)(1/2) of solvents included in the water-based maintenance fluid.
C09D 11/54 - Inks based on two liquids, one liquid being the ink, the other liquid being a reaction solution, a fixer or a treatment solution for the ink
B41J 2/165 - Prevention of nozzle clogging, e.g. cleaning, capping or moistening for nozzles
An image forming apparatus includes a main housing, a movable drawer, and a process cartridge attachable to the drawer. The process cartridge includes a drum unit, and a developing unit. The drum unit includes a drum housing, and a photosensitive drum rotatable about a first axis extending in a first direction. The photosensitive drum is positioned at one end portion of the drum housing at one side in a second direction. The developing unit includes a developing casing, a developing roller, and a developing handle for detaching the process cartridge from the drawer toward another side in the second direction. The developing roller is positioned at one end portion of the developing casing at the one side in the second direction. The developing handle is positioned apart from the drum unit toward the another side in the second direction.
An image forming apparatus includes a main-body housing, a drum unit, and a toner cartridge. The drum unit includes a photosensitive drum, a drum frame, a developing roller, a toner-inlet shutter to open and close a toner-inlet opening, a cleaning member, and a collected-toner outlet shutter to open and close a collected-toner outlet opening. The toner cartridge includes a toner casing having a toner container and a collected-toner container, and a shutter-driving member having a transmission device and an operable device. The transmission device is movable by the operable device between a first position, at which the toner-inlet shutter and the collected-toner outlet shutter are located at positions to close the toner-inlet opening and the collected-toner outlet opening, and a second position, at which the toner-inlet shutter and the collected-toner outlet shutter are located at positions to open the toner-inlet opening and the collected-toner outlet opening.
There is provided a tank including a liquid storage chamber and an outlet. The liquid storage chamber includes a base portion and a protruding portion, the base portion includes a first lateral wall and a second lateral wall which faces the first lateral wall in a left-right direction, the protruding portion protrudes from the second lateral wall in a direction away from the first lateral wall in the left-right direction, and the left-right direction is defined based on a usable posture in which the tank is disposed such that a lower surface of the liquid storage chamber is located below an upper surface of the liquid storage chamber. A distance between the outlet and the second lateral wall in the left-right direction is smaller than a distance between the outlet and the first lateral wall in the left-right direction.
An image forming apparatus includes a photosensitive drum and a fuser. The fuser includes an upper frame. The upper frame includes an upper first rib downstream of a heating rotating member in a sheet conveying direction, an upper second rib adjacent to the upper first rib in a width direction perpendicular to the sheet conveying direction, and first and second conveying rollers. The upper first rib includes a first guide surface, and a separation surface. The upper second rib includes a second guide surface. The second guide surface is located downstream of the first guide surface in the sheet conveying direction. A distance between a nip point between the first and second conveying rollers and the second guide surface in a direction perpendicular to the sheet conveying direction and the width direction is smaller than a distance between the nip point and the separation surface.
An image forming apparatus includes a housing, a drawer, and a process cartridge attachable to the drawer. The drawer can be drawn out of the housing toward one side in a first direction. The process cartridge includes: a process housing; a photosensitive drum rotatable about an axis extending in a second direction; a developing roller movable between a separated position and a contacting position relative to the photosensitive drum; and a locking member. The locking member is movable between a locking position for locking the developing roller at the separated position and an unlocking position for allowing the developing roller to move to the contacting position. The process cartridge is configured to contact a first surface of the drawer to be guided toward an attachment position on the drawer while the locking member is at the locking position during attachment of the process cartridge to the drawer.
A cartridge configured to be inserted in a first direction into a case having a plurality of engagement portions is provided. The cartridge has a body and a key member. The body has a chamber for storing a printing agent. The key member is located on the body at a position associated with a type of the printing agent stored in the chamber and is configured to engage with a corresponding one of the plurality of engagement portions of the case. The key member has a surface facing a second direction opposite to the first direction. The surface is configured to contact the corresponding one of the plurality of engagement portions.
An image forming device operates in a first operation when executing a first program and operates in a second operation when executing a second program. A controller of the image forming device transmits first USB configuration information to a terminal device when operated in a first operation and transmit second USB configuration information to the terminal device when operated in a second operation. The image forming device does not communicate with the terminal device when operated in the second operation in a case where the second USB configuration information is not transmitted to the terminal device, and communicates with the terminal device by transmitting the second USB configuration information in a case where operating in the second operation and communicating with the terminal device which receives the first USB configuration information.
A liquid supplying apparatus having a tank with a hole, a reservoir chamber to store a portion of liquid in the tank, and a flow path to store another portion of the liquid in the tank, is provided. The flow path connects the reservoir chamber and the hole. The flow path has a first funnel section to reduce a cross-sectional area of a part of the flow path. The first funnel section is located at a position equal to or higher than a surface of a predetermined maximum amount of the liquid storable in the tank in a usable posture. The first funnel section creates a meniscus with the liquid stored in the tank in an X1-rotated posture, in which the tank is rotated about a first axis by a first angle from the usable posture.
PROCESS CARTRIDGE INCLUDING DRUM CARTRIDGE HAVING FIRST HOLDER, DEVELOPING CARTRIDGE HAVING SECOND HOLDER, AND PLATE FOR CONNECTING FIRST HOLDER AND SECOND HOLDER TO EACH OTHER
A process cartridge includes: a drum cartridge; a developing cartridge; and a plate. The drum cartridge includes: a drum frame; a photosensitive drum; a first holder; and a first memory having a first electrical contact surface that is movably supported by the first holder. The developing cartridge is attachable to the drum frame. The developing cartridge includes: a casing; a developing roller; a second holder; and a second memory having a second electrical contact surface that is movably supported by the second holder. The plate connects the first holder and the second holder to each other in a state where the developing cartridge is attached to the drum frame. The second holder moves together with the plate in accordance with movement of the first holder in a state where the plate connects the first holder and the second holder to each other.
Pigments; toners; printing ink; ink for inkjet printers; ink cartridges for inkjet printers; filled ink cartridges for printers; printing toners; filled toner cartridges for printers and photocopiers; toner cartridges for printing machines and appliances.
Pigments; toners; printing ink; ink for inkjet printers; ink cartridges for inkjet printers; filled ink cartridges for printers; printing toners; filled toner cartridges for printers and photocopiers; toner cartridges for printing machines and appliances.
Pigments; toners; printing ink; ink for inkjet printers; ink cartridges for inkjet printers; filled ink cartridges for printers; printing toners; filled toner cartridges for printers and photocopiers; toner cartridges for printing machines and appliances.
(1) Filled ink cartridges for printers; filled toner cartridges; filled toner cartridges for printers and photocopiers; ink for inkjet printers; inorganic pigments; organic pigments; pigments for ink for printers; printing ink; printing toner; toner for printers and photocopiers
(1) Filled ink cartridges for printers; filled toner cartridges; filled toner cartridges for printers and photocopiers; ink for inkjet printers; inorganic pigments; organic pigments; pigments for ink for printers; printing ink; printing toner; toner for printers and photocopiers
A cartridge includes: a casing having a first opening; a storage bag accommodated in the casing and having a second opening; a seal for closing the second opening; a shaft rotatable; and a cap for closing the first opening. Toner is configured to be replenished through the first opening. Toner stored in the storage bag is configured to be discharged into the casing through the second opening. The shaft is rotatable about a first axis extending in a first direction together with the seal such that the seal closing the second opening is peeled off to open the second opening. The cap is attachable to and detachable from the casing.
There is provided a printing apparatus including: a first nozzle configured to discharge an ink of a basic color; a second nozzle configured to discharge an ink of a special color; and a controller. The controller is configured to execute: a processing of causing a display to display a first preview image together with a second preview image, the first preview image corresponding to a first image to be formed by the ink of the basic color, the second preview image corresponding to a second image to be formed by the ink of the basic color and the ink of the special color; and a processing of printing the first image by the first nozzle, or a processing of printing the second image by the first and second nozzles, based on a selected preview image selected, by a user, from the first and second preview images.
There is provided a printing apparatus including: a housing including a wall with an opening; a mounting section configured to allow a cartridge to be mounted through the opening; a head with a nozzle to eject a liquid; a processing unit including a processing section configured to process a print medium; and a head carriage holding the mounting section and the head. The processing unit is located upstream of the head carriage in a conveyance direction of the print medium, the conveyance direction being a direction in which the print medium passes through a support facing the head.
A printing apparatus includes: a printing part having an installment part in which a cartridge usable for printing an image is installable, the printing part being configured to print the image on a print medium and configured to move to an exchange position in a scanning direction; and a processing unit having a processing part configured to move while making contact with the print medium, which has the image printed thereon by the printing part, to thereby perform a processing of the print medium, at least a part of the processing unit being positioned at a standby position which is shifted in the scanning direction with respect to the exchange position in a case that the cartridge is installed or detached with respect to the printing part.
There is provided a printing apparatus including: a holder configured such that a print medium wound in a roll shape is to be attached to the holder; a printer configured to perform printing on the print medium; a memory configured to store print condition information indicating a print condition regarding the print medium attached to the holder; and a controller configured to execute a processing of printing the print condition information on a condition print area of a single line or a plurality of lines on the print medium by using the printer.
B41J 3/407 - Typewriters or selective printing or marking mechanisms characterised by the purpose for which they are constructed for marking on special material
B41J 15/04 - Supporting, feeding, or guiding devices; Mountings for web rolls or spindles
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INK RIBBON CARTRIDGE HAVING FIRST AND SECOND PROTRUSIONS TO BE FITTED IN FIRST AND SECOND HOLES OF FRAME OF PRINTING DEVICE, AND PRINTING DEVICE USING THE SAME
An ink ribbon cartridge includes a first spool, a first case covering the first spool, a second spool, a second case covering the second spool, a first rib provided at the first case, a second rib provided at the second case, an ink ribbon, a first protrusion, and a second protrusion. The first spool extends in a first direction and the second spool extends in a second direction. The first protrusion protrudes in the first direction from an end of the first case in the first direction. The second protrusion protrudes in the second direction from an end of the second case in the second direction. The first protrusion and the second protrusion are respectively fitted in a first hole and a second hole of a first frame of a printing device in a state where the ink ribbon cartridge is attached the printing device.
B41J 33/12 - Ribbons carried by coaxially-mounted spools
B41J 2/325 - Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by selective application of heat to a heat sensitive printing or impression-transfer material using thermal heads by selective transfer of ink from ink carrier, e.g. from ink ribbon or sheet
An image forming apparatus includes a network interface, an operation panel including a touch panel, and a controller. The controller is configured to provide a mobile input function to a mobile terminal via the network interface. In response to accepting a first operation to the operation panel with a local operation screen not displayed on the touch panel, the controller causes the touch panel to display the local operation screen, and thereafter switches the local operation screen on the touch panel to a standby screen after waiting until a continuous time with no operation to the touch panel exceeds a first threshold time. In response to accepting a second operation to the operation panel with the local operation screen not displayed on the touch panel, the controller causes the touch panel to display the standby screen without waiting for the first threshold time to elapse.
A controller acquires communication destination information including at least a first external apparatus connected via a first communication interface or a second external apparatus connected via a second communication interface. The controller performs initialization of the first communication interface and the second communication interface. The initialization includes: in response to determining that an external apparatus indicated by the communication destination information is the first external apparatus, after completing initialization of the first communication interface, shifting to a communication waiting state in which transmission and reception of data is acceptable; and in response to determining that the external apparatus indicated by the communication destination information is the second external apparatus, shifting to the communication waiting state after completing initialization of the second communication interface. The controller performs communication with at least the first external apparatus or the second external apparatus. The communication includes transmission and reception of the data.
There is provided a printing apparatus including: a casing, an opening/closing part, a printing part, a processing unit and a shielding part. The casing has an opening. The opening/closing part is movable to a first position to a second position. The printing part has an installment part and prints an image on a print medium. The processing unit is arranged on a downstream side in a conveyance direction, of the print medium, with respect to the printing part and processes the print medium. The shielding part shields at least a part of the processing unit. When the opening/closing part is at the second position, the opening is capable of releasing a location above the installment part or a part, of the installment part. When the opening/closing part is at the second position, the shielding part shields at least the part of the processing unit.
An image forming apparatus includes a controller configured to provide a mobile input function that enables the image forming apparatus to accept input operations from a mobile terminal via a network interface. After starting to provide the mobile input function, the controller sends display data to the mobile terminal via the network interface, thereby causing the mobile terminal to display an operation screen for operating the image forming apparatus from the mobile terminal. The controller displays a standby screen including a particular operable object on a touch panel when the mobile input function is not provided. When the particular operable object is operated, the controller switches the standby screen to a local operation screen. In response to accepting an operation on the local operation screen, the controller performs a process according to what kind of operation has been accepted on the local operation screen.
Pigments; toners; printing ink; ink for inkjet printers; ink cartridges for inkjet printers; filled ink cartridges for printers; printing toners; filled toner cartridges for printers and photocopiers; toner cartridges for printing machines and appliances
Pigments; toners; printing ink; ink for inkjet printers; ink cartridges for inkjet printers; filled ink cartridges for printers; printing toners; filled toner cartridges for printers and photocopiers; toner cartridges for printing machines and appliances
Pigments; toners; printing ink; ink for inkjet printers; ink cartridges for inkjet printers; filled ink cartridges for printers; printing toners; filled toner cartridges for printers and photocopiers; toner cartridges for printing machines and appliances
An editing system includes a first terminal and a second terminal. The first terminal is configured to transmit, to the second terminal, first associated information indicating a first position where a first content is to be displayed on a first display unit of the first terminal and a first size of the first content to be displayed on the first display unit. The second terminal is configured to receive the first associated information transmitted by the first terminal, display an associated image on a second display unit of the second terminal, and accept an editing operation while the associated image is being displayed. The editing operation includes at least one of a change operation being of changing at least one of a position or a size of the associated image or an input operation being of inputting a second content.
H04L 65/401 - Support for services or applications wherein the services involve a main real-time session and one or more additional parallel real-time or time sensitive sessions, e.g. white board sharing or spawning of a subconference
A printer includes: a print head configured to perform printing; and a controller configured to control the print head, wherein the controller executes: code acquisition process of acquiring code information obtained from an identification code, specifying process of specifying, based on the code information, first print data and second print data different from the first print data, and printing process of printing a first label based on the first print data specified in the specifying process and printing a second label based on the second print data specified in the specifying process by controlling the print head.
B41J 3/407 - Typewriters or selective printing or marking mechanisms characterised by the purpose for which they are constructed for marking on special material
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PRINTING APPARATUS, METHOD, AND PRINTING SYSTEM FOR PREVENTING UNDESIRED CANCELLATION OF RECEIPT OF PRINT JOB
A printing apparatus includes a controller configured to perform a storage printing process that includes receiving a print job containing a first user name, storing the print job in a memory, and performing printing based on the stored print job when the first user name matches a second user name after accepting the second user name input via the user interface. When a cancel instruction has been input via the user interface while the printing based on the stored print job is being performed in the storage printing process, the controller cancels the printing based on the stored print job. While a display is displaying that the print job is being received, the controller continues the storage printing process, without canceling the receipt of the print job based on an input of a cancel instruction via the user interface.
INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND DEVICE MANAGEMENT METHOD FOR PROHIBITING NEW USER OF PRINTING DEVICE FROM ACCESSING USER INFORMATION OF FORMER USER
An information processing apparatus includes: a communication interface configured to communicate with a printing device via a network; and a controller configured to manage the printing device on the basis of user information of a corresponding user. The printing device is configured to perform image formation on a printing medium. The controller is further configured to perform: (a) acquiring individual information identifying the printing device; (b) outputting an initialization command to the printing device identified by the individual information acquired in the (a) acquiring, and (c) prohibiting, in response to outputting the initialization command to the identified printing device in the (b) outputting, access to the user information of the first user from a second user different from the first user. The initialization command is a command instructing the identified printing device to perform information initialization for terminating use of the identified printing device by a first user.
A scanning optical device includes a semiconductor laser, a coupling lens, a polygon mirror, a motor circuit board, a cable harness, and a scanning optical system. The semiconductor laser is configured to emit light. The coupling lens is configured to convert the light emitted by the semiconductor laser into a light beam. The polygon mirror is configured to deflect the light beam converted by the coupling lens. The motor circuit board includes a motor configured to rotate the polygon mirror. The cable harness is configured to supply signals to the motor circuit board. The scanning optical system is configured to receive the light beam from the polygon mirror and to form an image on an image surface. The cable harness overlaps the light beam directed from the coupling lens toward the polygon mirror when viewed from an axial direction of a rotation axis of the polygon mirror.
A scanning optical system receives a light beam deflected by an optical deflector and forms an image on an image surface. A window member transmits the light beam deflected by the optical deflector. An optical sensor detects the light beam that passes through the window member. A frame has a mount surface on which the optical deflector is mounted. The frame includes a first wall having a first opening and a second opening. The light beam directed from the optical deflector toward the scanning optical system passes through the first opening. The light beam directed from the optical deflector toward the optical sensor passes through the second opening. The first opening is closed by a closest scanning lens to the optical deflector in the scanning optical system. The second opening is closed by the window member.
A chute is located between a transfer roller and a fuser in a direction crossing both a first direction along a drum axis direction and a second direction crossing the first direction. The chute causes a sheet having passed through a transfer nip to be directed toward a fixing nip. The chute is movable in the second direction between a first position and a second position shifted from the first position toward one side in the second direction. The chute located at the second position is farther away from an imaginary plane passing through the nips than the chute located at the first position. A reciprocating mechanism is located on an other side of the chute in the second direction. The reciprocating mechanism reciprocates by drive force from the drive source and presses the chute to move between the first position and the second position.
An inspection apparatus acquires drawing data indicating a drawing of a portion including a label affixed to a particular affix position of a product, identifies the label in the drawing, identifies a position of a reference portion of the product in the drawing, acquires dimension information indicated in the drawing based on the drawing data and identification results of the label and the reference portion in the drawing, acquires captured image data obtained by capturing an image of the product, identifies the label in the captured image, identifies the reference portion of the product in the captured image, and determines whether an affix position of the label in the captured image is the particular affix position specified by the dimension information, based on identification results of the label and a position of the reference portion in the captured image and the dimension information.
A developing cartridge may include a developing roller and a casing capable of containing a developer material, a member having a first end portion and a second end portion, the member being movable together with the casing and the developing roller, and the member having a first hole extending in a direction between the first end portion and the second end portion; and a first lever movable relative to the casing between a first position and a second position, the first lever including one end portion that functions as the point of effort, an other end portion that functions as the point of application, and a cam surface that is located between the one end portion and the other end portion and that functions as a pivot point.
An image forming apparatus includes a controller configured to perform a portable memory using process that includes storing specific data in a dedicated memory, which is a portable memory set as a storage destination to store the specific data in the portable memory using process when attached to a dedicated port among a plurality of ports, and performing a process using the specific data stored in the dedicated memory in response to an operation received via a user interface, prior to the portable memory using process, set one of the plurality of ports as the dedicated port, in response to a portable memory being attached to a port, determine whether the portable memory is the dedicated memory and the port is the dedicated port, and provide a notification when determining that the portable memory is the dedicated memory but the port is not the dedicated port.
16 - Paper, cardboard and goods made from these materials
Goods & Services
Hand label printers; hand-held label printers; tape cartridges for label printers; tape for label printers; tape refills for label printers; ink ribbon for label printers; ink ribbon cartridges for label printers; adhesive tapes for stationery or household purposes; paper; paper in the form of rolls; stationery; office requisites; labels; blank labels in the form of tapes and rolls; adhesive coated labelling material; printing paper, tape and rolls for use with thermal printing machines; blank stationery for use with label printers; heat sensitive paper.
16 - Paper, cardboard and goods made from these materials
Goods & Services
Label printing machines and structural parts thereof; hand operated label printing machines; adhesive tapes for stationery or household purposes; paper in the form of rolls for printing; blank paper labels in the form of tapes and rolls; adhesive paper labels; printing paper, tape and paper in the form of rolls for use with label printing machines; tape cartridges and tapes for label printing machines; ink ribbons; label printing machine ribbons
16 - Paper, cardboard and goods made from these materials
Goods & Services
Label printing machines and structural parts thereof; hand operated label printing machines; adhesive tapes for stationery or household purposes; paper in the form of rolls for printing; blank paper labels in the form of tapes and rolls; adhesive paper labels; printing paper, tape and paper in the form of rolls for use with label printing machines; tape cartridges and tapes for label printing machines; ink ribbons; label printing machine ribbons
16 - Paper, cardboard and goods made from these materials
Goods & Services
Label printing machines and structural parts thereof; hand operated label printing machines; adhesive tapes for stationery or household purposes; paper in the form of rolls for printing; blank paper labels in the form of tapes and rolls; adhesive paper labels; printing paper, tape and paper in the form of rolls for use with label printing machines; tape cartridges and tapes for label printing machines; ink ribbons; label printing machine ribbons
16 - Paper, cardboard and goods made from these materials
Goods & Services
Hand label printers; hand-held label printers; tape cartridges for label printers; tape for label printers; tape refills for label printers; ink ribbon for label printers; ink ribbon cartridges for label printers; adhesive tapes for stationery or household purposes; paper; paper in the form of rolls; stationery; office requisites; labels; blank labels in the form of tapes and rolls; adhesive coated labelling material; printing paper, tape and rolls for use with thermal printing machines; blank stationery for use with label printers; heat sensitive paper.
16 - Paper, cardboard and goods made from these materials
Goods & Services
Hand label printers; hand-held label printers; tape cartridges for label printers; tape for label printers; tape refills for label printers; ink ribbon for label printers; ink ribbon cartridges for label printers; adhesive tapes for stationery or household purposes; paper; paper in the form of rolls; stationery; office requisites; labels; blank labels in the form of tapes and rolls; adhesive coated labelling material; printing paper, tape and rolls for use with thermal printing machines; blank stationery for use with label printers; heat sensitive paper.
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Component Movement Mechanism for an Image Forming Apparatus
An image forming apparatus may include a photosensitive member, a developing device including a developing roller, pressing members configured to engage with the developing device and springs configured to urge the pressing members. In some examples, each of the pressing members may be configured to contact and move the developing device between various positions based on the urging of the springs. Additionally or alternatively, various ends of a contact surface of the developing roller configured to contact developer may be disposed relative to an axis line of the developing roller and pressing surfaces of the pressing members.
An image forming apparatus includes an apparatus main body, a drawer, a drum cartridge, an exposure device, a fixing device, and a toner cartridge. The drum cartridge includes a photosensitive drum, a cleaning member, a developing device, a waste toner conveying pipe, and a frame. The toner cartridge includes a toner container and a waste toner container. The cleaning member is located between the photosensitive drum and the fixing device in a vertical direction in the state where the drum cartridge is mounted to the drawer and the drawer is located at an inner position. The drum cartridge is capable of being mounted to the drawer. The toner cartridge is attachable to and detachable from the drum cartridge.
A printing apparatus includes: a container which accommodates a print medium; a conveyor which has a first conveying route and which conveys the print medium from the container in a conveying direction along the first conveying route; a printing unit which prints an image on the print medium conveyed in the first conveying route; and a dividing unit which performs a dividing processing with respect to the print medium conveyed in the first conveying route. The conveyor is provided with a second conveying route which is branched from the first conveying route at a branching part and in which the print medium having the image printed thereon by the printing unit is conveyed, the printing unit and the dividing unit are positioned above the container; and the dividing unit and the branching part are positioned on an upstream side in the conveying direction with respect to the printing unit.
B41J 13/00 - Devices or arrangements specially adapted for supporting or handling copy material in short lengths, e.g. sheets
B41J 13/036 - Rollers co-operating with a roller platen
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SYSTEM INCLUDING FIRST DEVICE COPYING SHORTCUT INFORMATION TO PORTABLE MEMORY, AND SECOND DEVICE PERFORMING SHORTCUT RELATED PROCESS BASED ON THE SHORTCUT INFORMATION STORED IN THE PORTABLE MEMORY
A system includes first and second image forming devices including first and second controllers respectively. The first controller generates a piece of shortcut information specifying an image formation process and a settings value for the image formation process both associated with a shortcut icon. The first controller displays the shortcut icon on the basis of the shortcut information. In response to receiving an operation on the shortcut icon, the first controller performs the image formation process specified in the shortcut information using the settings value specified in the shortcut information. The first controller copies the piece of shortcut information to the portable memory mounted on a first memory interface in the first image forming device. After the portable memory is mounted on a second memory interface in the second image forming device, second controller performs a shortcut process related to the copied piece of shortcut information.
G06F 3/04817 - Interaction techniques based on graphical user interfaces [GUI] based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance using icons
93.
LIQUID SUPPLYING DEVICE HAVING TANK AND CARTRIDGE ATTACHABLE THERETO
A liquid supplying device includes a tank and a cartridge. The cartridge is configured to be detachably attached to the tank in an attachment-detachment direction crossing a vertical direction. The cartridge includes a first storage chamber. The tank includes a second storage chamber, a liquid passage, and a gas passage. The liquid passage has a first end, a second end, and a first extending portion. The second end is formed with a second opening open to an atmosphere. The first extending portion extends from the second opening in the attachment-detachment direction. The gas passage has a third end, a fourth end, and a second extending portion. The fourth end is formed with a fourth opening open to the atmosphere. The second extending portion extends from the fourth opening in the attachment-detachment direction. The second opening is at a position different from the fourth opening in the attachment-detachment direction.
PRINT SYSTEM, SERVICE SERVER, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM STORING A COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR EXECUTION BY A PROCESSOR OF TERMINAL DEVICE CAPABLE OF COMMUNICATING WITH A PRINTER
A print system has a terminal device, a printer including a printing unit, and a service server including a memory storing user identification information and a print-permitted amount. The print system has a controller to perform displaying a charge screen for receiving a charge of a printing amount to be printed by the printing unit, acquiring the received printing amount to be charged and first user identification information of a user, adding the acquired printing amount to the print-permitted amount associated with the first user identification information, acquiring a print-completed amount printed by the printing unit of the printer and second user identification information of a user who instructed the printing of the print-completed amount, subtracting the acquired print-completed amount from the print-permitted amount associated with the second user identification information stored in the memory, and determining whether printing is permitted or not based on the print-permitted amount.
B41J 29/38 - Drives, motors, controls, or automatic cut-off devices for the entire printing mechanism
G06F 3/04817 - Interaction techniques based on graphical user interfaces [GUI] based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance using icons
G06K 15/10 - Arrangements for producing a permanent visual presentation of the output data using printers by matrix printers
95.
LABELING APPARATUS AND DISCHARGE PORTION AND GRIPPING PORTION THEREOF
A labeling apparatus includes: a housing; a printing portion provided in the housing and configured to print on a plurality of labels of a label sheet being provided with an adhesive layer; a peeling portion provided in the housing and configured to peel the label printed by the printing portion from the elongated mount; a discharge portion provided in the housing and having a discharge port for discharging the label peeled by the peeling portion, the discharge port being arranged at an end portion that is away from the housing; and a gripping portion provided on a side of the housing different from the discharge portion and configured to allow a user to grip with one hand, wherein the discharge portion includes a holder configured to hold the label peeled by the peeling portion before the label is discharged from the discharge port.
B65C 11/02 - Manually-controlled or manually-operable label dispensers, e.g. modified for the application of labels to articles having printing equipment
96.
COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING INFORMATION ABOUT SHEET CHARACTERISTICS
Anon-transitory computer-readable storage medium stores computer-readable instructions executable by a processor of an information processing device. The instructions support a general-purpose printing program incorporated in an operating system of the information processing device. The instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the information processing device to obtain, from a printer, main body information about sheet characteristics for each feed tray of the printer, obtain print settings from the general-purpose printing program, generate, based on the main body information, notification data including sheet information indicating the sheet characteristics for a feed tray set in the print settings, and provide the notification data to the general-purpose printing program, thereby enabling the notification data to be displayed on the print setting screen.
H04N 1/00 - PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION - Details thereof
97.
INKJET RECORDING DEVICE MAINTAINING VALVE AT CLOSING POSITION TO CLOSE AIR COMMUNICATION OPENING FORMED IN INK STORAGE PORTION DURING EXECUTION OF PRINTING PROCESS
There is provided an inkjet recording device including a head, a support member, a storage portion, a valve, an actuator, and a controller. The head includes a nozzle and is configured to eject ink from the nozzle. The support member supports the head. The storage portion storing therein ink. The storage portion has a part positioned above the nozzle. The storage portion has an air communication opening allowing an interior of the storage portion to be communicated with an outside of the storage portion. The valve is movable between an opening position in which the valve opens the air communication opening and a closing position in which the valve closes the air communication opening. The actuator is configured to move the valve. The controller configured to control, while the head is ejecting ink from the nozzle toward a recording medium, the actuator to maintain the valve at the closing position.
Metalworking machines and tools, namely, lathes for metalworking, threading machines, nut-tapping machines, milling machines for metalworking, drilling machines for metalworking, boring machines for metalworking, and deburring machines; 3D printers; plastic processing machines and apparatus; industrial robots for metalworking
16 - Paper, cardboard and goods made from these materials
Goods & Services
Label printing machines and structural parts thereof; hand operated label printing machines; adhesive tapes for stationery or household purposes; paper in the form of rolls for printing; blank paper labels in the form of tapes and rolls; adhesive paper labels; printing paper, tape and paper in the form of rolls for use with label printing machines; tape cartridges and tapes for electronic label printing machines; ink ribbons; label printing machine ribbons
