Circuit and method for detecting ink cartridge mounting in ink j

Incremental printing of symbolic information – Ink jet – Controller

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347 14, 347 19, B44J29/38

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ABSTRACT:
An ink cartridge detection circuit and method for detecting whether an ink cartridge is mounted in an ink jet recording apparatus. The ink cartridge circuit includes a driver for driving a corresponding nozzle by applying a driving power supply voltage to a corresponding heating element; a voltage detector connected to the heating elements for detecting a voltage level of the driving power supply voltage dropped by means of driving of the heating elements; and a controller for driving one or more of the heating elements through the driver and for comparing a voltage level detected by the voltage detector with a preset reference voltage level in order to detect whether an ink cartridge is mounted on a carriage of the ink jet recording apparatus.

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