Patent ID: 8469484
Filing Date: 2013-06-25
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
1. An inkjet apparatus capable of ejecting an ink and a treatment liquid for insolubilizing or coagulating a color material in the ink, the inkjet apparatus comprising: an ink tank containing the ink; a treatment liquid tank containing the treatment liquid; a first acquisition unit configured to acquire first information about a consumption amount of the ink; a second acquisition unit configured to acquire second information about a consumption amount of the treatment liquid; and a judgment unit configured to judge a replacement timing of a hardware component of the inkjet apparatus on which an ink mist adheres on the basis of the first information and the second information, wherein the replacement timing of the hardware component is judged on the basis of (a) the first information and the second information, in a first operation mode where the ink and the treatment liquid are consumed together and (b) the first information in a second operation mode where the ink is consumed alone.