Patent ID: 7850292
Filing Date: 2010-12-14
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
1. A flow path connecting device comprising: a first flow path having a first connector and configured to channel fluids; a second flow path having a second connector and configured to channel fluids; a moving unit operable to move at least one of the first and second connectors, to interconnect the first and second connectors so that the first and second flow paths are communicated with each other, and operable to move at least one of the first and second connectors to separate the first and second connectors from each other; and a control unit configured to control the moving unit, when the first and second connectors separate from each other, to set a relative speed of the first and second connectors to a first speed or less in a period from a start of the separation till a predetermined time expires, and set the relative speed to a second speed that is higher than the first speed after the predetermined time expires.