摘要:
A method of maintaining a printhead (10) in an operable condition is provided. The method comprises the steps of: (a) flooding an ink ejection face (12) of the printhead (10) with ink; and (b) removing the ink by blasting air across the face (12).
摘要:
A printhead maintenance station (20) for maintaining a printhead (5) in an operable condition is provided. The maintenance station (20) comprises an elastically deformable pad (6) having a contact surface (7) for sealing engagement with an ink ejection face (8) of the printhead (5). The maintenance station (20) also comprises engagement mechanism (25) for moving the pad (6) between a first position in which the contact surface (7) is sealingly engaged with the face (8), and a second position in which the contact surface (7) is disengaged from the fac (8). The maintenance station (20) is configured such that the contact surface (7) is progressively contacted with the face (8) during sealing engagement and peeled away from the face (8) during disengagement.
摘要:
A printer comprises a printing unit that includes a printhead. A cartridge (22) containing a supply of print media (70) and a supply of ink (54) is received in the unit. The supply of print media and the supply of ink are arranged in stacked relationship relative to one another to reduce a footprint of the cartridge and, hence, the printing unit.
摘要:
There is disclosed an ink jet printhead which comprises a plurality of nozzles (3) and one or more heater elements (10) corresponding to each nozzle. Each heater element is configured to heat a bubble forming liquid in the printhead to a temperature above its boiling point to form a gas bubble (12) therein. The generation of the bubble causes the ejection of a drop (16) of an ejectable liquid (such as ink) through the respective corresponding nozzle, to effect printing. Each heater element is configured such that the energy applied to it to heat the bubble forming liquid to cause the ejection of a drop is less than that required to heat a volume of the ejectable liquid equal to the volume of such a drop, from an ambient temperature (being the temperature at which the bubble forming liquid enters the printhead) to the temperature of such a drop when it is ejected. The printhead thus has a self-cooling function.
摘要:
A mobile device (520) comprising: first (522) and second (524) body sections movable relative to each other into an operative configuration and an inoperative configuration; a printhead (148) for printing onto a media substrate (528); and, a media feed path (538) for feeding the media substrate (528) past the printhead (148); wherein, the media feed path (538) extends from the first body section (522) into the second body section (524) when in the operative configuration.
摘要:
An ink jet printhead which comprises a plurality of nozzles (46) and one or more heater elements (10) corresponding to each nozzle. Each heater element is configured to heat a bubble forming liquid (11) in the printhead to a temperature above its boiling point to form a gas bubble therein. The generation of the bubble causes the ejection of a drop of an ejectable liquid (such as ink) through the respective corresponding nozzle, to effect printing. The printhead includes a structure (2) which is less than 10 microns thick, on which the nozzles are incorporated.
摘要:
A capping mechanism (21) for a printhead having a capping member (29) which has a length corresponding substantially to the length of the printhead and which is configured to contact the printhead in nozzle capping engagement, and a pivotal carrier (30) supporting the capping member. An actuating mechanism (31) is provided and arranged to effect pivotal movement of the carrier back and forth between a first position at which the capping member is located remotely with respect to the printhead and a second position at which the capping member is located in contact with the printhead. The capping member is pivotally mounted to the carrier and is arranged to pivot relative to the carrier during back and forth transitional movement of the carrier between a transition position and the second position, wherein the transition position is located intermediate the first and second position.
摘要:
An ink jet printhead chip includes a substrate (116). Drive (156) is positioned in the substrate. A plurality of nozzle arrangements (122) is positioned on the substrate. Each nozzle arrangement includes nozzle chamber walls (150) and a roof wall (130) that define a nozzle chamber and an ink ejection port in the roof wall in fluid communication with the nozzle chamber. An ink pusher is operatively positioned with respect to the nozzle chamber and is displaceable through a range of between 1 micron and 5 microns to eject ink from the ink ejection port. An actuator (128) is connected to the drive circuitry and the ink pusher to displace the ink pusher on receipt of an electrical signal from the drive circuitry.