摘要:
A method of driving an ink jet printer head is provided in which reverse flow of an ink is prevented so as not to introduce air into an ink chamber (4). Further, production of ink satellites are prevented. A braking voltage is instantaneously applied to a piezoelectric element (3) after a voltage to the piezoelectric element (3) has reached a peak level so that inertia of both the piezoelectric element (3) and the ink contained in the ink chamber (4) is canceled. As a result, the flow of ink in the nozzle (5) and ink ejection from the outlet of the nozzle (5) are abruptly stopped to thus prevent the generation of ink satellite. In order that the deformation of the piezoelectric element (3) may not be quickly restored, the voltage applied to the piezoelectric element (3) is gradually returned to a non-driving voltage level, whereby air is prevented from being introduced into the ink chamber (4).
摘要:
A data converting apparatus for converting outline data representative of an outline of a character, into dot data including dot-forming bits each indicative of the presence of an image dot to be formed at a position of a corresponding dot-forming picture element which lies within the outline of each stroke of the character, so as to satisfy a predetermined requirement, when the outline of the character is superimposed on a pixel screen wherein picture elements are defined by x-axis pixel lines and y-axis pixel lines perpendicular to the x-axis pixel lines. The apparatus includes a device for determining whether or not a difference between an outline width of each character stroke as defined by the outline data and a reproduction width of the as reproduced according to the dot data as normally prepared based on the outline data exceeds a reference value. The normally prepared dot data are changed so as to reduce the difference between the outline and reproduction widths, if the difference exceeds the reference value.