摘要:
Thermal inkjet printhead temperature control is provided in a temperature control system responsive to printhead temperature, which in the presence of printhead overheating selectively causes the printhead to stand idle, or, if multiple nozzles are available, shifts to a nozzle which is not overheated, which in the event a nozzle is unused for some time and the dye transport agent may have evaporated leaving a viscous plug in the nozzle employs warm up pulsing and/or nozzle spitting to clear the nozzles, and which when the temperature of the nozzle is below acceptable printing temperatures, nozzle pulsing for warm up and/or nozzle spitting to clear the nozzles, all such decisions and actions being provided in advance of beginning a printing operation.
摘要:
An intrusion of air (22) into the ink chambers (24) of a printhead substrate (50) is a symptom of either a depleted ink supply (26) or a deprimed printhead substrate (50). When the printer (20) attempts to print with a depleted ink supply (30) or a deprimed printhead substrate (50), the printhead substrate (50) must absorb all of the energy dissipated in the ink chambers (24) to eject the drops. This causes the printhead substrate (50) to reach high temperatures. The present invention detects a depleted ink supply (26) and a deprimed printhead (50) by monitoring the temperature of the printhead substrate (50) and comparing this temperature with a threshold (84, 90, 96). When this temperature exceeds the threshold (84, 90, 96) for more than an allotted amount of time, then corrective action is taken.
摘要:
An intrusion of air (22) into the ink chambers (24) of a printhead substrate (50) is a symptom of either a depleted ink supply (26) or a deprimed printhead substrate (50). When the printer (20) attempts to print with a depleted ink supply (30) or a deprimed printhead substrate (50), the printhead substrate (50) must absorb all of the energy dissipated in the ink chambers (24) to eject the drops. This causes the printhead substrate (50) to reach high temperatures. The present invention detects a depleted ink supply (26) and a deprimed printhead (50) by monitoring the temperature of the printhead substrate (50) and comparing this temperature with a threshold (84, 90, 96). When this temperature exceeds the threshold (84, 90, 96) for more than an allotted amount of time, then corrective action is taken.
摘要:
A control system providing a control of position, velocity, and direction of movement of a member in an axis of freedom which employs a scale (13) having scale divisions (13a) thereon and bands or zones (A,B,C) defining limits of constant velocity control, acceleration and deceleration zone limits, and a rest or parking position. The scale spans and parallels the axis of freedom. A single channel transducer or encoder (12) mounted on and moving with the member produces time varying output signals in response to the sensing of scale divisions along the scale and signals of different characteristic in response to encoder sensing of the limit bands. The time varying output signals are employed as scale division count signals for position determination and as scale division count signals per unit of time, for velocity feed-back. The signals of different characteristic produced upon entering and during crossing of the limit bands, are utilized in a system of logic for computing control sytem signals to compensate control uncertainties in differing functional modes of the control system.
摘要:
A control system providing a control of position, velocity, and direction of movement of a member in an axis of freedom which employs a scale (13) having scale divisions (13a) thereon and bands or zones (A,B,C) defining limits of constant velocity control, acceleration and deceleration zone limits, and a rest or parking position. The scale spans and parallels the axis of freedom. A single channel transducer or encoder (12) mounted on and moving with the member produces time varying output signals in response to the sensing of scale divisions along the scale and signals of different characteristic in response to encoder sensing of the limit bands. The time varying output signals are employed as scale division count signals for position determination and as scale division count signals per unit of time, for velocity feed-back. The signals of different characteristic produced upon entering and during crossing of the limit bands, are utilized in a system of logic for computing control sytem signals to compensate control uncertainties in differing functional modes of the control system.