Ink jet printing using drop-on-demand techniques for continuous tone printing
    3.
    发明公开
    Ink jet printing using drop-on-demand techniques for continuous tone printing 有权
    喷印按需打印技术连续色调

    公开(公告)号:EP1216834A3

    公开(公告)日:2003-06-11

    申请号:EP01204640.5

    申请日:2001-12-03

    IPC分类号: B41J2/09

    CPC分类号: B41J2/14451

    摘要: Apparatus for controlling ink in an ink jet printer includes an ink delivery channel; a source of pressurized ink communicating with the ink delivery channel; a nozzle bore which opens into the ink delivery channel to establish an ink flow path, the nozzle bore defining a nozzle bore perimeter, inherent surface tension of pressurized ink in the nozzle bore forming an ink meniscus; and a selectively-actuated heater associated with the nozzle bore to cause a reduction in the surface tension of the ink when activated such that ink flows from the nozzle bore in a continuous stream substantially for the duration of activation of the heater only.

    Ink jet printing using drop-on-demand techniques for continuous tone printing
    4.
    发明公开
    Ink jet printing using drop-on-demand techniques for continuous tone printing 有权
    喷印按需打印技术连续色调

    公开(公告)号:EP1216834A2

    公开(公告)日:2002-06-26

    申请号:EP01204640.5

    申请日:2001-12-03

    IPC分类号: B41J2/09

    CPC分类号: B41J2/14451

    摘要: Apparatus for controlling ink in an ink jet printer includes an ink delivery channel; a source of pressurized ink communicating with the ink delivery channel; a nozzle bore which opens into the ink delivery channel to establish an ink flow path, the nozzle bore defining a nozzle bore perimeter, inherent surface tension of pressurized ink in the nozzle bore forming an ink meniscus; and a selectively-actuated heater associated with the nozzle bore to cause a reduction in the surface tension of the ink when activated such that ink flows from the nozzle bore in a continuous stream substantially for the duration of activation of the heater only.

    摘要翻译: 喷墨喷嘴具有直径为3-4微米的孔(46“),通过喷射墨。 加热器(50“)被选择性地致动,以减少在所述孔的墨的表面张力,所以不断仅在加热期间没有墨水流出孔。

    Imaging apparatus and method adapted to control ink droplet volume and void formation
    6.
    发明公开
    Imaging apparatus and method adapted to control ink droplet volume and void formation 失效
    图像形成设备和用于控制墨滴的体积和气泡生成适于方法

    公开(公告)号:EP0867284A3

    公开(公告)日:1999-08-25

    申请号:EP98200819.5

    申请日:1998-03-16

    IPC分类号: B41J2/05 B41J2/14 B41J2/205

    摘要: Imaging apparatus and method adapted to control ink droplet volume and void formation. The apparatus (10) includes an ink jet print head (45) having a nozzle (110) for ejecting an ink droplet (150) therefrom. A heater element (130) is in heat transfer communication with the ink droplet for variably supplying heat energy to the ink droplet, so that the volume of the ink droplet is controlled as the heat energy is variably supplied to the ink droplet. A controller (40) is connected to the heater element for variably controlling the heat energy supplied to the ink droplet. The controller variably controls the heat energy by variably controlling a plurality of voltage pulses sequentially supplied to the heater element. Moreover, in order to reduce the potential for void formation in the ink droplet, the pulses are spaced-apart by a predetermined delay interval. Suitable control of ink droplet volume and delay interval between pulses results in uniform print density and "gray-scaling" of each dot or pixel in the output image and also precludes void formation.

    FAX MACHINE WITH CONCURRENT DROP SELECTION AND DROP SEPARATION INK JET PRINTING
    7.
    发明公开
    FAX MACHINE WITH CONCURRENT DROP SELECTION AND DROP SEPARATION INK JET PRINTING 失效
    WITH同时选择DROP和分离在喷墨印刷传真机

    公开(公告)号:EP0765568A1

    公开(公告)日:1997-04-02

    申请号:EP96911639.0

    申请日:1996-04-10

    发明人: SILVERBROOK, Kia

    IPC分类号: B41J2 H04N1

    摘要: A facsimile machine having a print head comprising: (1) a plurality of drop-emitter nozzles; (2) a body of ink associated with said nozzles; (3) drop selection means for selecting predetermined nozzles and generating a difference in meniscus position between ink in selected and non-selected nozzles; and (4) drop separating means for causing ink from selected nozzles to separate as drops from the body of ink, while allowing ink to be retained in non-selected nozzles. A customized magazine and information distribution system which uses a color facsimile machine as the information delivery system. Daily news and other updated information is matched against a customer information request profile on a daily basis. This information is transmitted overnight to the customers facsimile machine, which uses a concurrent drop selection and drop separation drop on demand printing mechanism.

    COINCIDENT DROP SELECTION, DROP SEPARATION PRINTING METHOD AND SYSTEM
    8.
    发明公开
    COINCIDENT DROP SELECTION, DROP SEPARATION PRINTING METHOD AND SYSTEM 失效
    重合液滴选择和下落分离打印和压力系统

    公开(公告)号:EP0765236A1

    公开(公告)日:1997-04-02

    申请号:EP96912633.0

    申请日:1996-04-09

    IPC分类号: B41J2

    摘要: Ink is contained under pressure in an ink reservoir. The ink travels to a nozzle, where it is retained in the nozzle by the ink surface tension. An equilibrium is created whereby no ink escapes the nozzle by ensuring that the ink pressure, plus a predetermined external electrostatic or magnetic field, is insufficient to expel the ink from the nozzle. The system can include a heater which is incorporated at the tip of the nozzle. When this heater is energized by a heater control circuit, the ink in contact with the nozzle tip is heated. Convection rapidly transports the heat over the ink meniscus. The ink is formulated so that surface tension reduces with increasing temperature. At an elevated temperature, the surface tension of the ink is reduced sufficiently that the equilibrium is broken, and ink moves out of the nozzle. At a predetermined time, the heater is turned off by the heater control circuit and the falling temperature causes the surface tension to increase. Ink continues to move out of the nozzle by its own momentum. Surface tension and the viscous flow limitation of the nozzle causes the ink drop to 'neck' and separate from the body of ink. The ink drop then travels to the recording medium. The thermal drop on demand mechanism operates at low power, making construction of monolithic multiple nozzle print heads using a modified CMOS process practical. The print heads can include extensive fault tolerance to improve yield, device life, and reliability.

    SHEET CONVEYING DEVICE
    9.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:EP3357845A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-08-08

    申请号:EP18154181.4

    申请日:2018-01-30

    摘要: In a sheet conveying device, a foreign substance separating unit (50) has an air discharge chamber (56), foreign substance collection chamber (57),air introduction chamber (55), a plurality of first air vents (58a) formed in a first partition wall (58) that partitions the air introduction chamber (55) and the foreign substance collection chamber (57), a plurality of second air vents (60a) formed in a second partition wall (60) that partitions the air introduction chamber (56) and the air discharge chamber (56), centrifugal separation parts (59) each including a reverse truncated cone-like wall portion extending downward from each of the first air vents (58a), cylindrical parts (61) that each are provided coaxially with each of the centrifugal separation parts (59), and an inclination surface portion (62a) that is formed around each of the cylindrical parts (61) above each of the first air vents (58a) and is inclined in a circumferential direction.