Drop sensing and recovery system for an ink jet printer
    1.
    发明授权
    Drop sensing and recovery system for an ink jet printer 失效
    用于喷墨打印机的液滴感测和回收系统

    公开(公告)号:US5627571A

    公开(公告)日:1997-05-06

    申请号:US322129

    申请日:1994-10-13

    摘要: A maintenance system for an ink jet printer of the type having a full width array printhead has a movable carriage with a droplet sensor and a nozzle recovery device. As the carriage moves along the length of the printhead, each nozzle checked, one at a time, by the droplet sensor for the presence or absence of an ejected droplet and if the droplet has the correct directionality. Any problem nozzle is identified during a single traversal of the carriage across the printhead, and during a second traversal, the identified problem nozzles have a recovery operation performed on them such as being cleaned to remove any dried ink or other contaminating particles or being primed in the case of a clogged nozzle. The problem nozzles which have had a recovery operation performed on them and checked again by the droplet sensor is required for the entire array of nozzles, and ink is conserved since only predetermined nozzles are printed.

    摘要翻译: 用于具有全宽阵列打印头的喷墨打印机的维护系统具有带液滴传感器和喷嘴回收装置的可移动托架。 当滑架沿着打印头的长度移动时,每个喷嘴一次一个地由液滴传感器检查喷射的液滴的存在或不存在以及液滴是否具有正确的方向性。 在滑架穿过打印头的单次穿过期间识别出任何问题喷嘴,并且在第二遍期间,所识别的问题喷嘴具有对它们进行的恢复操作,例如被清洁以除去任何干的油墨或其它污染颗粒或被引入 喷嘴堵塞的情况。 对于整个喷嘴阵列,需要对其进行恢复操作并由液滴传感器再次检查的问题喷嘴,并且由于仅打印预定喷嘴,所以油墨被保存。

    Multiport rotary indexing vacuum valve in a liquid ink printer
    2.
    发明授权
    Multiport rotary indexing vacuum valve in a liquid ink printer 失效
    多端口旋转分度真空阀在液体墨水打印机中

    公开(公告)号:US5819798A

    公开(公告)日:1998-10-13

    申请号:US753658

    申请日:1996-11-27

    摘要: A multiple port rotary indexing vacuum valve in a liquid ink printer including a selecting member and a multiple port member. The selecting member, defines an aperture therethrough and a first axis, including a first oscillatory surface. The multiple port member defines a plurality of ports and a second axis, including a second oscillatory surface wherein the second oscillatory surface is matable with the first oscillatory surface so that relative movement therebetween aligns the aperture of the selecting member with one of the plurality of ports of the multiple port member.

    摘要翻译: 包括选择构件和多端口构件的液体墨水打印机中的多端口旋转分度真空阀。 选择构件限定穿过其中的孔和包括第一振荡表面的第一轴。 多端口构件限定多个端口和第二轴线,第二轴线包括第二振荡表面,其中第二振荡表面可与第一振荡表面配合,使得其间的相对移动将选择构件的孔径与多个端口中的一个端口对齐 的多端口成员。

    Wet-wipe maintenance device for a full-width ink-jet printer
    3.
    发明授权
    Wet-wipe maintenance device for a full-width ink-jet printer 失效
    湿式维护设备,用于全幅喷墨打印机

    公开(公告)号:US5793390A

    公开(公告)日:1998-08-11

    申请号:US391326

    申请日:1995-02-21

    IPC分类号: B41J2/165 B41J2/18 B41J2/185

    摘要: A maintenance device includes a shuttle which is adapted to travel on a track through a fixed path generally parallel to the array. Mounted on the shuttle are an application, which includes a wicking member, for applying a cleaning liquid to the nozzle openings and a vacuum device for applying suction to the nozzle openings. A spacing member on the shuttle spaces the shuttle from the head to form a meniscus of the cleaning liquid against the nozzle openings of the printhead. The maintenance device is used in a cleaning method wherein a vacuum force is applied to the nozzle openings while moving the shuttle in a first direction, the surface is wetted by the cleaning liquid while moving the shuttle in a second direction, and the a vacuum force is again applied to the nozzle openings after the wetting while moving the shuttle in the second direction.

    摘要翻译: 维护装置包括适于在轨道上行进通过大致平行于阵列的固定路径的梭子。 安装在梭子上的应用是包括用于向喷嘴开口施加清洁液体的芯吸构件和用于向喷嘴开口施加吸力的真空装置的应用。 穿梭器上的间隔构件将梭子从头部隔开,以形成清洁液体的弯液面抵靠打印头的喷嘴开口。 维护装置用于清洁方法,其中在沿着第一方向移动梭子的同时向喷嘴开口施加真空力,同时在第二方向上移动梭子时,表面被清洁液润湿,并且真空力 在沿着第二方向移动梭子之后,在润湿之后再次施加到喷嘴开口。

    Ultrasonic liquid wiper for ink jet printhead maintenance
    4.
    发明授权
    Ultrasonic liquid wiper for ink jet printhead maintenance 失效
    超声波液体刮水器用于喷墨打印头维护

    公开(公告)号:US5574485A

    公开(公告)日:1996-11-12

    申请号:US322128

    申请日:1994-10-13

    IPC分类号: B41J2/165

    摘要: An ultrasonic liquid wiper for an ink jet printer maintenance station has a cleaning nozzle confrontingly aligned but spaced from printhead nozzles suspected of having viscous plugs of partially dried ink. A cleaning solution is held within the cleaning nozzle by surface tension to form a meniscus and is caused to bulge toward into contact with the printhead nozzle face and form a bridge of cleaning solution therewith. In addition to dissolving ink, the cleaning solution is ultrasonically excited by a piezoelectric material immediately upstream of the cleaning nozzle to provide a high frequency energized liquid wiper to facilitate viscous plug removal without having physical contact with the printhead nozzle face, thereby preventing wear of any hydrophobic coating on the nozzle face. A vacuum nozzle is positioned on each side of the cleaning nozzle to remove the cleaning solution deposited on the nozzle face, together with any ink dissolved therein. The cleaning nozzle optionally dwells for predetermined time periods to more effectively loosen and/or dissolve the viscous plugs of ink. The cleaning nozzles may have different concave shapes to aid in the ultrasonic cleaning action of the cleaning solution.

    摘要翻译: 用于喷墨打印机维护站的超声波液体擦拭器具有面向对准但与疑似具有部分干燥油墨的粘性塞的打印头喷嘴间隔开的清洁喷嘴。 清洁溶液通过表面张力保持在清洁喷嘴内,以形成弯液面,并且使其与打印头喷嘴面接触而形成与之相连的清洁溶液桥。 除了溶解墨水之外,清洁溶液被紧邻清洁喷嘴上游的压电材料超声波激发,以提供高频通电的液体擦拭器,以便于在不与打印头喷嘴面物理接触的情况下去除粘性塞,从而防止任何 喷嘴面上的疏水涂层。 真空喷嘴位于清洁喷嘴的每一侧,以便除去沉积在喷嘴表面上的清洁溶液以及溶解在其中的任何油墨。 清洁喷嘴可选地停留预定时间段,以更有效地使墨水的粘性塞松开和/或溶解。 清洁喷嘴可以具有不同的凹形,以帮助清洁溶液的超声波清洗动作。

    Ink jet maintenance subsystem
    5.
    发明授权
    Ink jet maintenance subsystem 失效
    喷墨维护子系统

    公开(公告)号:US5534897A

    公开(公告)日:1996-07-09

    申请号:US84095

    申请日:1993-07-01

    IPC分类号: B41J2/165

    CPC分类号: B41J2/1652

    摘要: An ink jet maintenance system having a translatable maintenance station carriage assembly including priming nozzles, wipers and drop detection hardware for translating across the width of the front nozzle face of one or more full-width array (FWA) printbars. The system includes an FWA printbar that is pivotally articulated between a print position and a maintenance position. An articulating cap assembly facilitates capping of ink jet printbar nozzles when the maintenance station carriage assembly moves to a home position outside the edge of the printbar and provides a free space area that allows translation of the maintenance station assembly when spaced away from the printbar.

    摘要翻译: 一种喷墨维护系统,其具有可平移的维护站托架组件,其包括用于在一个或多个全宽阵列(FWA)打印棒的前喷嘴面的宽度上平移的起动喷嘴,刮水器和落下检测硬件。 该系统包括在打印位置和维护位置之间枢转地铰接的FWA打印杆。 当维护站托架组件移动到打印条边缘外部的原始位置时,铰接盖组件便于喷墨打印头喷嘴的封盖,并提供允许维护站组件在与打印条间隔开时平移的自由空间区域。

    Maintenance apparatus using translation forces to move cap member for
ink jet printheads
    6.
    发明授权
    Maintenance apparatus using translation forces to move cap member for ink jet printheads 失效
    维护装置使用平移力移动用于喷墨打印头的盖构件

    公开(公告)号:US5610640A

    公开(公告)日:1997-03-11

    申请号:US386783

    申请日:1995-02-10

    IPC分类号: B41J2/165

    CPC分类号: B41J2/16588

    摘要: A maintenance apparatus for maintaining an ink jet printhead. The maintenance apparatus includes a maintenance station having a first member, a translation apparatus connected to the maintenance station which generates a translation force to translate the maintenance station along a path, and a displacement apparatus connected to the translation apparatus and operatively coupled to the first member for displacing the first member with respect to the translation apparatus. The maintenance apparatus minimizes system complexity by using the energy which translates the maintenance station for extending and retracting the capping member which seals the area around the front nozzle face of an ink jet printhead during periods of non-use. A lead screw and a motor move the maintenance station in a direction towards an ink jet printhead for maintenance operations and a actuating lever and camming system move the capping member into contact with the front face of the ink jet printhead.

    摘要翻译: 一种维护喷墨打印头的维护装置。 维护装置包括具有第一构件的维护站,连接到维护站的平移装置,其生成平移力以沿着路径平移维护站;以及位移设备,其连接到翻译设备并可操作地耦合到第一构件 用于使第一构件相对于翻译装置移位。 维护装置通过使用转换维护站来延伸和缩回封盖构件的能量来最小化系统复杂性,该封盖构件在不使用期间密封喷墨打印头的前喷嘴面周围的区域。 导螺杆和马达使维护站朝向喷墨打印头的方向移动以进行维护操作,并且致动杆和凸轮系统使封盖构件与喷墨打印头的前表面接触。

    System for masking print defects
    7.
    发明授权
    System for masking print defects 有权
    屏蔽打印缺陷的系统

    公开(公告)号:US08194262B2

    公开(公告)日:2012-06-05

    申请号:US11363378

    申请日:2006-02-27

    IPC分类号: G06K15/00 H04N1/407

    摘要: A method of printing includes, on an ongoing basis, determining a print defect state of a printing system, selecting a screen which has a halftone print parameter which masks a detected print defect, such as one or more of a screen frequency parameter, a screen angle parameter, and a dot growth parameter. The method further includes printing images according to the selected halftone print parameter. Alternatively, where the printing system includes more than one marking engine, the method includes selecting a marking engine according to the determined defect states of each of the marking engines.

    摘要翻译: 打印方法在持续的基础上,确定打印系统的打印缺陷状态,选择具有屏蔽检测到的打印缺陷的半色调打印参数的屏幕,诸如屏幕频率参数,屏幕中的一个或多个 角度参数和点生长参数。 该方法还包括根据所选择的半色调打印参数打印图像。 或者,在打印系统包括多于一个的打标引擎的情况下,该方法包括根据确定的每个标记引擎的缺陷状态选择标记引擎。

    Drop Counter And Flow Meter For Apparatus And Method For Determining The Thermal Stability Of Fluids
    8.
    发明申请
    Drop Counter And Flow Meter For Apparatus And Method For Determining The Thermal Stability Of Fluids 有权
    用于确定流体热稳定性的装置和滴定计流量计和方法

    公开(公告)号:US20120014405A1

    公开(公告)日:2012-01-19

    申请号:US12850468

    申请日:2010-08-04

    IPC分类号: G01N33/22 G01N25/00

    CPC分类号: G01N33/2805

    摘要: A thermal oxidation tester is shown for determining thermal stability of a fluid, particularly hydrocarbons when subjected to elevated temperatures. The tendency of the heated fluid to oxidize and (1) form deposits on a surface of a heater tube and (2) form solids therein, are both measured at a given flow rate, temperature and time. The measured results are used to determine whether a fluid sample passes or fails the test. Sample flow rate is important in the jet fuel thermal oxidation test. Current practice requires manual drop counting or flow confirmation with the use of volumetric glassware. An apparatus is described to precisely measure the flow rate and automatically perform flow rate check using a drip rate method and/or volumetric method.

    摘要翻译: 示出了热氧化测试仪,用于确定流体,特别是当受到升高的温度时的烃的热稳定性。 加热的流体氧化的趋势和(1)在加热器管的表面上形成沉积物,和(2)在其中形成固体,都是在给定的流速,温度和时间下测量的。 测量结果用于确定流体样品是否通过或未通过测试。 样品流速在喷气燃料热氧化试验中很重要。 目前的做法是使用容积式玻璃器皿进行手动滴定计数或流量确认。 描述了一种设备来精确地测量流量并且使用滴流法和/或体积法自动执行流量检查。

    Toner supply arrangement
    9.
    发明授权
    Toner supply arrangement 有权
    墨粉供应安排

    公开(公告)号:US07679631B2

    公开(公告)日:2010-03-16

    申请号:US11432993

    申请日:2006-05-12

    申请人: David G. Anderson

    发明人: David G. Anderson

    IPC分类号: B41J2/15

    摘要: A toner supply arrangement for use in an integrated printing system which includes at least one toner container wherein the at least one toner container adapted for supplying toner to at least two image marking engines. The arrangement further includes a distribution mechanism adapted to transport the toner from the at least one toner container to the at least two image marking engines.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于集成打印系统的调色剂供应装置,其包括至少一个调色剂容器,其中所述至少一个调色剂容器适于向至少两个图像标记引擎供应调色剂。 该装置还包括适于将调色剂从至少一个调色剂容器输送到至少两个图像标记引擎的分配机构。

    Filtering system for removing toner from an air stream in a development
housing
    10.
    发明授权
    Filtering system for removing toner from an air stream in a development housing 有权
    用于从显影壳体中的空气流中除去调色剂的过滤系统

    公开(公告)号:US6055393A

    公开(公告)日:2000-04-25

    申请号:US196605

    申请日:1998-11-20

    IPC分类号: G03G15/08 G03G21/20

    摘要: An electrophotographic printing machine of the type in which an electrostatic latent image recorded on a charge retentive surface is developed with toner particles to form a visible image thereof, including; a housing having a supply of toner and developer therein; a donor member for transporting toner from said housing to the development zone; a means for conveying toner to the donor member; means for generating a negative air stream for carrying toner therein; and a filter for removing the toner from the negative air stream, being positioned so that developer impinges on said filter to dislodge material collected in said filter.

    摘要翻译: 一种电子照相印刷机,其中记录在电荷保持表面上的静电潜像用调色剂颗粒显影以形成其可视图像,其中包括: 其中具有调色剂和显影剂供应的壳体; 用于将调色剂从所述壳体输送到显影区域的供体构件; 用于将调色剂输送到供体构件的装置; 用于产生用于在其中运送调色剂的负空气流的装置; 以及用于从负气流中去除调色剂的过滤器,其被定位成使得显影剂撞击在所述过滤器上以移走所述过滤器中收集的材料。