公开(公告)号：US08157342B2

公开(公告)日：2012-04-17

申请号：US12047973

申请日：2008-03-13

申请人： Tetsu Morino ,  Noboru Sawayama ,  Kenichi Kawabata ,  Mamoru Yorimoto ,  Tetsuro Hirota ,  Takumi Hagiwara ,  Masatoshi Sakakitani

发明人： Tetsu Morino ,  Noboru Sawayama ,  Kenichi Kawabata ,  Mamoru Yorimoto ,  Tetsuro Hirota ,  Takumi Hagiwara ,  Masatoshi Sakakitani

IPC分类号： B41J29/38

CPC分类号： B41J2/2135 ,  B41J19/207

摘要： A disclosed liquid-jet device includes a liquid-jet head configured to jet liquid droplets; a pattern formation control unit configured to control the liquid-jet head and thereby to form a test pattern composed of separate liquid droplets on a water-repellent part; a detecting unit including a light-emitting element configured to illuminate the test pattern on the water-repellent part and a light-receiving element configured to receive specularly reflected light from the illuminated test pattern and to output a detection signal proportional to the received specularly reflected light; and a landing position adjusting unit configured to adjust landing positions of the liquid droplets based on the detection signal from the light-receiving element.

摘要翻译： 所公开的液体喷射装置包括构造成喷射液滴的液体喷射头; 图案形成控制单元，被配置为控制喷液头，从而在防水部件上形成由分离的液滴组成的测试图案; 检测单元，其包括被配置为照亮所述防水部件上的测试图案的发光元件和被配置为从所述被照亮测试图案接收镜面反射光并且输出与所接收的镜面反射的成比例的检测信号的光接收元件 光; 以及着陆位置调整单元，其被配置为基于来自所述光接收元件的检测信号来调节所述液滴的着陆位置。

公开(公告)号：US20090015621A1

公开(公告)日：2009-01-15

申请号：US12164377

申请日：2008-06-30

申请人： Tetsuro Hirota ,  Takumi Hagiwara ,  Kenichi Kawabata ,  Mamoru Yorimoto ,  Tetsu Morino ,  Noboru Sawayama

发明人： Tetsuro Hirota ,  Takumi Hagiwara ,  Kenichi Kawabata ,  Mamoru Yorimoto ,  Tetsu Morino ,  Noboru Sawayama

IPC分类号： B41J29/393

CPC分类号： B41J29/393 ,  B41J2/2142 ,  B41J19/207 ,  B41J29/38

摘要： An image forming apparatus includes a recording head, a water-repellent transfer belt, a pattern formation controller, a read unit, and a detection unit. The recording head has a plurality of nozzles aligned in a given direction, and ejects droplets of a liquid therefrom. The pattern formation controller directs each of the plurality of nozzles to eject the liquid to form a detection pattern on the transfer belt. The detection pattern has multiple droplets ejected from each of the plurality of nozzles sequentially arranged and spaced apart from each other both in the given direction and in a direction orthogonal to the given direction. The read unit includes a light emitting element and a light receiving element, and reads the detection pattern to output a read result. The detection unit detects a defective nozzle according to the read result.

摘要翻译： 图像形成装置包括记录头，防水转印带，图案形成控制器，读取单元和检测单元。 记录头具有沿给定方向排列的多个喷嘴，并从其喷出液滴。 图案形成控制器引导多个喷嘴中的每一个喷射液体以在转印带上形成检测图案。 检测图案具有从给定方向和与给定方向正交的方向上顺序排列和间隔开的多个喷嘴中的每一个排出的多个液滴。 读取单元包括发光元件和光接收元件，并且读取检测图案以输出读取结果。 检测单元根据读取结果来检测有缺陷的喷嘴。

公开(公告)号：US20080231649A1

公开(公告)日：2008-09-25

申请号：US12048729

申请日：2008-03-14

申请人： Kenichi KAWABATA ,  Noboru Sawayama ,  Tetsuro Hirota ,  Mamoru Yorimoto ,  Tetsu Morino ,  Takumi Hagiwara

发明人： Kenichi KAWABATA ,  Noboru Sawayama ,  Tetsuro Hirota ,  Mamoru Yorimoto ,  Tetsu Morino ,  Takumi Hagiwara

IPC分类号： B41J29/38 ,  B41J29/393

CPC分类号： B41J29/38 ,  B41J2/17509 ,  B41J19/207 ,  B41J29/393

摘要： A disclosed image forming apparatus for forming an image on a recording medium being conveyed includes: a recording head discharging droplets; a pattern forming unit forming an adjustment pattern for detecting displacement of landing positions of droplets on a water-repellent member, the adjustment pattern including a minimum block pattern for each detection item and being formed with plural droplets independent of one another; a reading unit including a light emitting unit projecting a light onto the adjustment pattern and a light receiving unit receiving a regular reflection light from the adjustment pattern; and a landing position correcting unit correcting the landing positions of the droplets discharged from the recording head based on a result of reading by the reading unit.

摘要翻译： 公开的用于在被传送的记录介质上形成图像的图像形成装置包括：排出液滴的记录头; 图案形成单元，其形成用于检测防水构件上的液滴的着陆位置的位移的调整图案，所述调整图案包括用于每个检测项目的最小块图案，并且彼此独立地形成有多个液滴; 读取单元，包括将光投射到调整图案上的发光单元和从调节图案接收正常反射光的光接收单元; 以及着陆位置校正单元，其基于读取单元的读取结果来校正从记录头排出的液滴的着陆位置。

公开(公告)号：US08186799B2

公开(公告)日：2012-05-29

申请号：US12047949

申请日：2008-03-13

申请人： Tetsu Morino ,  Noboru Sawayama ,  Kenichi Kawabata ,  Mamoru Yorimoto ,  Tetsuro Hirota ,  Takumi Hagiwara

发明人： Tetsu Morino ,  Noboru Sawayama ,  Kenichi Kawabata ,  Mamoru Yorimoto ,  Tetsuro Hirota ,  Takumi Hagiwara

IPC分类号： B41J29/393

CPC分类号： B41J29/393 ,  B41J19/207 ,  B41J29/38

摘要： An image forming apparatus is provided with a carriage in which recording heads having nozzles for ejecting liquid droplets are mounted and is configured to form an image on a recording medium being transported. The image forming apparatus includes a pattern forming unit that forms an impact position displacement adjustment pattern formed of plural independent liquid droplets on a water repellent member; a reading unit that includes a light emitting unit for emitting light onto the adjustment pattern and a light receiving unit for receiving specular reflection light from the adjustment pattern; and an impact position correcting unit that corrects an impact position of a liquid droplet to be ejected from the recording head based on a read result by the reading unit. The reading unit is disposed on the carriage and is arranged close to the side of a guide member that guides movement of the carriage.

摘要翻译： 图像形成装置设置有滑架，其中安装有用于喷射液滴的喷嘴的记录头，并且被配置为在被传送的记录介质上形成图像。 图像形成装置包括图案形成单元，其在防水构件上形成由多个独立液滴形成的冲击位置位移调节图案; 读取单元，其包括用于将光发射到调整图案上的发光单元和用于从调整图案接收镜面反射光的光接收单元; 以及冲击位置校正单元，其基于读取单元的读取结果来校正要从记录头喷射的液滴的冲击位置。 读取单元设置在滑架上并且布置成靠近引导滑架的运动的引导构件的侧面。

公开(公告)号：US08066348B2

公开(公告)日：2011-11-29

申请号：US12164377

申请日：2008-06-30

申请人： Tetsuro Hirota ,  Takumi Hagiwara ,  Kenichi Kawabata ,  Mamoru Yorimoto ,  Tetsu Morino ,  Noboru Sawayama

发明人： Tetsuro Hirota ,  Takumi Hagiwara ,  Kenichi Kawabata ,  Mamoru Yorimoto ,  Tetsu Morino ,  Noboru Sawayama

IPC分类号： B41J2/01

CPC分类号： B41J29/393 ,  B41J2/2142 ,  B41J19/207 ,  B41J29/38

摘要： An image forming apparatus includes a recording head, a water-repellent transfer belt, a pattern formation controller, a read unit, and a detection unit. The recording head has a plurality of nozzles aligned in a given direction, and ejects droplets of a liquid therefrom. The pattern formation controller directs each of the plurality of nozzles to eject the liquid to form a detection pattern on the transfer belt. The detection pattern has multiple droplets ejected from each of the plurality of nozzles sequentially arranged and spaced apart from each other both in the given direction and in a direction orthogonal to the given direction. The read unit includes a light emitting element and a light receiving element, and reads the detection pattern to output a read result. The detection unit detects a defective nozzle according to the read result.

摘要翻译： 图像形成装置包括记录头，防水转印带，图案形成控制器，读取单元和检测单元。 记录头具有沿给定方向排列的多个喷嘴，并从其喷出液滴。 图案形成控制器引导多个喷嘴中的每一个喷射液体以在转印带上形成检测图案。 检测图案具有从给定方向和与给定方向正交的方向上顺序排列和间隔开的多个喷嘴中的每一个排出的多个液滴。 读取单元包括发光元件和光接收元件，并且读取检测图案以输出读取结果。 检测单元根据读取结果来检测有缺陷的喷嘴。

公开(公告)号：US07992953B2

公开(公告)日：2011-08-09

申请号：US12047945

申请日：2008-03-13

申请人： Mamoru Yorimoto ,  Noboru Sawayama ,  Kenichi Kawabata ,  Tetsu Morino ,  Tetsuro Hirota ,  Takumi Hagiwara

发明人： Mamoru Yorimoto ,  Noboru Sawayama ,  Kenichi Kawabata ,  Tetsu Morino ,  Tetsuro Hirota ,  Takumi Hagiwara

IPC分类号： B41J29/38 ,  B41J29/393

CPC分类号： B41J29/38 ,  B41J19/207 ,  B41J29/393

摘要： An adjustment pattern, which is composed of a reference pattern made of plural independent liquid droplets and a pattern to be measured made of plural independent liquid droplets ejected under an ejection condition different from the reference pattern, is formed on a water-repellent conveying belt. Then, light is applied to the adjustment pattern to receive the regular reflection light from the adjustment pattern, so that the adjustment pattern is scanned. The distance between the respective patterns is measured based on the measured result. Finally, liquid droplet ejection timing of the recording head is corrected based on the result thus measured.

摘要翻译： 在防水输送带上形成有由多个独立液滴制成的基准图形和由与基准图案不同的喷射状态喷射的多个独立液滴所构成的图案构成的调整图案。 然后，将光施加到调整图案以接收来自调整图案的正反射光，从而扫描调整图案。 基于测量结果测量各个图案之间的距离。 最后，基于如此测量的结果校正记录头的液滴喷射定时。

公开(公告)号：US20080225068A1

公开(公告)日：2008-09-18

申请号：US12047973

申请日：2008-03-13

申请人： Tetsu MORINO ,  Noboru Sawayama ,  Kenichi Kawabata ,  Mamoru Yorimoto ,  Tetsuro Hirota ,  Takumi Hagiwara ,  Masatoshi Sakakitani

发明人： Tetsu MORINO ,  Noboru Sawayama ,  Kenichi Kawabata ,  Mamoru Yorimoto ,  Tetsuro Hirota ,  Takumi Hagiwara ,  Masatoshi Sakakitani

IPC分类号： B41J29/38 ,  B41J29/393

CPC分类号： B41J2/2135 ,  B41J19/207

摘要： A disclosed liquid-jet device includes a liquid-jet head configured to jet liquid droplets; a pattern formation control unit configured to control the liquid-jet head and thereby to form a test pattern composed of separate liquid droplets on a water-repellent part; a detecting unit including a light-emitting element configured to illuminate the test pattern on the water-repellent part and a light-receiving element configured to receive specularly reflected light from the illuminated test pattern and to output a detection signal proportional to the received specularly reflected light; and a landing position adjusting unit configured to adjust landing positions of the liquid droplets based on the detection signal from the light-receiving element.

摘要翻译： 所公开的液体喷射装置包括构造成喷射液滴的液体喷射头; 图案形成控制单元，被配置为控制喷液头，从而在防水部件上形成由分离的液滴组成的测试图案; 检测单元，其包括被配置为照亮所述防水部件上的测试图案的发光元件和被配置为从所述被照亮测试图案接收镜面反射光并且输出与所接收的镜面反射的成比例的检测信号的光接收元件 光; 以及着陆位置调整单元，其被配置为基于来自所述光接收元件的检测信号来调节所述液滴的着陆位置。

公开(公告)号：US20080225067A1

公开(公告)日：2008-09-18

申请号：US12047949

申请日：2008-03-13

申请人： Tetsu MORINO ,  Noboru Sawayama ,  Kenichi Kawabata ,  Mamoru Yorimoto ,  Tetsuro Hirota ,  Takumi Hagiwara

发明人： Tetsu MORINO ,  Noboru Sawayama ,  Kenichi Kawabata ,  Mamoru Yorimoto ,  Tetsuro Hirota ,  Takumi Hagiwara

IPC分类号： B41J29/38 ,  B41J29/393

CPC分类号： B41J29/393 ,  B41J19/207 ,  B41J29/38

摘要： An image forming apparatus is provided with a carriage in which recording heads having nozzles for ejecting liquid droplets are mounted and is configured to form an image on a recording medium being transported. The image forming apparatus includes a pattern forming unit that forms an impact position displacement adjustment pattern formed of plural independent liquid droplets on a water repellent member; a reading unit that includes a light emitting unit for emitting light onto the adjustment pattern and a light receiving unit for receiving specular reflection light from the adjustment pattern; and an impact position correcting unit that corrects an impact position of a liquid droplet to be ejected from the recording head based on a read result by the reading unit. The reading unit is disposed on the carriage and is arranged close to the side of a guide member that guides movement of the carriage.

摘要翻译： 图像形成装置设置有滑架，其中安装有用于喷射液滴的喷嘴的记录头，并且被配置为在被传送的记录介质上形成图像。 图像形成装置包括图案形成单元，其在防水构件上形成由多个独立液滴形成的冲击位置位移调节图案; 读取单元，其包括用于将光发射到调整图案上的发光单元和用于从调整图案接收镜面反射光的光接收单元; 以及冲击位置校正单元，其基于读取单元的读取结果来校正要从记录头喷射的液滴的冲击位置。 读取单元设置在滑架上并且布置成靠近引导滑架的运动的引导构件的侧面。

公开(公告)号：US07914096B2

公开(公告)日：2011-03-29

申请号：US12047962

申请日：2008-03-13

申请人： Takumi Hagiwara ,  Noboru Sawayama ,  Kenichi Kawabata ,  Mamoru Yorimoto ,  Tetsuro Hirota ,  Tetsu Morino

发明人： Takumi Hagiwara ,  Noboru Sawayama ,  Kenichi Kawabata ,  Mamoru Yorimoto ,  Tetsuro Hirota ,  Tetsu Morino

IPC分类号： B41J29/38

CPC分类号： B41J2/2135 ,  B41J19/207

摘要： A disclosed image forming apparatus includes a recording head configured to jet liquid droplets; a pattern forming unit configured to form, on a water-repellent surface of a water-repellent sheet member, an adjustment pattern used for correcting shifts in landing positions of the liquid droplets, wherein the adjustment pattern includes plural liquid droplets that are separated from each other, and the water-repellent surface having a water-repellent property is formed on at least a part of a surface of the water-repellent sheet member; a reading unit including a light emitting unit configured to irradiate light onto the adjustment pattern and a light receiving unit configured to receive specular reflection light from the adjustment pattern; and a landing position correction unit configured to correct, based on a reading result obtained by the reading unit, the shifts in the landing positions of the liquid droplets that are jetted from the recording head.

摘要翻译： 公开的图像形成装置包括：配置成喷射液滴的记录头; 图案形成单元，其构造成在防水片材的防水表面上形成用于校正液滴的着陆位置的移动的调节图案，其中调节图案包括从每个液体分离的多个液滴 并且在防水性片材的表面的至少一部分上形成具有防水性的防水表面; 读取单元，包括被配置为将光照射到调整图案上的发光单元和被配置为从调整图案接收镜面反射光的光接收单元; 以及着陆位置校正单元，被配置为基于由读取单元获得的读取结果来校正从记录头喷射的液滴的着陆位置的偏移。

公开(公告)号：US20080225098A1

公开(公告)日：2008-09-18

申请号：US12047962

申请日：2008-03-13

申请人： Takumi HAGIWARA ,  Noboru Sawayama ,  Kenichi Kawabata ,  Mamoru Yorimoto ,  Tetsuro Hirota ,  Tetsu Morino

发明人： Takumi HAGIWARA ,  Noboru Sawayama ,  Kenichi Kawabata ,  Mamoru Yorimoto ,  Tetsuro Hirota ,  Tetsu Morino

IPC分类号： B41J2/01

CPC分类号： B41J2/2135 ,  B41J19/207

摘要： A disclosed image forming apparatus includes a recording head configured to jet liquid droplets; a pattern forming unit configured to form, on a water-repellent surface of a water-repellent sheet member, an adjustment pattern used for correcting shifts in landing positions of the liquid droplets, wherein the adjustment pattern includes plural liquid droplets that are separated from each other, and the water-repellent surface having a water-repellent property is formed on at least a part of a surface of the water-repellent sheet member; a reading unit including a light emitting unit configured to irradiate light onto the adjustment pattern and a light receiving unit configured to receive specular reflection light from the adjustment pattern; and a landing position correction unit configured to correct, based on a reading result obtained by the reading unit, the shifts in the landing positions of the liquid droplets that are jetted from the recording head.

摘要翻译： 公开的图像形成装置包括：配置成喷射液滴的记录头; 图案形成单元，其构造成在防水片材的防水表面上形成用于校正液滴的着陆位置的移动的调节图案，其中调节图案包括从每个液体分离的多个液滴 并且在防水性片材的表面的至少一部分上形成具有防水性的防水表面; 读取单元，包括被配置为将光照射到调整图案上的发光单元和被配置为从调整图案接收镜面反射光的光接收单元; 以及着陆位置校正单元，被配置为基于由读取单元获得的读取结果来校正从记录头喷射的液滴的着陆位置的偏移。