Method and apparatus for automatic setting of nozzle drive voltage in an
ink jet printer
    91.
    发明授权
    Method and apparatus for automatic setting of nozzle drive voltage in an ink jet printer 失效
    在喷墨打印机中自动设定喷嘴驱动电压的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US5867194A

    公开(公告)日:1999-02-02

    申请号:US442005

    申请日:1995-05-16

    CPC分类号: B41J2/12 B41J2/02 B41J2/085

    摘要: A method and apparatus for accurately determining and setting the optimal nozzle drive voltage for an ink jet printer. The current carried by charged test drops is monitored by a sensing electrode and ammeter while the nozzle drive voltage is slowly varied between minimum and maximum points. A plot of drop current versus nozzle drive voltage provides an accurate determination of the good printing window for the particular nozzle under the operating conditions presented. This arrangement can be used for calibrating a new nozzle in an existing printer or for calibrating a new ink or font to ensure that operation will occur within the desired print window.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于准确地确定和设置喷墨打印机的最佳喷嘴驱动电压的方法和装置。 通过感测电极和电流表监测带电测试滴下的电流,同时喷嘴驱动电压在最小和最大点之间缓慢变化。 降压电流与喷嘴驱动电压的关系图提供了在所提供的操作条件下针对特定喷嘴的良好打印窗口的精确确定。 这种布置可用于校准现有打印机中的新喷嘴或用于校准新的墨水或字体,以确保在期望的打印窗口内进行操作。

    Self-sealing fluid interconnect
    93.
    发明授权
    Self-sealing fluid interconnect 失效
    自密封流体互连

    公开(公告)号:US5796419A

    公开(公告)日:1998-08-18

    申请号:US566986

    申请日:1995-12-04

    CPC分类号: F16L37/32 B41J2/175 F16L37/28

    摘要: A fluid interconnect between an ink supply and an ink-jet printer has an outlet assembly and an inlet assembly. The outlet assembly has a hollow tube with a lateral hole, a guide member and a sealing member with a catch. The inlet assembly has a poppet valve and at least one compliant finger. When the outlet assembly is inserted into the inlet assembly, the sealing member is moved from a closed position, in which the sealing member covers the lateral hole to occlude ink flow, into an open position, in which the lateral hole is exposed so that ink may flow through the outlet assembly. At the same time, the compliant finger engages the catch on the sealing member. As the outlet assembly is extracted from the inlet assembly, the compliant finger moves the sealing member back to a closed position to cover the lateral hole to occlude ink flow through the outlet assembly.

    摘要翻译: 墨水供应器和喷墨打印机之间的流体互连具有出口组件和入口组件。 出口组件具有带有侧孔的中空管,引导构件和具有卡扣的密封构件。 入口组件具有提升阀和至少一个顺从手指。 当出口组件插入到入口组件中时,密封构件从闭合位置移动,密封构件将封闭构件覆盖侧孔以阻塞墨水流动到打开位置,在该打开位置露出侧孔,使得墨水 可流过出口组件。 同时,柔顺手指接合密封件上的卡扣。 当出口组件从入口组件中抽出时,柔性手指将密封构件移回到关闭位置以覆盖侧孔以堵塞通过出口组件的墨水流动。

    Method and apparatus for continuous ink jet printing with a
non-sinusoidal driving waveform
    94.
    发明授权
    Method and apparatus for continuous ink jet printing with a non-sinusoidal driving waveform 失效
    具有非正弦驱动波形的连续喷墨打印的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US5646663A

    公开(公告)日:1997-07-08

    申请号:US307193

    申请日:1994-09-16

    IPC分类号: B41J2/025 B41J2/02 B41J2/07

    CPC分类号: B41J2/025

    摘要: An apparatus and method for producing a stream of ink drops in a continuous ink jet printer having a maximum allowable number of fast satellite drops. An ink, which may be a hot-melt ink in its liquid phase, is pressurized for continuous flow to a nozzle and a rectangular or triangular waveform is generated at a fixed frequency. The waveform is applied to a transducer coupled to the nozzle such that nozzle vibrates and the ink flow is perturbed and discharged from the nozzle as primary drops with satellite drops formed therewith. The harmonic content of the rectangular or triangular waveform is adjusted until the desired number of fast satellite drops suitable for desired image formation are formed in the stream of primary drops. In a preferred embodiment, the desired number of fast satellites is a maximum of three.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于在具有最大容许数量的快速卫星滴的连续喷墨打印机中产生墨滴流的装置和方法。 可以是其液相中的热熔油墨的油墨被加压以连续流向喷嘴,并且以固定频率产生矩形或三角波形。 该波形被施加到耦合到喷嘴的传感器,使得喷嘴振动并且墨水流被扰动并从喷嘴排出,因为与其形成的卫星滴一起滴下。 调整矩形或三角波形的谐波含量,直到在初级液滴流中形成适合于期望的图像形成的所需数量的快速卫星下落。 在优选实施例中,所需数量的快速卫星最多为三个。

    Nozzle drive control system and method for ink jet printing
    95.
    发明授权
    Nozzle drive control system and method for ink jet printing 失效
    喷嘴驱动控制系统和喷墨打印方法

    公开(公告)号:US5432541A

    公开(公告)日:1995-07-11

    申请号:US914572

    申请日:1992-07-20

    IPC分类号: B41J2/02 B41J2/12 B41J2/07

    摘要: A drive control system is disclosed which automatically maintains nozzle drive voltage within a proper range. The control system monitors the state of the "intermediate satellites" positioned between ink drops used for printing. When these satellites are neither forward nor backward merging, a first cardinal point designated C(L) is identified. A second cardinal point, C(H), is determined when the drop breakoff point stops decreasing, relative to said nozzle, with increasing nozzle drive voltage. From the two cardinal values, a desired operating range for a particular ink can be computed and the control system automatically set. The computed value is essentially independent of temperature.

    摘要翻译: 公开了一种驱动控制系统,其将喷嘴驱动电压自动维持在适当的范围内。 控制系统监视位于用于打印的墨滴之间的“中间卫星”的状态。 当这些卫星既不向前也不向后合并时,识别出指定为C(L)的第一个基点。 当喷嘴驱动电压增加时,下降断点相对于所述喷嘴停止减小时,确定第二基点C(H)。 从两个基数值,可以计算特定墨水的期望操作范围,并且控制系统自动设置。 计算值基本上与温度无关。