Abstract:
The production method for a liquid ejection head is provided, in which a first head module is set, a second candidate head module is selected, a first representative value of the first head module is acquired, a second representative value of the second candidate head module is acquired, an average value of the first representative value and the second representative value is derived, and the second candidate head module by which the derived average value is 0.76-fold or more and 1.24-fold or less of an average ejection volume target value is set as a second head module.
Abstract:
A plurality of recording elements included in a printed head are grouped into a plurality of groups, a test order is set in units of groups, and a test of the recording elements is periodically performed in units of groups in the set test order. In a case where an abnormality is detected in the recording element as a result of the test, the recording element in which an abnormality is detected is recognized as a retest target, an order of tests is changed through interruption, and a retest of a group including the recording element recognized as a retest target is performed. In a case where an abnormality is detected again in the recording element that is a retest target as a result of the retest, the recording element that is a retest target is recognized as an abnormal recording element.
Abstract:
A liquid ejection apparatus includes: a liquid ejection head configured to eject droplets of liquid toward a recording medium; an elevator device configured to change a distance between the liquid ejection head and the recording medium; a recording device configured to carry out recording onto the recording medium by driving the liquid ejection head to eject and deposit the droplets of the liquid onto the recording medium while driving the movement device to cause the relative movement of the liquid ejection head and the recording medium; an evaluation acquisition device configured to acquire droplet deposition performance of the liquid ejection head evaluated in accordance with results of the recording carried out on the recording medium; and a setting device configured to set the distance to as large a value as possible while satisfying droplet deposition performance required for the liquid ejection head, in accordance with the acquired droplet deposition performance.
Abstract:
Provided are a liquid droplet jetting apparatus and a manufacturing method of a printed article that maintain a good jetting state even in a case in which a low-density gas is used. A liquid droplet jetting apparatus includes: a liquid droplet jetting head that jets a liquid; a relative movement mechanism that moves a substrate and the liquid droplet jetting head relative to each other; and a control device that moves the substrate and the liquid droplet jetting head relative to each other and causes the liquid droplet jetting head to jet the liquid, to print an image on the substrate, in which a low-density gas having a lower density than air is contained between the liquid droplet jetting head and the substrate, the liquid droplet jetting head includes a circulation flow channel for circulating the liquid, and the control device circulates the liquid at least during printing.
Abstract:
A sequence that includes first processing of generating a positive flow in a first direction in a liquid in a first flow passage including at least a part of a circulation flow passage through which the liquid is supplied from a liquid tank to the liquid jetting head and the liquid is collected from the liquid jetting head to the liquid tank and second processing of generating a negative flow in an opposite direction to the first direction in the liquid in the first flow passage, is executed. In the first flow passage, a filter that removes a foreign substance in the liquid is disposed between the liquid tank and the liquid jetting head in the positive flow. A flow rate of the liquid of the positive flow is higher than a flow rate of the liquid of the negative flow. The negative flow has a steady flow state.
Abstract:
An inkjet head ejection performance evaluation method includes: printing a test pattern for examining an ejection condition for each nozzle by an inkjet head and reading the test pattern by an image reading device; measuring a first depositing position for each nozzle from a read image to calculate an angle deviation amount of the inkjet head based on the first depositing position and pattern information; calculating at least one of a second depositing position and second deposit displacement amount in which an influence due to angle deviation caused is eliminated; calculating a moving amount caused by rotation of the angle deviation amount from a reference position of the nozzle at a reference attaching angle up to a current nozzle position; and calculating, by using these calculation results, at least one of a distance between the adjacent pixels and a third deposit displacement amount including the influence.
Abstract:
A gripping region is set at each of first and second ends of paper that is a medium. A region of a first surface excluding the gripping region is set as a first surface printable region. A first image printing region for printing a first image and a first test image printing region for printing a first test image are set in the first surface printable region. A region of a second surface excluding the gripping region is set as a second surface printable region. A second image printing region for printing a second image and a second test image printing region for printing a second test image are set in the second surface printable region. The first and second test image printing regions are set in the same region of the first and second surfaces.
Abstract:
A method for analyzing positional deviation of head modules of an inkjet head having head modules connected and joined with each other includes: dividing a printing pattern and thereby creating division patterns; obtaining conversion factors of the nozzles of each division pattern; changing the number of nozzles used in calculation and thereby obtain a minimum value of a standard error of a positional deviation shift amount; changing the number of divisions of the division patterns and performing the calculation of the conversion factor and the standard error with the changed division patterns; determining the number of divisions and the number of nozzles with which the value of the standard error is minimal; and creating an analysis chart with the determined number of divisions and calculating the positional deviation shift amount based upon an average value of the positional deviation shift amounts of nozzles corresponding to the determined number of nozzles.
Abstract:
Provided is an ink jet recording method including a step of circulating an ink and jetting the ink from an ink jet head to apply the ink onto a recording medium, in which the number of white large particles as a white pigment having a particle diameter in a range of 0.8 μm to 5 μm in the ink is 1.00×104 pieces/cm3 or greater, the circulation flow passage includes a circulation tube for returning the ink to the ink jet head, and a velocity ratio (1) described below is 5.0×103 or greater and 1.4×105 or less. Vc represents a circulation flow rate (cm/s) of the ink in a connecting portion between the circulation tube and the ink jet head, Vslp represents a sedimentation velocity (cm/s) of the white large particles, which is defined by a predetermined equation, and Pn represents the number of the white large particles (pieces/cm3). Velocity ratio ( 1 ) = Vc / ( Vslp × log ( Pn ) )
Abstract:
The liquid supply device includes a circulation flow passage that communicates with a circulation port of a liquid jetting head and a supply port of the liquid jetting head and a pressurization device that pressurizes a liquid inside the circulation flow passage, wherein in a case where the liquid is circulated using the circulation flow passage, the pressurization device is controlled to pressurize the liquid, and in a case where a first liquid which has particles dispersed in a solvent and has a particle sedimentation characteristic different from that of a second liquid and where the particles are likely to be sedimented is circulated as the liquid, a pressure that is equal to or more than 2.0 times and equal to or less than 3.5 times a pressure to be applied to the second liquid in a case where the second liquid is circulated is applied to the first liquid.