Fluid ejection device combining drive bubble detect and thermal response

    公开(公告)号:US10589523B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-03-17

    申请号:US16318214

    申请日:2016-10-31

    Abstract: A fluid ejection device with a fluid chamber including a vaporization chamber and a thermal drive bubble formation mechanism to vaporize a portion of a fluid in the vaporization chamber to form a drive bubble in response to a firing signal during a firing operation. A drive bubble detect sensor separate from the thermal drive bubble formation mechanism and in contact with fluid in the vaporization chamber, the drive bubble detect sensor to inject a fixed current through the vaporization chamber to generate a first voltage signal representing a voltage response of the vaporization chamber and indicative of drive bubble formation during the firing operation. A thermal sensor to generate a second voltage signal indicative of a thermal response of the vaporization chamber during the firing operation, the first and second voltage signals combined being representative of an operating condition of the fluid chamber.

    Fluid ejection device with nozzle column data groups including drive bubble detect data

    公开(公告)号:US11351789B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-06-07

    申请号:US16988296

    申请日:2020-08-07

    Abstract: A fluid ejection device includes a number of primitives, each receiving a same set of addresses and including a number of ejection chambers, each corresponding to a different address of the set of addresses and including a drive bubble formation mechanism and a drive bubble detect (DBD) mechanism. Input logic receives nozzle column data groups (NCG), each NCG including fire pulse groups (FPG), each FPG including DBD data having an enable value or disable value, and ejection data bits, each ejection data bit corresponding to a different one of the primitives. For each FPG of each NCG, activation logic identifies the FPG as a DBD FPG when the DBD data has the enable value and activates in each primitive the drive bubble formation mechanism and the DBD mechanism identified by the DBD FPG to perform a DBD measurement.

    Fluid Ejection Device With Nozzle Column Data Groups Including Drive Bubble Detect Data

    公开(公告)号:US20200369035A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-11-26

    申请号:US16988296

    申请日:2020-08-07

    Abstract: A fluid ejection device includes a number of primitives, each receiving a same set of addresses and including a number of ejection chambers, each corresponding to a different address of the set of addresses and including a drive bubble formation mechanism and a drive bubble detect (DBD) mechanism. Input logic receives nozzle column data groups (NCG), each NCG including fire pulse groups (FPG), each FPG including DBD data having an enable value or disable value, and ejection data bits, each ejection data bit corresponding to a different one of the primitives. For each FPG of each NCG, activation logic identifies the FPG as a DBD FPG when the DBD data has the enable value and activates in each primitive the drive bubble formation mechanism and the DBD mechanism identified by the DBD FPG to perform a DBD measurement.

    FLUID EJECTION DEVICE COMBINING DRIVE BUBBLE DETECT AND THERMAL RESPONSE

    公开(公告)号:US20190248131A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-08-15

    申请号:US16318214

    申请日:2016-10-31

    Abstract: A fluid ejection device with a fluid chamber including a vaporization chamber and a thermal drive bubble formation mechanism to vaporize a portion of a fluid in the vaporization chamber to form a drive bubble in response to a firing signal during a firing operation. A drive bubble detect sensor separate from the thermal drive bubble formation mechanism and in contact with fluid in the vaporization chamber, the drive bubble detect sensor to inject a fixed current through the vaporization chamber to generate a first voltage signal representing a voltage response of the vaporization chamber and indicative of drive bubble formation during the firing operation. A thermal sensor to generate a second voltage signal indicative of a thermal response of the vaporization chamber during the firing operation, the first and second voltage signals combined being representative of an operating condition of the fluid chamber.

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