公开(公告)号：US06352327B1

公开(公告)日：2002-03-05

申请号：US09191531

申请日：1998-11-13

申请人： Kentaro Yano ,  Naoji Ohtsuka ,  Kiichiro Takahashi ,  Hitoshi Nishikori ,  Osamu Iwasaki ,  Daigoro Kanematsu

发明人： Kentaro Yano ,  Naoji Ohtsuka ,  Kiichiro Takahashi ,  Hitoshi Nishikori ,  Osamu Iwasaki ,  Daigoro Kanematsu

IPC分类号： B41J2938

CPC分类号： B41J2/17546 ,  B41J2/04543 ,  B41J2/0458

摘要： A printing apparatus and print control method, capable of using plural types of printheads, can achieve high throughput by performing optimized print control in accordance with the type of printhead and the number of printheads used. In a case where the printing apparatus adopting such print control method includes, e.g., four printheads, and performs printing on a print medium by reciprocally scanning the printheads, detection is first performed as to whether only one printhead which discharges black ink is mounted or four printheads which respectively discharge black, yellow, cyan and magenta ink are mounted; decision is made on a printing period of the printhead based on the detected result; then decision is made on a scanning speed of the printhead based on the decided printing period; and the printhead is driven based on the decided printing period and scanning speed to perform printing.

摘要翻译： 能够使用多种类型的打印头的打印设备和打印控制方法可以通过根据打印头的类型和使用的打印头的数量执行优化的打印控制来实现高产量。 在采用这种打印控制方法的打印设备包括例如四个打印头的情况下，并且通过往复扫描打印头在打印介质上进行打印时，首先执行检测是否仅安装一个排出黑色墨水的打印头或四个 安装分别排出黑色，黄色，青色和品红色墨水的打印头; 基于检测结果在打印头的打印周期进行判定; 然后基于所决定的打印周期对打印头的扫描速度进行判定; 并且基于所决定的打印周期和扫描速度来驱动打印头以执行打印。

公开(公告)号：US6142600A

公开(公告)日：2000-11-07

申请号：US844854

申请日：1997-04-22

申请人： Kiichiro Takahashi ,  Naoji Ohtsuka ,  Kentaro Yano ,  Hitoshi Nishikori ,  Osamu Iwasaki ,  Daigoro Kanematsu ,  Hidehiko Kanda

发明人： Kiichiro Takahashi ,  Naoji Ohtsuka ,  Kentaro Yano ,  Hitoshi Nishikori ,  Osamu Iwasaki ,  Daigoro Kanematsu ,  Hidehiko Kanda

IPC分类号： B41J2/21 ,  B41J2/165 ,  B41J2/175 ,  B41J2/18 ,  B41J2/185 ,  B41J2/205

CPC分类号： B41J2/17546 ,  B41J2/1652

摘要： Disclosed are an inkjet printing method and an inkjet printer capable of printing high-quality images by the inkjet printing method even when ink is exchanged for ink having a different density, particularly ink having a lower density. A printer using this method identifies the type of an ink tank attached to a printhead. When the printer detects in accordance with the type of an ink tank that an ink tank is changed to another ink tank containing ink with a different density, recovery conditions for the printhead are changed in accordance with the type of the ink. Especially when an ink tank is exchanged for another ink tank containing ink with a lower density, the printer increases the number of times of suction for the printhead after the ink tank exchange and the number of times of preliminary discharge after wiping. The printer also shortens preliminary discharge intervals and increases the number of preliminary discharge times at the time of printing.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种喷墨打印方法和喷墨打印机，即使当油墨更换为具有不同密度的油墨时，也能够通过喷墨打印方法打印高质量图像，特别是具有较低密度的油墨。 使用该方法的打印机识别附接到打印头的墨水盒的类型。 当打印机根据墨水盒的类型将墨水盒更换为另一个具有不同密度的墨水的墨盒时，打印头的恢复条件根据墨水的类型而改变。 特别是当墨水盒更换为另一个含有较低密度的墨水的墨水盒时，打印机会增加墨盒更换后的打印头的抽吸次数和擦拭后的预排出次数。 打印机还缩短了初步放电间隔，并增加了打印时的初步放电次数。

公开(公告)号：US6086184A

公开(公告)日：2000-07-11

申请号：US564875

申请日：1995-11-28

申请人： Osamu Iwasaki ,  Naoji Ohtsuka ,  Kentaro Yano ,  Kiichiro Takahashi ,  Daigoro Kanematsu

发明人： Osamu Iwasaki ,  Naoji Ohtsuka ,  Kentaro Yano ,  Kiichiro Takahashi ,  Daigoro Kanematsu

IPC分类号： B41J2/01 ,  B41J2/51 ,  B41J21/00 ,  G06K15/10 ,  H04N1/191 ,  H04N1/32 ,  H04N1/41 ,  B41J2/145

CPC分类号： H04N1/128 ,  G06K15/105 ,  H04N1/1911 ,  H04N1/1915 ,  H04N1/32358 ,  G06K2215/0071 ,  H04N2201/0082 ,  H04N2201/3294

摘要： A recording system and a recording method which can perform the recording operation without increasing an image storage capacity of a recording apparatus even if image data is increased with an increase in a recording resolution. Picture element data of image data is split into a plurality of split picture element data by a specific pattern. The plurality of split image data are transferred with offsetting each of the split picture element data. The offset and transferred split picture element data are held by a storage means. The split picture element data held by the storage means are controlled so as to be recorded on a recording medium at positions where the above-described picture element split processing is not subjected thereto.

摘要翻译： 即使图像数据随着记录分辨率的增加而增加，也可以在不增加记录装置的图像存储容量的情况下执行记录操作的记录系统和记录方法。 图像数据的图像元素数据通过特定图案被分割为多个分割图像元素数据。 多个分割图像数据以分离图像元素数据的每个偏移来传送。 偏移和传送的分割图像元素数据由存储装置保持。 控制由存储装置保存的分割图像元素数据，以便在不对上述图像元素分割处理进行处理的位置处将其记录在记录介质上。

公开(公告)号：US06543872B2

公开(公告)日：2003-04-08

申请号：US09865450

申请日：2001-05-29

申请人： Naoji Ohtsuka ,  Kentaro Yano ,  Kiichiro Takahashi ,  Hitoshi Nishikori ,  Osamu Iwasaki ,  Daigoro Kanematsu ,  Hidehiko Kanda

发明人： Naoji Ohtsuka ,  Kentaro Yano ,  Kiichiro Takahashi ,  Hitoshi Nishikori ,  Osamu Iwasaki ,  Daigoro Kanematsu ,  Hidehiko Kanda

IPC分类号： B41J29393

CPC分类号： B41J2/17553 ,  B41J2/04553 ,  B41J2/04563 ,  B41J2/0458 ,  B41J2/1752 ,  G06K15/107 ,  H04N1/40025

摘要： It is checked whether an ink used in a printhead has a high density. The type of a printing medium used for a print operation is also identified. An image is printed by scanning the printhead once or a plurality of times. When a print operation is to be performed by using a thick ink, an image is printed by using mask data and the driving frequency of the head which are set for the thick ink. When a print operation is to be performed by using a thin ink, an image is printed by using mask data and the driving frequency of the head which are set for the thin ink and the type of printing medium used for the print operation. Codes of the respective color data of print data are determined in accordance with the types of inks used for a print operation, and an image is printed by printing a plurality of dots or dots in an overlapping state by the multi-pass method.

摘要翻译： 检查打印头中使用的墨水是否具有高密度。 还识别用于打印操作的打印介质的类型。 通过扫描打印头一次或多次打印图像。 当通过使用浓墨水进行打印操作时，通过使用为厚油墨设定的掩模数据和头的驱动频率来打印图像。 当通过使用薄墨水进行打印操作时，通过使用用于薄墨水的打印头数据和头部的驱动频率以及用于打印操作的打印介质的类型来打印图像。 根据用于打印操作的油墨的类型来确定打印数据的各个颜色数据的代码，并且通过多遍方法以重叠状态打印多个点或点来打印图像。

公开(公告)号：US06260938B1

公开(公告)日：2001-07-17

申请号：US08847740

申请日：1997-04-22

申请人： Naoji Ohtsuka ,  Kentaro Yano ,  Kiichiro Takahashi ,  Hitoshi Nishikori ,  Osamu Iwasaki ,  Daigoro Kanematsu ,  Hidehiko Kanda

发明人： Naoji Ohtsuka ,  Kentaro Yano ,  Kiichiro Takahashi ,  Hitoshi Nishikori ,  Osamu Iwasaki ,  Daigoro Kanematsu ,  Hidehiko Kanda

IPC分类号： B41J2205

CPC分类号： B41J2/17553 ,  B41J2/04553 ,  B41J2/04563 ,  B41J2/0458 ,  B41J2/1752 ,  G06K15/107 ,  H04N1/40025

摘要： It is checked whether an ink used in a printhead has a high density. The type of a printing medium used for a print operation is also identified. An image is printed by scanning the printhead once or a plurality of times. When a print operation is to be performed by using a thick ink, an image is printed by using mask data and the driving frequency of the head which are set for the thick ink. When a print operation is to be performed by using a thin ink, an image is printed by using mask data and the driving frequency of the head which are set for the thin ink and the type of printing medium used for the print operation. Codes of the respective color data of print data are determined in accordance with the types of inks used for a print operation, and an image is printed by printing a plurality of dots or dots in an overlapping state by the multi-pass method.

摘要翻译： 检查打印头中使用的墨水是否具有高密度。 还识别用于打印操作的打印介质的类型。 通过扫描打印头一次或多次打印图像。 当通过使用浓墨水进行打印操作时，通过使用为厚油墨设定的掩模数据和头的驱动频率来打印图像。 当通过使用薄墨水进行打印操作时，通过使用用于薄墨水的打印头数据和头部的驱动频率以及用于打印操作的打印介质的类型来打印图像。 根据用于打印操作的油墨的类型来确定打印数据的各个颜色数据的代码，并且通过多遍方法以重叠状态打印多个点或点来打印图像。

公开(公告)号：US06145950A

公开(公告)日：2000-11-14

申请号：US847744

申请日：1997-04-22

申请人： Naoji Ohtsuka ,  Kentaro Yano ,  Kiichiro Takahashi ,  Hitoshi Nishikori ,  Osamu Iwasaki ,  Daigoro Kanematsu ,  Hidehiko Kanda

发明人： Naoji Ohtsuka ,  Kentaro Yano ,  Kiichiro Takahashi ,  Hitoshi Nishikori ,  Osamu Iwasaki ,  Daigoro Kanematsu ,  Hidehiko Kanda

IPC分类号： B41J2/21 ,  B41J2/045 ,  B41J2/175 ,  G06F3/12 ,  G09G5/00 ,  G09G5/02 ,  H04N1/23 ,  H04N1/46 ,  B41J2/205

CPC分类号： B41J2/04551 ,  B41J2/0458 ,  B41J2/17543 ,  B41J2/17546 ,  H04N1/46

摘要： A user interface for high-quality image output and an image processing apparatus utilizing the user interface which performs apparatus setting for appropriate printing by selecting a print medium and a print mode in accordance with the type of ink cartridge. When an exchangeable ink cartridge, containing YMCK color ink or ink having different ink densities from those of the YMCK color ink in approximately the same color hues, is attached to a printer, the type of the ink cartridge is discriminated by an ink cartridge ID, and available print media and appropriate output image types are displayed for user's selection based on the ID. Then print operation is set in accordance with instruction by the user.

摘要翻译： 用于高质量图像输出的用户界面和利用用户界面的图像处理装置，该用户界面根据墨盒的类型通过选择打印介质和打印模式来进行用于适当打印的设备设置。 当将具有与大致相同色调的YMCK彩色油墨的油墨密度不同的YMCK彩色墨水或墨水的可更换墨盒连接到打印机时，墨盒的类型由墨盒ID识别， 并显示可用的打印介质和适当的输出图像类型，以便用户根据ID进行选择。 然后根据用户的指示设置打印操作。

公开(公告)号：US5943073A

公开(公告)日：1999-08-24

申请号：US174696

申请日：1993-12-28

申请人： Naoji Otsuka ,  Atsushi Arai ,  Kentaro Yano ,  Kiichiro Takahashi ,  Hitoshi Nishikori ,  Osamu Iwasaki ,  Daigoro Kanematsu

发明人： Naoji Otsuka ,  Atsushi Arai ,  Kentaro Yano ,  Kiichiro Takahashi ,  Hitoshi Nishikori ,  Osamu Iwasaki ,  Daigoro Kanematsu

IPC分类号： B41J2/05 ,  B41J2/055

CPC分类号： B41J2/04525 ,  B41J2/04528 ,  B41J2/04543 ,  B41J2/04553 ,  B41J2/04563 ,  B41J2/0458 ,  B41J2/055

摘要： An ink jet recording apparatus comprises an ejection orifice for ejecting an ink, a supply portion, communicating with the ejection orifice, for supplying an ink stored therein to the ejection orifice, an ejection energy producer, arranged in the supply portion, for applying energy for ink ejection to the ink, a pressure producer, arranged in the supply portion at a position different from the ejection energy producer, for producing a pressure wave in the supply portion, and a controller for controlling the pressure producer to produce a pressure wave different from a pressure wave produced in the supply portion by the ejection energy producer.

摘要翻译： 喷墨记录装置包括用于喷射墨的喷射孔，与喷射孔连通的供应部分，用于将存储在其中的墨供给喷射孔;喷射能量产生器，布置在供应部分中，用于向 墨水喷射到墨水，压力发生器，布置在与喷射能量产生器不同的位置处的供给部分中，用于在供应部分中产生压力波;以及控制器，用于控制压力发生器产生不同于 由喷射能量产生器在供给部分中产生的压力波。

公开(公告)号：US06719395B2

公开(公告)日：2004-04-13

申请号：US09978458

申请日：2001-10-15

申请人： Osamu Iwasaki ,  Naoji Otsuka ,  Atsushi Arai ,  Kentaro Yano ,  Kiichiro Takahashi ,  Daigoro Kanematsu

发明人： Osamu Iwasaki ,  Naoji Otsuka ,  Atsushi Arai ,  Kentaro Yano ,  Kiichiro Takahashi ,  Daigoro Kanematsu

IPC分类号： B41J29393

CPC分类号： B41J2/04515 ,  B41J2/0454 ,  B41J2/04553 ,  B41J2/0458 ,  B41J2/195 ,  B41J29/38

摘要： In a recording apparatus for effecting recording with a recording head on a recording medium, a temperature detector provided on a control circuit board of the recording apparatus detects a temperature at the board, and a timer measures a first activation time of electric power supply to the control circuit board for a control not involving a recording operation. The timing of reading the temperature detected by the temperature detector, as well as a correction value for the thus read value, are determined according to the first activation time measured by the timer.

摘要翻译： 在用于在记录介质上进行记录头的记录的记录装置中，设置在记录装置的控制电路板上的温度检测器检测电路板上的温度，并且定时器测量电源的第一激活时间 用于不涉及记录操作的控制的控制电路板。 根据由定时器测量的第一激活时间来确定读取由温度检测器检测到的温度的定时以及由此读取的值的校正值。

公开(公告)号：US6149259A

公开(公告)日：2000-11-21

申请号：US165330

申请日：1993-12-13

申请人： Naoji Otsuka ,  Kentaro Yano ,  Kiichiro Takahashi ,  Atsushi Arai ,  Hitoshi Nishikori ,  Osamu Iwasaki ,  Daigoro Kanematsu

发明人： Naoji Otsuka ,  Kentaro Yano ,  Kiichiro Takahashi ,  Atsushi Arai ,  Hitoshi Nishikori ,  Osamu Iwasaki ,  Daigoro Kanematsu

IPC分类号： B41J2/05 ,  B41J2/01

CPC分类号： B41J2/04525 ,  B41J2/04528 ,  B41J2/04543 ,  B41J2/04573 ,  B41J2/0458 ,  B41J2002/14362

摘要： An ink jet recording apparatus comprises a recording head having ink ejection orifices, and a common ink chamber communicating with the ink ejection orifices to supply the ink to the ink ejection orifices, a driver for non-simultaneously causing at least one of adjacent ones of the ejection orifices of the recording head to eject the ink, and a driving controller for changing an order of ejection performed by the driver.

摘要翻译： 一种喷墨记录装置，包括具有墨喷射孔的记录头，以及与喷墨孔连通以将油墨供应到墨喷射孔的公共墨室，驱动器，用于不同时地使至少一个相邻的墨 记录头的喷射孔喷射墨水;以及驱动控制器，用于改变驾驶员执行的喷射顺序。

公开(公告)号：US5914731A

公开(公告)日：1999-06-22

申请号：US311551

申请日：1994-09-23

申请人： Kentaro Yano ,  Naoji Otsuka ,  Atsushi Arai ,  Kiichiro Takahashi ,  Osamu Iwasaki ,  Daigoro Kanematsu

发明人： Kentaro Yano ,  Naoji Otsuka ,  Atsushi Arai ,  Kiichiro Takahashi ,  Osamu Iwasaki ,  Daigoro Kanematsu

IPC分类号： H04N1/405 ,  B41J29/38 ,  B41J2/205

CPC分类号： H04N1/4057 ,  B41J2/2128

摘要： A column band pattern memory (10) stores six different column band patterns "SML, SLM, MSL, MLS, LSM, and LMS" obtained by re-arranging three different area modulation ranks (L, M, and S). A column band pattern generator (12) irregularly selects one of the column band patterns stored in the column band pattern memory (10) on the basis of a numerical value generated by a random number generator (11). The selected column band pattern is input to a dot area determination unit (13), and dot areas in units of columns are determined on the basis of the order of dot area modulation ranks (e.g., the order of S, M, and L) in the selected column band pattern. A pulse controller (14) performs pulse control to form dots in accordance with the dot areas determined by the dot area determination unit (13).

摘要翻译： 列频带图案存储器（10）存储通过重新布置三个不同的区域调制等级（L，M和S）获得的六个不同的列频带图案“SML，SLM，MSL，MLS，LSM和LMS”。 列频带图案生成器（12）基于由随机数发生器（11）生成的数值，不规则地选择存储在列频带图案存储器（10）中的列频带模式之一。 选择的列带图案被输入到点区域确定单元（13），并且以点面积调制等级的顺序（例如，S，M和L的顺序）来确定以列为单位的点区域， 在所选的列带图案中。 脉冲控制器（14）根据由点区域确定单元（13）确定的点区域进行脉冲控制以形成点。