公开(公告)号：US08845087B1

公开(公告)日：2014-09-30

申请号：US13789170

申请日：2013-03-07

申请人： Stuart J. Boland ,  Sean K. Fitzsimons ,  Scott Johnson ,  William Edward Manchester ,  Casey E. Walker

发明人： Stuart J. Boland ,  Sean K. Fitzsimons ,  Scott Johnson ,  William Edward Manchester ,  Casey E. Walker

IPC分类号： B41J2/01 ,  B41J11/00

CPC分类号： B41J11/002

摘要： Systems and methods provide dynamic radiant drying for a print media by monitoring a temperature of a test patch of colorant during the drying process. One embodiment is a radiant dryer and a control system. The radiant dryer receives a media marked with a wet colorant that depicts a sheetside of print data and a test patch. The radiant dryer includes a radiant energy source that heats the colorant based on a heating power. The radiant dryer further includes a cooling system within the interior that applies a cooling gas to the medium. The control system obtains a temperature of the test patch, determines a difference between the temperature of the test patch and a target temperature, and varies the heating power and/or an application of the cooling gas based on the difference to normalize temperatures across the medium during a drying process.

摘要翻译： 系统和方法通过在干燥过程中监测着色剂测试片的温度来为印刷介质提供动态辐射干燥。 一个实施例是辐射干燥器和控制系统。 辐射干燥器接收标记有湿着色剂的介质，其描绘打印数据的片材和测试贴片。 辐射干燥器包括辐射能源，其基于加热功率加热着色剂。 辐射干燥器还包括内部的冷却系统，其向介质施加冷却气体。 控制系统获得测试补丁的温度，确定测试补丁的温度与目标温度之间的差异，并且基于该差异来改变加热功率和/或冷却气体的应用以使整个介质的温度标准化 在干燥过程中。

公开(公告)号：US20140237848A1

公开(公告)日：2014-08-28

申请号：US13774467

申请日：2013-02-22

申请人： Casey E. Walker ,  Scott Johnson ,  Stuart J. Boland ,  William Edward Manchester ,  Sean K. Fitzsimons

发明人： Casey E. Walker ,  Scott Johnson ,  Stuart J. Boland ,  William Edward Manchester ,  Sean K. Fitzsimons

IPC分类号： F26B21/12

CPC分类号： F26B3/28 ,  F26B13/104

摘要： Systems and methods are provided for balancing air flow in dryers of printing systems. The dryer includes a heating element, top flow generator, and bottom flow generator. The heating element is within the dryer, and heats a web of printed media. The top flow generator directly projects a first jet of gas onto a top side of the web. The first jet of gas deflects air proximate to the web. The bottom flow generator directly projects a second jet of gas onto an opposing side of the web. The second jet strikes the web at substantially the same location as the first jet, and compensates orthogonal force applied to the web by the first jet. Furthermore, the top and bottom flow generators are both oriented to project the jets partially in the direction of travel of the web.

摘要翻译： 提供了系统和方法来平衡打印系统的干燥器中的气流。 干燥机包括加热元件，顶部流动发生器和底部流动发生器。 加热元件在干燥器内，并加热印刷介质的网。 顶部流量发生器直接将第一喷射气体投射到幅材的顶部。 第一气体喷射气体使接近网的空气偏转。 底部流量发生器直接将第二喷射气体投射到幅材的相对侧上。 第二射流在与第一射流基本相同的位置处撞击腹板，并且通过第一射流补偿施加到腹板的正交力。 此外，顶部和底部流量发生器都被定向成部分地沿着网的行进方向突出喷射。

公开(公告)号：US08870340B2

公开(公告)日：2014-10-28

申请号：US13781237

申请日：2013-02-28

申请人： Stuart J. Boland ,  Sean K. Fitzsimons ,  Scott Johnson ,  William Edward Manchester ,  Casey E. Walker

发明人： Stuart J. Boland ,  Sean K. Fitzsimons ,  Scott Johnson ,  William Edward Manchester ,  Casey E. Walker

IPC分类号： B41J2/165 ,  B41J2/07

CPC分类号： B41J2/2142

摘要： Systems and methods selectively remove flush drops from a plurality of ink drops ejected by a print engine when printing data for a print job. One embodiment comprises a control system of a printing system. The control system receives a flush pattern for flushing an ink jet print engine of the printing system, and receives a sheetside bitmap for printing to a print medium. The control system merges the flush pattern and the sheetside bitmap to generate a composite sheetside bitmap. The control system directs the print engine to eject a plurality of ink drops toward the print medium based on the composite sheetside bitmap, and identifies a subset of the ink drops based on the flush pattern. The control system then directs a drop deflection system of the printing system to selectively prevent the subset of ink drops from impinging the print medium.

摘要翻译： 当打印打印作业的数据时，系统和方法从打印引擎喷出的多个墨滴中选择性地清除冲洗液滴。 一个实施例包括打印系统的控制系统。 控制系统接收用于冲洗打印系统的喷墨打印引擎的冲洗图案，并且接收用于打印到打印介质的打印位图。 控制系统将flush图案和sheetide位图合并，以生成复合片材位图。 控制系统引导打印引擎基于复合片材位图向打印介质喷射多个墨滴，并且基于冲洗图案识别墨滴的子集。 控制系统然后引导打印系统的液滴偏转系统以选择性地防止墨滴的子集撞击打印介质。

公开(公告)号：US20140285599A1

公开(公告)日：2014-09-25

申请号：US13850045

申请日：2013-03-25

申请人： Stuart J. Boland ,  Sean K. Fitzsimons ,  Scott Johnson ,  William Edward Manchester ,  Casey E. Walker

发明人： Stuart J. Boland ,  Sean K. Fitzsimons ,  Scott Johnson ,  William Edward Manchester ,  Casey E. Walker

IPC分类号： B41J11/00

CPC分类号： B41J11/002

摘要： Systems and methods for reducing ink temperatures in a radiant dryer. In one embodiment, a fluid dispersion unit is implemented in a printing system. The printing system includes a production printer that is operable to apply ink on a front side of a continuous-form medium, and includes a radiant dryer that is operable to dry the ink that is applied on the front side of the medium. The liquid dispersion unit is configured to apply a liquid on a back side of the medium before the medium enters the radiant dryer.

摘要翻译： 用于降低辐射干燥器中油墨温度的系统和方法。 在一个实施例中，在印刷系统中实现流体分散单元。 印刷系统包括可操作以在连续形式介质的正面上施加油墨的生产打印机，并且包括可操作以干燥施加在介质正面上的油墨的辐射干燥器。 液体分散单元构造成在介质进入辐射干燥器之前在介质的背面上施加液体。

公开(公告)号：US20140240388A1

公开(公告)日：2014-08-28

申请号：US13775422

申请日：2013-02-25

申请人： Casey E. Walker ,  Scott Johnson ,  Sean K. Fitzsimons ,  Stuart J. Boland ,  William Edward Manchester

发明人： Casey E. Walker ,  Scott Johnson ,  Sean K. Fitzsimons ,  Stuart J. Boland ,  William Edward Manchester

IPC分类号： B41J11/00

CPC分类号： B41J11/002 ,  B41J2/16526 ,  B41J2002/16529 ,  B41J2002/16573

摘要： Systems and methods are provided for generating flush lines for printers. The system includes a flush line generator able to receive a print job, to determine a drying limit that defines a maximum areal density of ink for the print job that may be dried by a dryer, and to generate a flush line based on the drying limit that does not exceed the drying limit. The system further includes a marking engine able to mark the print job and the flush line onto a web of printable media upstream from the dryer.

摘要翻译： 提供了用于为打印机生成冲洗线的系统和方法。 该系统包括能够接收打印作业的冲洗线发生器，以确定限定可由干燥器干燥的打印作业的油墨的最大面积密度的干燥限度，以及基于干燥限度产生冲洗线 不超过干燥限度。 该系统还包括能够将打印作业和冲洗线标记到干衣机上游的可打印介质的卷筒纸上的打标机。

公开(公告)号：US20140240385A1

公开(公告)日：2014-08-28

申请号：US13774602

申请日：2013-02-22

申请人： Casey E. Walker ,  Scott Johnson ,  Sean K. Fitzsimons ,  Stuart J. Boland ,  William Edward Manchester

发明人： Casey E. Walker ,  Scott Johnson ,  Sean K. Fitzsimons ,  Stuart J. Boland ,  William Edward Manchester

IPC分类号： B41J2/165

CPC分类号： B41J2/165 ,  B41J2/16526 ,  B41J11/46 ,  B41J2002/16573

摘要： Systems and methods are provided for generating flush lines that do not interfere with control marks for post-processing equipment. The system includes a print controller able to receive a print job and to insert printable control marks into the print job to direct the actions of post-processing equipment. The system also includes an ink flushing controller that can detect horizontal locations of the control marks along the width of the print job. Responsive to detecting the locations of the control marks, the ink flushing controller can generate flush lines for the print job that have altered optical densities at the horizontal locations.

摘要翻译： 提供的系统和方法用于产生不干扰后处理设备的控制标记的冲洗管线。 该系统包括能够接收打印作业并将可打印控制标记插入到打印作业中以指导后处理设备的动作的打印控制器。 该系统还包括一个墨水冲洗控制器，其可以沿着打印作业的宽度检测控制标记的水平位置。 响应于检测控制标记的位置，墨水冲洗控制器可以产生在水平位置处具有改变的光密度的打印作业的冲洗线。

公开(公告)号：US08807736B1

公开(公告)日：2014-08-19

申请号：US13755701

申请日：2013-01-31

申请人： Casey E. Walker ,  Scott Johnson ,  Stuart J. Boland ,  William Edward Manchester ,  Sean K. Fitzsimons

发明人： Casey E. Walker ,  Scott Johnson ,  Stuart J. Boland ,  William Edward Manchester ,  Sean K. Fitzsimons

IPC分类号： B41J2/01 ,  B41F23/04 ,  B41J29/377 ,  B41J11/00 ,  B41J2/14

CPC分类号： B41J11/002 ,  B41F23/0403 ,  B41F23/0406 ,  B41F23/0426 ,  B41F23/043 ,  B41J2/1408 ,  B41J29/377 ,  B41J2202/08

摘要： Systems and methods are provided for inserting low temperature gas into dryers of printing systems. The system comprises a dryer, which includes a heating element and a flow generator. The heating element is within an interior of the dryer and is able to heat a web of printed media as the web travels through the interior. The flow generator is within the interior and is operable to directly project an impinging jet of gas along a width of the web that deflects heated air proximate to the web. The gas is cooler than the heated air.

摘要翻译： 提供了将低温气体插入打印系统的干燥器中的系统和方法。 该系统包括一个包括加热元件和流量发生器的干燥器。 加热元件位于干燥器的内部，并且当纸幅穿过内部时能够加热印刷介质的幅材。 流动发生器在内部并且可操作以沿着幅材的宽度直接突出一个冲击射流，使得靠近幅材的加热空气偏转。 气体比加热的空气更冷。

公开(公告)号：US09199485B2

公开(公告)日：2015-12-01

申请号：US14571043

申请日：2014-12-15

申请人： Casey E. Walker ,  Scott Johnson ,  Stuart J. Boland ,  William Edward Manchester ,  David M Price

发明人： Casey E. Walker ,  Scott Johnson ,  Stuart J. Boland ,  William Edward Manchester ,  David M Price

IPC分类号： B41J11/00 ,  B41J29/393 ,  H04N1/60

CPC分类号： B41J29/393 ,  B41J11/0015 ,  B41J11/002 ,  B41J2029/3935 ,  H04N1/605

摘要： Systems and methods are disclosed for determining an operational range of colorant densities and heating powers that result in successful drying for a print media that is based on a drying quality of test images printed by a printing system. One embodiment comprises a printing system that applies colorant onto a continuous-form medium and applies heat to the medium based on a heating power. The printing system prints a plurality of test images onto the medium, where one or more of a colorant density and a heating power vary for each of the printed test images. The printing system determines a drying quality for the printed test images, and calculates an operational range of colorant densities and heating powers for the medium based on the drying quality of the printed test images.

摘要翻译： 公开了用于确定着色剂密度和加热功率的操作范围的系统和方法，其导致基于由打印系统打印的测试图像的干燥质量的打印介质的成功干燥。 一个实施例包括将着色剂施加到连续形式介质上并基于加热功率向介质施加热量的打印系统。 打印系统将多个测试图像打印到介质上，其中着色剂浓度和加热功率中的一个或多个对于每个打印的测试图像变化。 印刷系统确定印刷的测试图像的干燥质量，并且基于印刷的测试图像的干燥质量来计算介质的着色剂浓度和加热功率的操作范围。

公开(公告)号：US20140218435A1

公开(公告)日：2014-08-07

申请号：US13760428

申请日：2013-02-06

申请人： Casey E. Walker ,  Scott Johnson ,  Stuart J. Boland ,  William Edward Manchester ,  David M. Price

发明人： Casey E. Walker ,  Scott Johnson ,  Stuart J. Boland ,  William Edward Manchester ,  David M. Price

IPC分类号： B41J29/393

CPC分类号： B41J29/393 ,  B41J11/0015 ,  B41J11/002 ,  B41J2029/3935 ,  H04N1/605

摘要： Systems and methods are disclosed for determining an operational range of colorant densities and heating powers that result in successful drying for a print media that is based on a drying quality of test images printed by a printing system. One embodiment comprises a printing system that applies colorant onto a continuous-form medium and applies heat to the medium based on a heating power. The printing system prints a plurality of test images onto the medium, where one or more of a colorant density and a heating power vary for each of the printed test images. The printing system determines a drying quality for the printed test images, and calculates an operational range of colorant densities and heating powers for the medium based on the drying quality of the printed test images.

摘要翻译： 公开了用于确定着色剂密度和加热功率的操作范围的系统和方法，其导致基于由打印系统打印的测试图像的干燥质量的打印介质的成功干燥。 一个实施例包括将着色剂施加到连续形式介质上并基于加热功率向介质施加热量的打印系统。 打印系统将多个测试图像打印到介质上，其中着色剂浓度和加热功率中的一个或多个对于每个打印的测试图像变化。 印刷系统确定印刷的测试图像的干燥质量，并且基于印刷的测试图像的干燥质量来计算介质的着色剂浓度和加热功率的操作范围。

公开(公告)号：US20140204136A1

公开(公告)日：2014-07-24

申请号：US13746667

申请日：2013-01-22

申请人： Stuart J. Boland ,  Larry M. Ernst ,  Scott Johnson ,  William Edward Manchester ,  David M. Price ,  Casey E. Walker

发明人： Stuart J. Boland ,  Larry M. Ernst ,  Scott Johnson ,  William Edward Manchester ,  David M. Price ,  Casey E. Walker

IPC分类号： B41J2/17

CPC分类号： B41J2/2114 ,  B41J11/0015 ,  B41J11/002 ,  B41M7/00

摘要： Systems and methods for tuning Key (K) black ink printed by a production printer. In one embodiment, an ink tuning system is implemented in a printing system. The printing system includes a production printer that is operable to print color ink onto a continuous-form medium, and includes a radiant dryer that is operable to dry the ink that is applied to the medium. The ink tuning system identifies areas of K black ink designated for printing on the medium by the production printer, and applies a liquid agent to the areas of K black ink to increase the liquid mass of the K black ink before the medium enters the radiant dryer.

摘要翻译： 用于调整生产打印机打印的Key（K）黑色墨水的系统和方法。 在一个实施例中，墨水调整系统在打印系统中实现。 打印系统包括可操作以将彩色墨水打印到连续形式介质上的生产打印机，并且包括可操作以干燥施加到介质上的墨水的辐射干燥器。 墨水调整系统识别由生产打印机指定用于在介质上印刷的K黑色墨水的区域，并且在介质进入辐射干燥器之前将液体剂施加到K黑色墨水的区域以增加K黑色墨水的液体质量 。