公开(公告)号：US06341853B1

公开(公告)日：2002-01-29

申请号：US09067659

申请日：1998-04-28

申请人： Joseph E. Scheffelin ,  Mark E. Young ,  Elizabeth Zapata ,  Kenneth J. Courian ,  George T. Kaplinsky ,  David W. Swanson ,  James E. Clark ,  Tofigh Khodapanah

发明人： Joseph E. Scheffelin ,  Mark E. Young ,  Elizabeth Zapata ,  Kenneth J. Courian ,  George T. Kaplinsky ,  David W. Swanson ,  James E. Clark ,  Tofigh Khodapanah

IPC分类号： B41J2175

CPC分类号： B41J2/1752 ,  B41J2/175 ,  B41J2/17506 ,  B41J2/17509 ,  B41J2/17513 ,  B41J2/17523 ,  B41J2/17526 ,  B41J2/17536 ,  B41J2/17553 ,  B41J2/17556 ,  B41J2/17566 ,  B41J2002/17516

摘要： A closed ink replenishment system for replenishing the supply of ink in negative pressure spring-bag reservoirs in a printer/plotter. A tube runs between each cartridge reservoir and an auxiliary reservoir mounted to the printer/plotter frame to form the closed ink system. As ink is depleted from the spring-bag reservoir during printing operation, the negative pressure in the cartridge increases, drawing ink through the tube from the auxiliary reservoir into the cartridge until the negative pressure decreases to an equilibrium point. As a result, the volume of ink within the spring-bag reservoir remains substantially constant so long as there is ink remaining within the auxiliary reservoir. This maintains the print quality. The auxiliary reservoir is a flat bag mounted on a spring-biased platform, which acts as a height regulating system. As ink is depleted from the auxiliary bag, the height of the platform and bag increases to maintain a constant pressure and elevation head at the spring-bag reservoir.

摘要翻译： 一种封闭的墨水补充系统，用于补充打印机/绘图仪中的负压弹簧袋储存器中的墨水供应。 管在每个墨盒储存器和安装到打印机/绘图仪框架的辅助储存器之间运行以形成封闭的墨水系统。 当打印操作期间墨水从墨袋储存器中耗尽时，墨盒中的负压增加，墨水通过管从辅助储存器吸入墨盒中，直到负压降至平衡点。 结果，弹簧袋储存器内的墨水体积保持基本上恒定，只要在辅助储存器内剩余墨水即可。 这保持了打印质量。 辅助储存器是安装在弹簧偏置平台上的扁平袋，其作为高度调节系统。 当墨水从辅助袋中耗尽时，平台和袋子的高度增加，以在弹簧袋储存器处保持恒定的压力和升高头部。

公开(公告)号：US6003984A

公开(公告)日：1999-12-21

申请号：US455478

申请日：1995-05-31

申请人： Jaime H. Bohorquez ,  Kenneth J. Courian ,  James E. Clark ,  Tofigh Khodapanah ,  George T. Kaplinsky ,  David W. Swanson ,  Mindy A. Hamlin ,  James G. Salter

发明人： Jaime H. Bohorquez ,  Kenneth J. Courian ,  James E. Clark ,  Tofigh Khodapanah ,  George T. Kaplinsky ,  David W. Swanson ,  Mindy A. Hamlin ,  James G. Salter

IPC分类号： B29C45/16 ,  B41J2/175

CPC分类号： B29C45/1657 ,  B29C45/16 ,  B41J2/17506 ,  B41J2/17509 ,  B41J2/17513 ,  B41J2/1752 ,  B41J2/17523 ,  B41J2/17553 ,  B41J2/17559 ,  B29C2045/1665 ,  B41J2002/17516

摘要： An ink-jet swath printer employing a cartridge with a spring bag primary reservoir and an auxiliary ink reservoir interconnected via a tube to form a closed ink replenishment system. The primary reservoir creates a negative pressure which draws ink from the auxiliary reservoir as ink is expelled from the cartridge printhead during printing operations. The auxiliary reservoir can either be mounted on the cartridge carriage or on the printer body. The auxiliary reservoir is a large capacity collapsible bag mounted below the level of the printhead to establish an ink pressure head at the primary reservoir connection which is not so large as to destroy or diminish the negative pressure and allow ink to drool from the printhead, yet is sufficient to permit replenishment of the primary reservoir to avoid printhead ink starvation.

摘要翻译： 一种喷墨条打印机，其采用具有弹簧袋主储存器的盒和通过管互连的辅助油墨储存器，以形成封闭的油墨补充系统。 主要储存器产生负压，其在打印操作期间墨从墨盒打印头排出时从辅助储存器抽出墨。 辅助储存器可以安装在墨盒托架上或打印机主体上。 辅助储存器是安装在打印头水平面下方的大容量可折叠袋，以在主储存器连接处建立墨压头，其不会大于破坏或减小负压并允许墨从打印头流出，但是 足以允许补充主储层以避免印刷体墨水不足。

公开(公告)号：US5874974A

公开(公告)日：1999-02-23

申请号：US608376

申请日：1996-02-28

申请人： Kenneth J. Courian ,  John L. Stoffel ,  Richard A. Sader ,  Keshava A. Prasad ,  Steven L. Webb ,  David H. Donovan ,  Jules G. Moritz, III ,  Brian J. Keefe ,  Steven W. Steinfield ,  Winthrop D. Childers

发明人： Kenneth J. Courian ,  John L. Stoffel ,  Richard A. Sader ,  Keshava A. Prasad ,  Steven L. Webb ,  David H. Donovan ,  Jules G. Moritz, III ,  Brian J. Keefe ,  Steven W. Steinfield ,  Winthrop D. Childers

IPC分类号： B41J2/05 ,  B41J2/14 ,  B41J2/16 ,  B41J2/175

CPC分类号： B41J2/1643 ,  B41J2/04511 ,  B41J2/04541 ,  B41J2/04543 ,  B41J2/04546 ,  B41J2/0458 ,  B41J2/04581 ,  B41J2/14024 ,  B41J2/1404 ,  B41J2/14072 ,  B41J2/14129 ,  B41J2/14145 ,  B41J2/14201 ,  B41J2/1433 ,  B41J2/1603 ,  B41J2/1623 ,  B41J2/1625 ,  B41J2/1628 ,  B41J2/1631 ,  B41J2/1634 ,  B41J2202/13

摘要： An inkjet drop ejection system comprises a combination of printhead components and ink, mutually tuned to maximize operating characteristics of the printhead and print quality and dry time of the ink. Use of a short shelf (distance from ink source to ink firing element), on the order of 55 microns, provides a very high speed refill. However, it is a characteristic of high speed refill that it has a tendency for being overdamped. To provide the requisite damping, the ink should have a viscosity greater than about 2 cp. In this way, the ink and architecture work together to provide a tuned system that enables stable operation at high frequencies. One advantage of the combination of a pigment and a dispersant in the ink is the resultant higher viscosity provided. The high speed would be of little value if the ink did not have a fast enough rate of drying. This is accomplished by the addition of alcohols or alcohol(s) and surfactant(s) to the ink. Fast dry times are achieved with a combination of alcohols, such as isopropyl alcohol with a 4 or 5 carbon alcohol or with iso-propyl alcohol plus surfactant(s). One preferred embodiment of a short shelf (90 to 130 microns), ink viscosity of about 3 cp, and surface tension of about 54 provides a high speed drop generator capable of operating at about 12 KHz. Reducing the shelf length to about 55 microns, in combination with rotating the substrate at an angle to the scan direction, permits maximum drop generator operation as high as about 20 KHz. As a consequence of employing pigment-based inks, high optical densities are realized, along with excellent permanence (no fade and better waterfastness), and good stability. The combination of preferred ink and pen architecture provides good drop generator stability.

摘要翻译： 喷墨墨滴喷射系统包括打印头部件和油墨的组合，其相互调节以最大化打印头的操作特性以及油墨的打印质量和干燥时间。 使用大约55微米的短搁架（墨水源到墨水喷射元件的距离）提供了非常高的速度补充。 然而，它具有高速补充的特点，它具有过度阻尼的倾向。 为了提供必要的阻尼，油墨的粘度应大于约2cp。 以这种方式，墨水和结构共同工作，提供了一个可在高频下稳定运行的调谐系统。 油墨中颜料和分散剂的组合的一个优点是得到较高的粘度。 如果墨水没有足够的干燥速度，高速度就没有什么价值。 这通过向油墨中加入醇或醇和表面活性剂来实现。 快速干燥时间通过醇，例如异丙醇与4或5个碳醇或与异丙醇加表面活性剂的组合来实现。 短架（90-130微米），油墨粘度约为3cp，表面张力约为54的一个优选实施例提供了能够在约12KHz下操作的高速液滴发生器。 将搁板长度减小至约55微米，与基板以扫描方向成一定角度的旋转结合使得最大的液滴发生器运转高达约20KHz。 作为使用颜料基油墨的结果，实现了高的光密度，以及优异的耐久性（不褪色和更好的耐水性）和良好的稳定性。 优选的墨水和笔结构的组合提供了良好的液滴发生器稳定性。

公开(公告)号：US5638101A

公开(公告)日：1997-06-10

申请号：US319892

申请日：1994-10-06

申请人： Brian J. Keefe ,  May F. Ho ,  Kenneth J. Courian ,  Steven W. Steinfield ,  Winthrop D. Childers ,  Ellen R. Tappon ,  Kenneth E. Trueba ,  Terri I. Chapman ,  William R. Knight ,  Jules G. Moritz, III

发明人： Brian J. Keefe ,  May F. Ho ,  Kenneth J. Courian ,  Steven W. Steinfield ,  Winthrop D. Childers ,  Ellen R. Tappon ,  Kenneth E. Trueba ,  Terri I. Chapman ,  William R. Knight ,  Jules G. Moritz, III

IPC分类号： B41J2/175 ,  B41J2/05 ,  B41J2/14 ,  B41J2/16 ,  G01D15/18

CPC分类号： B41J2/14024 ,  B41J2/04543 ,  B41J2/04546 ,  B41J2/0458 ,  B41J2/1404 ,  B41J2/14072 ,  B41J2/14129 ,  B41J2/14145 ,  B41J2/14201 ,  B41J2/1433 ,  B41J2/1603 ,  B41J2/1623 ,  B41J2/1626 ,  B41J2/1628 ,  B41J2/1631 ,  B41J2/1634 ,  B41J2/1635 ,  B41J2/1643 ,  B41J2/175 ,  B41J2/17509 ,  B41J2/17513 ,  B41J2/1752 ,  B41J2/17523 ,  B41J2/17526 ,  B41J2/1753 ,  B41J2/17553 ,  B41J2/17556 ,  B41J2002/14387 ,  B41J2202/13

摘要： Described is an inkjet print cartridge including an ink reservoir; a substrate having a plurality of individual ink firing chambers with an ink firing element in each chamber; said ink firing chambers arranged in a first chamber array and a second chamber array and said firing chambers spaced so as to provide 600 dots per inch printing; an ink channel connecting said reservoir with said ink firing chambers, said channel including a primary channel connected at a first end with said reservoir and at a second end to a secondary channel; a separate inlet passage for each firing chamber connecting said secondary channel with said firing chamber for allowing high frequency refill of the firing chamber; a group of said firing chambers in adjacent relationship forming a primitive in which only one firing chamber in said primitive is activated at a time; a first circuit on said substrate connected to said firing elements; and a second circuit on said cartridge connected to said first circuit, for transmitting firing signals to said ink firing elements at a predetermined frequency. The preferred configuration of the nozzle member, ink channels, and firing chambers allows a printing resolution of 600 dots per inch.

摘要翻译： 描述了一种包括墨水储存器的喷墨打印墨盒; 在每个室中具有多个单独的油墨喷射室和具有喷墨元件的基板; 所述喷墨室布置在第一室阵列和第二室阵列中，并且所述发射室间隔开以提供600点/英寸印刷; 连接所述储存器与所述喷墨室的油墨通道，所述通道包括在第一端与所述储存器连接的第一通道，在第二端连接到次级通道; 用于每个点火室的独立入口通道，其将所述次级通道与所述燃烧室连接，用于允许所述燃烧室的高频率再充填; 相邻关系中的一组所述发射室形成原子，其中一次只激活所述原始物中的一个发射室; 所述基板上的与所述发光元件连接的第一电路; 以及连接到所述第一电路的所述盒上的第二电路，用于以预定频率将发射信号传送到所述喷墨元件。 喷嘴构件，墨水通道和喷射室的优选构造允许每英寸600点的打印分辨率。

公开(公告)号：US5604519A

公开(公告)日：1997-02-18

申请号：US319404

申请日：1994-10-06

申请人： Brian J. Keefe ,  May F. Ho ,  Kenneth J. Courian ,  Steven W. Steinfield ,  Winthrop D. Childers ,  Ellen R. Tappon ,  Kenneth E. Trueba ,  Terri I. Chapman ,  William R. Knight ,  Jules G. Moritz

发明人： Brian J. Keefe ,  May F. Ho ,  Kenneth J. Courian ,  Steven W. Steinfield ,  Winthrop D. Childers ,  Ellen R. Tappon ,  Kenneth E. Trueba ,  Terri I. Chapman ,  William R. Knight ,  Jules G. Moritz

IPC分类号： B41J2/05 ,  B41J2/14 ,  B41J2/16 ,  B41J2/175 ,  G01D15/18 ,  B41J29/38

CPC分类号： B41J2/17553 ,  B41J2/04543 ,  B41J2/04546 ,  B41J2/0458 ,  B41J2/14024 ,  B41J2/1404 ,  B41J2/14072 ,  B41J2/14129 ,  B41J2/14145 ,  B41J2/14201 ,  B41J2/1433 ,  B41J2/1603 ,  B41J2/1623 ,  B41J2/1626 ,  B41J2/1628 ,  B41J2/1631 ,  B41J2/1634 ,  B41J2/1635 ,  B41J2/1643 ,  B41J2/175 ,  B41J2/17509 ,  B41J2/17513 ,  B41J2/1752 ,  B41J2/17523 ,  B41J2/17526 ,  B41J2/1753 ,  B41J2/17556 ,  B41J2002/14387 ,  B41J2202/13

摘要： Described is an ink delivery system for an array of nozzle orifices in a print cartridge comprising an ink reservoir; a substrate having a plurality of individual ink firing chambers with an ink firing element in each chamber; an ink channel connecting said reservoir with said ink firing chambers, said channel including a primary channel connected at a first end with said reservoir and at a second end to a secondary channel; a separate inlet passage for each firing chamber connecting said secondary channel with said firing chamber for allowing high frequency refill of the firing chamber; a group of said firing chambers in adjacent relationship forming a primitive in which only one firing chamber in said primitive is activated at a time; first circuit means on said substrate connected to said firing elements; and second circuit means on said cartridge connected to said first circuit means, for transmitting firing signals to said ink firing elements at a frequency greater than 9 kHz.

摘要翻译： 描述了一种用于在包括墨水储存器的打印墨盒中的喷嘴孔阵列的墨水输送系统; 在每个室中具有多个单独的油墨喷射室和具有喷墨元件的基板; 连接所述储存器与所述喷墨室的油墨通道，所述通道包括在第一端与所述储存器连接的第一通道，在第二端连接到次级通道; 用于每个点火室的独立入口通道，其将所述次级通道与所述燃烧室连接，用于允许所述燃烧室的高频率再充填; 相邻关系中的一组所述发射室形成原子，其中一次只激活所述原始物中的一个发射室; 所述基板上的第一电路装置连接到所述发光元件; 以及连接到所述第一电路装置的所述盒上的第二电路装置，用于以大于9kHz的频率将发射信号传送到所述喷墨元件。