Method of regulating ink pressure
    21.
    发明申请
    Method of regulating ink pressure 有权
    调节墨水压力的方法

    公开(公告)号:US20080143761A1

    公开(公告)日:2008-06-19

    申请号:US11640355

    申请日:2006-12-18

    IPC分类号: B41J29/38

    CPC分类号: B41J2/17556 B41J2/17513

    摘要: A method of regulating a hydrostatic pressure of ink supplied to an inkjet printhead is provided. The method comprises withdrawing a volume of ink from an ink chamber and simultaneously bubbling air bubbles into the chamber via a bubble outlet to balance the withdrawn volume of ink. Each air bubble is defined by an air cavity trapped inside a film or a body of ink. The bubble outlet is dimensioned to control a Laplace pressure of the air bubbles, thereby regulating a hydrostatic pressure of the ink.

    摘要翻译: 提供一种调节供应给喷墨打印头的墨水静压力的方法。 该方法包括从油墨室中取出一定体积的油墨,同时通过气泡出口鼓泡气体进入室内以平衡抽出的油墨体积。 每个气泡由被捕获在膜或油墨体内的空气腔限定。 气泡出口的尺寸被设计成控制气泡的拉普拉斯压力,从而调节油墨的静水压力。

    Printer with active fluidic architecture
    22.
    发明申请
    Printer with active fluidic architecture 有权
    具有活性流体结构的打印机

    公开(公告)号:US20070206072A1

    公开(公告)日:2007-09-06

    申请号:US11677049

    申请日:2007-02-21

    IPC分类号: B41J2/175

    摘要: A inkjet printer that has an ink supply (112), a printhead integrated circuit (IC) (74) in fluid communication with the ink supply via an upstream ink line (67), the printhead IC (74), a waste ink outlet in fluid communication with the printhead IC (74) via a downstream ink line (106), an upstream shut off valve (138) in the upstream ink line (67), and, a downstream pump mechanism (114) in the downstream ink line. With a valve upstream of the printhead and a pump downstream of the printhead, the user has active control of the ink flow upstream, downstream or in the printhead IC. In the event that problems such as ink flooding, color mixing or printhead depriming occur, the user can follow simple troubleshooting protocols to rectify the situation.

    摘要翻译: 一种喷墨打印机,具有通过上游墨水管线(67)与墨水供应源流体连通的墨水供应源(112),打印头集成电路(IC)(74),打印头IC(74),废墨水出口 通过下游墨水管线(106),上游墨水管线(67)中的上游切断阀(138)和下游墨水管线中的下游泵机构(114)与打印头IC(74)流体连通。 利用打印头上游的阀和打印头下游的泵,用户可以主动地控制上游,下游或打印头IC中的油墨流。 在发生油墨淹没,混色或打印头脱色等问题的情况下,用户可以按照简单的故障排除方案来纠正这种情况。

    PRINTER HAVING SELECTIVELY ISOLATABLE PUMP
    24.
    发明申请
    PRINTER HAVING SELECTIVELY ISOLATABLE PUMP 审中-公开
    具有选择性隔离泵的打印机

    公开(公告)号:US20110134198A1

    公开(公告)日:2011-06-09

    申请号:US13027212

    申请日:2011-02-14

    IPC分类号: B41J2/175

    CPC分类号: B41J2/17596 B41J2/175

    摘要: A printer is provided having a printhead for printing fluid onto media, a reservoir for supplying fluid to the printhead, a pump for drawing fluid from the reservoir and pumping the drawn fluid into the printhead, and a valve arrangement for selectively opening fluid communication between the pump, reservoir and printhead such that the pump is not in fluid communication with the reservoir whenever the pump is in fluid communication with the printhead.

    摘要翻译: 提供了一种打印机,其具有用于将流体打印到介质上的打印头,用于向打印头供应流体的储存器,用于从储存器抽取流体并将抽吸的流体泵入打印头的泵,以及用于选择性地打开流体连通 泵,储存器和打印头,使得当泵与打印头流体连通时,泵不与储存器流体连通。

    Ink pressure regulator
    27.
    发明授权
    Ink pressure regulator 有权
    墨水压力调节器

    公开(公告)号:US07857441B2

    公开(公告)日:2010-12-28

    申请号:US11640359

    申请日:2006-12-18

    摘要: There is provided an ink pressure regulator for regulating a hydrostatic pressure of ink supplied to an inkjet printhead. The regulator comprises: an ink chamber having an ink outlet for fluid communication with the printhead via an ink line; an air inlet open to atmosphere; a bubble outlet for bubbling air bubbles into the chamber, each air bubble comprising an air cavity trapped inside a film or a body of ink; and an air channel connecting the air inlet and the bubble outlet. The bubble outlet is dimensioned to control a Laplace pressure of air bubbles drawn into the chamber as result of supplying ink to the printhead, thereby regulating a hydrostatic pressure of the ink.

    摘要翻译: 提供了用于调节供应到喷墨打印头的墨水的静水压力的墨压力调节器。 调节器包括:具有墨水出口的墨水室,用于通过墨水线与打印头流体连通; 空气进入大气; 气泡出口,用于将气泡鼓泡到室中,每个气泡包括被捕获在膜或墨体内的空气腔; 以及连接空气入口和气泡出口的空气通道。 泡沫出口的尺寸被设计成控制由于向打印头供应墨水而吸入室中的气泡的拉普拉斯压力,从而调节墨水的静水压力。

    Ink pressure regulator with improved liquid retention in regulator channel
    28.
    发明授权
    Ink pressure regulator with improved liquid retention in regulator channel 有权
    油墨压力调节器,在调节通道中具有改善的液体保留

    公开(公告)号:US07841684B2

    公开(公告)日:2010-11-30

    申请号:US11872714

    申请日:2007-10-16

    IPC分类号: B41J29/36 B41J2/175

    CPC分类号: B41J2/17556

    摘要: There is provided an ink pressure regulator for regulating a hydrostatic pressure of ink supplied to an inkjet printhead. The regulator comprises: an ink chamber having an ink outlet for fluid communication with the printhead via an ink line; an air inlet; a regulator channel having a first end communicating with the air inlet and a second end communicating with a headspace of the chamber, the second end defining a bubble outlet; and a wetting system for maintaining at least some liquid in the regulator channel, thereby ensuring that air entering the headspace first passes through the liquid. The wetting system comprises a first wetting chamber connected to the first end, a second wetting chamber connected to the second end, and a liquid-retaining structure positioned in the second wetting chamber. The regulator channel, the first wetting chamber, the second wetting chamber and the liquid-retaining structure are all in fluid communication with each other. The regulator channel is dimensioned to control a Laplace pressure of air bubbles drawn from the bubble outlet as result of supplying ink to the printhead, thereby regulating a hydrostatic pressure of the ink.

    摘要翻译: 提供了用于调节供应到喷墨打印头的墨水的静水压力的墨压力调节器。 调节器包括:具有墨水出口的墨水室,用于通过墨水线与打印头流体连通; 进气口 调节器通道,其具有与所述空气入口连通的第一端和与所述室的顶部空间连通的第二端,所述第二端限定气泡出口; 以及用于在调节器通道中保持至少一些液体的润湿系统,从而确保进入顶部空间的空气首先通过液体。 润湿系统包括连接到第一端的第一润湿室,连接到第二端的第二润湿室和位于第二润湿室中的液体保持结构。 调节通道,第一润湿室,第二润湿室和液体保持结构都彼此流体连通。 调节器通道的尺寸被设计成控制从喷墨口抽出的气泡的拉普拉斯压力,这是由于向打印头供应墨水,从而调节墨水的静水压力。

    Printer with active fluidic architecture
    29.
    发明授权
    Printer with active fluidic architecture 有权
    具有活性流体结构的打印机

    公开(公告)号:US07771029B2

    公开(公告)日:2010-08-10

    申请号:US11677049

    申请日:2007-02-21

    IPC分类号: B41J2/175

    摘要: A inkjet printer that has an ink supply (112), a printhead integrated circuit (IC) (74) in fluid communication with the ink supply via an upstream ink line (67), the printhead IC (74), a waste ink outlet in fluid communication with the printhead IC (74) via a downstream ink line (106), an upstream shut off valve (138) in the upstream ink line (67), and, a downstream pump mechanism (114) in the downstream ink line. With a valve upstream of the printhead and a pump downstream of the printhead, the user has active control of the ink flow upstream, downstream or in the printhead IC. In the event that problems such as ink flooding, color mixing or printhead depriming occur, the user can follow simple troubleshooting protocols to rectify the situation.

    摘要翻译: 一种喷墨打印机,具有通过上游墨水管线(67)与墨水供应源流体连通的墨水供应源(112),打印头集成电路(IC)(74),打印头IC(74),废墨水出口 通过下游墨水管线(106),上游墨水管线(67)中的上游切断阀(138)和下游墨水管线中的下游泵机构(114)与打印头IC(74)流体连通。 利用打印头上游的阀和打印头下游的泵,用户可以主动地控制上游,下游或打印头IC中的油墨流。 在发生油墨淹没,混色或打印头脱色等问题的情况下,用户可以按照简单的故障排除方案来纠正这种情况。

    INK PRESSURE REGULATOR WITH IMPROVED LIQUID RETENTION IN REGULATOR CHANNEL
    30.
    发明申请
    INK PRESSURE REGULATOR WITH IMPROVED LIQUID RETENTION IN REGULATOR CHANNEL 有权
    具有改进的液体保持在调节器通道中的压力调节器

    公开(公告)号:US20090096853A1

    公开(公告)日:2009-04-16

    申请号:US11872714

    申请日:2007-10-16

    IPC分类号: B41J2/19

    CPC分类号: B41J2/17556

    摘要: There is provided an ink pressure regulator for regulating a hydrostatic pressure of ink supplied to an inkjet printhead. The regulator comprises: an ink chamber having an ink outlet for fluid communication with the printhead via an ink line; an air inlet; a regulator channel having a first end communicating with the air inlet and a second end communicating with a headspace of the chamber, the second end defining a bubble outlet; and a wetting system for maintaining at least some liquid in the regulator channel, thereby ensuring that air entering the headspace first passes through the liquid. The wetting system comprises a first wetting chamber connected to the first end, a second wetting chamber connected to the second end, and a liquid-retaining structure positioned in the second wetting chamber. The regulator channel, the first wetting chamber, the second wetting chamber and the liquid-retaining structure are all in fluid communication with each other. The regulator channel is dimensioned to control a Laplace pressure of air bubbles drawn from the bubble outlet as result of supplying ink to the printhead, thereby regulating a hydrostatic pressure of the ink.

    摘要翻译: 提供了用于调节供应到喷墨打印头的墨水的静水压力的墨压力调节器。 调节器包括:具有墨水出口的墨水室,用于通过墨水线与打印头流体连通; 进气口 调节器通道,其具有与所述空气入口连通的第一端和与所述室的顶部空间连通的第二端,所述第二端限定气泡出口; 以及用于在调节器通道中保持至少一些液体的润湿系统,从而确保进入顶部空间的空气首先通过液体。 润湿系统包括连接到第一端的第一润湿室,连接到第二端的第二润湿室和位于第二润湿室中的液体保持结构。 调节通道,第一润湿室,第二润湿室和液体保持结构都彼此流体连通。 调节通道的尺寸被设计为控制从喷墨口抽出的气泡的拉普拉斯压力,这是由于向打印头供墨,从而调节墨水的静水压力。