摘要:
An ink jet plate maker and proofer apparatus (66) and method adapted for printing a proof of a work to be printed, and making a printing plate (16) for printing the work, including a first element (68) including circuitry (70) controllably operable for generating ink drops of a first predetermined volume for printing the proof on a proofing receiver, and a second element (86) including circuitry (88) controllably operable for generating liquid drops of a second predetermined volume for image wise making or completing the printing plate (16), the second predetermined volume being different from the first predetermined volume. According to an exemplary embodiment, the apparatus includes a first print head (82) connected in fluid communication with a source of ink (106) for printing the proof of the work, and a second print head (92) in fluid communication with a source of a liquid (108) for making the printing plate, the print heads (82, 92) being disposed for ejecting drops of the ink and the liquid for making the printing plate onto a proofing receiver and a treated plate, respectively, positionable on a platen (96) relatively moveable with respect to the print heads (82, 92). The first element (68) is connected in electrical communication with the first print head (82) and includes a first clock (72) connected to a signal generator (76) operable for producing a drive signal for generating the ink drops of the first predetermined volume for printing the proof on the proofing receiver. The second element (86) includes a second clock (90) connected to the signal generator (76) and operable in conjunction therewith for driving the second print head (92) for generating the liquid drops for making the printing plate (16).
摘要:
An imaging apparatus capable of inhibiting inadvertent ejection of a satellite ink droplet and method of assembling same. The imaging apparatus comprises a print head transducer including a pair of sidewalls defining a chamber therebetween, the channel having the ink body disposed therein. The transducer is in fluid communication with the ink body for inducing a first pressure wave in the ink body in order to eject an ink droplet. A waveform generator is connected to the transducer for supplying voltage waveforms to the transducer, so that the transducer induces pressure waves in the ink body. However, the first pressure wave has a reflected portion formed by the first pressure wave reflecting from the sidewalls. The reflected portion is sufficient to otherwise inadvertently eject unintended satellite ink droplets. Thus, a sensor is in fluid communication with the ink body for sensing the reflected portion and is connected to the transducer for inducing a second pressure wave in the ink body. The second pressure wave has an amplitude and phase damping the reflected portion of the first pressure wave in order to the inhibit inadvertent ejection of satellite ink droplets.
摘要:
Printer apparatus and method. The apparatus includes a substrate having a plurality of spaced-apart pairs of selectively actuatable side walls defining respective channels therebetween of different depths. Each channel receives an associated one of a plurality of ink bodies therein and the substrate is formed of piezoelectric material responsive to electric stimuli. The pairs of side walls are preferably separated one from another by means of an intervening cut-out for reducing mechanical coupling between the ink channels. A cover plate is connected to the substrate and has a plurality of orifices therethrough in registration with respective ones of the channels such that the orifices are off-set one from another. Accordingly, in one embodiment of the invention, the channels have different depths and, therefore, the orifices, which are in registration with the channels, are off-set one from another to accommodate the different depths of the channels. A selected ink channel, which belongs to a first group of channels having a first predetermined depth, pressurize as its pairs of side walls are actuated. Also, a non-selected ink channel, which belongs to a second group of channels having a second predetermined depth, remains unpressurized as the selected channel is actuated. Moreover, the two groups of channels are interleaved. The channels of the first group are actuated at a later time that the channels of the second group as the printhead traverses a receiver medium. This feature of the invention reduces mechanical and hydraulic coupling between channels because actuation of selected channels belonging the two groups are spaced-apart in time.
摘要:
Continuous tone black and white images are duplicated using laser thermal digital halftone printing. A continuous tone black and white image signal is provided by a source such as a medical imaging source. The image signal is screened with a digital halftone screen, such that each pixel of said image signal is represented by a predetermined matrix of micropixels, whereby to produce a digital halftone image signal corresponding to the continuous tone black and white image signal. A master is created by printing the digital halftone image onto a dye ablated medium by means of laser thermal recording. A duplicate of the master is produced by contact printing onto a duplicating medium.
摘要:
Apparatus for reading out an image stored in a transparent stimulable phosphor sheet includes means for maintaining a layer of optical index matching fluid between a light detector and the transparent stimulable phosphor sheet, to provide optical contact between the light detector and the transparent stimulable phosphor, means for scanning a beam of stimulating light in a line across the phosphor sheet, and means for providing relative movement between the transparent stimulable phosphor sheet and the light detector in a direction perpendicular to a scan line.
摘要:
A light collector for collecting and detecting emitted light from a raster scanned photostimulable phosphor sheet in a photostimulable phosphor imaging apparatus includes a generally rectangular slab of transparent material having a thickness greater than 20 mm, a first face of said slab being arranged along the scan line of the photostimulable phosphor, said first face making an angle .theta. of between 10.degree. and 15.degree. with respect to a perpendicular to the surface of the stimulable phosphor sheet, and a plurality of photomultiplier tubes being arranged at an opposite face of the slab. An elongated mirror is arranged opposite first face for directing light emitted from the phosphor onto said first face of said slab of transparent material.
摘要:
Ink jet printing apparatus and method for improved accuracy of ink droplet placement on a receiver medium by compensating for jet direction variabilities between ink nozzles. More specifically, the invention is an ink jet printing apparatus and method for printing an output image on a receiver medium in response to an input image file having a plurality of pixels. The apparatus includes a print head and a nozzle integrally attached to the print head. The nozzle has a droplet placement characteristic (e.g., undesired placement of the droplet on the receiver medium) associated therewith. A waveform generator associated with the nozzle generates an electronic waveform including a plurality of electronic pulses to be supplied to the nozzle for adjusting the droplet placement characteristic. In this manner, the invention compensates for the undesired droplet placement characteristic, so that the droplet is accurately placed on the receiver medium irrespective of physical variabilities between nozzles.
摘要:
The contrast of an electrographic image or a region of interest of an electrographic image having low contrast is enhanced by developing the electrographic image with toner using a development electrode which is biased to a potential which has a value near the average potential of the image but outside of the range of values of potential corresponding to image features selected for enhancement. The voltage potential of the electrographic image is measured to determine the average potential in the region of interest. The development electrode bias is set at a potential near the average potential but outside of the range of potentials corresponding to the image features selected for enhancement in the region of interest of the image. When developed with toner, the toner image has enhanced contrast. If the image is a xeroradiographic image, diagnostic capability of low contrast regions can be enhanced.
摘要:
An electrical image signal is produced by an electrographic process including the steps of forming a differential voltage pattern; developing the voltage pattern with a luminescent toner; exciting the developed image to emit radiation; and photoelectrically detecting the emitted radiation to produce an electrical image signal.
摘要:
A radiation image storage panel includes a layer of transparent stimulable phosphor, a filter layer for strongly absorbing stimulating radiation and transmitting emitted radiation, and a radiation diffusing layer. The filter layer absorbs the beam of stimulating radiation so that an image recorded in the storage panel is not blurred by scattered stimulating radiation during readout, and the diffusing layer increases the escape efficiency of the emitted light from the storage panel.