公开(公告)号：US07794072B2

公开(公告)日：2010-09-14

申请号：US11602937

申请日：2006-11-21

申请人： Ernest Isreal Esplin ,  Michael Alan Fairchild

发明人： Ernest Isreal Esplin ,  Michael Alan Fairchild

IPC分类号： B41J2/175

CPC分类号： B41J2/17593 ,  B41J29/02

摘要： A solid ink delivery system for use with a solid ink stick for use in solid ink printers is provided. The solid ink delivery system is used for delivering the stick to a melting station for melting the stick so that the ink may be transferred to media to form an image on the media. The delivery system includes a guide for guiding the stick in a prescribed path. The guide defines a loading position to permit the stick to be placed in the guide and a delivery position adjacent the melt station. The stick advances from the loading position to the delivery position in the prescribed path and a portion of the prescribed path is arcuate.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种用于固体墨水打印机中的固体墨水棒的固体墨水输送系统。 固体油墨输送系统用于将棒输送到熔化站以熔化棒，使得油墨可以转移到介质上以在介质上形成图像。 输送系统包括用于在规定路径中引导棒的引导件。 引导件限定了装载位置，以允许将杆放置在引导件中以及邻近熔体站的传送位置。 棒从装载位置到规定路径中的排出位置，并且规定路径的一部分是弓形的。

公开(公告)号：US07780284B2

公开(公告)日：2010-08-24

申请号：US11716125

申请日：2007-03-09

申请人： Michael Alan Fairchild ,  Frederick T Mattern ,  Brent Rodney Jones

发明人： Michael Alan Fairchild ,  Frederick T Mattern ,  Brent Rodney Jones

IPC分类号： B41J2/175

CPC分类号： B41J2/17593

摘要： A system for an ink delivery system comprises a feed path having an insertion end and a melt end, and an ink stick transport for moving at least one ink stick between the insertion end and the melt end of the feed path. At least one sensor is positioned along the feed path. A controller is configured to actuate the transport to move at least one ink stick in a first direction from the insertion end toward the melt end of the feed path so that a coded sensor feature of the at least one ink stick actuates the at least one sensor to generate a signal. The controller is configured to actuate the transport to move the at least one ink stick in one of the first direction and a second direction toward the insertion end of the feed path in response to the signal.

摘要翻译： 用于油墨输送系统的系统包括具有插入端和熔体端的进料路径以及用于在进料路径的插入端和熔体端之间移动至少一个墨水棒的墨水棒输送。 沿进给路径定位至少一个传感器。 控制器被配置为致动传送器以使第一方向上的至少一个墨水棒从所述插入端朝向所述进给路径的熔体端移动，使得所述至少一个墨水棒的编码传感器特征致动所述至少一个传感器 以产生信号。 所述控制器被配置为响应于所述信号致动所述传送装置以使所述至少一个墨水棒沿所述第一方向和第二方向之一移动到所述进给路径的插入端。

公开(公告)号：US20090102905A1

公开(公告)日：2009-04-23

申请号：US11975856

申请日：2007-10-22

申请人： Michael Alan Fairchild ,  Michael Kenneth Oehl

发明人： Michael Alan Fairchild ,  Michael Kenneth Oehl

IPC分类号： B41J2/175

CPC分类号： B41J2/17593

摘要： A solid ink printer includes a solid ink transportation control system that helps ensure a continuous supply of solid ink to a melting device within a printer. The solid ink transportation control system includes an ink loss measurement circuit configured to identify an accumulated ink mass loss of ink from an ink reservoir in a printer and to generate an ink supply replenish signal in response to the accumulated ink mass loss reaching an accumulated loss threshold, a drive motor electrically coupled to the ink loss measurement circuit, the drive motor being configured to operate in response to the ink supply replenish signal, and an ink stick drive train coupled to the drive motor, at least a portion of the ink stick drive train moving towards a melting assembly in the printer in response to the operation of the drive motor.

摘要翻译： 固体墨水打印机包括固体墨水输送控制系统，其有助于确保将固体墨水连续供应到打印机内的熔化装置。 固体墨水输送控制系统包括墨水损失测量电路，其被配置为识别来自打印机中的墨水容器的墨水的累积墨量损失，并且响应于累积的墨水质量损失达到累积损耗阈值而产生墨水供应补充信号 驱动马达，其电耦合到所述墨损测量电路，所述驱动马达被配置为响应于所述墨供应补充信号而工作;以及墨棒驱动链，其联接到所述驱动马达，所述墨棒驱动器的至少一部分 列车响应于驱动马达的操作而朝着打印机中的熔化组件移动。

公开(公告)号：US20080117266A1

公开(公告)日：2008-05-22

申请号：US11602938

申请日：2006-11-21

申请人： Ernest Isreal Esplin ,  Michael Alan Fairchild ,  Chad David Freitag

发明人： Ernest Isreal Esplin ,  Michael Alan Fairchild ,  Chad David Freitag

IPC分类号： B41J2/175

CPC分类号： B41J2/17593 ,  B41J29/02

摘要： An ink delivery system for use with a solid ink stick for use in printers is provided. The ink delivery system is used for receiving the stick and converting it to molten ink that may be transferred to media to form an image on the media. The delivery system includes a guide for receiving the stick and guiding the stick in a prescribed path and a melting unit. The melting unit is operably associated with the guide. The melting unit converts the stick to molten ink. The melting unit defines a receiving surface for receiving a first end of the stick. The receiving surface defines a plane. The guide defines a longitudinal axis of the guide adjacent the melting unit. The longitudinal axis defines an acute angle with respect to the plane.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种与用于打印机的固体墨水棒一起使用的墨水输送系统。 油墨输送系统用于接收棒并将其转化成熔融油墨，该熔融油墨可以转移到介质上以在介质上形成图像。 输送系统包括用于接收棒的引导件并且以规定的路径引导棒和熔化单元。 熔化单元与引导件可操作地相关联。 熔化单元将棒转化为熔融油墨。 熔化单元限定用于接收棒的第一端的接收表面。 接收表面限定一个平面。 引导件限定了引导件与熔化单元相邻的纵向轴线。 纵向轴线相对于平面限定锐角。