公开(公告)号：US07625065B2

公开(公告)日：2009-12-01

申请号：US11760442

申请日：2007-06-08

申请人： Hidehiko Kanda ,  Toshiyuki Chikuma ,  Jiro Moriyama

发明人： Hidehiko Kanda ,  Toshiyuki Chikuma ,  Jiro Moriyama

IPC分类号： B41J2/205

CPC分类号： B41J2/145 ,  B41J2/1433 ,  B41J2/2125 ,  B41J2002/14475

摘要： The present invention provides an ink jet print head that allows for a fast printing of high-density, high-quality images without increasing cost and size of the print head. To this end, the ink jet print head has orifices for ejecting ink of a first volume and orifices for ejecting ink of a second volume, the second volume being smaller than the first volume. Further, the number of orifices for first-volume ink per unit length is greater than the number of orifices for second-volume ink per unit length.

摘要翻译： 本发明提供了一种喷墨打印头，其允许快速打印高密度，高质量的图像，而不增加打印头的成本和尺寸。 为此，喷墨打印头具有用于喷射第一容积的油墨的喷嘴和用于喷射第二容积的油墨的喷嘴，第二容积小于第一容积。 此外，每单位长度的一次体积墨水的孔数大于每单位长度的二次体积墨水的孔数。

公开(公告)号：US06830308B2

公开(公告)日：2004-12-14

申请号：US10282178

申请日：2002-10-29

申请人： Yuji Hamasaki ,  Jiro Moriyama ,  Hidehiko Kanda ,  Yoshinori Nakagawa

发明人： Yuji Hamasaki ,  Jiro Moriyama ,  Hidehiko Kanda ,  Yoshinori Nakagawa

IPC分类号： B41J2938

CPC分类号： B41J29/393

摘要： An in-jet printing apparatus having a temperature detection device for outputting a signal in correspondence with a temperature, performs printing by using an ink-jet printhead which performs printing on a recording medium by discharging ink. A flag indicating whether acquisition of the temperature information is necessary or not is set, and the temperature information is obtained in accordance with the status of the flag, after the power on of the apparatus. The obtained temperature information is stored into a nonvolatile storage device. The temperature information can be obtained at appropriate timing in accordance with necessity, even if the power is interrupted during the operation. Thus a high-quality printed output can be obtained by performing a stable printing operation.

摘要翻译： 具有用于输出与温度相对应的信号的温度检测装置的喷墨打印装置通过使用通过喷射墨在记录介质上进行打印的喷墨打印头进行打印。 设置指示是否需要获取温度信息的标志，并且在设备通电之后根据标志的状态获得温度信息。 获得的温度信息被存储在非易失性存储装置中。 即使在操作期间中断电源，也可以根据需要在适当的定时获得温度信息。 因此，通过执行稳定的打印操作可以获得高质量的打印输出。

公开(公告)号：US07782350B2

公开(公告)日：2010-08-24

申请号：US11940013

申请日：2007-11-14

申请人： Hirokazu Tanaka ,  Hidehiko Kanda ,  Atsushi Sakamoto ,  Jiro Moriyama

发明人： Hirokazu Tanaka ,  Hidehiko Kanda ,  Atsushi Sakamoto ,  Jiro Moriyama

IPC分类号： B41J2/00

CPC分类号： B41J2/0458 ,  B41J2/04515 ,  B41J2/0454 ,  B41J2/04541 ,  B41J2/04553 ,  B41J2/04563

摘要： The apparatus and method can suppress an increase in power consumption and reduce ink density unevenness caused by variations in the amount of ink discharge upon performing printhead temperature retaining control. The printing apparatus, which prints on a print medium by scanning a printhead having a printing element for generating thermal energy, includes a determination unit which predicts a maximum temperature which the printhead reaches in printing, and determines a target temperature based on the predicted maximum temperature, and an adjustment unit which adjusts the temperature of the printhead in printing on the basis of the target temperature.

摘要翻译： 该设备和方法可以抑制在执行打印头温度保持控制时由于墨水排出量的变化而导致的功率消耗的增加和减少墨水浓度不均匀。 通过扫描具有用于产生热能的打印元件的打印头在打印介质上打印的打印设备包括：预测打印头在打印中到达的最高温度的确定单元，并且基于预测的最高温度确定目标温度 以及调整单元，其基于目标温度来调节打印头的温度。

公开(公告)号：US07699425B2

公开(公告)日：2010-04-20

申请号：US12113812

申请日：2008-05-01

申请人： Hirokazu Tanaka ,  Hidehiko Kanda ,  Atsushi Sakamoto ,  Jiro Moriyama

发明人： Hirokazu Tanaka ,  Hidehiko Kanda ,  Atsushi Sakamoto ,  Jiro Moriyama

IPC分类号： B41J29/38

CPC分类号： B41J2/17566

摘要： The present invention provides a printing apparatus which is capable of estimate an amount of remaining ink with high accuracy by using ejection of ink from a printing head while restraining a consumption of ink during the estimation of the remaining ink amount, and also provides a method for estimating an amount of ink. An amount of ink ejected per unit time during the ink ejection for estimation of the remaining ink amount is set to be larger than an amount of ink ejected per unit time during printing.

摘要翻译： 本发明提供一种打印装置，其能够通过在估计剩余墨水量的同时抑制墨水消耗的同时通过从打印头喷射墨水来高精度地估计剩余墨水的量，并且还提供了一种用于 估计墨水量。 在用于估计剩余墨量的墨水喷射期间每单位时间喷射的墨水量被设定为大于在打印期间每单位时间喷射的墨水量。

公开(公告)号：US20080143780A1

公开(公告)日：2008-06-19

申请号：US11957772

申请日：2007-12-17

申请人： Atsushi Sakamoto ,  Hidehiko Kanda ,  Hirokazu Tanaka ,  Jiro Moriyama

发明人： Atsushi Sakamoto ,  Hidehiko Kanda ,  Hirokazu Tanaka ,  Jiro Moriyama

IPC分类号： B41J2/165

CPC分类号： B41J2/16523 ,  B41J2/16508

摘要： The present invention provides an ink jet printing apparatus that can print high-quality images even if a print head with smaller nozzles is used, by efficiently stabilizing the ink ejection state of the print head without increasing the running costs of the printing apparatus. A cap that can be used to cap the print head includes a hole through which ink inside the cap is discharged and which can be sealed so as to retain the ink in the cap.

摘要翻译： 本发明提供一种喷墨打印设备，即使使用具有较小喷嘴的打印头，也可以通过有效地稳定打印头的喷墨状态而不增加打印设备的运行成本，可以打印高质量的图像。 可以用于盖住打印头的盖子包括一个孔，盖子内部的墨水被排出并且可以被密封，以便将墨水保持在盖子中。

公开(公告)号：US07758153B2

公开(公告)日：2010-07-20

申请号：US11970162

申请日：2008-01-07

申请人： Hirokazu Tanaka ,  Hidehiko Kanda ,  Atsushi Sakamoto ,  Jiro Moriyama

发明人： Hirokazu Tanaka ,  Hidehiko Kanda ,  Atsushi Sakamoto ,  Jiro Moriyama

IPC分类号： B41J2/165

CPC分类号： B41J29/387

摘要： The object of this invention is to provide a printing apparatus and printhead temperature retaining control method capable of suppressing power consumption, and reducing degradation in image quality. To achieve the object, a printing apparatus for printing an image on a printing medium by discharging ink, executes the following processes. A first temperature adjustment process is executed to adjust the printhead temperature to a first adjustment temperature during the non-printing period in which preparation for printing the image is executed by discharging ink from the orifices. Additionally, a second temperature adjustment process is executed to adjust the printhead temperature to a second adjustment temperature during a printing period in which the image is printed on the printing medium by discharging ink from the orifices. The process is executed while providing a quiescent period without printhead temperature adjustment between the first and second temperature adjustment processes.

摘要翻译： 本发明的目的是提供一种能够抑制功耗并降低图像质量降低的打印装置和打印头温度保持控制方法。 为了实现该目的，用于通过排出墨在打印介质上打印图像的打印装置执行以下处理。 执行第一温度调节处理以在非打印期间将打印头温度调节到第一调节温度，其中通过从孔排出墨来执行用于打印图像的准备。 此外，执行第二温度调节处理以在打印期间将打印头温度调节到第二调节温度，在打印期间，通过从孔中排放墨水将图像打印在打印介质上。 在第一和第二温度调节过程之间没有打印头温度调节的同时提供静止时间的同时执行该过程。

公开(公告)号：US20080143809A1

公开(公告)日：2008-06-19

申请号：US11940013

申请日：2007-11-14

申请人： Hirokazu Tanaka ,  Hidehiko Kanda ,  Atsushi Sakamoto ,  Jiro Moriyama

发明人： Hirokazu Tanaka ,  Hidehiko Kanda ,  Atsushi Sakamoto ,  Jiro Moriyama

IPC分类号： B41J2/00

CPC分类号： B41J2/0458 ,  B41J2/04515 ,  B41J2/0454 ,  B41J2/04541 ,  B41J2/04553 ,  B41J2/04563

摘要： An objective of this invention is to suppress an increase in power consumption and reduce ink density unevenness caused by variations in the amount of ink discharge upon performing printhead temperature retaining control. To achieve this objective, a printing apparatus according to the invention which prints on a print medium by scanning a printhead with a printing element for generating thermal energy has the following arrangement. That is, the printing apparatus includes a determination unit which predicts a maximum temperature which the printhead reaches in printing, and determines a target temperature based on the predicted maximum temperature, and an adjustment unit which adjusts the temperature of the printhead in printing to the target temperature.

摘要翻译： 本发明的目的是抑制在执行打印头温度保持控制时由于排墨量的变化而引起的功率消耗的增加和墨水浓度不均匀性的降低。 为了实现该目的，根据本发明的打印设备通过用用于产生热能的打印元件扫描打印头在打印介质上打印具有以下配置。 也就是说，打印设备包括一个确定单元，该确定单元预测打印头在打印中到达的最高温度，并且基于预测的最高温度确定目标温度;以及调节单元，其将打印头的温度调节到目标 温度。

公开(公告)号：US20080165217A1

公开(公告)日：2008-07-10

申请号：US11970162

申请日：2008-01-07

申请人： Hirokazu Tanaka ,  Hidehiko Kanda ,  Atsushi Sakamoto ,  Jiro Moriyama

发明人： Hirokazu Tanaka ,  Hidehiko Kanda ,  Atsushi Sakamoto ,  Jiro Moriyama

IPC分类号： B41J29/38

CPC分类号： B41J29/387

摘要： The object of this invention is to provide a printing apparatus and printhead temperature retaining control method capable of suppressing power consumption, and reducing degradation in image quality. To achieve the object, a printing apparatus for printing an image on a printing medium by discharging ink, executes the following processes. A first temperature adjustment process is executed to adjust the printhead temperature to a first adjustment temperature during the non-printing period in which preparation for printing the image is executed by discharging ink from the orifices. Additionally, a second temperature adjustment process is executed to adjust the printhead temperature to a second adjustment temperature during a printing period in which the image is printed on the printing medium by discharging ink from the orifices. The process is executed while providing a quiescent period without printhead temperature adjustment between the first and second temperature adjustment processes.

摘要翻译： 本发明的目的是提供一种能够抑制功耗并降低图像质量降低的打印装置和打印头温度保持控制方法。 为了实现该目的，用于通过排出墨在打印介质上打印图像的打印装置执行以下处理。 执行第一温度调节处理以在非打印期间将打印头温度调节到第一调节温度，其中通过从孔排出墨来执行用于打印图像的准备。 此外，执行第二温度调节处理以在打印期间将打印头温度调节到第二调节温度，在打印期间，通过从孔中排放墨水将图像打印在打印介质上。 在第一和第二温度调节过程之间没有打印头温度调节的同时提供静止时间的同时执行该过程。

公开(公告)号：US07118190B2

公开(公告)日：2006-10-10

申请号：US10781737

申请日：2004-02-20

申请人： Atsushi Sakamoto ,  Hidehiko Kanda ,  Aya Sugimoto

发明人： Atsushi Sakamoto ,  Hidehiko Kanda ,  Aya Sugimoto

IPC分类号： B41J2/165

CPC分类号： B41J2/04536 ,  B41J2/0458 ,  B41J2/165

摘要： In cleaning an orifice surface in which the orifices of a printhead are formed, a portion of the orifice surface that readily becomes dirty along with ink discharge from the printhead is preferentially cleaned.

摘要翻译： 在清洁其中形成有打印头的孔口的孔表面时，优先清洁孔表面的容易变脏并且从打印头排墨的部分。

公开(公告)号：US20080278530A1

公开(公告)日：2008-11-13

申请号：US12113812

申请日：2008-05-01

申请人： Hirokazu Tanaka ,  Hidehiko Kanda ,  Atsushi Sakamoto ,  Jiro Moriyama

发明人： Hirokazu Tanaka ,  Hidehiko Kanda ,  Atsushi Sakamoto ,  Jiro Moriyama

IPC分类号： B41J29/38

CPC分类号： B41J2/17566

摘要： The present invention provides a printing apparatus which is capable of estimate an amount of remaining ink with high accuracy by using ejection of ink from a printing head while restraining a consumption of ink during the estimation of the remaining ink amount, and also provides a method for estimating an amount of ink. An amount of ink ejected per unit time during the ink ejection for estimation of the remaining ink amount is set to be larger than an amount of ink ejected per unit time during printing.

摘要翻译： 本发明提供一种打印装置，其能够通过在估计剩余墨水量的同时抑制墨水消耗的同时通过从打印头喷射墨水来高精度地估计剩余墨水的量，并且还提供了一种用于 估计墨水量。 在用于估计剩余墨量的墨水喷射期间每单位时间喷射的墨水量被设定为大于在打印期间每单位时间喷射的墨量。