公开(公告)号：US06916084B2

公开(公告)日：2005-07-12

申请号：US10077458

申请日：2002-02-15

申请人： Kumar Balakrishnan ,  Kenneth R Williams

发明人： Kumar Balakrishnan ,  Kenneth R Williams

IPC分类号： B41J2/175 ,  B41J25/304

CPC分类号： B41J25/304 ,  B41J2/1752 ,  B41J2202/14

摘要： A carriage for an ink-jet printer constrains torsional deflections by providing carriage to writing-instrument latch interface features having a zero clearance interfit such that when opened, the writing-instrument latch allows individual writing-instruments to be accessed and when closed the writing-instrument latch reduces the carriage torsional deflections and increases the torsional stiffness of the carriage by providing a biasing force at each the interface feature.

摘要翻译： 用于喷墨打印机的托架通过向具有零间隙互补的书写仪器闩锁接口特征提供托架来限制扭转偏转，使得当打开时，书写工具闩锁允许访问各个书写工具，并且当关闭时， 仪器闩锁通过在每个接口特征处提供偏置力来减小滑架扭转偏转并增加滑架的扭转刚度。

公开(公告)号：US06494630B2

公开(公告)日：2002-12-17

申请号：US09431712

申请日：1999-10-31

申请人： Kenneth R Williams ,  James P. Kearns ,  Jeffrey T Hendricks ,  Jose Antonio Alvarez ,  B Michael Eckard

发明人： Kenneth R Williams ,  James P. Kearns ,  Jeffrey T Hendricks ,  Jose Antonio Alvarez ,  B Michael Eckard

IPC分类号： B41J160

CPC分类号： B41J2/17553 ,  B41J2/1752 ,  B41J2/17526

摘要： A datum arrangement on the replaceable semi-permanent compact print cartridge includes three x-datums, one y-datum and two z-datums to assure proper seating of the print cartridge in the carriage as well as proper electric and fluidic interconnections.

摘要翻译： 可替换的半永久性紧凑型打印墨盒上的基准装置包括三个x基准，一个y基准和两个z基准，以确保打印墨盒在托架中的正确安置以及适当的电流和流体互连。

公开(公告)号：US06467874B1

公开(公告)日：2002-10-22

申请号：US09940322

申请日：2001-08-27

申请人： Kenneth R. Williams ,  Ernesto A. Garay

发明人： Kenneth R. Williams ,  Ernesto A. Garay

IPC分类号： B41J2155

CPC分类号： B41J2/515 ,  B41J2202/19

摘要： A method and apparatus for positioning a fluid ejection device such as an inkjet pen, or a plurality of aligned fluid ejection devices, on a supporting frame known as a printbar for page wide array printing involves provision of datum surfaces on each ejection device extending in three orthogonally related planes. The datum surfaces on the fluid ejection devices mate with positioning surfaces on the printbar to hold each fluid ejection device in correct position. A datum surface on a laterally outwardly extending key on each device is engaged by a biasing spring mounted on the printbar to position the device lengthwise of the printbar and also to prevent incorrect installation of the device.

摘要翻译： 用于将诸如喷墨笔或多个对准的流体喷射装置之类的流体喷射装置定位在称为打印条的支撑框架上用于页面宽阵列印刷的方法和装置包括在每个喷射装置上设置基准面，所述喷射装置在三个 正交相关平面。 流体喷射装置上的基准表面与打印条上的定位表面配合，以将每个流体喷射装置保持在正确的位置。 每个装置上的横向向外延伸的键上的基准表面由安装在打印条上的偏置弹簧接合，以将装置沿着打印条纵向定位，并且还防止装置的错误安装。

公开(公告)号：US06378987B2

公开(公告)日：2002-04-30

申请号：US09804161

申请日：2001-03-12

申请人： Kumar Balakrishnan ,  Kenneth R Williams

发明人： Kumar Balakrishnan ,  Kenneth R Williams

IPC分类号： B41J2175

CPC分类号： B41J25/308 ,  B41J2/1752

摘要： A carriage for an ink-jet printer constrains torsional deflections by providing the carriage to writing-instrument latch interface features having a zero clearance interfit such that when opened, the writing-instrument latch allows individual writing-instruments to be accessed and when closed the writing-instrument latch reduces the carriage torsional deflections and increases the torsional stiffness of the carriage by providing a biasing force at each the interface feature.

摘要翻译： 用于喷墨打印机的滑架通过将书写仪器闩锁接口特征提供到具有零间隙互补的书写仪器闩锁接口特征来约束扭转偏转，使得当打开时，书写工具闩锁允许单独的书写工具被访问并且在关闭时写入 - 仪器闩锁通过在每个接口特征处提供偏置力来减小滑架扭转偏转并增加滑架的扭转刚度。

公开(公告)号：US6164749A

公开(公告)日：2000-12-26

申请号：US819428

申请日：1997-03-17

申请人： Kenneth R. Williams

发明人： Kenneth R. Williams

IPC分类号： B41J2/21 ,  B41J29/393

CPC分类号： B41J29/393 ,  B41J2/2135

摘要： A semi-automatic, user-interactive solution to a color printer's inter-pen misalignment is described. Plural test patterns are printed using two or more possibly misregistered color pens, and the operator selects the best, or a preferred, alignment pattern. The operator's choice of pattern is entered into the ink-jet printer's controller and adjustment, e.g. offset, data are stored by the controller in a non-volatile memory device to be used in subsequent printing to better align the misaligned color pens. Importantly, the test patterns use a linear hash-mark from one of the separate pens, e.g. black (K), and adjacent thereto a color combination from plural others of the separate pens, e.g. yellow (Y) and cyan (C), to produce alignment patterns that are readily visible to the operator. In accordance with the preferred method, an alignment pattern includes a background patch of visible ink, e.g. cyan, and a foreground linear hash-mark of `invisible` ink, e.g. yellow. Alternatively, the alignment pattern may include a background patch of visible ink, e.g. cyan, and a foreground patch minus the linear hash-mark, of `invisible` ink, e.g. yellow. In either case, a plural-color target or test pattern is produced the contrast of which is relatively higher than that of `invisible` ink alone on a white medium, wherein the combination of the two colored inks produces a feature, whether by its presence or absence, that is linear, for visual alignment with the adjacent nominally aligned linear black ink feature.

摘要翻译： 描述了彩色打印机笔不对准的半自动，用户互动解决方案。 使用两个或更多个可能不对准的彩色笔打印多个测试图案，并且操作者选择最佳或优选的对准图案。 操作员对图案的选择被输入到喷墨打印机的控制器中并进行调整。 偏移量，数据由控制器存储在非易失性存储器件中，以用于随后的打印以更好地对准未对准的色笔。 重要的是，测试模式使用来自分离笔之一的线性散列标记，例如。 黑色（K），并且与其相邻，分离笔的多个其它颜色的颜色组合。 黄色（Y）和青色（C），以产生操作者容易看到的对准图案。 根据优选的方法，对准图案包括可见墨水的背景贴片，例如。 青色和“不可见”墨水的前景线性散列标记，例如。 黄色。 或者，对准图案可以包括可见墨水的背景贴片，例如。 青色和前景色块减去“不可见”墨水的线性哈希标记，例如。 黄色。 在任一情况下，产生多色目标或测试图案，其对比度相对于白色介质上单独的“不可见”墨水的对比度相对较高，其中两种着色墨水的组合产生特征，无论其存在 或不存在，即线性的，用于与相邻名义上对齐的线性黑色墨水特征的视觉对准。

公开(公告)号：US6068370A

公开(公告)日：2000-05-30

申请号：US706060

申请日：1996-08-30

申请人： Gary L. Miller ,  Ted T. Lee ,  Kenneth R. Williams ,  Bruce A. McFadden ,  Norman E. Pawlowski, Jr ,  Michael K. Bowen

发明人： Gary L. Miller ,  Ted T. Lee ,  Kenneth R. Williams ,  Bruce A. McFadden ,  Norman E. Pawlowski, Jr ,  Michael K. Bowen

IPC分类号： B41J2/175

CPC分类号： B41J2/1752 ,  B41J19/005 ,  B41J2/175 ,  B41J2/17509

摘要： A tube routing configuration for a printing system with an off-axis ink supply system. The system includes a printer housing and a transporting system for transporting a print medium along a medium path to a print area. A scanning carriage holds a printing cartridge with a print-head, the carriage holding the cartridge such that the printhead faces the print zone. A carriage scanning apparatus moves the carriage along a scanning axis transverse to the medium path at the print area. An off-axis ink supply station is mounted in a fixed position relative to the printer housing. Hollow flexible tubing interconnects between the carriage and the off-axis ink supply station to provide an ink replenishment path for the printer cartridge. The tubing is routed between the carriage and the off-axis supply station such that a loop is formed in the tubing, and wherein the loop is substantially contained within a vertically projected volume swept out by the carriage, thereby reducing the need for additional product volume required for the tubing.

摘要翻译： 用于具有离轴供墨系统的打印系统的管道布线配置。 该系统包括打印机壳体和用于将打印介质沿着介质路径传送到打印区域的传送系统。 扫描托架保持具有打印头的打印盒，托架保持盒，使得打印头面向打印区域。 滑架扫描装置沿着横穿打印区域的介质路径的扫描轴移动托架。 离轴供墨站相对于打印机壳体安装在固定位置。 空心柔性管道在托架和离轴供墨站之间互连，以提供用于打印机墨盒的墨水补充路径。 管道在托架和离轴供应站之间布置，使得在管道中形成环，并且其中环路基本上包含在由托架扫出的垂直投影体积内，从而减少对附加产品体积的需要 所需的管道。

公开(公告)号：US5602574A

公开(公告)日：1997-02-11

申请号：US299473

申请日：1994-08-31

申请人： Kenneth R. Williams

发明人： Kenneth R. Williams

IPC分类号： B41J2/01 ,  B41J2/175 ,  B41J2/21

CPC分类号： B41J2/1752 ,  B41J2/17513

摘要： A matrix arrangement for inkjet pens used in inkjet printing mechanisms provides increased throughput and a narrower product than the traditional pen arrangements laying side-by-side along the scanning axis. The matrix inkjet cartridge has at least two chambers perpendicular to the scanning axis. For example, a two-by-two matrix arrangement in a four pen cartridge system requires less distance for all of the nozzles to traverse the entire print zone. Thus, throughput, often measured in pages per minute, is increased. Moreover, the overall product width may be decreased to provide a more compact product for consumers. A method is also provided of dispensing ink using an inkjet printing mechanism, as well as a method of delivering ink through an inkjet cartridge where ink is extracted from storage chambers through ports located on opposing sides of a plane parallel to the scanning axis.

摘要翻译： 用于喷墨打印机构中的喷墨笔的矩阵布置提供了比沿扫描轴线并列放置的传统笔配置更高的产量和更窄的产品。 矩阵式喷墨墨盒具有至少两个垂直于扫描轴的腔室。 例如，在四个笔筒系统中的两位二重矩阵排列需要较少的距离来使所有喷嘴穿过整个打印区域。 因此，通常以每分钟页数测量的吞吐量增加。 此外，可以减小总体产品宽度以为消费者提供更紧凑的产品。 还提供了使用喷墨打印机构分配墨水的方法，以及通过喷墨墨盒输送墨水的方法，其中墨水通过位于平行于扫描轴线的平面的相对侧上的端口从储存室中抽出。

公开(公告)号：USD313426S

公开(公告)日：1991-01-01

申请号：US113081

申请日：1987-10-23

申请人： Richard E. Berriman ,  Donald R. McClelland ,  Kuni Masuda ,  Kenneth R. Williams

设计人： Richard E. Berriman ,  Donald R. McClelland ,  Kuni Masuda ,  Kenneth R. Williams

公开(公告)号：US3996968A

公开(公告)日：1976-12-14

申请号：US488827

申请日：1974-07-15

申请人： Richard C. Bergman ,  Kenneth R. Williams

发明人： Richard C. Bergman ,  Kenneth R. Williams

IPC分类号： A01G25/06 ,  F16L11/12 ,  F16L11/02

CPC分类号： F16L11/121 ,  A01G25/06

摘要： A tubing article is fabricated from a fluid permeable fibrous plexifilamentary polyolefin material having a porosity .epsilon. of 0.5 to 0.7, a contact angle of greater than 85.degree., and a Gurley-Hill porosity in the range of 4 to 70 sec/100 cc.The tubing is particularly useful in sub-surface and trickle or drip type irrigation systems used in agriculture.

摘要翻译： 管道制品由具有0.5至0.7的孔隙率ε，大于85°的接触角和4至70秒/ 100cc范围内的Gurley-Hill孔隙度的流体可渗透的纤维状丛状聚烯烃材料制成。

公开(公告)号：US07575315B2

公开(公告)日：2009-08-18

申请号：US10015911

申请日：2001-10-30

申请人： Kenneth R. Williams ,  Steve O. Rasmussen

发明人： Kenneth R. Williams ,  Steve O. Rasmussen

IPC分类号： B41J2/01

CPC分类号： G06K15/102 ,  B41J3/543 ,  B41J11/002

摘要： A printing system includes multiple print units which each have one or more printbar assemblies to transfer an imaging medium onto a print media. An individual print unit can include a heater system to dry the imaging medium transferred onto the print media by the one or more printbar assemblies of the individual print unit. For a printing system with two print units, a first percentage of the imaging medium is transferred onto the print media, the print media is advanced beyond the one or more printbar assemblies of the first print unit, and a first heater system dries the first percentage of the imaging medium. A second percentage of the imaging medium is then transferred onto the print media, the print media is advanced beyond the one or more printbar assemblies of the second print unit, and a second heater system dries the second percentage of the imaging medium.

摘要翻译： 打印系统包括多个打印单元，每个打印单元具有一个或多个打印条组件以将成像介质传送到打印介质上。 单独的打印单元可以包括加热器系统，以通过单独打印单元的一个或多个打印条组件来干燥被转印到打印介质上的成像介质。 对于具有两个打印单元的打印系统，成像介质的第一百分比被转印到打印介质上，打印介质超出第一打印单元的一个或多个打印条组件，并且第一加热器系统将第一百分比 的成像介质。 然后将成像介质的第二百分比转移到打印介质上，打印介质超出第二打印单元的一个或多个打印条组件，并且第二加热器系统干燥成像介质的第二百分比。