公开(公告)号：US06866359B2

公开(公告)日：2005-03-15

申请号：US10042946

申请日：2002-01-08

申请人： Yichuan Pan ,  Mark Broschart ,  Peter J. Fellingham ,  Timothy T. Grady

发明人： Yichuan Pan ,  Mark Broschart ,  Peter J. Fellingham ,  Timothy T. Grady

IPC分类号： B41J2/01 ,  B41J2/045 ,  B41J2/05 ,  B41J2/16 ,  B41J2/175 ,  B41J29/393

CPC分类号： B41J2/04506 ,  B41J2/0451 ,  B41J2/04563 ,  B41J2/04565 ,  B41J2/0458 ,  B41J2/04581 ,  B41J2/0459 ,  B41J2/04591 ,  B41J2/17546 ,  B41J2202/17

摘要： A printhead cartridge for use with an ink jet printer is disclosed. The printhead cartridge includes a memory element for storing jet characteristics of the cartridge. These characteristics can be measured during fabrication, upon installation into the printer, or during the operation of the printer. The printer adjusts printing parameters to compensate for the out of specification characteristics for optimized image quality. The compensation is done through adjusting drop ejection energy, thermal control, or replacing failed jets with substitute jets in the printhead. Alternatively, the printer accesses the measured characteristics to determine if they are within specification. If the printhead cartridge does not meet specifications, the user is instructed to remove the printhead cartridge since its use may adversely affect the quality of the resulting image. The printer accesses the measured characteristics throughout the life of the cartridge to ensure the quality of the resulting image does not degrade.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种用于喷墨打印机的打印头墨盒。 打印头墨盒包括用于存储墨盒的喷射特性的存储元件。 这些特性可以在制造期间，安装到打印机中或在打印机的操作期间被测量。 打印机调整打印参数以补偿超出规格特性以优化图像质量。 补偿通过调整喷射能量，热控制或用打印头中的替代喷嘴更换故障喷嘴来完成。 或者，打印机访问测量的特性以确定它们是否在规格范围内。 如果打印头墨盒不符合规范，则由用户指示打印头墨盒的使用可能会对所得图像的质量产生不利影响。 打印机在墨盒的整个使用寿命期间访问测量的特性，以确保所得图像的质量不会下降。