Image forming apparatus and image forming method
    1.
    发明授权
    Image forming apparatus and image forming method 有权
    图像形成装置及图像形成方法

    公开(公告)号:US07905584B2

    公开(公告)日:2011-03-15

    申请号:US11827613

    申请日:2007-07-12

    摘要: An image forming apparatus includes at least one liquid discharging head and a pressure release member. The at least one liquid discharging head is configured to discharge a liquid to form an image. The pressure release member is configured to adjust an inner air pressure in the at least one liquid discharging head to be continuously equivalent to an outer air pressure.

    摘要翻译: 图像形成装置包括至少一个液体排出头和压力释放构件。 所述至少一个液体排放头构造成排出液体以形成图像。 压力释放构件被配置为将至少一个液体排放头中的内部空气压力调节为连续等于外部空气压力。

    Liquid-jet device, image forming apparatus, and method for adjusting landing positions of liquid droplets
    2.
    发明授权
    Liquid-jet device, image forming apparatus, and method for adjusting landing positions of liquid droplets 有权
    液体喷射装置,图像形成装置以及用于调节液滴的着陆位置的方法

    公开(公告)号:US08157342B2

    公开(公告)日:2012-04-17

    申请号:US12047973

    申请日:2008-03-13

    IPC分类号: B41J29/38

    CPC分类号: B41J2/2135 B41J19/207

    摘要: A disclosed liquid-jet device includes a liquid-jet head configured to jet liquid droplets; a pattern formation control unit configured to control the liquid-jet head and thereby to form a test pattern composed of separate liquid droplets on a water-repellent part; a detecting unit including a light-emitting element configured to illuminate the test pattern on the water-repellent part and a light-receiving element configured to receive specularly reflected light from the illuminated test pattern and to output a detection signal proportional to the received specularly reflected light; and a landing position adjusting unit configured to adjust landing positions of the liquid droplets based on the detection signal from the light-receiving element.

    摘要翻译: 所公开的液体喷射装置包括构造成喷射液滴的液体喷射头; 图案形成控制单元,被配置为控制喷液头,从而在防水部件上形成由分离的液滴组成的测试图案; 检测单元,其包括被配置为照亮所述防水部件上的测试图案的发光元件和被配置为从所述被照亮测试图案接收镜面反射光并且输出与所接收的镜面反射的成比例的检测信号的光接收元件 光; 以及着陆位置调整单元,其被配置为基于来自所述光接收元件的检测信号来调节所述液滴的着陆位置。

    Image forming apparatus
    3.
    发明授权
    Image forming apparatus 失效
    图像形成装置

    公开(公告)号:US08042903B2

    公开(公告)日:2011-10-25

    申请号:US12178295

    申请日:2008-07-23

    IPC分类号: B41J29/393

    摘要: An image forming apparatus including a head part with an ejection port configured to eject ink, a discarded-ink tank configured to collect ejected or absorbed ink in order to restore a function of the ejection port, and a sensing device configured to sense the discarded ink collected in the discarded-ink tank, the sensing device including an absorber configured to absorb the ink and an optical sensor configured to sense the light received from the absorber is disclosed, wherein the apparatus uses ink having a characteristic such that the discarded ink is accumulated in a mountain-like shape in the discarded-ink tank, and the absorber is arranged at the location, at which discarded ink can be absorbed when a mountain top of the discarded ink accumulated in a mountain-like shape reaches a predetermined height so that the discarded ink flows along a slope of the discarded ink accumulated in a mountain-like shape to the absorber.

    摘要翻译: 一种图像形成装置,包括具有被配置为喷射墨水的喷射口的头部,被配置为收集喷射或吸收的墨水以便恢复喷射口的功能的废墨罐;以及感测装置,被配置为感测废墨 收集在废墨罐中的传感装置包括吸收构造成吸收墨水的吸收体和被配置为感测从吸收体接收的光的光学传感器,其中所述设备使用具有使得废弃墨水累积的特性的墨水 在废墨槽中呈山状,吸收体设置在当以山形形状聚集的废墨的山顶达到预定高度时能够吸收废墨的位置,使得 废弃的墨水沿着形成为山形的废墨的斜面流向吸收体。

    Ink jet recording apparatus with higher flexibility in layout of components
    4.
    发明授权
    Ink jet recording apparatus with higher flexibility in layout of components 有权
    喷墨记录设备在组件布局方面具有较高的灵活性

    公开(公告)号:US07621619B2

    公开(公告)日:2009-11-24

    申请号:US11484987

    申请日:2006-07-11

    IPC分类号: B41J2/165 G03G21/12 G03G15/08

    CPC分类号: B41J2/16511

    摘要: An ink jet recording apparatus includes a recording head, a maintenance recovery unit for maintaining and recovering a state of the recording head, a waste liquid tank removably loaded to the maintenance recovery unit to store a waste liquid from the maintenance recovery unit, a shutter mechanism arranged between the maintenance recovery unit and the waste liquid tank and including a shutter member which moves between a closed position at which the maintenance recovery unit is isolated from the waste liquid tank and an open position at which the maintenance recovery unit is linked to the waste liquid tank and a close mechanism which causes the shutter member to stay at the closed position, and a holding member removably inserted to the ink jet recording apparatus in a first direction and causes the shutter member to move to the open position in a second direction opposite to the first direction.

    摘要翻译: 一种喷墨记录装置,包括记录头,用于维持和恢复记录头状态的维护恢复单元,可移除地装载到维护恢复单元以从维护恢复单元存储废液的废液箱,快门机构 布置在维护恢复单元和废液罐之间,并且包括活门构件,其在维护恢复单元与废液箱隔离的关闭位置和维护恢复单元与废物连接的打开位置之间移动 液体罐和闭合机构,其使挡板构件保持在关闭位置;以及保持构件,其沿第一方向可移除地插入喷墨记录装置,并使挡板构件沿相反的第二方向移动到打开位置 到第一个方向。

    IMAGE RECORDING APPARATUS
    6.
    发明申请
    IMAGE RECORDING APPARATUS 有权
    图像记录装置

    公开(公告)号:US20090278886A1

    公开(公告)日:2009-11-12

    申请号:US12397887

    申请日:2009-03-04

    IPC分类号: B41J2/165

    摘要: An image recording apparatus includes an idle ejection receiving part for receiving idle-ejected waste liquid from a liquid jet head and a waste liquid tank provided below the idle ejection receiving part for collecting the waste liquid dropping from the idle ejection receiving part. The image recording apparatus further includes a rotating member having a peripheral surface for rotating and receiving the waste liquid, and a wiping member that contacts or faces the peripheral surface for wiping the waste liquid on the peripheral surface of the rotating member. The wiping member is configured to move in a peripheral direction of the rotating member.

    摘要翻译: 图像记录装置包括用于接收来自液体喷射头的空闲喷射废液的空闲喷射接收部分和设置在怠速喷射接收部分下方的废液箱,用于收集从怠速喷射接收部分落下的废液。 图像记录装置还包括具有用于旋转和接收废液的周面的旋转构件,以及与旋转构件的周面上的废液擦拭的周面接触或面对的擦拭构件。 擦拭构件被构造成沿着旋转构件的周向移动。

    Image forming apparatus and image forming method
    7.
    发明申请
    Image forming apparatus and image forming method 有权
    图像形成装置及图像形成方法

    公开(公告)号:US20080012893A1

    公开(公告)日:2008-01-17

    申请号:US11827613

    申请日:2007-07-12

    IPC分类号: B41J29/393

    摘要: An image forming apparatus includes at least one liquid discharging head and a pressure release member. The at least one liquid discharging head is configured to discharge a liquid to form an image. The pressure release member is configured to adjust an inner air pressure in the at least one liquid discharging head to be continuously equivalent to an outer air pressure.

    摘要翻译: 图像形成装置包括至少一个液体排出头和压力释放构件。 所述至少一个液体排放头构造成排出液体以形成图像。 压力释放构件被配置为将至少一个液体排放头中的内部空气压力调节为连续等于外部空气压力。

    Image forming apparatus
    8.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20060050104A1

    公开(公告)日:2006-03-09

    申请号:US11209498

    申请日:2005-08-22

    IPC分类号: B41J2/165

    CPC分类号: B41J2/165 B41J29/02 B41J29/38

    摘要: An image forming apparatus is disclosed that includes a maintenance recovery mechanism for maintaining and restoring a condition of a recording head. An opening larger than an outline of a frame of the maintenance recovery mechanism is formed in a side plate to which an end of a guide rod is attached. The frame of the maintenance recovery mechanism is secured and held at the upper side of the opening. The maintenance recovery mechanism can be removed in a scanning main direction through the opening of the side plate.

    Image recording apparatus
    9.
    发明授权
    Image recording apparatus 有权
    图像记录装置

    公开(公告)号:US08172362B2

    公开(公告)日:2012-05-08

    申请号:US12397887

    申请日:2009-03-04

    IPC分类号: B41J2/165

    摘要: An image recording apparatus includes an idle ejection receiving part for receiving idle-ejected waste liquid from a liquid jet head and a waste liquid tank provided below the idle ejection receiving part for collecting the waste liquid dropping from the idle ejection receiving part. The image recording apparatus further includes a rotating member having a peripheral surface for rotating and receiving the waste liquid, and a wiping member that contacts or faces the peripheral surface for wiping the waste liquid on the peripheral surface of the rotating member. The wiping member is configured to move in a peripheral direction of the rotating member.

    摘要翻译: 图像记录装置包括用于接收来自液体喷射头的空闲喷射废液的空闲喷射接收部分和设置在怠速喷射接收部分下方的废液箱,用于收集从怠速喷射接收部分落下的废液。 图像记录装置还包括具有用于旋转和接收废液的周面的旋转构件,以及与旋转构件的周面上的废液擦拭的周面接触或面对的擦拭构件。 擦拭构件被构造成沿着旋转构件的周向移动。

    Image forming apparatus
    10.
    发明授权
    Image forming apparatus 有权
    图像形成装置

    公开(公告)号:US07419241B2

    公开(公告)日:2008-09-02

    申请号:US11354487

    申请日:2006-02-14

    IPC分类号: B41J2/165

    摘要: An image forming apparatus including a head part with an ejection port configured to eject ink, a discarded-ink tank configured to collect ejected or absorbed ink in order to restore a function of the ejection port, and a sensing device configured to sense the discarded ink collected in the discarded-ink tank, the sensing device including an absorber configured to absorb the ink and an optical sensor configured to sense the light received from the absorber is disclosed, wherein the apparatus uses ink having a characteristic such that the discarded ink is accumulated in a mountain-like shape in the discarded-ink tank, and the absorber is arranged at the location, at which discarded ink can be absorbed when a mountain top of the discarded ink accumulated in a mountain-like shape reaches a predetermined height so that the discarded ink flows along a slope of the discarded ink accumulated in a mountain-like shape to the absorber.

    摘要翻译: 一种图像形成装置,包括具有被配置为喷射墨水的喷射口的头部,被配置为收集喷射或吸收的墨水以便恢复喷射口的功能的废墨罐;以及感测装置,被配置为感测废墨 收集在废墨罐中的传感装置包括吸收构造成吸收墨水的吸收体和被配置为感测从吸收体接收的光的光学传感器,其中所述设备使用具有使得废弃墨水累积的特性的墨水 在废墨槽中呈山状,吸收体设置在当以山形形状聚集的废墨的山顶达到预定高度时能够吸收废墨的位置,使得 废弃的墨水沿着形成为山形的废墨的斜面流向吸收体。