Non-conductive fluid droplet characterizing apparatus and method
    1.
    发明授权
    Non-conductive fluid droplet characterizing apparatus and method 有权
    非导电液滴特征装置及方法

    公开(公告)号:US08220907B2

    公开(公告)日:2012-07-17

    申请号:US12582794

    申请日:2009-10-21

    IPC分类号: B41J2/085 B41J2/02

    摘要: A fluid droplet characterizing apparatus and method includes a pressurized source of a non-conductive fluid in fluid communication with a nozzle channel and a characterization electrode. The pressurized source is operable to form a jet of the non-conductive fluid through the nozzle channel. At least one portion of the characterization electrode is electrically conductive and contactable with first portion and thereafter a second portion of the non-conductive fluid jet. The at least one electrically conductive portion of the characterization electrode is operable to transfer a first electrical charge to a region of the first portion of the non-conductive fluid jet and transfer a second electrical charge to a region of the second portion of the non-conductive fluid jet.

    摘要翻译: 流体液滴表征装置和方法包括与喷嘴通道和表征电极流体连通的非导电流体的加压源。 加压源可操作以通过喷嘴通道形成非导电流体的射流。 表征电极的至少一部分是导电的并且可与第一部分接触,此后与非导电流体射流的第二部分接触。 表征电极的至少一个导电部分可操作以将第一电荷转移到非导电流体射流的第一部分的区域,并将第二电荷转移到非导电流体的第二部分的区域, 导电流体射流。

    NON-CONDUCTIVE FLUID DROPLET CHARACTERIZING APPARATUS AND METHOD
    2.
    发明申请
    NON-CONDUCTIVE FLUID DROPLET CHARACTERIZING APPARATUS AND METHOD 有权
    非导电流体液滴特征装置及方法

    公开(公告)号:US20100039465A1

    公开(公告)日:2010-02-18

    申请号:US12582794

    申请日:2009-10-21

    IPC分类号: B41J29/38

    摘要: A fluid droplet characterizing apparatus and method includes a pressurized source of a non-conductive fluid in fluid communication with a nozzle channel and a characterization electrode. The pressurized source is operable to form a jet of the non-conductive fluid through the nozzle channel. At least one portion of the characterization electrode is electrically conductive and contactable with first portion and thereafter a second portion of the non-conductive fluid jet. The at least one electrically conductive portion of the characterization electrode is operable to transfer a first electrical charge to a region of the first portion of the non-conductive fluid jet and transfer a second electrical charge to a region of the second portion of the non-conductive fluid jet.

    摘要翻译: 流体液滴表征装置和方法包括与喷嘴通道和表征电极流体连通的非导电流体的加压源。 加压源可操作以通过喷嘴通道形成非导电流体的射流。 表征电极的至少一部分是导电的并且可与第一部分接触,此后与非导电流体射流的第二部分接触。 表征电极的至少一个导电部分可操作以将第一电荷转移到非导电流体射流的第一部分的区域,并将第二电荷转移到非导电流体的第二部分的区域, 导电流体射流。

    Non-conductive fluid droplet forming apparatus and method
    3.
    发明授权
    Non-conductive fluid droplet forming apparatus and method 有权
    非导电液滴形成装置及方法

    公开(公告)号:US07658478B2

    公开(公告)日:2010-02-09

    申请号:US11235831

    申请日:2005-09-27

    IPC分类号: B41J2/115

    CPC分类号: B41J2/105

    摘要: A method and apparatus for forming fluid droplets includes a nozzle channel, a pressurized source of a non-conductive fluid in fluid communication with the nozzle channel, and a stimulation electrode. The pressurized source is operable to form a jet of the non-conductive fluid through the nozzle channel. At least one portion of the stimulation electrode is electrically conductive and contactable with a portion of the non-conductive fluid jet. The at least one electrically conductive and contactable portion of the stimulation electrode is operable to transfer an electrical charge to a region of the portion of the non-conductive fluid jet with the electrical charge stimulating the non-conductive fluid jet to form a non-conductive fluid droplet.

    摘要翻译: 用于形成流体液滴的方法和装置包括喷嘴通道,与喷嘴通道流体连通的非导电流体的加压源和刺激电极。 加压源可操作以通过喷嘴通道形成非导电流体的射流。 刺激电极的至少一部分是导电的并且可以与非导电流体射流的一部分接触。 刺激电极的至少一个导电和可接触部分可操作以将电荷转移到非导电流体射流的一部分的区域,其中电荷刺激非导电流体射流以形成非导电 流体液滴。

    Absolute position Moiré type encoder for use in a control system
    4.
    发明授权
    Absolute position Moiré type encoder for use in a control system 失效
    绝对位置用于控制系统的莫尔型编码器

    公开(公告)号:US06660997B2

    公开(公告)日:2003-12-09

    申请号:US09842031

    申请日:2001-04-26

    IPC分类号: G01D534

    摘要: A method and apparatus are disclosed for a two-dimensional Moiré type absolute position encoder and an associated control system. A reticle having a pattern variation in two orthogonal directions is illuminated with radiation from a source which is structured so as to create a two dimensional Moiré interference at the reticle. Radiation pulses from the radiation source are multiplexed in time and the resulting interference fringes are converted into electronic signals using a detector. A controller uses the electrical signals to determine the absolute position of the reticle in two dimensions to within the area of a particular cell. After determining the particular cell location, the controller also employs the signals from the groups of radiation stripes to calculate an accurate position of the reticle within the cell.

    摘要翻译: 公开了一种用于二维莫尔型绝对位置编码器和相关控制系统的方法和装置。 具有在两个正交方向上的图案变化的掩模版被来自源的辐射照射,该源被构造成在掩模版处产生二维莫尔干涉。 来自辐射源的辐射脉冲在时间上被多路复用,并且使用检测器将所得到的干涉条纹转换成电子信号。 控制器使用电信号来确定二维的掩模版在特定单元的区域内的绝对位置。 在确定特定的单元位置之后,控制器还采用来自辐射条纹组的信号来计算单元内的掩模版的精确位置。

    Method for conditioning inkjet fluid droplets using laminar airflow
    5.
    发明授权
    Method for conditioning inkjet fluid droplets using laminar airflow 有权
    使用层流气流调节喷墨液滴的方法

    公开(公告)号:US07267433B2

    公开(公告)日:2007-09-11

    申请号:US11088771

    申请日:2005-03-25

    申请人: Thomas W. Steiner

    发明人: Thomas W. Steiner

    IPC分类号: B41J2/07

    CPC分类号: B41J2/02 B41J2202/02

    摘要: A multirow multinozzle continuous inkjet head comprises a plurality of rows of inkjet nozzles ejecting drops in regions of airflow velocity within a collinear flow of air. The airflow velocity at all nozzles is equal, but lower than the highest airflow velocity within the collinear flow of air. This allows many more drop streams to be placed in a velocity-matched airstream. Despite the drops being in regions with air velocity gradients across the drops, the lateral forces are such that droplet placement on the print media surface is accurate and well controlled.

    摘要翻译: 多重多喷嘴连续喷墨头包括多列喷墨喷嘴,其在空气的共线流动范围内喷射气流区域。 所有喷嘴的气流速度相等,但低于空气共线内气流速度。 这允许将更多的液滴流放置在速度匹配的气流中。 尽管液滴在具有穿过液滴的空气速度梯度的区域中,但是横向力使得在印刷介质表面上的液滴放置是准确和良好的控制的。

    Anharmonic stimulation of inkjet drop formation
    6.
    发明授权
    Anharmonic stimulation of inkjet drop formation 失效
    喷墨液滴形成的非调和性刺激

    公开(公告)号:US07073896B2

    公开(公告)日:2006-07-11

    申请号:US10784987

    申请日:2004-02-25

    IPC分类号: B41J2/07

    CPC分类号: B41J2/07 B41J2/115

    摘要: A continuous inkjet device emits a stream of fluid from nozzles. Droplet break-off is stimulated by the application of external perturbing stimulus to the stream in a manner that controls the formation of satellite drops. Satellite behavior is controlled by the use of a composite perturbing signal, composed of at least two frequencies that are not harmonically related, but are related by the ratio of small integers. In one embodiment, the use of two perturbing signals with frequencies fL and fH having a ratio of M/N, where M and N are integers, and M is not a multiple of N, and N is not a multiple of M, produces a repeating drop pattern of either M or N drops at the beat frequency of the combined signal, the constituent drops in said repeating pattern have different satellite formation characteristics. With suitable choice of phase and amplitude of the two component perturbing signals, at least one drop in the repeating pattern is observed to have favorable satellite behavior, or the absence of satellites, and is optimal for printing. This stimulation method, producing a repeating pattern of drops of different satellite behavior may then be aligned with the phase of a guard drop scheme, in which selected drops in a sequence are purposely charged and guttered in order to specifically reduce electrostatic crosstalk on print-selectable drops. By aligning the phase of the optimal printing drops of the stimulation means with the print-selectable drops of the guard drop scheme, all droplets with sub-optimal satellite behavior are thereby guttered and droplets with optimal satellite behavior are available for printing with great accuracy.

    摘要翻译: 连续的喷墨装置从喷嘴发出流体流。 通过以控制卫星滴的形成的方式对流进行外部扰动刺激来刺激液滴分解。 卫星行为由使用复合干扰信号控制,由至少两个不是谐波相关的频率组成,但与小整数的比率有关。 在一个实施例中,使用具有M / N比的M / N的频率f 2和f H 2的两个扰动信号,其中M和N是整数,M不是 N的倍数,N不是M的倍数,在组合信号的节拍频率处产生M或N个下降的重复丢弃模式,所述重复模式中的成分丢弃具有不同的卫星形成特性。 通过适当选择两个分量扰动信号的相位和幅度,观察到重复图案中的至少一个下降具有有利的卫星行为或不存在卫星,并且对于打印是最佳的。 然后产生不同卫星行为的滴的重复图案的该刺激方法可以与保护液滴方案的相位对准,其中序列中的选定液滴被有意识地充电和排出,以便特别地减少打印可选择的静电串扰 滴。 通过将刺激装置的最佳打印液滴的相位与保护液滴方案的打印可选滴相对,由此排出具有次优卫星行为的所有液滴,并且具有最佳卫星行为的液滴可用于以高精度进行打印。

    Method for conditioning inkjet fluid droplets using laminar airflow
    7.
    发明授权
    Method for conditioning inkjet fluid droplets using laminar airflow 有权
    使用层流气流调节喷墨液滴的方法

    公开(公告)号:US06984028B2

    公开(公告)日:2006-01-10

    申请号:US10602819

    申请日:2003-06-25

    申请人: Thomas W. Steiner

    发明人: Thomas W. Steiner

    IPC分类号: B41J2/07

    CPC分类号: B41J2/02 B41J2202/02

    摘要: A multirow multinozzle continuous inkjet head comprises a plurality of rows of inkjet nozzles ejecting drops in regions of airflow velocity within a collinear flow of air. The airflow velocity at all nozzles is equal, but lower than the highest airflow velocity within the collinear flow of air. This allows many more drop streams to be placed in a velocity-matched airstream. Despite the drops being in regions with air velocity gradients across the drops, it is found that the lateral forces are such that droplet placement on the print media surface is accurate and well controlled.

    摘要翻译: 多重多喷嘴连续喷墨头包括多列喷墨喷嘴,其在空气的共线流动范围内喷射气流区域。 所有喷嘴的气流速度相等,但低于空气共线内气流速度。 这允许将更多的液滴流放置在速度匹配的气流中。 尽管液滴在具有穿过液滴的空气速度梯度的区域中,但是发现侧向力使得在印刷介质表面上的液滴放置是准确和良好的控制的。

    Non-conductive fluid droplet characterizing apparatus and method
    9.
    发明授权
    Non-conductive fluid droplet characterizing apparatus and method 有权
    非导电液滴特征装置及方法

    公开(公告)号:US07641325B2

    公开(公告)日:2010-01-05

    申请号:US11240826

    申请日:2005-09-30

    IPC分类号: B41J2/085

    摘要: A fluid droplet characterizing apparatus and method includes a pressurized source of a non-conductive fluid in fluid communication with a nozzle channel and a characterization electrode. The pressurized source is operable to form a jet of the non-conductive fluid through the nozzle channel. At least one portion of the characterization electrode is electrically conductive and contactable with first portion and thereafter a second portion of the non-conductive fluid jet. The at least one electrically conductive portion of the characterization electrode is operable to transfer a first electrical charge to a region of the first portion of the non-conductive fluid jet and transfer a second electrical charge to a region of the second portion of the non-conductive fluid jet.

    摘要翻译: 流体液滴表征装置和方法包括与喷嘴通道和表征电极流体连通的非导电流体的加压源。 加压源可操作以通过喷嘴通道形成非导电流体的射流。 表征电极的至少一部分是导电的并且可与第一部分接触,此后与非导电流体射流的第二部分接触。 表征电极的至少一个导电部分可操作以将第一电荷转移到非导电流体射流的第一部分的区域,并将第二电荷转移到非导电流体的第二部分的区域, 导电流体射流。

    Apparatus and method for electrostatically charging fluid drops
    10.
    发明授权
    Apparatus and method for electrostatically charging fluid drops 有权
    用于静电充液的装置和方法

    公开(公告)号:US07533965B2

    公开(公告)日:2009-05-19

    申请号:US11368565

    申请日:2006-03-06

    申请人: Thomas W. Steiner

    发明人: Thomas W. Steiner

    IPC分类号: B41J2/06

    CPC分类号: B41J2/085 B41J2/09

    摘要: A continuous printing apparatus includes a printhead including a first row of nozzles and a second row of nozzles. The first row of nozzles are spaced apart from the second row of nozzles by a distance A. The nozzles of the first row and the nozzles of the second row have a nozzle to nozzle spacing B when compared to each other. The apparatus includes a plurality of charging electrodes with one of the plurality of charging electrodes corresponding to each of the nozzles of the first row and the second row, wherein A≧B/2. The apparatus can include a first deflection electrode and a second deflection electrode with the first deflection electrode being spaced apart from the second deflection electrode by a distance D, wherein D>A.

    摘要翻译: 连续打印设备包括具有第一排喷嘴和第二排喷嘴的打印头。 第一排喷嘴与第二排喷嘴间隔开距离A.当彼此比较时,第一排的喷嘴和第二排的喷嘴具有喷嘴到喷嘴间隔B. 该装置包括多个充电电极,其中多个充电电极中的一个与第一行和第二行的每个喷嘴相对应,其中A> = B / 2。 该装置可以包括第一偏转电极和第二偏转电极,其中第一偏转电极与第二偏转电极间隔距离D,其中D> A。