Ink supply container for high speed solid ink printers
    1.
    发明授权
    Ink supply container for high speed solid ink printers 有权
    墨水供应容器用于高速固体油墨打印机

    公开(公告)号:US07207668B2

    公开(公告)日:2007-04-24

    申请号:US10806008

    申请日:2004-03-22

    IPC分类号: B41J2/175 B41J2/195 G01D11/00

    CPC分类号: B41J2/17593

    摘要: A novel solid ink supply container adapted for use with solid ink printers, at least includes: removable housing adapted to receive solid ink masses, the housing adapted to be coupled to at least one printhead; a heater subsumed by the housing, the heater adapted to liquefy solid ink masses; an outlet port adapted to facilitate fluid ink transfer to at least one printhead; an ink sensor adapted to sense the amount of ink in the supply container; at least one electronic storage device attached to the housing, the electronic storage device adapted to exchange printer operation information with the printer to which the ink supply container is attached; and electrical contacts attached to the housing; the electrical contacts adapted to exchange power and information between the printer, and exchange power and information between the storage device and other components of the housing. The ink supply container is adapted to be recycled by returning a depleted container to a recycling operation and receiving a replenished container for installation in the printer.

    摘要翻译: 适用于固体墨水打印机的新颖的固体墨水供应容器至少包括:适于接收固体墨水质量的可拆卸的外壳,该外壳适于联接到至少一个打印头; 由所述壳体包含的加热器,所述加热器适于液化固体墨块; 出口端口,其适于促使流体墨水传送到至少一个打印头; 适于感测供应容器中的墨水量的墨水传感器; 至少一个电子存储装置,其附接到所述壳体,所述电子存储装置适于将打印机操作信息与所述供墨容器所附着的打印机交换; 和电触头附接到壳体; 电触头适于在打印机之间交换电力和信息,并且交换电力和存储装置与壳体的其它部件之间的信息。 墨水供应容器适于通过将耗尽的容器返回到回收操作中并且接收用于安装在打印机中的补充容器来再循环。

    PIEZOELECTRIC SENSOR ARRANGEMENT FOR SENSING FLUID LEVEL IN SMALL VOLUME AND IRREGULAR SHAPE RESERVOIRS
    2.
    发明申请
    PIEZOELECTRIC SENSOR ARRANGEMENT FOR SENSING FLUID LEVEL IN SMALL VOLUME AND IRREGULAR SHAPE RESERVOIRS 有权
    用于感应小容量和不规则形状储存器中的流体液位的压电传感器布置

    公开(公告)号:US20140022292A1

    公开(公告)日:2014-01-23

    申请号:US13555572

    申请日:2012-07-23

    IPC分类号: B41J2/195

    摘要: A fluid level sensor measures a height of a fluid in a volume with a plurality of piezoelectric sensors arranged along at least one wall of a container. The sensors are positioned to enable activated sensors to interact with the materials adjacent the sensors to produce electrical signals in more than one of the sensors. These electrical signals are used to identify the fluid level in the volume.

    摘要翻译: 流体液位传感器通过沿着容器的至少一个壁布置的多个压电传感器来测量体积中的流体的高度。 传感器被定位成使得激活的传感器能​​够与邻近传感器的材料相互作用以在多于一个的传感器中产生电信号。 这些电信号用于识别体积中的液位。

    Ink Stick Transport System
    3.
    发明申请
    Ink Stick Transport System 有权
    墨棒输送系统

    公开(公告)号:US20140002518A1

    公开(公告)日:2014-01-02

    申请号:US13535494

    申请日:2012-06-28

    IPC分类号: B41J29/38

    CPC分类号: B41J2/17593

    摘要: A solid ink stick transport system has been developed that differentiates between ink sticks inserted into a single insertion port of an inkjet printer. The system includes a solid ink support platform that moves between a position exposed outside of a printer housing to receive solid ink sticks and a position within the housing. The support includes a sensor that enables a controller to identify the solid ink stick before transporting the solid ink stick to an appropriate feed channel.

    摘要翻译: 已经开发了一种将喷墨打印机的单个插入口中的墨棒区分开的固体墨水棒输送系统。 该系统包括固体墨水支撑平台,其在暴露于打印机壳体外部的位置之间移动以接收固体墨棒和壳体内的位置。 该支撑件包括传感器,其能够在将固体墨水棒运送到适当的进料通道之前使控制器识别固体墨水棒。

    System And Method That Enables A Solid Ink Printer To Learn A Solid Ink Stick Type
    4.
    发明申请
    System And Method That Enables A Solid Ink Printer To Learn A Solid Ink Stick Type 有权
    系统和方法,使固体墨水打印机学习一个坚实的墨水棒类型

    公开(公告)号:US20110249066A1

    公开(公告)日:2011-10-13

    申请号:US12759186

    申请日:2010-04-13

    IPC分类号: B41J2/175

    CPC分类号: B41J2/17593

    摘要: A solid ink printer is configured to learn the identity of solid ink sticks for printer operation. The solid ink printer includes a feed channel having an insertion opening configured to receive solid ink sticks, a sensor positioned near the insertion opening of the feed channel and configured to obtain solid ink stick type data from a solid ink stick inserted into the insertion opening of the feed channel, and a controller communicatively coupled to the sensor to receive the solid ink stick type data, the controller being configured to store the solid ink stick type data in a memory in response to an initialization signal and to operate the solid ink printer with reference to the solid ink stick type data stored in the memory by the controller.

    摘要翻译: 固体墨水打印机被配置为了解用于打印机操作的固体墨棒的身份。 固体油墨打印机包括具有被配置为接收固体油墨棒的插入口的进料通道,位于进料通道的插入口附近的传感器,并且被配置为从插入到所述进料通道的插入口中的固体墨水棒获得固体墨水棒型数据 所述馈送通道以及通信地耦合到所述传感器以接收所述固体墨水棒类型数据的控制器,所述控制器被配置为响应于初始化信号将所述固体墨盒类型数据存储在存储器中,并且将所述固体墨水打印机与 参考由控制器存储在存储器中的固体墨水棒型数据。

    System for loading and feeding solid ink sticks to an ink melter in a phase change ink printer
    5.
    发明申请
    System for loading and feeding solid ink sticks to an ink melter in a phase change ink printer 有权
    用于在相变式墨水打印机中将固体墨水棒装入和供给墨水收集器的系统

    公开(公告)号:US20080204532A1

    公开(公告)日:2008-08-28

    申请号:US11712105

    申请日:2007-02-28

    IPC分类号: B41J2/175

    CPC分类号: B41J29/38 B41J2/17593

    摘要: A solid ink delivery system for a phase change ink image generator includes a solid ink stick loader and a solid ink stick feeder that cooperate to provide solid ink sticks to an ink melter. The solid ink delivery system includes a solid ink stick loader having a moving support that transports a solid ink stick from a loading area and a solid ink stick feeder having a moving gripper for engaging a solid ink stick received from the solid ink stick moving support. The moving gripper remains in engagement with the solid ink stick as the ink stick is delivered to an ink melter and converted to liquid ink. The loader and gripper members of the delivery system interact with ink sticks that are configured with drive engagement structures at opposed sides of the ink stick.

    摘要翻译: 用于相变油墨图像发生器的固体油墨输送系统包括固体墨水棒装载机和固体墨水供墨器,其协作以提供固体油墨棒到墨水收集器。 固体墨水输送系统包括一个固体墨水棒装载机,它具有一个从装载区域输送固体墨水棒的移动支架,以及一个具有移动夹持器的固体墨水供给装置,用于接收从固体墨水盒移动支架接收的固体墨水棒。 当墨水棒被输送到墨水熔化器并转换成液体墨水时,移动夹持器保持与固体墨水棒接合。 输送系统的装载器和夹具构件与在墨棒的相对侧配置有驱动接合结构的墨棒相互作用。