Pin-supported and -aligned linear encoder strip for a scanning incremental printer
    1.
    发明授权
    Pin-supported and -aligned linear encoder strip for a scanning incremental printer 有权
    用于扫描增量打印机的引脚支持和对齐线性编码器条

    公开(公告)号:US06254292B1

    公开(公告)日:2001-07-03

    申请号:US09253566

    申请日:1999-02-19

    CPC classification number: B41J19/207

    Abstract: Spaced pins support and align the strip. Apertures in the strip engage the pins with no fastening. The strip—best a transparent member and glued strength member—is end-mounted and -tensioned. Ideally the apertures are slots to constrain the strip as to only one dimension, and spaced (ideally about 30 cm on centers) to facilitate cutting various-size strips (e. g. for spans of roughly 91½, 106½, 152½ and 183 cm) from common, preapertured stock. The strip is longer than a meter; the invention is progressively more valuable for 1¼ m or longer strips. At least one pin is placed to keep fundamental oscillation of the strip, due to environmental vibration, from moving the strip out of position. The invention can take the form of the strip only, for use with the pins; or a printer with encoding system having the strip and pins—and a sensor responsive to the encoder to control printing; or a method of preparing a system for use. The pins prevent the strip from leaving the sensor and permit use of very low tension—only that needed to hold up the strip, within its vertical-alignment tolerance, over a short span between pins. The tension, and thereby the vertical-dimension stack from encoder scale to sensor, are thus made virtually independent of encoder-strip length. Such a printer ideally has a printhead carriage that scans parallel to the strip; the sensor (adjacent to the strip and carried on the carriage) develops signals representing position and velocity of the sensor and carriage relative to the strip. Printheads on the carriage form color marks to construct an image on a print medium. A medium-advance mechanism provides relative motion between carriage and medium. A processor responds to the position/velocity signals, and coordinates the printheads and advance mechanism to form the image.

    Abstract translation: 间距针脚支撑并对齐条带。 条带中的孔径与销没有紧固接合。 带状最佳透明构件和胶合强度构件 - 端部安装和张紧。 理想地,孔是用于将条约束为仅一个尺寸的狭槽,并且间隔开(理想地,中心约30cm),以便于切割各种尺寸的条(例如,距离共同的大约91½,106½,152½和183cm的跨度) 预先存货 该条长于一米; 本发明对于1cm或更长的条带逐渐更有价值。 放置至少一个销以保持条带的基本振荡,由于环境振动,将条带移出位置。 本发明可以仅采用条带的形式,与销一起使用; 或具有编码系统的打印机具有条带和针脚以及响应于编码器的传感器来控制打印; 或者制备用于使用的系统的方法。 引脚防止条带离开传感器,并允许在引脚之间的短跨度内,在其垂直对准公差范围内使用非常低的拉伸强度。 因此,张力,从而从编码器尺度到传感器的垂直尺寸堆叠实际上与编码器条长度无关。 这种打印机理想地具有平行于条带扫描的打印头托架; 传感器(与条带相邻并承载在托架上)产生表示传感器和托架相对于条带的位置和速度的信号。 滑架上的打印头形成彩色标记,以在打印介质上构建图像。 中等提前机制提供滑架和介质之间的相对运动。 处理器响应位置/速度信号,并协调打印头和前进机构以形成图像。

    PRINT HEAD SERVICING UNITS AND METHODS
    5.
    发明申请
    PRINT HEAD SERVICING UNITS AND METHODS 审中-公开
    打印头服务单位和方法

    公开(公告)号:US20140035996A1

    公开(公告)日:2014-02-06

    申请号:US13562530

    申请日:2012-07-31

    CPC classification number: B41J2/1652 B41J2/16535 B41J2/1721 B41J2002/1655

    Abstract: A print head servicing unit comprises a cassette which is removably insertable in a hard copy apparatus and comprises some or all of a moveable web of absorbent colour material for receiving waste ink from the print head; a storage compartment for accommodating received waste ink; a cap for the print head; and a filter for filtering air-borne particles in the region of the print head. The path of the web through the cassette is such that a region thereof for receiving spat ink from the print head is arranged downstream of a region thereof for wiping ink from the print head.

    Abstract translation: 打印头维修单元包括可拆卸地插入硬拷贝装置中的盒,并且包括用于从打印头接收废墨的一部分或全部吸收色材料的可移动网; 用于容纳收到的废墨的储藏室; 打印头盖; 以及用于过滤打印头区域中的空气传播颗粒的过滤器。 幅材通过盒的路径使得其用于从打印头接收墨水的区域布置在其区域的下游,用于从打印头擦拭墨水。

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