Gray scale ink jet printer
    1.
    发明授权
    Gray scale ink jet printer 失效
    灰色喷墨打印机

    公开(公告)号:US5745131A

    公开(公告)日:1998-04-28

    申请号:US510936

    申请日:1995-08-03

    IPC分类号: B41J2/21 G06K15/10 B41J2/205

    CPC分类号: B41J2/2125 G06K15/102

    摘要: A printing machine of the type in which liquid ink is deposited on a recording medium for printing gray scale images. The printing machine includes a printhead having ink ejecting nozzles of different sizes. Nozzles of the same size are arranged in groups and groups of nozzles are offset from one another. Ink drops of one group are deposited at locations corresponding to the points of a grid and ink drops of another group are deposited at locations corresponding to points not on the grid. Gray scale printing is achieved by the variation in drop size produced by different groups of nozzles as well as offsetting nozzles of one or more groups of nozzles from a reference group of nozzles printing on the points of a grid.

    摘要翻译: 一种印刷机,其中液体墨水沉积在用于打印灰度图像的记录介质上。 印刷机包括具有不同尺寸的喷墨嘴的打印头。 相同尺寸的喷嘴以组排列,并且喷嘴组彼此偏移。 将一组的墨滴沉积在对应于网格点的位置处,另一组的墨滴沉积在对应于不在网格上的点的位置处。 通过不同组的喷嘴产生的液滴尺寸的变化以及从网格点上打印的参考喷嘴组的一组或多组喷嘴的偏移喷嘴实现灰度级打印。

    Ink level sensing system for an ink jet printer
    2.
    发明授权
    Ink level sensing system for an ink jet printer 失效
    用于喷墨打印机的墨水量检测系统

    公开(公告)号:US5731824A

    公开(公告)日:1998-03-24

    申请号:US574090

    申请日:1995-12-18

    摘要: The invention discloses a system and method for sensing changes in the weight of an ink reservoir which supplies ink to a printhead which ejects ink onto a recording medium during a printer operational mode. The ink reservoir, whether located separately from the printhead, as in a plotter or pagewidth printer embodiment, or mechanically attached to the printhead and moved in a scanning printhead architecture, has its weight supported by a structure. A strain gage or other weight sensor is affixed to the supporting structure and incorporated in a circuit which produces an output signal representative of resistive changes in the weight sensor. Since a resistive change in the weight sensor is caused by a decrease in the supply of ink in the reservoir during continued printer operation, the output signal is proportional to the ink level. The output signal is digitized and sent to a system controller where it is compared to a predetermined reference level and a low level output signal is generated for use as a warning to a operator or user. In one embodiment, the strain gage is a leg of a resistor in a bridge circuit and provides continuous ink level readout. In another embodiment, multiple warning levels are enabled by inserting the resistor in a circuit where comparators compare the resistance of the strain gage to reference resistance levels.

    摘要翻译: 本发明公开了一种用于感测墨水储存器的重量变化的系统和方法,该墨水储存器向在打印机操作模式期间将墨水喷射到记录介质上的打印头提供墨水。 油墨储存器,无论是与打印头分开设置,如在绘图机或页宽打印机实施例中,或机械地附接到打印头并以扫描打印头架构移动,其重量由结构支撑。 应变计或其他重量传感器固定到支撑结构上并且包括在产生表示重量传感器中的电阻变化的输出信号的电路中。 由于重量传感器中的电阻变化是由连续打印机操作期间储存器中墨水供应的减少引起的,所以输出信号与油墨水平成正比。 输出信号被数字化并发送到系统控制器,在那里将其与预定参考电平进行比较,生成低电平输出信号以用作对操作者或用户的警告。 在一个实施例中,应变片是桥接电路中的电阻器的腿,并且提供连续的墨水量读出。 在另一个实施例中,通过将电阻器插入电路中来实现多个警告电平,其中比较器将应变计的电阻与参考电阻电平进行比较。

    Thermal ink jet printhead with extended print capability
    3.
    发明授权
    Thermal ink jet printhead with extended print capability 失效
    具有延长打印能力的热喷墨打印头

    公开(公告)号:US5598192A

    公开(公告)日:1997-01-28

    申请号:US485065

    申请日:1995-06-08

    摘要: An ink jet printer includes a printhead having a plurality of segments each having ink ejecting nozzles, each segment supplied with ink of a different characteristic. Means are provided for moving the printhead in a direction transverse to the advancing movement of a recording medium. Means are further provided for moving the printhead between two or more positions along the recording medium advance direction. Thus, the printhead can print a swath of ink of a first characteristic from one segment and then be moved to print a second swath from a second segment with ink of a second characteristic. In one embodiment, a printhead has two segments, one printing in black, and the other in color. A shift mechanism is enabled to move the printhead between a black print position and a color print position. The invention contemplates alternate color printing swaths at alternate printing positions along the same printing swath, or a combination thereof.

    摘要翻译: 喷墨打印机包括具有多个片段的打印头,每个片段具有喷墨喷嘴,每个片段都具有不同特征的墨水。 提供了用于沿横向于记录介质的前进运动的方向移动打印头的装置。 进一步提供了用于沿着记录介质前进方向在两个或多个位置之间移动打印头的装置。 因此,打印头可以从一个部分打印第一特征的一条墨水,然后移动以从具有第二特征的墨的第二部分打印第二条带。 在一个实施例中,打印头具有两个部分,一个打印为黑色,另一个打印为彩色。 移动机构能够在黑色打印位置和彩色打印位置之间移动打印头。 本发明设想在沿着相同印刷条的交替印刷位置处的交替的彩色印刷条或其组合。

    Multiple die assembly printbar with die spacing less than an active
print length
    4.
    发明授权
    Multiple die assembly printbar with die spacing less than an active print length 失效
    多个模具组装印刷棒,模具间距小于活动打印长度

    公开(公告)号:US5808635A

    公开(公告)日:1998-09-15

    申请号:US643677

    申请日:1996-05-06

    CPC分类号: B41J2/15

    摘要: An ink jet printbar assembly is provided with a plurality of printhead die assemblies mounted on a single flat substrate. The printhead die assemblies are linearly aligned along the substrate length. Each die assembly includes a line of nozzles having the same active print length. The individual die assemblies are spaced from adjacent die assemblies such that the last functional nozzle on one end of a die assembly is spaced a distance which is less than the active print length from the first adjacent functional nozzle on the next adjacent die assembly.

    摘要翻译: 喷墨打印头组件设置有安装在单个平坦基板上的多个打印头模具组件。 打印头模具组件沿衬底长度线性排列。 每个模具组件包括具有相同有效打印长度的一排喷嘴。 单独的模具组件与相邻的模具组件间隔开,使得模具组件的一端上的最后一个功能喷嘴间隔开距离下一相邻模具组件上的第一相邻功能喷嘴的有效打印长度。

    Sorter with stapler actived release gate mechanism
    5.
    发明授权
    Sorter with stapler actived release gate mechanism 失效
    分拣机具有订书机激活释放闸机构

    公开(公告)号:US5374043A

    公开(公告)日:1994-12-20

    申请号:US129480

    申请日:1993-09-30

    IPC分类号: B42C1/12 B31B1/68

    摘要: A finishing apparatus for receiving and attaching sets of sheet material in succession. A movable bin array including plurality of bins are provided for receiving the sheet in each individual bin. Rollers are provided for transporting a copy sheet to the finishing apparatus to one of each individual bin. Registration of the sheet is accomplished by the uphill nature of the each individual bin in the bin array sloping towards a registering portion of a gate assembly, and the action of a tamper mechanism registers the sheets. A stapling means having a cam that is radially urged moves in a plane substantially parallel to the orientation of the the bin array. The action of the cam drives the stapler means into a notched area of each individual bin positioned thereat so that registered sheet sets therein may be stapled in the notched area. The action of the stapler means also opens the gate on an adjacent bin so that a retaining gate on each individual bin are moved to an output of the way position enabling sheet sets therein to slide off each individual bin onto a guide support and into the output tray.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于连续地接收和附接片材的组合的整理装置。 提供包括多个箱的可移动仓阵列,用于在每个单独的仓中接收纸张。 辊子被提供用于将复印纸传送到整理装置到每个单独的纸盒中的一个。 纸张的登记通过箱体阵列中的各个箱体的上坡性质来实现,该箱体阵列向门组件的配准部分倾斜,并且窜改机构的动作登记纸张。 具有径向推压的凸轮的装订装置在基本上平行于箱体阵列的取向的平面中移动。 凸轮的动作将订书机装置驱动到位于其上的每个单独的仓的凹口区域中,使得其中的登记的纸张集合可以被缝合在缺口区域中。 订书机装置的动作还打开相邻箱的门,使得每个单独箱上的保持门移动到通路位置的输出端,使得其中的板组可以将每个单独的箱滑动到导向支架上并进入输出 托盘。

    Output tray for printing device
    7.
    发明授权
    Output tray for printing device 有权
    打印装置的出纸盘

    公开(公告)号:US06350029B1

    公开(公告)日:2002-02-26

    申请号:US09337564

    申请日:1999-06-22

    IPC分类号: B41J201

    CPC分类号: B41J13/106

    摘要: A printing device having a frame, an input holding area, and an output holding area. The frame supports a printhead and a feed roller system for feeding print medium to the printhead. The input holding area is disposed on the frame. The output holding area is disposed on the frame. The input holding area holds print medium to be fed into the feed roller system. The output holding area has a support section to receive and support print medium output from the feed roller system. The support section of the output holding area has a bypass feed slot formed therein. The bypass feed slot is substantially straight. The bypass feed slot includes a first slot portion and a second slot portion adjoining the first portion. The second slot portion has a slot width different from the first slot portion.

    摘要翻译: 一种具有框架,输入保持区域和输出保持区域的打印装置。 框架支撑打印头和用于将打印介质供给到打印头的进给辊系统。 输入保持区域设置在框架上。 输出保持区域设置在框架上。 输入保持区域保持要进给到进给辊系统的打印介质。 输出保持区域具有用于接收和支撑从进给辊系统输出的打印介质的支撑部分。 输出保持区域的支撑部分具有形成在其中的旁路供给槽。 旁路进料槽基本上是直的。 旁通进给槽包括邻接第一部分的第一狭槽部分和第二狭槽部分。 第二槽部具有与第一槽部不同的槽宽。

    Moving platen architecture for an ink jet printer
    8.
    发明授权
    Moving platen architecture for an ink jet printer 失效
    用于喷墨打印机的移动压板结构

    公开(公告)号:US5216442A

    公开(公告)日:1993-06-01

    申请号:US791687

    申请日:1991-11-14

    IPC分类号: B41J11/00 B41J11/06 B41J11/24

    摘要: An ink jet printer includes a platen having a planar surface sized to hold a sheet upon which an image is to be printed flat on the planar surface. The platen is movably mounted for linear reciprocal movement between a sheet receiving position and a sheet releasing position. In operation, a sheet is fed onto or otherwise acquired on the platen. The sheet can be held on the platen by a holddown force such as by vacuum or electrostatic attraction. The platen moves a sheet held thereon across a full width printhead located between the two positions to print an image on the sheet. Sheets are released from the platen at the sheet releasing position which may include an output tray. After the sheet is released from the platen, the platen is reciprocated back to the receiving position to accept another sheet. During periods when the platen is at either the sheet receiving position or at the sheet releasing position, a maintenance station located between the receiving position and the releasing position on a side of the platen opposite from the printhead may be used to perform maintenance on the printhead.

    摘要翻译: 喷墨打印机包括具有平坦表面的压板,其尺寸适于将平面上的平面上的图像保持在其上。 压板可移动地安装,用于片材接收位置和片材释放位置之间的线性往复移动。 在操作中,将纸张馈送到或者以其他方式获取在压板上。 片材可以通过诸如通过真空或静电吸引的压紧力保持在压板上。 压板移动通过位于两个位置之间的全宽度打印头保持在其上的纸张,以在纸张上打印图像。 片材在片材释放位置从压盘释放,纸张释放位置可包括出纸盘。 在片材从压板释放之后,压板往往返回到接收位置以接受另一张纸。 在压板处于纸张接收位置或纸张释放位置的期间,可以使用位于与打印头相反的一侧的接收位置和释放位置之间的维护站来对打印头进行维护 。

    Ink supply container and system
    9.
    发明授权
    Ink supply container and system 失效
    墨水供应容器和系统

    公开(公告)号:US5187498A

    公开(公告)日:1993-02-16

    申请号:US735233

    申请日:1991-07-24

    申请人: William R. Burger

    发明人: William R. Burger

    IPC分类号: B41J2/175 G01F23/00

    摘要: An ink supply for an ink jet printer, preferably comprises a bellows filled with liquid ink. The bellows has first and second opposite end walls and a bellowed side wall attached to and extending between the first and second end walls to define a variable volume ink chamber. The bellows is movable between an extended position and a contracted position and is biased toward the contracted position. The first end wall includes an outlet which, when opened, permits the ink to be expelled from the bellows at a low pressure. A rigid frangible shell is provided to support the bellows and to retain the bellows in an extended position during storage and prior to use. The bellows may include a magnet which, when used in combination with a printer and a sensing device, can detect and signal a near empty or empty ink supply condition.

    摘要翻译: 用于喷墨打印机的墨水供应器优选地包括填充有液体墨水的波纹管。 波纹管具有连接到第一和第二端壁之间并在第一和第二端壁之间延伸的第一和第二相对端壁和波纹侧壁,以限定可变容积墨室。 波纹管可在延伸位置和收缩位置之间移动,并且朝向收缩位置偏置。 第一端壁包括出口,当打开时允许油墨在低压下从波纹管排出。 提供刚性易碎壳体以支撑波纹管并且在储存期间和使用前将波纹管保持在延伸位置。 波纹管可以包括磁体,当与打印机和感测装置组合使用时,磁体可以检测并发出近似空的或空的墨水供应状态。

    Automatic book page turner for imaging
    10.
    发明授权
    Automatic book page turner for imaging 有权
    自动书页转换成像

    公开(公告)号:US06574014B2

    公开(公告)日:2003-06-03

    申请号:US09966430

    申请日:2001-09-28

    IPC分类号: H04N104

    摘要: The pages of a book being held at least partially open may be sequentially automatically turned over from one side of the book to the other by pivoting an elongated arm from one side of the book toward the other and turning over individual pages with a vacuum head pivoting relative to the elongated pivoted arm about a different pivot axis as the elongated arm moves to reduce undesirable forces on the individual book pages being turned over. The vacuum head may initially pivot to bend the edge of an individual page up away from the book, to aid in page separation, and then subsequently differently pivot to help peel the same page gently away from the vacuum head and flip it over onto the opposite side of the book. This may be assisted by moving frictional belts on the vacuum head.

    摘要翻译: 保持至少部分打开的书的页面可以从书的一侧依次自动翻转到另一侧,这是通过从书本的一侧向另一侧枢转细长的手臂,并以真空头枢转的方式翻转各页 相对于细长的枢转臂围绕不同的枢转轴线,因为细长臂移动以减少翻转的各个书页上的不期望的力。 真空头可以最初枢转以将单个页面的边缘向上偏离书本,以帮助页面分离,然后随后不同地枢转,以帮助将同一页面轻轻地从真空头剥离并将其翻转到相对的位置 这边的书。 这可以通过在真空头上移动摩擦带来辅助。