Removable applicator assembly for applying a liquid layer
    2.
    发明授权
    Removable applicator assembly for applying a liquid layer 失效
    用于施加液体层的可移除的涂抹器组件

    公开(公告)号:US5808645A

    公开(公告)日:1998-09-15

    申请号:US382453

    申请日:1995-01-31

    摘要: An apparatus and method are described for applying an intermediate transfer surface, in the form of a liquid layer, on a support surface that may be used in a phase change ink printing system. The apparatus includes an applicator assembly with a leak-free valving system for distributing the liquid layer onto the support surface to produce the intermediate transfer surface and a means for metering the liquid layer uniformly on the support surface. The applicator assembly has a wick contact surface for removing foreign matter from and delivering the liquid onto the support surface. An improved liquid dispensing system is provided to provide the liquid to the wick which becomes saturated and, when brought into contact with the rotatable support surface of a transfer drum, applies the liquid in a layer to the support surface to form a liquid intermediate transfer surface.

    摘要翻译: 描述了一种用于将液体层形式的中间转移表面施加在可用于相变油墨印刷系统的支撑表面上的装置和方法。 该装置包括具有无泄漏阀系统的涂抹器组件,用于将液体层分配到支撑表面上以产生中间转印表面,以及用于在支撑表面上均匀地计量液体层的装置。 施用器组件具有用于从外部物质排出并将液体输送到支撑表面上的芯接触表面。 提供了一种改进的液体分配系统,以将液体提供给芯,其变得饱和,并且当与转印鼓的可旋转支撑表面接触时,将液体施加到支撑表面上以形成液体中间转印表面 。

    Feed guidance and identification for ink stick
    3.
    发明授权
    Feed guidance and identification for ink stick 失效
    墨棒的进纸指导和识别

    公开(公告)号:US06986570B2

    公开(公告)日:2006-01-17

    申请号:US10811197

    申请日:2004-03-26

    IPC分类号: B41J2/175 G01D11/00

    CPC分类号: B41J2/175 B41J2/17593

    摘要: An ink stick for a solid ink feed system of a phase change ink printer includes an ink stick body having an insertion perimeter, and a guide surface with a shaped guide element shaped to interact with an elongate shaped guide rail of the solid ink feed system. The ink stick insertion perimeter is in a plane substantially perpendicular to the insertion direction, and the insertion direction and the feed direction are different. The insertion perimeter has at least one perimeter section forming a nonlinear key element that matches in size and shape a nonlinear key element in the perimeter of the key plate insertion opening. In particular implementations, the insertion perimeter forms a visually recognizable symbol, such as an alphanumeric character. In particular implementations, a plurality of ink sticks form a set in which the visually recognizable symbols differ from one another, and may form a pattern of symbols, such as a sequence of alphanumeric characters.

    摘要翻译: 用于相变式墨水打印机的固体墨水供给系统的墨水棒包括具有插入周边的墨水棒本体和具有成形导向元件的引导表面,所述引导元件成形为与固体墨水供给系统的细长形状的导轨相互作用。 墨棒插入周边在大致垂直于插入方向的平面中,插入方向和进给方向不同。 插入周边具有形成非线性键元件的至少一个周边部分,该非线性键元件的大小和形状在键盘插入开口的周边中的非线性键元件相匹配。 在特定实施方式中,插入周界形成视觉上可识别的符号,例如字母数字字符。 在具体实现中,多个墨棒形成一组,其中视觉上可识别的符号彼此不同,并且可以形成诸如字母数字字符序列的符号图案。

    Feed guidance and identification for ink stick
    4.
    发明授权
    Feed guidance and identification for ink stick 有权
    墨棒的进纸指导和识别

    公开(公告)号:US06722764B2

    公开(公告)日:2004-04-20

    申请号:US10135156

    申请日:2002-04-29

    IPC分类号: B41J2175

    CPC分类号: B41J2/175 B41J2/17593

    摘要: An ink stick for use in a solid ink feed system of a phase change ink jet printer includes a three dimensional ink stick body that has a lateral center of gravity, a substantially horizontal perimeter, and opposed end surfaces. An ink stick guide element is formed in the bottom of the ink stick body, and the ink stick is adapted to travel through the feed channel along a feed channel guide rail. A portion of the ink stick perimeter forms a visually recognizable symbol, and a portion of the ink stick perimeter that is transverse to the feed direction of the channel has an insertion key element. Nesting elements are formed in the leading and trailing end surfaces of the ink stick body to nest with one another when ink sticks abut in the feed channel.

    摘要翻译: 用于相变式喷墨打印机的固体油墨供给系统的墨棒包括具有横向重心,大致水平的周边和相对的端面的三维墨水棒体。 油墨棒导向元件形成在墨棒体的底部,并且墨棒适于沿着进给通道导轨行进通过进给通道。 墨水棒周边的一部分形成视觉上可识别的符号,并且与胶片的进给方向横切的墨棒周边的一部分具有插入键元件。 当墨棒抵靠进料通道时,嵌套元件形成在墨棒体的前端和后端表面中彼此嵌套。

    Load and feed apparatus for solid ink
    5.
    发明授权
    Load and feed apparatus for solid ink 有权
    固体油墨的装载和进料装置

    公开(公告)号:US06705710B2

    公开(公告)日:2004-03-16

    申请号:US10159929

    申请日:2002-05-30

    IPC分类号: B41J217

    CPC分类号: B41J2/17593

    摘要: An ink stick push block for use in a system for feeding solid ink sticks in a phase change printer, wherein each solid ink stick has an ink stick face surface having an ink stick face surface contour and an ink stick rear surface having a nonplanar ink stick rear surface contour, the ink stick push block. The push block includes an ink stick push block face having a nonplanar ink stick push block face contour, wherein at least a portion of the nonplanar ink stick push block face contour is the complement of at least a portion of the nonplanar ink stick rear surface contour.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于在相变式打印机中供给固体墨棒的系统中的墨棒推动块,其中每个固体墨棒具有具有墨粘面表面轮廓的墨棒表面和具有非平面墨棒的墨棒后表面 后表面轮廓,墨棒推动块。 推块包括具有非平面墨棒推块表面轮廓的墨块推块面,其中非平面墨棒推块面轮廓的至少一部分是非平面墨棒后表面轮廓的至少一部分的补体 。

    Printer multi-function drive train apparatus and method
    6.
    发明授权
    Printer multi-function drive train apparatus and method 失效
    打印机多功能传动装置及方法

    公开(公告)号:US5820275A

    公开(公告)日:1998-10-13

    申请号:US375332

    申请日:1995-01-17

    IPC分类号: B41J23/02 B41J23/34

    CPC分类号: B41J23/025

    摘要: A process motor (82) provides bidirectional motive force to a printer (50) drive train (80) that selectively engages with multiple self-homing printing functions. A print head (52) is tiltable to a maintenance position and a transfer roller (64) is loadable against a transfer drum (54) by respective missing tooth gear (96, 160) latching mechanisms. A print media pick roller (122) and transfer drum maintaining devices (70, 72) are actuated by spring-wrap clutches (114, 236) that are protected from reverse rotation by a one-way clutch (106). Print media transport rollers (140, 142) are selectively engaged with the one-way clutch by an electro-mechanical clutch (128). A picked and transported print medium (56) receives an ink image from the transfer drum and is stripped therefrom by stripper fingers (66) and directed into media exit rollers (212, 220) for delivery to a media output tray (68). The stripper fingers and exit rollers are actuated sequentially by cams (180, 182) that are slaved to the transfer roller loading function.

    摘要翻译: 过程电动机(82)向选择性地与多个自归位打印功能接合的打印机(50)传动系(80)提供双向动力。 打印头(52)可倾斜到维护位置,并且转印辊(64)可通过相应的缺齿齿轮(96,160)的锁定机构装载到转印鼓(54)上。 打印介质拾取辊(122)和转印鼓保持装置(70,72)由弹簧卷绕离合器(114,236)致动,该离合器通过单向离合器(106)防止反向旋转。 打印介质传送辊(140,142)通过机电离合器(128)选择性地与单向离合器接合。 拾取和运送的打印介质(56)从转印鼓接收油墨图像,并通过剥离指(64)从其中剥离并被引导到介质出口辊(212,220)中,以输送到介质输出托盘(68)。 剥离器指状物和出口辊通过被转移到转印辊装载功能的凸轮(180,182)顺序地致动。

    Alignment feature for solid ink stick
    7.
    发明授权
    Alignment feature for solid ink stick 有权
    固体墨水棒对准功能

    公开(公告)号:US06755517B2

    公开(公告)日:2004-06-29

    申请号:US10135089

    申请日:2002-04-29

    IPC分类号: G01D1100

    CPC分类号: B41J2/17593

    摘要: An ink stick for use in a solid ink feed system of a phase change ink jet printer includes an ink stick body. Nesting elements are formed in the ink stick body for nesting the ink stick body with an adjacent ink stick body. One end surface of the ink stick body has a projecting nesting element, and the opposite end surface has a recessed nesting element having a complementary shape and position. When two ink sticks with such nesting elements abut one another in a feed channel of a solid ink feed system, the projecting nesting element of one ink stick fits into the recessed nesting element of the adjacent ink stick to reduce movement of the ink sticks relative to each other, and to reduce skewing of the ink sticks in the feed channel.

    摘要翻译: 用于相变式喷墨打印机的固体墨水供给系统的墨水棒包括墨水棒体。 在油墨棒体中形成嵌套元件,用于将油墨粘贴体与相邻的墨粘体体嵌套。 墨水棒体的一个端面具有突出的嵌套元件,并且相对的端面具有具有互补形状和位置的凹入嵌套元件。 当具有这种嵌套元件的两个墨棒在固体墨水供给系统的进料通道中彼此邻接时,一个墨水棒的突出嵌套元件装配到相邻墨水棒的凹入嵌套元件中,以减少墨水棒相对于 并且减少墨条在进料通道中的偏斜。

    Ink loader with adjustable insertion openings
    8.
    发明授权
    Ink loader with adjustable insertion openings 有权
    带可调节插入口的墨水装载机

    公开(公告)号:US07871159B2

    公开(公告)日:2011-01-18

    申请号:US12181347

    申请日:2008-07-29

    IPC分类号: B41J2/175

    CPC分类号: B41J2/17593

    摘要: A system for use with a solid ink delivery system of a phase change ink imaging device comprises an insertion opening configured to enable insertion of ink sticks therethrough and into the ink delivery system. An insertion key is movably supported adjacent the insertion opening such that a portion of the insertion key protrudes into the insertion opening. The portion of the insertion key has a shape that is complementary to a key contour on a first ink stick and a second ink stick. A key positioner is operably coupled to the insertion key to move the insertion key between at least two different predetermined positions on the perimeter of the insertion opening. The predetermined positions include a first position that is complementary to a position of the key contour of the first ink stick and a second position that is complementary to a position of the key contour of the second ink stick.

    摘要翻译: 一种与相变油墨成像装置的固体油墨输送系统一起使用的系统包括一个插入开口,其构造成能够将油墨棒插入其中并进入油墨输送系统。 插入键能够相对于插入口移动地支撑,使得插入键的一部分突出到插入开口中。 插入键的部分具有与第一墨水棒上的键轮廓和第二墨水棒互补的形状。 钥匙定位器可操作地联接到插入键,以将插入钥匙移动到插入开口的周边上的至少两个不同的预定位置之间。 预定位置包括与第一墨水棒的键轮廓的位置互补的第一位置和与第二墨水棒的键轮廓的位置互补的第二位置。

    Solid ink stick with witness mark
    9.
    发明授权
    Solid ink stick with witness mark 有权
    坚实的墨水棒与见证标记

    公开(公告)号:US07837317B2

    公开(公告)日:2010-11-23

    申请号:US12031964

    申请日:2008-02-15

    IPC分类号: B41J2/175

    CPC分类号: B41J2/17593

    摘要: A solid ink stick comprises an ink stick body having a top surface, a bottom surface, and a plurality of side surfaces extending between the top and bottom surfaces. The plurality of side surfaces defines a perimeter of the ink stick body. At least one key contour is formed in at least one side surface in the plurality of side surfaces extending at least partially between the top surface and the bottom surface. A witness mark is formed along at least a portion of the perimeter of the ink stick body with a portion of the witness mark following the at least one key contour.

    摘要翻译: 固体墨棒包括具有顶表面,底表面和在顶表面和底表面之间延伸的多个侧表面的墨棒体。 多个侧表面限定墨水棒本体的周边。 至少一个键轮廓形成在至少部分地在顶表面和底表面之间延伸的多个侧表面中的至少一个侧表面中。 沿着墨棒主体的周边的至少一部分形成见证标记,其中一部分证人标记跟随至少一个关键轮廓。