Thermal ink jet printer with droplet ejection by bubble collapse
    2.
    发明授权
    Thermal ink jet printer with droplet ejection by bubble collapse 失效
    热喷墨打印机具有通过气泡塌陷的液滴喷射

    公开(公告)号:US4580148A

    公开(公告)日:1986-04-01

    申请号:US703004

    申请日:1985-02-19

    摘要: A thermal ink jet printhead ejects ink droplets on demand by utilizing the conservation of momentum of collapsing bubbles in a layer of liquid ink having a predetermined thickness. The printhead has an ink containing chamber with an array of individually addressable heating elements on one chamber interior surface which are aligned with an elongated opening in a parallel, confronting chamber wall. The spacing between the chamber wall with the elongated opening and the chamber surface with the heating elements provide the desired ink layer thickness. Selectively addressed heating elements momentarily produce vapor bubbles in the ink layer. When the bubbles collapse radially inward towards their respective heating elements, an oppositely directed force perpendicular to the heating element is generated which is large enough to overcome the surface tension of the ink in the elongated opening and propel a droplet of ink therefrom towards a recording medium.

    摘要翻译: 热喷墨打印头通过利用具有预定厚度的液体墨水层中的塌陷气泡的动量守恒来喷墨墨滴。 打印头具有在一个室内表面上具有单独可寻址的加热元件阵列的墨水容纳室,其与平行面对的室壁中的细长开口对齐。 室壁与细长开口之间的间距和具有加热元件的室表面之间的间距提供了所需的油墨层厚度。 选择性寻址的加热元件在油墨层中瞬间产生蒸气泡。 当气泡向其各自的加热元件径向向内折叠时,产生垂直于加热元件的相反方向的力,其足够大以克服细长开口中的油墨的表面张力,并将墨滴从其朝向记录介质 。

    Removal of excess liquid from an image receptor
    3.
    发明授权
    Removal of excess liquid from an image receptor 失效
    从图像受体中去除多余的液体

    公开(公告)号:US5063413A

    公开(公告)日:1991-11-05

    申请号:US560814

    申请日:1990-07-31

    IPC分类号: G03G15/11

    CPC分类号: G03G15/11

    摘要: A method and apparatus is described for removing excess liquid from an image receptor. As the image receptor moves at a certain velocity in one direction, a vacuum source or a source of positive air pressure effects air flow in a direction parallel to and opposite that of image receptor movement. The air flow is effected at a velocity greater than that of the image receptor movement. A channel is defined adjacent the receptor surface in which a pressure gradient is established for driving the air flow and causing the liquid layer to thin.

    摘要翻译: 描述了用于从图像接收器去除多余液体的方法和装置。 当图像接收器在一个方向上以一定速度移动时,真空源或正空气压力源在与图像接收器运动平行并相反的方向上影响空气流动。 空气流以大于图像接收器运动的速度进行。 在接收器表面附近定义一个通道,其中建立了压力梯度来驱动空气流并使液体层变薄。

    Imaging device which compensates for fluctuations in the speed of an
image receiving surface
    4.
    发明授权
    Imaging device which compensates for fluctuations in the speed of an image receiving surface 失效
    补偿图像接收表面的速度波动的成像装置

    公开(公告)号:US5231428A

    公开(公告)日:1993-07-27

    申请号:US631354

    申请日:1990-12-11

    CPC分类号: G03G15/323

    摘要: Methods and apparatus are provided for forming images on a moving, charge retentive surface using a stream of radiant energy, modulated in imagewise fashion, wherein the intensity of the stream of radiant energy is controlled based on measured variations of the actual speed of the imaging surface from a set speed. In particular, a motion encoder, which is preferably the same motion encoder previously used to control the proper location of each line of information on the imaging surface is used to monitor the actual, instantaneous speed of the imaging surface to produce an actual speed signal. This actual speed signal is compared to a set speed signal to produce a speed variance signal which represents the difference between the actual imaging surface speed and the set speed. The variance speed signal is then used to control the intensity of the stream of radiant energy.

    摘要翻译: 提供了方法和装置,用于使用以成像方式调制的辐射能量流在移动的充电保持性表面上形成图像,其中基于成像表面的实际速度的测量变化来控制辐射能量的强度 从设定的速度。 特别地,运动编码器优选地是先前用于控制成像表面上每行信息的适当位置的相同运动编码器,用于监视成像表面的实际瞬时速度以产生实际速度信号。 将该实际速度信号与设定速度信号进行比较,以产生表示实际成像表面速度与设定速度之差的速度方差信号。 然后使用方差速度信号来控制辐射能量流的强度。

    Thermo-optic light modulation array
    5.
    发明授权
    Thermo-optic light modulation array 失效
    热光调制阵列

    公开(公告)号:US4635082A

    公开(公告)日:1987-01-06

    申请号:US823977

    申请日:1986-01-30

    摘要: A thermo-optic light modulation array is disclosed for use in an imaging system of an electrophotographic printer to produce electrostatic latent images. The array comprises a light transmitting medium arranged in contact with an array of pixel shaped heaters which are selectively energized in response to digitized data signals for pulse heating the portions of the medium in vicinity of the heaters. Temperature gradients in the medium produced by the energized heaters cause changes in the index of refraction of the medium, so that selected portions of a sheet of collimated light directed through the temperature gradients in the light transmitting medium are deflected or modulated. The modulated light may be blocked by a stop and the unmodulated light may be directed to the precharged photoconductive member of the printer to form the latent images or visa versa. Several modes of light modulation are disclosed. In one mode, the light is directed through the medium just above and closely adjacent the heaters in a grazing fashion. A second transmissive mode directs the light through both the medium and transparent heaters, while a third reflective mode directs the light through the medium into reflective surfaces on the heaters. The reflective mode of modulation may be either for the production of linear, one-dimensional lines of picture elements or for the production of full two-dimensional alpha-numeric information. The other modes produce latent images one line of picture elements or pixels at a time.

    摘要翻译: 公开了用于电子照相打印机的成像系统以产生静电潜像的热光调制阵列。 阵列包括布置成与阵列的像素形加热器接触的光传输介质,其被选择性地响应于用于脉冲加热介质附近的加热器的数字化数据信号而通电。 由通电的加热器产生的介质中的温度梯度引起介质折射率的变化,使得通过光传输介质中的温度梯度引导的准直光的选定部分偏转或调制。 调制的光可能被停止而被阻挡,并且未调制的光可以被引导到打印机的预充电的感光体以形成潜像,反之亦然。 公开了几种光调制模式。 在一种模式中,光以放牧的方式被引导通过加热器正上方和紧邻的介质。 第二透射模式引导光通过介质和透明加热器,而第三反射模式将光通过介质引导到加热器上的反射表面。 反射调制方式可以是用于生产线性一维像素线或用于生成完整的二维字母数字信息。 其他模式一次产生一行图像元素或像素的潜像。

    Cavitational liquid impact printer
    6.
    发明授权
    Cavitational liquid impact printer 失效
    气蚀液体冲击打印机

    公开(公告)号:US4580149A

    公开(公告)日:1986-04-01

    申请号:US702768

    申请日:1985-02-19

    CPC分类号: B41J2/14137 B41J2002/1437

    摘要: An ink jet printhead for use in a thermal ink jet printer having bubble-generating heating elements formed symmetrically around the entrances to passageways in the ink-holding printhead chamber that terminate as nozzles. The heating elements are individually addressable with current pulses to form vapor bubbles, which, during collapse, produce an impact force that expels and propels droplets toward a recording medium. An alternate embodiment includes an ultrasonic generator in the printhead chamber to produce pressure waves in the ink contained in the chamber. The current pulse applied to the heating element is synchronized with the lower pressure wave to obtain bubble growth with substantially lower temperatures resulting in a more energy efficient printhead.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于热喷墨打印机的喷墨打印机,其具有产生气泡的加热元件,该发泡加热元件围绕着作为喷嘴终止的墨水保持打印头室中的通道的入口对称地形成。 加热元件可以用电流脉冲单独寻址以形成蒸气泡,在崩溃期间产生冲击力,该冲击力将液滴推向记录介质。 替代实施例包括在打印头室中的超声波发生器,以在容纳在腔室中的油墨中产生压力波。 施加到加热元件的电流脉冲与较低压力波同步,以实质上较低的温度获得气泡生长,导致更节能的打印头。

    Damping servo-motor control
    7.
    发明授权
    Damping servo-motor control 失效
    阻尼伺服电机控制

    公开(公告)号:US5076568A

    公开(公告)日:1991-12-31

    申请号:US558295

    申请日:1990-07-26

    IPC分类号: B65H5/02 G03G15/00

    摘要: A system for maintaining a uniform velocity of a belt which is driven on rollers. A first roller is provided with a first encoder which supplies a pulse train to a first control device which controls a first servomotor. The first servomotor drives the first roller which provides torque to the belt. A second roller is provided with a second encoder which supplies a pulse train to a second control device which controls a second servomotor for selectively dampening the second roller. When a variation in the speed of the belt is detected by the second control device a signal is sent from the second control device to the second servomotor. The second servomotor dampens any speed variations so that the belt maintains a constant speed at a location proximate to the second roller.

    摘要翻译: 用于保持在辊上驱动的带的均匀速度的系统。 第一辊设置有第一编码器,该第一编码器向控制第一伺服电动机的第一控制装置提供脉冲串。 第一个伺服电机驱动第一个辊子,为皮带提供扭矩。 第二辊设置有第二编码器,该第二编码器向第二控制装置提供脉冲序列,第二控制装置控制第二伺服电机以选择性地阻尼第二辊。 当第二控制装置检测到皮带速度的变化时,信号从第二控制装置发送到第二伺服电动机。 第二伺服电动机阻尼任何速度变化,使得皮带在靠近第二辊的位置保持恒定的速度。