Moisture leakage resistant capping surface for ink jet printhead
    2.
    发明授权
    Moisture leakage resistant capping surface for ink jet printhead 失效
    用于喷墨打印头的防潮漏水顶盖表面

    公开(公告)号:US5333007A

    公开(公告)日:1994-07-26

    申请号:US116816

    申请日:1993-08-11

    IPC分类号: B41J2/05 B41J2/165 G01D15/16

    CPC分类号: B41J2/16508 Y10T29/49401

    摘要: A printhead with a printhead die, an ink manifold and heat sink substrate has a continuous sealing surface surrounding the printhead die which is formed by the ink manifold, heat sink substrate and filler material disposed therebetween. The filler material acts as caulking to eliminate gaps around the printhead die, particularly between the ink manifold and heat sink substrate, and to provide a smooth surface for abutment with a capping member. A fluid-tight seal is obtained between the capping member and the continuous sealing surface on the printhead, thus preventing the drying out of ink in the nozzles through evaporation of volatile ink components. In some priming nozzle configurations, the leaktight seal also facilitates priming of the printhead.

    摘要翻译: 具有打印头芯片,墨水歧管和散热器基板的打印头具有围绕打印头芯片的连续密封表面,该密封表面由墨水歧管,散热基板和设置在其间的填充材料形成。 填充材料用作填缝以消除打印头芯片周围的间隙,特别是在墨水歧管和散热器基板之间,并且提供用于与封盖构件邻接的光滑表面。 在封盖构件和打印头上的连续密封表面之间获得流体密封,从而通过挥发性油墨组分的蒸发来防止喷嘴中的油墨干燥。 在一些起动喷嘴构造中,密封密封件还有助于打印头的启动。

    Cleaning apparatus for a magnetographic recording head
    3.
    发明授权
    Cleaning apparatus for a magnetographic recording head 失效
    用于磁记录头的清洁装置

    公开(公告)号:US4556890A

    公开(公告)日:1985-12-03

    申请号:US559548

    申请日:1983-12-08

    IPC分类号: B41J29/17 G03G19/00 G01D15/12

    CPC分类号: B41J29/17 G03G19/00

    摘要: A cleaning apparatus for a recording head in a magnetographic printing device of the type having a movable magnetic imaging tape in endless belt form is disclosed. The apparatus is especially effective for cleaning thermal printheads for thermoremanent magnetic imaging systems, and comprises a cleaning member adapted for reciprocal movement into and out of a nip formed by the magnetic tape and the printhead. In one embodiment, the cleaning member is a flexible substrate attached at one end to a rotatably mounted spool. The substrate is wound on the spool with the loose end resting on a guide plate and confronting the nip. The spool is periodically rotated to drive the substrate through the nip while the tape is moving and then is rotated in the opposite direction to rewind the substrate and withdraw it from the nip. In another embodiment, the cleaning member is a flexible substrate which is maintained in a planar configuration by parallel guide plates. A tractor wheel drive reciprocally moves the cleaning member into and out of the nip. The cleaning member may be a non-conductive, woven material having open spaces therein or a two layered composite having a non-conductive screen on one side to contact the tape and a carpet of short bristles on the other side to clean the printhead. Optionally, lateral movement of the cleaning member is provided after it enters the nip and the heating elements of the printhead may be momentarily energized to heat and soften the toner accumulated on the printhead to enhance the cleaning efficiency of the apparatus.

    摘要翻译: 公开了一种用于具有环形带形式的可移动磁性成像带的类型的磁光印刷装置中的记录头清洁装置。 该装置特别有效地用于清洁热敏磁性成像系统的热打印头,并且包括适于往复运动进入和离开由磁带和打印头形成的辊隙的清洁部件。 在一个实施例中,清洁构件是在一端附接到可旋转地安装的卷轴的柔性基板。 衬底缠绕在线轴上,松动端搁置在导向板上并面对辊隙。 周期性地旋转卷轴以在带移动的同时通过辊隙驱动衬底,然后沿相反方向旋转以重新卷绕衬底并将其从辊隙中取出。 在另一个实施例中,清洁构件是通过平行导向板保持在平面构造中的柔性基板。 拖拉机轮驱动器将清洁构件往复移动进入和离开辊隙。 清洁构件可以是其中具有开放空间的非导电编织材料或在一侧具有非导电屏幕的两层复合材料,以在另一侧上接触带子和短刷毛毯,以清洁打印头。 可选地,清洁构件在其进入辊隙之后提供横向运动,并且打印头的加热元件可以瞬间通电以加热和软化累积在打印头上的调色剂,以提高设备的清洁效率。

    Movable ink jet priming station
    4.
    发明授权
    Movable ink jet priming station 失效
    活动喷墨启动站

    公开(公告)号:US5250962A

    公开(公告)日:1993-10-05

    申请号:US777043

    申请日:1991-10-16

    CPC分类号: B41J2/16523

    摘要: A movable priming station, for use with an ink jet printer having a printhead with a linear extended array of nozzles located on a planar surface thereof, is capable of priming a portion of the extended array of nozzles at one time by applying a vacuum to at least one nozzle located on the portion of the extended array. The movable priming station includes a support capable of moving along a length of the extended array of nozzles, a vacuum tube attached to the support for movement with the support and having a vacuum port adjacent to one end thereof. The support is controlled so that the vacuum port does not contact a nozzle-containing surface of the printhead when the support is moved laterally along the linear array of nozzles. The vacuum port can be maintained a predetermined distance, greater than zero, from the planar surface of the printhead by the support so that when the support is moved along the length of the extended array of nozzles while the support contacts the printhead, the vacuum port is located closely adjacent to without contacting the nozzle-containing portion of the printhead. Alternatively, the support can be moved away from the printhead during lateral movement thereof so as not to slide along the printhead.

    摘要翻译: 一种与喷墨打印机一起使用的可移动起动台,其具有位于其平面表面上的具有线性延伸阵列的喷嘴的打印头,能够一次通过向其施加真空来启动一部分扩展喷嘴阵列 位于扩展阵列部分上的至少一个喷嘴。 可移动起动台包括能够沿着延伸的喷嘴阵列的长度移动的支撑件,附接到支撑件上以与支撑件一起移动并具有与其一端相邻的真空端口的真空管。 控制支撑件,使得当支撑件沿着线性阵列喷嘴横向移动时,真空端口不接触打印头的喷嘴表面。 真空口可以通过支撑件从打印头的平坦表面保持大于零的预定距离,使得当支撑件在支撑件接触打印头时沿着延伸的喷嘴阵列的长度移动时,真空端口 位于紧密相邻而不接触打印头的喷嘴容纳部分。 或者,支撑件在其横向移动期间能够从打印头移开,以便不沿着打印头滑动。

    Maintenance station for ink jet printers
    5.
    发明授权
    Maintenance station for ink jet printers 失效
    喷墨打印机维修站

    公开(公告)号:US5210550A

    公开(公告)日:1993-05-11

    申请号:US812088

    申请日:1991-12-23

    IPC分类号: B41J2/165 B41J2/18 B41J2/185

    CPC分类号: B41J2/16508

    摘要: A maintenance station for an ink jet printer of the type having a printhead movable between an operating position and a maintenance position provides the capability of priming the printhead as well as maintaining a humid environment to prevent ink from drying out in the printhead orifices. The maintenance station is located adjacent the printhead maintenance position periodically occupied by the printhead and is positionable towards and away from the printhead. The maintenance station comprises a movable chamber having a rigid wall confronting the printhead and the chamber wall has an aperture. A seal means comprises a resilient floating bed base with a opening similar in size to the chamber wall aperture and resilient lips extending from the periphery of the base opening, the outer edge of which is larger than the base opening, so that the lips of the seal means have a predetermined slope. This seal means enable fluid-tight sealing between the chamber and the printhead, even if they are not in alignment with each other.

    摘要翻译: 用于具有在操作位置和维护位置之间可移动的打印头的类型的喷墨打印机的维护站提供了打印头的启动能力以及保持潮湿的环境以防止墨在打印头孔中变干。 维护站位于打印头周期性占据的打印头维护位置附近,并可朝向和远离打印头定位。 维护站包括具有与打印头相对的刚性壁的可移动室,并且室壁具有孔。 密封装置包括弹性浮床底座,其具有与腔室壁孔大小相似的开口,弹性唇缘从基座开口的周边延伸,其外边缘大于基座开口,使得唇部 密封装置具有预定的斜率。 该密封装置使得腔室和打印头之间的流体密封密封,即使它们不彼此对准。

    Thermoremanent magnetic imaging method
    6.
    发明授权
    Thermoremanent magnetic imaging method 失效
    恒磁成像法

    公开(公告)号:US4531137A

    公开(公告)日:1985-07-23

    申请号:US515720

    申请日:1983-07-20

    IPC分类号: G03G19/00

    CPC分类号: G03G19/005

    摘要: An energy efficient thermoremanent magnetic imaging method and apparatus comprising a moving magnetic recording medium which is passed through a nip formed by a thermal printhead and a pressure roller, so that the magnetizable surface of the recording medium is in pressure contact with the heating elements of the thermal printhead. The recording medium is pre-magnetized prior to entry in the nip and passed through a magnetic field of lower strength and opposite polarity at the nip. Small areas or pixels of the pre-magnetized recording medium are heated by the thermal printhead in image configuration and allowed to cool in the presence of the magnetic field at the nip. The magnetic poles of the imagewise pixels are switched, forming fringe fields between the pixels and pre-magnetized background areas. The pixels with the switched magnetic poles are spaced from each other to prevent the fringe fields from forming around the periphery of clusters of pixels and collapsing in between some or all of the pixels making up the cluster.

    摘要翻译: 一种能量有效的热电偶磁性成像方法和装置,包括移动磁记录介质,其通过由热打印头和压力辊形成的辊隙,使得记录介质的可磁化表面与所述记录介质的加热元件压力接触 热敏打印头。 记录介质在进入辊隙之前被预磁化,并在辊隙处通过低强度和相反极性的磁场。 预磁化记录介质的小面积或像素由图像构造中的热打印头加热,并且允许在辊隙处存在磁场的情况下冷却。 图像像素的磁极被切换,在像素和预磁化背景区域之间形成边缘场。 具有开关磁极的像素彼此间隔开,以防止边缘区域围绕像素簇的周边形成并且在构成簇的一些或全部像素之间折叠。

    Overlapping chip replaceable subunits, methods of making same, and
methods of making RIS or ROS array bars incorporating these subunits
    7.
    发明授权
    Overlapping chip replaceable subunits, methods of making same, and methods of making RIS or ROS array bars incorporating these subunits 失效
    重叠芯片可替换亚基,制备方法,以及制备融合这些亚基的RIS或ROS阵列的方法

    公开(公告)号:US5097274A

    公开(公告)日:1992-03-17

    申请号:US732540

    申请日:1991-07-19

    IPC分类号: B41J2/16 B41J2/34

    摘要: Overlapping chip replaceable subunits for RIS or ROS array bars are disclosed. The subunits include a planar semiconductive substrate having at least one component and supporting circuitry on a surface thereof. The semiconductive substrate has first and second side edges, a front edge and a width equal to a distance between the first and second side edges. The planar semiconductive substrate is mounted on a planar support which can be, for example, a daughterboard/heat sink assembly having at least one electrode having a terminal at one end thereof. The planar support also has first and second side edges, a front edge and a width equal to a distance between the first and second side edges. The width of the support is less than the width of the semiconductive substrate so that the first and second side edges of the planar semiconductive substrate extend outwardly beyond the first and second side edges, respectively, of the support. The structure of the present invention enables extended arrays of subunits to be accurately placed on one surface of a substrate, while permitting individual subunits to be removed from the substrate easily and without damaging adjacent subunits or their electrical connections to the host machine.

    摘要翻译: 公开了用于RIS或ROS阵列的重叠芯片可替换子单元。 该子单元包括在其表面上具有至少一个部件和支撑电路的平面半导体基板。 半导体衬底具有第一和第二侧边缘,前边缘和宽度等于第一和第二侧边缘之间的距离。 平面半导体基板安装在平面支撑件上,该平面支撑件可以是例如具有在其一端具有端子的至少一个电极的子板/散热器组件。 平面支撑件还具有第一和第二侧边缘,前边缘和宽度等于第一和第二侧边缘之间的距离。 支撑件的宽度小于半导体基板的宽度,使得平面半导体基板的第一和第二侧边缘分别向外延伸超过支撑件的第一和第二侧边缘。 本发明的结构使得能够将扩展的亚基阵列精确地放置在基底的一个表面上,同时允许单独的亚单元从基底中轻松地移除而不会损坏相邻的子单元或者它们与主机的电连接。

    Overflow prevention for liquid between flexible layers on a solid surface
    8.
    发明授权
    Overflow prevention for liquid between flexible layers on a solid surface 失效
    固体表面柔性层之间液体溢出防止

    公开(公告)号:US3957510A

    公开(公告)日:1976-05-18

    申请号:US465644

    申请日:1974-04-30

    IPC分类号: G03G17/04

    CPC分类号: G03G17/04

    摘要: Method and apparatus for preventing the overflow of liquid from between flexible layers on a solid surface. A groove is provided in the solid surface at a location not beyond the edge of at least the bottom flexible layer and preferably not beyond the edge of both flexible layers, to reduce, at the groove, the mechanical pressure (and optionally electrical pressure) forcing the flexible layers together to permit a liquid bead to form at layer portions adjacent the groove instead of having the liquid squeezed out and off the edge of both flexible layers.In a preferred embodiment, this system is used in photoelectrophoretic imaging using photoelectrophoretic suspension between webs having an electrical field thereacross, on a grooved curved surface, preferably a roller. The suspension is prevented from dripping out the edges of the webs which, inter alia, prevents the ink from seeping back along the web/roller interface which may adversely effect imaging.

    摘要翻译: 用于防止液体从固体表面上的柔性层之间溢出的方法和装置。 在不超过至少底部柔性层的边缘的位置处的固体表面中设置凹槽,优选地不超过两个柔性层的边缘,以在凹槽处减小机械压力(和任选的电压)强迫 柔性层在一起以允许在与槽相邻的层部分处形成液体珠,而不是使液体从两个柔性层的边缘挤出和离开。

    Combination imaging and grounding roller
    9.
    发明授权
    Combination imaging and grounding roller 失效
    组合成像和接地辊

    公开(公告)号:US4049343A

    公开(公告)日:1977-09-20

    申请号:US571174

    申请日:1975-04-24

    IPC分类号: G03G17/04 G03G15/00

    CPC分类号: G03G17/04

    摘要: An imaging or transfer roller comprising mechanism to couple the roller to a ground potential close to the imaging or transfer zone, is provided. The roller includes insulator members concentric with the roller shaft and conductive sleeves on the ends of the roller.

    摘要翻译: 提供了一种包括将辊连接到靠近成像或转移区的地电位的机构的成像或转印辊。 辊子包括与辊轴同心的绝缘体构件和辊的端部上的导电套筒。

    Method of extending the life of a printbar of a color ink jet printer
    10.
    发明授权
    Method of extending the life of a printbar of a color ink jet printer 失效
    延长彩色喷墨打印机打印条的寿命的方法

    公开(公告)号:US5581284A

    公开(公告)日:1996-12-03

    申请号:US344913

    申请日:1994-11-25

    摘要: A method of extending the useful life of a printbar for black ink in a multi-color printbar, full width array color ink jet printer by checking each nozzle in the printbar for droplet ejection; identifying any nozzle which fails to eject a droplet as a problem nozzle, and substituting at least one droplet from a nozzle in another printbar having a different color of ink. The substitute fill-in with a cyan droplet, cyan and magenta droplets, or cyan, magenta, and yellow droplets for process black prevents a missing spot and provides adequate printing quality for black printing, such as, for text, so that immediate printbar replacement is avoided, thereby extending the printbar life.

    摘要翻译: 一种通过检查打印棒中的每个喷嘴以进行液滴喷射来延长多色印刷条,全宽阵列彩色喷墨打印机中的黑色墨水的打印条的使用寿命的方法; 识别不能喷射液滴作为问题喷嘴的任何喷嘴,并且在具有不同颜色墨水的另一个印刷条中从喷嘴中取代至少一个液滴。 用于处理黑色的青色液滴,青色和品红色液滴或青色,品红色和黄色液滴的替代品填充可防止缺失点,并为黑色打印(例如文本)提供足够的打印质量,以便立即打印更换 从而延长打印纸的使用寿命。