公开(公告)号：US09156264B2

公开(公告)日：2015-10-13

申请号：US13244212

申请日：2011-09-23

申请人： Hiroshi Taira ,  Tadanobu Chikamoto ,  Shuichi Tamaki ,  Akira Shinoda

发明人： Hiroshi Taira ,  Tadanobu Chikamoto ,  Shuichi Tamaki ,  Akira Shinoda

IPC分类号： B41J2/165 ,  B41J2/155

CPC分类号： B41J2/155 ,  B41J2/16585 ,  B41J2202/19 ,  B41J2202/20

摘要： An image recording apparatus including: (a) a head assembly including (a-1) recording heads having respective nozzle opening surfaces and (a-2) a head frame supporting the recording heads; (b) annular protrusions each of which is to be brought into contact with the head assembly, so as to surround the plurality of nozzles opening in the corresponding nozzle opening surface; (c) a supporting tray elongated in a supporting-tray longitudinal direction and supporting the annular protrusions; (d) a movement mechanism configured to move the head assembly and/or the supporting tray, and (e) a positioning pin projecting from a pin-located portion of the supporting tray. The pin-located portion is outside the annular protrusions, and is located in a center of the supporting tray in the supporting-tray longitudinal direction. The head frame has a positioning hole, into which the positioning pin is to be introduced upon contact of each annular protrusion with the head assembly.

摘要翻译： 一种图像记录装置，包括：（a）头组件，包括（a-1）具有相应喷嘴开口表面的记录头，（a-2）支撑记录头的头框; （b）环形突起，每个环形突起应与头部组件接触，以围绕在相应的喷嘴开口表面中开口的多个喷嘴; （c）支撑托盘，其在支撑托盘纵向方向上延伸并支撑环形突起; （d）移动机构，其构造成移动所述头部组件和/或所述支撑托盘，以及（e）从所述支撑托盘的销定位部突出的定位销。 引脚定位部分在环形突起的外侧，并且位于支撑托盘的支撑托盘纵向方向的中心。 头框架具有定位孔，当每个环形突起与头部组件接触时，定位销将被引入该定位孔。

公开(公告)号：US07824007B2

公开(公告)日：2010-11-02

申请号：US12332129

申请日：2008-12-10

申请人： Tadanobu Chikamoto ,  Shuichi Tamaki ,  Hiroshi Taira ,  Akira Shinoda

发明人： Tadanobu Chikamoto ,  Shuichi Tamaki ,  Hiroshi Taira ,  Akira Shinoda

IPC分类号： B41J2/165

CPC分类号： B41J2/16585

摘要： A liquid ejection device includes: a conveyance mechanism which conveys a recording medium in one direction; a plurality of liquid ejection heads each having an ejection face which has a plurality of ejection openings for ejecting liquid and faces the conveyance mechanism, the liquid ejection heads being arranged along the one direction; a plurality of wipers which respectively wipe the ejection faces; a holder which holds the wipers; a support which supports the holder; and a movement mechanism which moves the holder in a direction perpendicular to the one direction. The holder is displaceable in the one direction relative to the support. The holder has an intruder which intrudes into a gap between two liquid ejection heads adjacent to each other.

摘要翻译： 液体喷射装置包括：沿一个方向传送记录介质的输送机构; 多个液体喷射头，其具有喷射面，该喷射面具有用于喷射液体并面向输送机构的多个喷射口，所述液体喷射头沿着该一个方向排列; 分别擦拭喷射面的多个擦拭器; 持有雨刷的持有人; 支持持有人的支持者 以及沿着与该一个方向垂直的方向移动保持器的移动机构。 保持器可相对于支撑件在一个方向上移位。 保持器具有侵入彼此相邻的两个液体喷射头之间的间隙的入侵者。

公开(公告)号：US20090189943A1

公开(公告)日：2009-07-30

申请号：US12359894

申请日：2009-01-26

申请人： Hiroshi Taira ,  Tadanobu Chikamoto ,  Shuichi Tamaki ,  Akira Shinoda

发明人： Hiroshi Taira ,  Tadanobu Chikamoto ,  Shuichi Tamaki ,  Akira Shinoda

IPC分类号： B41J2/015

CPC分类号： B41J2/155 ,  B41J2/16585 ,  B41J2202/19 ,  B41J2202/20

摘要： An image recording apparatus including: (a) a head assembly including (a-1) recording heads having respective nozzle opening surfaces and (a-2) a head frame supporting the recording heads; (b) annular protrusions each of which is to be brought into contact with the head assembly, so as to surround the plurality of nozzles opening in the corresponding nozzle opening surface; (c) a supporting tray elongated in a supporting-tray longitudinal direction and supporting the annular protrusions; (d) a movement mechanism configured to move the head assembly and/or the supporting tray, and (e) a positioning pin projecting from a pin-located portion of the supporting tray. The pin-located portion is outside the annular protrusions, and is located in a center of the supporting tray in the supporting-tray longitudinal direction. The head frame has a positioning hole, into which the positioning pin is to be introduced upon contact of each annular protrusion with the head assembly.

摘要翻译： 一种图像记录装置，包括：（a）头组件，包括（a-1）具有相应喷嘴开口表面的记录头，（a-2）支撑记录头的头框; （b）环形突起，每个环形突起应与头部组件接触，以围绕在相应的喷嘴开口表面中开口的多个喷嘴; （c）支撑托盘，其在支撑托盘纵向方向上延伸并支撑环形突起; （d）移动机构，其构造成移动所述头部组件和/或所述支撑托盘，以及（e）从所述支撑托盘的销定位部突出的定位销。 引脚定位部分在环形突起的外侧，并且位于支撑托盘的支撑托盘纵向方向的中心。 头框架具有定位孔，当每个环形突起与头部组件接触时，定位销将被引入该定位孔。

公开(公告)号：US20090184998A1

公开(公告)日：2009-07-23

申请号：US12359206

申请日：2009-01-23

申请人： Shuichi Tamaki ,  Tadanobu Chikamoto ,  Akira Shinoda ,  Noritsugu Ito

发明人： Shuichi Tamaki ,  Tadanobu Chikamoto ,  Akira Shinoda ,  Noritsugu Ito

IPC分类号： B41J2/165

CPC分类号： B41J2/16585

摘要： A liquid ejecting apparatus, including: a medium conveying mechanism which conveys a medium in a first direction; a head pair composed of two liquid ejecting heads respectively having liquid ejection surfaces in which liquid ejection areas are respectively formed, the two heads having respective one end portions overlapping each other as viewed in the first direction, and disposed such that the respective one end portions are adjacent to each other in the first direction; two wipers for wiping the respective ejection surfaces; and a wiper moving mechanism configured to move the two wipers in mutually opposite directions, wherein the ejection areas partly overlap each other as viewed in the first direction, wherein, when each wiper is placed by the wiper moving mechanism at a wiping start position at which each wiper does not face the corresponding ejection surface, the two wipers partly overlap each other as viewed in the first direction, and wherein, when each wiper is placed at a wiping complete position at which each wiper does not face the corresponding ejection surface, the two wipers overlap each other as viewed in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction.

摘要翻译： 一种液体喷射装置，包括：介质输送机构，其在第一方向上传送介质; 分别具有分别形成液体喷射区域的液体喷射表面的两个液体喷射头组成的头部对，两个头部在从第一方向观察时具有彼此重叠的相应的一个端部，并且被设置成使得各自的一个端部 在第一方向上彼此相邻; 两个用于擦拭各喷射表面的擦拭器; 以及擦拭器移动机构，其构造成在相反的方向上移动所述两个擦拭器，其中，所述喷射区域在从所述第一方向观察时部分地彼此重叠，其中，当每个刮水器由所述擦拭器移动机构放置在擦拭开始位置时， 每个刮水器不面对相应的喷射表面，两个刮水器在沿第一方向观察时部分地彼此重叠，并且其中当每个刮水器被放置在每个刮水器不面对相应的喷射表面的擦拭完成位置时， 两个擦拭器在垂直于第一方向的第二方向上观察时彼此重叠。

公开(公告)号：US08113623B2

公开(公告)日：2012-02-14

申请号：US12359206

申请日：2009-01-23

申请人： Shuichi Tamaki ,  Tadanobu Chikamoto ,  Akira Shinoda ,  Noritsugu Ito

发明人： Shuichi Tamaki ,  Tadanobu Chikamoto ,  Akira Shinoda ,  Noritsugu Ito

IPC分类号： B41J2/165

CPC分类号： B41J2/16585

摘要： A liquid ejecting apparatus, including: a medium conveying mechanism which conveys a medium in a first direction; a head pair composed of two liquid ejecting heads respectively having liquid ejection surfaces in which liquid ejection areas are respectively formed, the two heads having respective one end portions overlapping each other as viewed in the first direction, and disposed such that the respective one end portions are adjacent to each other in the first direction; two wipers for wiping the respective ejection surfaces; and a wiper moving mechanism configured to move the two wipers in mutually opposite directions, wherein the ejection areas partly overlap each other as viewed in the first direction, wherein, when each wiper is placed by the wiper moving mechanism at a wiping start position at which each wiper does not face the corresponding ejection surface, the two wipers partly overlap each other as viewed in the first direction, and wherein, when each wiper is placed at a wiping complete position at which each wiper does not face the corresponding ejection surface, the two wipers overlap each other as viewed in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction.

摘要翻译： 一种液体喷射装置，包括：介质输送机构，其在第一方向上传送介质; 分别具有分别形成液体喷射区域的液体喷射表面的两个液体喷射头组成的头部对，两个头部在从第一方向观察时具有彼此重叠的相应的一个端部，并且被设置成使得各自的一个端部 在第一方向上彼此相邻; 两个用于擦拭各喷射表面的擦拭器; 以及擦拭器移动机构，其构造成在相反的方向上移动所述两个擦拭器，其中，所述喷射区域在从所述第一方向观察时部分地彼此重叠，其中，当每个刮水器由所述擦拭器移动机构放置在擦拭开始位置时， 每个刮水器不面对相应的喷射表面，两个刮水器在沿第一方向观察时部分地彼此重叠，并且其中当每个刮水器被放置在每个刮水器不面对相应的喷射表面的擦拭完成位置时， 两个擦拭器在垂直于第一方向的第二方向上观察时彼此重叠。

公开(公告)号：US07997669B2

公开(公告)日：2011-08-16

申请号：US12509264

申请日：2009-07-24

申请人： Tadanobu Chikamoto ,  Akira Shinoda ,  Mikio Hirano ,  Hiroshi Taira

发明人： Tadanobu Chikamoto ,  Akira Shinoda ,  Mikio Hirano ,  Hiroshi Taira

IPC分类号： B41J29/38

CPC分类号： B41J2/17596

摘要： An inkjet recording apparatus including: (a) a recording head; (b) an ink supply source; (c) an ink supply conduit interconnecting the recording head and the ink supply source, such that the ink is supplied from the ink supply source to the recording head in an ink supplying direction; (d) a movable body disposed in the ink supply conduit and movable in the ink supply conduit; (e) a moving device configured to move the movable body in the ink supply conduit; and (f) a control device configured to control the moving device. The ink supply conduit includes a small-clearance defining portion in which a small clearance is to be defined between the movable body and an inner surface of the ink supply conduit when the movable body is being positioned in the small-clearance defining portion. The control device is configured to control the moving device, such that the movable body is moved from a first position located in the small-clearance defining portion, to a second position located in the small-clearance defining portion, whereby the ink within the small-clearance defining portion is caused to flow toward the recording head.

摘要翻译： 一种喷墨记录装置，包括：（a）记录头; （b）供墨源; （c）将记录头和供墨源相互连接的供墨管，使得墨在供墨方向从供墨源供应到记录头; （d）设置在供墨管道中并可在供墨管道中移动的可动体; （e）移动装置，其构造成使所述可移动体在所述供墨管道中移动; 以及（f）被配置为控制所述移动装置的控制装置。 墨水供应管道包括小间隙限定部分，当可移动体定位在小间隙限定部分中时，小间隙限定在可移动体和供墨管道的内表面之间的小间隙。 控制装置被配置为控制移动装置，使得可移动体从位于小间隙限定部分中的第一位置移动到位于小间隙限定部分中的第二位置，由此墨中的小间隙限定部分 使清晰度限定部分朝向记录头流动。

公开(公告)号：US20100053240A1

公开(公告)日：2010-03-04

申请号：US12509264

申请日：2009-07-24

申请人： Tadanobu Chikamoto ,  Akira Shinoda ,  Mikio Hirano ,  Hiroshi Taira

发明人： Tadanobu Chikamoto ,  Akira Shinoda ,  Mikio Hirano ,  Hiroshi Taira

IPC分类号： B41J2/195

CPC分类号： B41J2/17596

摘要： An inkjet recording apparatus including: (a) a recording head; (b) an ink supply source; (c) an ink supply conduit interconnecting the recording head and the ink supply source, such that the ink is supplied from the ink supply source to the recording head in an ink supplying direction; (d) a movable body disposed in the ink supply conduit and movable in the ink supply conduit; (e) a moving device configured to move the movable body in the ink supply conduit; and (f) a control device configured to control the moving device. The ink supply conduit includes a small-clearance defining portion in which a small clearance is to be defined between the movable body and an inner surface of the ink supply conduit when the movable body is being positioned in the small-clearance defining portion. The control device is configured to control the moving device, such that the movable body is moved from a first position located in the small-clearance defining portion, to a second position located in the small-clearance defining portion, whereby the ink within the small-clearance defining portion is caused to flow toward the recording head.

摘要翻译： 一种喷墨记录装置，包括：（a）记录头; （b）供墨源; （c）将记录头和供墨源相互连接的供墨管，使得墨在供墨方向从供墨源供应到记录头; （d）设置在供墨管道中并可在供墨管道中移动的可动体; （e）移动装置，其构造成使所述可移动体在所述供墨管道中移动; 以及（f）被配置为控制所述移动装置的控制装置。 墨水供应管道包括小间隙限定部分，当可移动体定位在小间隙限定部分中时，小间隙限定在可移动体和供墨管道的内表面之间的小间隙。 控制装置被配置为控制移动装置，使得可移动体从位于小间隙限定部分中的第一位置移动到位于小间隙限定部分中的第二位置，由此墨中的小间隙限定部分 使清晰度限定部分朝向记录头流动。

公开(公告)号：US09028040B2

公开(公告)日：2015-05-12

申请号：US13191003

申请日：2011-07-26

申请人： Shuichi Tamaki ,  Hiroshi Taira ,  Akira Shinoda

发明人： Shuichi Tamaki ,  Hiroshi Taira ,  Akira Shinoda

IPC分类号： B41J2/165 ,  B41J2/18 ,  B41J2/19 ,  B41J2/20

CPC分类号： B41J2/16526 ,  B41J2/18 ,  B41J2/19 ,  B41J2/20

摘要： A liquid ejection apparatus including: a liquid ejection head and ejection openings; a tank; an air communication device; a supply channel; a return channel; a supply device; an adjusting device; and a controller, wherein the controller performs a liquid circulation control by controlling: the adjusting device such that a channel resistance value of the return channel is less than a predetermined maximum value; and the supply device to supply the liquid into the inside channel, wherein, when the liquid is circulated by the liquid circulation control, the controller starts a liquid discharge control for discharging the liquid by making the channel resistance value larger than that in the liquid circulation control, and wherein the controller controls the air communication device such that an inside of the tank is interrupted from the ambient air in at least a part of a period of the liquid circulation control.

摘要翻译： 一种液体喷射装置，包括：液体喷射头和喷射口; 一个坦克 空中通信装置; 供应渠道; 一个返回通道; 供应装置; 调节装置; 以及控制器，其中所述控制器通过控制所述调节装置来执行液体循环控制，使得所述返回通道的通道电阻值小于预定的最大值; 以及将液体供给到内部通道的供给装置，其中，当液体通过液体循环控制循环时，控制器通过使流路阻力值大于液体循环中的流路阻力值来开始排出液体的液体排出控制 并且其中所述控制器控制所述空气通信装置，使得在所述液体循环控制的至少一部分时间段内所述罐的内部与环境空气中断。

公开(公告)号：US08596749B2

公开(公告)日：2013-12-03

申请号：US13360388

申请日：2012-01-27

申请人： Shuichi Tamaki ,  Akira Shinoda

发明人： Shuichi Tamaki ,  Akira Shinoda

IPC分类号： B41J2/165

CPC分类号： B41J2/165

摘要： A liquid ejection apparatus including: a head having a face that has ejection openings through which liquid is ejected to record an image on a recording medium, an ejection space being defined so as to face the face; a humidification-liquid tank storing humidification liquid having a nonvolatile component; a sealing mechanism configured to selectively establish a sealing state in which the sealing mechanism seals the ejection space from an outside and an unsealing state in which the sealing mechanism does not seal the ejection space from the outside; and a humid-air supply mechanism configured to supply humid air into the ejection space when the sealing mechanism is in the sealing state, the humid air being an air humidified by the humidification liquid in the humidification-liquid tank, wherein the humidification-liquid tank is configured to be mountable on and removable from the humid-air supply mechanism.

摘要翻译： 一种液体喷射装置，包括：头部，其具有具有喷射口的喷射口，液体通过该喷射口喷射到记录介质上以将图像记录在记录介质上;喷射空间被限定为面对所述面部; 存储具有非挥发成分的加湿液的加湿液罐; 密封机构，其构造成选择性地建立密封机构将喷射空间与外部密封的密封状态和密封机构不将喷射空间与外部密封的开封状态; 以及湿气供给机构，其构造成当所述密封机构处于密封状态时向所述喷射空间供给潮湿空气，所述潮湿空气是由所述加湿液体槽中的所述加湿液体加湿的空气，其中，所述加湿液体罐 构造成可安装在湿气供给机构上并从湿气供给机构移除。

公开(公告)号：US08757773B2

公开(公告)日：2014-06-24

申请号：US12892811

申请日：2010-09-28

申请人： Akira Shinoda

发明人： Akira Shinoda

IPC分类号： B41J2/155

CPC分类号： B41J2/155 ,  B41J25/001 ,  B41J2202/14

摘要： A recording apparatus may include a recording head including a discharge surface in which liquid discharge openings are arranged in a particular direction. The recording apparatus may include a supplying member which is positioned at a first end portion in the particular direction, and supplies the liquid to the recording head. The recording apparatus may include a liquid supplying device which is connected to the supplying member, and supplies the liquid to the recording head. The recording apparatus may include a position adjusting device including a contact member which contacts the recording head, and adjusts a position of the recording head by moving the contact member. The position adjusting device may be positioned at a second end portion opposite to the first end portion in the particular direction.

摘要翻译： 记录装置可以包括记录头，该记录头包括其中液体排出口沿特定方向排列的排放表面。 记录装置可以包括位于特定方向上的第一端部处的供应构件，并将液体供应到记录头。 记录装置可以包括液体供应装置，其连接到供应构件，并将液体供应到记录头。 记录装置可以包括位置调节装置，其包括接触记录头的接触构件，并且通过移动接触构件来调节记录头的位置。 位置调整装置可以在特定方向上位于与第一端部相对的第二端部处。