公开(公告)号：US07384128B2

公开(公告)日：2008-06-10

申请号：US11544771

申请日：2006-10-10

申请人： John Robert Sheahan ,  Mark Jackson Pulver ,  Roger Mervyn Lloyd Foote ,  Brian Christopher Morahan ,  Alireza Moini ,  Timothy Peter Gillespie ,  Michael John Webb ,  Kia Silverbrook

发明人： John Robert Sheahan ,  Mark Jackson Pulver ,  Roger Mervyn Lloyd Foote ,  Brian Christopher Morahan ,  Alireza Moini ,  Timothy Peter Gillespie ,  Michael John Webb ,  Kia Silverbrook

IPC分类号： B41J2/155

CPC分类号： B41J2/04596 ,  B41J2/0451 ,  B41J2/04541 ,  B41J2/04551 ,  B41J2/04563 ,  B41J2/04573 ,  B41J2/0458 ,  B41J2/04588 ,  B41J2/04591 ,  B41J2002/14403 ,  B41J2202/20

摘要： A printhead IC for an inkjet printer that mounts the printhead IC together with at least one other like printhead IC to provide a pagewidth printhead for printing onto a media substrate fed past the printhead in a feed direction, the printhead IC comprising: an elongate array of nozzles, the nozzles arranged into rows, at least one of the rows having a first section positioned on a line extending perpendicular to the feed direction, a second section positioned along a parallel line displaced from the first section, and an intermediate section of nozzles extending between the first section and the second section; and a supply conduit for providing printing fluid to the first section, the second section and the intermediate section, the supply conduit having a first portion extending perpendicular to the feed direction for supplying the first section of nozzles, a second portion extending perpendicular to the feed direction for supplying the second section of nozzles and an inclined portion for supplying the intermediate section of nozzles.

摘要翻译： 一种用于喷墨打印机的打印头IC，其将打印头IC与至少一个其它类似的打印头IC一起安装，以提供用于在馈送方向上打印到经过打印头的介质基板上的页宽打印头，该打印头IC包括： 喷嘴，所述喷嘴排成行，所述行中的至少一个具有位于垂直于所述进给方向延伸的直线上的第一部分，沿着从所述第一部分移位的平行线定位的第二部分，以及延伸 在第一部分和第二部分之间; 以及用于向第一部分，第二部分和中间部分提供打印流体的供应管道，供应管道具有垂直于进给方向延伸的第一部分，用于供应第一部分喷嘴;垂直于进给部分延伸的第二部分 用于供应第二部分喷嘴的方向和用于供应喷嘴的中间部分的倾斜部分。

公开(公告)号：US20080094446A1

公开(公告)日：2008-04-24

申请号：US11544771

申请日：2006-10-10

申请人： John Robert Sheahan ,  Mark Jackson Pulver ,  Roger Mervyn Lloyd Foote ,  Brian Christopher Morahan ,  Alireza Moini ,  Timothy Peter Gillespie ,  Michael John Webb ,  Kia Silverbrook

发明人： John Robert Sheahan ,  Mark Jackson Pulver ,  Roger Mervyn Lloyd Foote ,  Brian Christopher Morahan ,  Alireza Moini ,  Timothy Peter Gillespie ,  Michael John Webb ,  Kia Silverbrook

IPC分类号： B41J2/15

CPC分类号： B41J2/04596 ,  B41J2/0451 ,  B41J2/04541 ,  B41J2/04551 ,  B41J2/04563 ,  B41J2/04573 ,  B41J2/0458 ,  B41J2/04588 ,  B41J2/04591 ,  B41J2002/14403 ,  B41J2202/20

摘要： A printhead IC for an inkjet printer that mounts the printhead IC together with at least one other like printhead IC to provide a pagewidth printhead for printing onto a media substrate fed past the printhead in a feed direction, the printhead IC comprising: an elongate array of nozzles, the nozzles arranged into rows, at least one of the rows having a first section positioned on a line extending perpendicular to the feed direction, a second section positioned along a parallel line displaced from the first section, and an intermediate section of nozzles extending between the first section and the second section; and a supply conduit for providing printing fluid to the first section, the second section and the intermediate section, the supply conduit having a first portion extending perpendicular to the feed direction for supplying the first section of nozzles, a second portion extending perpendicular to the feed direction for supplying the second section of nozzles and an inclined portion for supplying the intermediate section of nozzles.

公开(公告)号：US08287077B2

公开(公告)日：2012-10-16

申请号：US12710338

申请日：2010-02-22

申请人： John Robert Sheahan ,  Mark Jackson Pulver ,  Brian Christopher Morahan ,  Alireza Moini ,  Timothy Peter Gillespie ,  Michael John Webb ,  Kia Silverbrook

发明人： John Robert Sheahan ,  Mark Jackson Pulver ,  Brian Christopher Morahan ,  Alireza Moini ,  Timothy Peter Gillespie ,  Michael John Webb ,  Kia Silverbrook

IPC分类号： B41J29/38

CPC分类号： B41J2/04596 ,  B41J2/0451 ,  B41J2/04541 ,  B41J2/04545 ,  B41J2/04563 ,  B41J2/0457 ,  B41J2/04573 ,  B41J2/0458 ,  B41J2/04591 ,  B41J2/1404 ,  B41J2002/14403 ,  B41J2202/20

摘要： A printhead IC is provided having an array of ejection nozzles, sensing circuitry for sensing temperatures of regions of the nozzle array, and drive circuitry for providing drive pulses to the nozzles to cause ejection. The drive circuitry is configured to set a different profile of the drive pulses for each region of the nozzle array in accordance with the sensed temperatures.

摘要翻译： 提供一种打印头IC，其具有喷嘴阵列，用于感测喷嘴阵列的区域的温度的感测电路，以及用于向喷嘴提供驱动脉冲以引起喷射的驱动电路。 驱动电路被配置为根据感测到的温度来设置喷嘴阵列的每个区域的驱动脉冲的不同轮廓。

公开(公告)号：US07946674B2

公开(公告)日：2011-05-24

申请号：US11544764

申请日：2006-10-10

申请人： John Robert Sheahan ,  Mark Jackson Pulver ,  Brian Christopher Morahan ,  Alireza Moini ,  Timothy Peter Gillespie ,  Michael John Webb ,  Kia Silverbrook

发明人： John Robert Sheahan ,  Mark Jackson Pulver ,  Brian Christopher Morahan ,  Alireza Moini ,  Timothy Peter Gillespie ,  Michael John Webb ,  Kia Silverbrook

IPC分类号： B41J29/393

CPC分类号： B41J2/04591 ,  B41J2/0451 ,  B41J2/04541 ,  B41J2/04551 ,  B41J2/04563 ,  B41J2/04565 ,  B41J2/04573 ,  B41J2/0458 ,  B41J2/04588 ,  B41J2002/14403 ,  B41J2202/20

摘要： A printhead IC comprising: an array of nozzles; an ejection actuator corresponding to each of the nozzles respectively, the ejection actuator having a resistive heater that is activated when the actuator ejects ink through the corresponding nozzle; drive circuitry for receiving print data and activating the actuators with drive signals in accordance with the print data; and, open actuator test circuitry for selectively disabling the actuators when they receive a drive signal while comparing the resistance of the resistive heater to a predetermined threshold to assess whether the actuator is defective.

摘要翻译： 一种打印头IC，包括：喷嘴阵列; 分别对应于每个喷嘴的喷射致动器，所述喷射致动器具有电阻加热器，当所述致动器通过相应的喷嘴喷射墨水时，所述电阻加热器被激活; 用于接收打印数据并根据打印数据激活具有驱动信号的致动器的驱动电路; 以及打开致动器测试电路，用于当它们接收驱动信号时选择性地禁用致动器，同时将电阻加热器的电阻与预定阈值进行比较以评估致动器是否有缺陷。

公开(公告)号：US07845747B2

公开(公告)日：2010-12-07

申请号：US11544775

申请日：2006-10-10

申请人： John Robert Sheahan ,  Mark Jackson Pulver ,  Brian Christopher Morahan ,  Alireza Moini ,  Timothy Peter Gillespie ,  Michael John Webb ,  Angus John North ,  Kia Silverbrook

发明人： John Robert Sheahan ,  Mark Jackson Pulver ,  Brian Christopher Morahan ,  Alireza Moini ,  Timothy Peter Gillespie ,  Michael John Webb ,  Angus John North ,  Kia Silverbrook

IPC分类号： B41J29/38 ,  B41J29/393

CPC分类号： B41J2/04596 ,  B41J2/0451 ,  B41J2/04515 ,  B41J2/04541 ,  B41J2/04545 ,  B41J2/04551 ,  B41J2/04563 ,  B41J2/0457 ,  B41J2/0458 ,  B41J2/04591 ,  B41J2/1404 ,  B41J2002/14403

摘要： A printhead IC comprising: an array of nozzles; and, drive circuitry for receiving print data and sending drive pulses to the nozzles in accordance with the print data; wherein, the drive pulses consist of ejection pulses with sufficient energy to eject printing fluid from the nozzles designated to fire at that time, and sub-ejection pulses with insufficient energy to eject printing fluid from the nozzles not designated to fire at that time.

摘要翻译： 一种打印头IC，包括：喷嘴阵列; 以及用于接收打印数据并根据打印数据向喷嘴发送驱动脉冲的驱动电路; 其中，驱动脉冲由具有足够能量的喷射脉冲组成，以便从当时指定为起火的喷嘴喷射印刷流体，以及具有不足的能量的次喷射脉冲以从那时未指定为起火的喷嘴喷射印刷液。

公开(公告)号：US20100149239A1

公开(公告)日：2010-06-17

申请号：US12710236

申请日：2010-02-22

申请人： John Robert Sheahan ,  Mark Jackson Pulver ,  Brian Christopher Morahan ,  Alireza Moini ,  Timothy Peter Gillespie ,  Michael John Webb ,  Kia Silverbrook

发明人： John Robert Sheahan ,  Mark Jackson Pulver ,  Brian Christopher Morahan ,  Alireza Moini ,  Timothy Peter Gillespie ,  Michael John Webb ,  Kia Silverbrook

IPC分类号： B41J29/38

CPC分类号： B41J2/04596 ,  B41J2/0451 ,  B41J2/04541 ,  B41J2/04545 ,  B41J2/04563 ,  B41J2/0457 ,  B41J2/04573 ,  B41J2/0458 ,  B41J2/04591 ,  B41J2/1404 ,  B41J2002/14403 ,  B41J2202/20

摘要： A printhead IC is provided having an array of ejection nozzles, sensing circuitry for sensing a temperature of the nozzle array which is de-activatable after a period of use, and drive circuitry for receiving print data and providing drive pulses to the nozzles to cause ejection in accordance with the print data. The drive circuitry is configured to set the duration of the drive pulses to a sub-ejection value for any nozzle which is not to eject in accordance with the print data.

摘要翻译： 提供了具有喷嘴阵列的打印头IC，用于感测喷嘴阵列的温度的感测电路，该喷嘴阵列在使用一段时间后是不可激活的，以及驱动电路，用于接收打印数据并向喷嘴提供驱动脉冲以引起喷射 按照打印数据。 驱动电路被配置为将驱动脉冲的持续时间设置为不根据打印数据喷射的任何喷嘴的子喷射值。

公开(公告)号：US07669956B2

公开(公告)日：2010-03-02

申请号：US12177157

申请日：2008-07-22

申请人： John Robert Sheahan ,  Mark Jackson Pulver ,  Brian Christopher Morahan ,  Alireza Moini ,  Timothy Peter Gillespie ,  Michael John Webb ,  Kia Silverbrook

发明人： John Robert Sheahan ,  Mark Jackson Pulver ,  Brian Christopher Morahan ,  Alireza Moini ,  Timothy Peter Gillespie ,  Michael John Webb ,  Kia Silverbrook

IPC分类号： B41J29/38

CPC分类号： B41J2/04596 ,  B41J2/0451 ,  B41J2/04541 ,  B41J2/04545 ,  B41J2/04563 ,  B41J2/0457 ,  B41J2/04573 ,  B41J2/0458 ,  B41J2/04591 ,  B41J2/1404 ,  B41J2002/14403 ,  B41J2202/20

摘要： A printhead IC is provided which has an array of nozzles, drive circuitry for receiving print data and sending drive pulses of electrical energy to the array of nozzles in accordance with the print data, and a temperature sensor connected to the drive circuitry to adjust the drive pulse profile in response to the temperature sensor output. During use, the temperature sensor can be de-activated after a period of use. The drive circuitry sets the duration of the pulse profile to a sub ejection value for any of the nozzles in the row that are not to eject a drop during that firing sequence.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种打印头IC，其具有喷嘴阵列，用于接收打印数据的驱动电路和根据打印数据向喷嘴阵列发送电能的驱动脉冲;以及连接到驱动电路以调节驱动器的温度传感器 响应于温度传感器输出的脉冲分布。 在使用期间，温度传感器可以在使用一段时间后被禁用。 驱动电路将脉冲轮廓的持续时间设置为在喷射序列期间不喷射液滴的行中的任何喷嘴的次喷射值。

公开(公告)号：US07669955B2

公开(公告)日：2010-03-02

申请号：US12177156

申请日：2008-07-22

申请人： John Robert Sheahan ,  Mark Jackson Pulver ,  Brian Christopher Morahan ,  Alireza Moini ,  Timothy Peter Gillespie ,  Michael John Webb ,  Kia Silverbrook

发明人： John Robert Sheahan ,  Mark Jackson Pulver ,  Brian Christopher Morahan ,  Alireza Moini ,  Timothy Peter Gillespie ,  Michael John Webb ,  Kia Silverbrook

IPC分类号： B41J29/38

CPC分类号： B41J2/04596 ,  B41J2/0451 ,  B41J2/04541 ,  B41J2/04545 ,  B41J2/04563 ,  B41J2/0457 ,  B41J2/04573 ,  B41J2/0458 ,  B41J2/04591 ,  B41J2/1404 ,  B41J2002/14403 ,  B41J2202/20

摘要： A printhead IC is provided having an array of nozzles, drive circuitry for receiving print data and sending drive pulses of electrical energy to the array of nozzles in accordance with the print data, and a temperature sensor connected to the drive circuitry to adjust the drive pulse profile in response to the temperature sensor output. During use, the temperature sensor can be de-activated after a period of use. The drive circuitry is programmed with a series of temperature thresholds defining a set of temperature zones, each of the zones having a different pulse profile for the drive pulses sent to the nozzles in the region currently operating in that temperature zone.

摘要翻译： 提供了具有喷嘴阵列的打印头IC，用于接收打印数据的驱动电路和根据打印数据向喷嘴阵列发送电能的驱动脉冲，以及连接到驱动电路的温度传感器，以调节驱动脉冲 响应温度传感器输出。 在使用期间，温度传感器可以在使用一段时间后被禁用。 驱动电路用一系列定义一组温度区域的温度阈值进行编程，每个区域对于当前在该温度区域中工作的区域中的喷嘴发送的驱动脉冲具有不同的脉冲分布。

公开(公告)号：US20080316243A1

公开(公告)日：2008-12-25

申请号：US12177159

申请日：2008-07-22

申请人： John Robert Sheahan ,  Mark Jackson Pulver ,  Brian Christopher Morahan ,  Alireza Moini ,  Timothy Peter Gillespie ,  Michael John Webb ,  Kia Silverbrook

发明人： John Robert Sheahan ,  Mark Jackson Pulver ,  Brian Christopher Morahan ,  Alireza Moini ,  Timothy Peter Gillespie ,  Michael John Webb ,  Kia Silverbrook

IPC分类号： B41J29/38

CPC分类号： B41J2/04596 ,  B41J2/0451 ,  B41J2/04541 ,  B41J2/04545 ,  B41J2/04563 ,  B41J2/0457 ,  B41J2/04573 ,  B41J2/0458 ,  B41J2/04591 ,  B41J2/1404 ,  B41J2002/14403 ,  B41J2202/20

摘要： A printhead IC is provided which has an array of nozzles, drive circuitry for receiving print data and sending drive pulses of electrical energy to the array of nozzles in accordance with the print data, and a temperature sensor connected to the drive circuitry to adjust the drive pulse profile in response to the temperature sensor output. During use, the temperature sensor can be de-activated after a period of use. The drive circuitry is configured to operate in two modes, a printing mode in which the drive pulses it generates are printing pulses, and a maintenance mode in which the drive pulses are de-clog pulses, such that, the de-clog pulse has a longer duration than the printing pulse.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种打印头IC，其具有喷嘴阵列，用于接收打印数据的驱动电路和根据打印数据向喷嘴阵列发送电能的驱动脉冲;以及连接到驱动电路以调节驱动器的温度传感器 响应于温度传感器输出的脉冲分布。 在使用期间，温度传感器可以在使用一段时间后被禁用。 驱动电路被配置为以两种模式操作，其中产生的驱动脉冲的打印模式是打印脉冲，以及其中驱动脉冲被解除脉冲的维持模式，使得解除脉冲具有 持续时间比打印脉冲长。

公开(公告)号：US20080291233A1

公开(公告)日：2008-11-27

申请号：US12171294

申请日：2008-07-11

申请人： John Robert Sheahan ,  Mark Jackson Pulver ,  Brian Christopher Morahan ,  Alireza Moini ,  Timothy Peter Gillespie ,  Michael John Webb ,  Kia Silverbrook

发明人： John Robert Sheahan ,  Mark Jackson Pulver ,  Brian Christopher Morahan ,  Alireza Moini ,  Timothy Peter Gillespie ,  Michael John Webb ,  Kia Silverbrook

IPC分类号： B41J29/38

CPC分类号： B41J2/04591 ,  B41J2/0451 ,  B41J2/04515 ,  B41J2/04541 ,  B41J2/04545 ,  B41J2/04551 ,  B41J2/04563 ,  B41J2/04573 ,  B41J2/0458 ,  B41J2/1404 ,  B41J2002/14403 ,  B41J2202/20

摘要： Provided is test circuitry for testing a thermal actuator of a printhead nozzle arrangement of a printhead. The circuitry includes an open actuator test input, a column enable input and a row enable input. A drive transistor operatively links said thermal actuator to a power supply, and a bleed transistor is arranged in parallel with the thermal actuator. The circuitry also includes a sense transistor operatively linking an output of the drive transistor and inputs of the thermal actuator and bleed transistor to a sensing node, as well as a controller configured to deactivate the bleed and sense transistors and to activate the drive transistor when the column enable and row enable inputs are activated to link the thermal actuator to the power supply, and to activate the bleed and sense transistors when the open actuator test input is activated, so that the thermal actuator is short-circuited and the sense node is pulled high if the thermal actuator is open-circuit.

摘要翻译： 提供了用于测试打印头的打印头喷嘴布置的热致动器的测试电路。 该电路包括一个打开的执行器测试输入，列使能输入和行使能输入。 驱动晶体管将所述热致动器可操作地连接到电源，并且放电晶体管与热致动器并联布置。 电路还包括感测晶体管，其操作地将驱动晶体管的输出和热致动器和放电晶体管的输入连接到感测节点，以及被配置为去激活放电和感测晶体管并且当激活晶体管激活时，激活驱动晶体管 列启用和行使能输入被激活以将热致动器链接到电源，并且当打开的致动器测试输入被激活时激活泄放和感测晶体管，使得热致动器短路并且感测节点被拉 如果热致动器是开路的，则为高。