Feed forward and feedback toner concentration control for an imaging
system
    1.
    发明授权
    Feed forward and feedback toner concentration control for an imaging system 有权
    成像系统的前馈和反馈调色剂浓度控制

    公开(公告)号:US6160971A

    公开(公告)日:2000-12-12

    申请号:US428341

    申请日:1999-10-27

    IPC分类号: G03G15/08

    CPC分类号: G03G15/0849 G03G15/0853

    摘要: The present invention generally relates to an imaging system, and more specifically, a method and apparatus for accurately predicting toner usage and hence toner dispensing requirements in an imaging system. More specifically, the present invention relates to a toner concentration control system for maintaining toner concentration in a developer structure, which is connected to a dispenser containing toner. The toner concentration control system includes a toner mass estimator providing a toner mass estimate of the toner mass in the developer structure to be applied to the photoreceptor; a feed forward dispense unit receiving the toner mass estimate and transmitting a feed forward dispense command based on the toner mass estimate; a toner concentration target adjusted for toner break-in in the developer structure; a feed back dispense unit receiving the adjusted toner concentration target and transmitting a feedback dispense command; and a total dispense unit receiving the feed forward dispense command and the feedback dispense command, and outputting total dispense command to the dispenser, which dispenses the toner to the developer structure in accordance with the total dispense command.

    摘要翻译: 本发明一般涉及一种成像系统,更具体地说,涉及用于准确地预测成像系统中的调色剂使用情况以及因此调色剂分配需求的方法和装置。 更具体地说,本发明涉及一种用于维持显影结构中的调色剂浓度的调色剂浓度控制系统,该调色剂浓度控制系统连接到包含调色剂的分配器。 调色剂浓度控制系统包括调色剂质量估计器,其提供将要施加到感光体的显影剂结构中的调色剂质量的调色剂质量估计; 接收调色剂质量估计的前馈分配单元和基于调色剂质量估计传送前馈分配命令; 调节用于显影剂结构中的调色剂破碎的调色剂浓度目标; 接收经调节的调色剂浓度目标并发送反馈分配命令的反馈分配单元; 以及总分配单元,其接收前馈分配指令和反馈分配命令,并且将总分配命令输出到分配器,分配器根据总分配命令将调色剂分配给显影剂结构。

    Toner concentration control for an imaging system
    2.
    发明授权
    Toner concentration control for an imaging system 有权
    成像系统的调色剂浓度控制

    公开(公告)号:US06175698B1

    公开(公告)日:2001-01-16

    申请号:US09428615

    申请日:1999-10-27

    IPC分类号: G03G1508

    摘要: The present invention generally relates to an imaging system, and more specifically, a method and apparatus for accurately predicting toner usage and hence toner dispensing requirements in an imaging system. The toner concentration control system maintains toner concentration in a developer structure, which is connected to a dispenser containing toner. The toner concentration control system includes a toner mass estimator providing a toner mass estimate of the toner mass in the developer structure to be applied to the photoreceptor; a feed forward dispense unit receiving the toner mass estimate and transmitting a feed forward dispense command based on the toner mass estimate; a toner concentration target adjusted by toner age, toner break-in and temperature in the developer structure; a feed back dispense unit receiving the adjusted toner concentration target and transmitting a feedback dispense command; and a total dispense unit receiving the feed forward dispense command and the feedback dispense command, and outputting total dispense command to the dispenser, which dispenses the toner to the developer structure in accordance with the total dispense command.

    摘要翻译: 本发明一般涉及一种成像系统,更具体地说,涉及用于准确地预测成像系统中的调色剂使用情况以及因此调色剂分配需求的方法和装置。 调色剂浓度控制系统保持显影剂结构中的调色剂浓度,其连接到包含调色剂的分配器。 调色剂浓度控制系统包括调色剂质量估计器,其提供将要施加到感光体的显影剂结构中的调色剂质量的调色剂质量估计; 接收调色剂质量估计的前馈分配单元和基于调色剂质量估计传送前馈分配命令; 通过调色剂老化,调色剂破碎和显影剂结构中的温度调节的调色剂浓度目标; 接收经调节的调色剂浓度目标并发送反馈分配命令的反馈分配单元; 以及总分配单元,其接收前馈分配指令和反馈分配命令,并且将总分配命令输出到分配器,分配器根据总分配命令将调色剂分配给显影剂结构。

    Feed forward and feedback toner concentration control for an imaging
system
    3.
    发明授权
    Feed forward and feedback toner concentration control for an imaging system 有权
    成像系统的前馈和反馈调色剂浓度控制

    公开(公告)号:US6160970A

    公开(公告)日:2000-12-12

    申请号:US428075

    申请日:1999-10-27

    IPC分类号: G03G15/08

    CPC分类号: G03G15/0849 G03G15/0853

    摘要: The present invention generally relates to an imaging system, and more specifically, a method and apparatus for accurately predicting toner usage and hence toner dispensing requirements in an imaging system. More, specifically, the present invention relates to a toner concentration control system for maintaining toner concentration in a developer structure, which is connected to a dispenser containing toner. The toner concentration control system including: a toner mass estimator providing a toner mass estimate of the toner mass in the developer structure to be applied to the photoreceptor; a feed forward dispense unit receiving the toner mass estimate and transmitting a feed forward dispense command based on the toner mass estimate; a toner concentration target adjusted for toner age in the developer structure; a feed back dispense unit receiving the adjusted toner concentration target and transmitting a feedback dispense command; and a total dispense unit receiving the feed forward dispense command and the feedback dispense command, and outputting total dispense command to the dispenser, which dispenses the toner to the developer structure in accordance with the total dispense command.

    摘要翻译: 本发明一般涉及一种成像系统,更具体地说,涉及用于准确地预测成像系统中的调色剂使用情况以及因此调色剂分配需求的方法和装置。 更具体地,本发明涉及一种用于维持显影剂结构中的调色剂浓度的调色剂浓度控制系统,其连接到包含调色剂的分配器。 调色剂浓度控制系统包括:调色剂质量估计器,用于提供待施加到感光体的显影剂结构中的调色剂质量的调色剂质量估计; 接收调色剂质量估计的前馈分配单元和基于调色剂质量估计传送前馈分配命令; 调节显影剂结构中调色剂寿命的调色剂浓度目标; 接收经调节的调色剂浓度目标并发送反馈分配命令的反馈分配单元; 以及总分配单元,其接收前馈分配指令和反馈分配命令,并且将总分配命令输出到分配器,分配器根据总分配命令将调色剂分配给显影剂结构。

    Feedback toner concentration control for an imaging system
    5.
    发明授权
    Feedback toner concentration control for an imaging system 有权
    用于成像系统的反馈调色剂浓度控制

    公开(公告)号:US06173133B2

    公开(公告)日:2001-01-09

    申请号:US09428109

    申请日:1999-10-27

    IPC分类号: G03G1508

    摘要: The present invention generally relates to an imaging system, and more specifically, a method and apparatus for accurately predicting toner usage and hence toner dispensing requirements in an imaging system. More particularly, the present invention relates to a toner concentration control system for maintaining toner concentration in a developer structure, which is connected to a dispenser containing toner. The toner concentration control system comprises: a sensor, reading the toner concentration; means for determining a toner age correction of toner concentration read by the sensor based on toner age of the toner in the developer structure; means for adjusting a toner concentration target based on the correction; and means for generating a feedback dispense command based on the adjusted toner concentration target to dispense toner into the developer structure to maintain the toner concentration in the developer structure.

    摘要翻译: 本发明一般涉及一种成像系统,更具体地说,涉及用于准确地预测成像系统中的调色剂使用情况以及因此调色剂分配需求的方法和装置。 更具体地说,本发明涉及一种用于维持显影剂结构中的调色剂浓度的调色剂浓度控制系统,其连接到包含调色剂的分配器。 调色剂浓度控制系统包括:传感器,读取调色剂浓度; 用于基于显影剂结构中调色剂的调色剂寿命来确定由传感器读取的调色剂浓度的调色剂老化校正的装置; 用于根据校正调节调色剂浓度目标的装置; 以及用于基于经调节的调色剂浓度目标产生反馈分配命令以将调色剂分配到显影剂结构中以保持调色剂浓度在显影剂结构中的装置。

    System and method for controlling the lower power bound for a raster output scanner in a color xerographic printer
    7.
    发明授权
    System and method for controlling the lower power bound for a raster output scanner in a color xerographic printer 失效
    用于控制彩色静电印刷机中光栅输出扫描仪的较低功率限制的系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US07688340B2

    公开(公告)日:2010-03-30

    申请号:US10916301

    申请日:2004-08-11

    CPC分类号: G06K15/1209

    摘要: A method and system for a color xerographic machine determines a lower bound for the ROS power levels so that color defects are not produced by light attenuation from one or more layers of toner particles on a latent image. The method computes a minimum ROS power level for the photoreceptor at its maximum and minimum charge levels. The minimum ROS power level is the level at which the discharge voltage does not drop beyond a maximum discharge voltage difference. The difference is related to a toner particle density that affects color reproduction. The minimum ROS power levels for the minimum and maximum photoreceptor charge levels are used to compute a functional relationship for minimum ROS power levels at other photoreceptor charge levels. Thereafter, the minimum ROS power level function may be used to compute minimum ROS power levels for other photoreceptor charge levels. The computed minimum ROS power levels may be used to control the power levels used during color reproduction performed by the machine.

    摘要翻译: 用于彩色静电复印机的方法和系统确定ROS功率电平的下限,使得颜色缺陷不是由潜像上的一层或多层调色剂颗粒的光衰减产生的。 该方法计算感光体在其最大和最小电荷水平下的最小ROS功率电平。 最小ROS功率电平是放电电压不会超过最大放电电压差的电平。 该差异与影响颜色再现的调色剂颗粒密度有关。 最小和最大光感受器电荷水平的最小ROS功率电平用于计算其他光感受器电荷水平下最小ROS功率电平的功能关系。 此后,可以使用最小ROS功率电平功能来计算其他光感受器电荷电平的最小ROS功率电平。 所计算的最小ROS功率电平可以用于控制在由机器执行的色彩再现期间使用的功率电平。

    Method and apparatus for adaptive black solid area estimation in a xerographic apparatus
    9.
    发明授权
    Method and apparatus for adaptive black solid area estimation in a xerographic apparatus 有权
    静电复印机中自适应黑色实体区域估计的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US06201936B1

    公开(公告)日:2001-03-13

    申请号:US09454421

    申请日:1999-12-03

    IPC分类号: G03G1500

    摘要: A process control method for color quality control maintains a preselected developed mass per unit area (DMA) of black solid area by adjusting the development field during run-time operation. In order to estimate the DMA of a solid black control patch, which is outside the sensing range of an infra-red densitometer (IRD), an estimation technique is employed which accounts for system changes due to adjustment of the development field. The estimation technique includes generating two or more test patches, using a patch generator, which have DMA readings within the sensing range of the IRD. The DMA readings and corresponding development voltages of the test patches are sensed and used to calculate a developability curve. The developability curve is projected into a region beyond the sensing range of the IRD. From the developability curve, the DMA of the solid black control patch is estimated and employed in a closed feedback loop to return the system to the preselected DMA by adjusting the development field. Development field control provides faster response to toner density changes than toner concentration control, and thus, results in better color quality control.

    摘要翻译: 用于颜色质量控制的过程控制方法通过在运行时操作期间调整开发字段来保持黑色固体区域的每单位面积(DMA)的预选开发质量。 为了估计在红外光密度计(IRD)的感测范围之外的实心黑色控制贴片的DMA,采用了由于开发领域的调整而导致的系统变化的估计技术。 估计技术包括使用在IRD的感测范围内具有DMA读数的补丁生成器来生成两个或更多个测试补丁。 测量贴片的DMA读数和相应的显影电压被检测并用于计算显影性曲线。 显影性曲线投影到超出感光范围的区域内。 根据可开发性曲线,通过调整开发区域,在闭环反馈环路中估计并使用固体黑色控制贴片的DMA以将系统返回到预选的DMA。 开发现场控制比调色剂浓度控制提供更快的对调色剂浓度变化的响应,从而导致更好的颜色质量控制。

    Feed forward toner concentration control for an imaging system
    10.
    发明授权
    Feed forward toner concentration control for an imaging system 有权
    用于成像系统的前馈调色剂浓度控制

    公开(公告)号:US6167214A

    公开(公告)日:2000-12-26

    申请号:US428108

    申请日:1999-10-27

    IPC分类号: G03G15/01 G03G15/08

    CPC分类号: G03G15/0126

    摘要: The present invention generally relates to an imaging system, and more specifically, a method and apparatus for accurately predicting toner usage and hence toner dispensing requirements in an imaging system. More specifically, the present invention relates to a feed forward toner concentration control system and method for replacing toner in each developer structure, which was used to develop a latent image on a photoreceptor belt, in order to maintain toner concentration in at least one developer structure. First and second pixel counts for first and second toner in each sector are received. The first toner mass is estimated based on first pixel counts. The second toner mass is estimated based on second pixel counts. Feed forward dispense commands are generated based on first toner mass estimate and second toner mass estimate to dispense each toner into each corresponding developer structure to replace toner used to develop the latent image on the photoreceptor in order to maintain toner concentration in each developer structure.

    摘要翻译: 本发明一般涉及一种成像系统,更具体地说,涉及用于准确地预测成像系统中的调色剂使用情况以及因此调色剂分配需求的方法和装置。 更具体地说,本发明涉及用于在每个显影剂结构中替换调色剂的前馈调色剂浓度控制系统和方法,其用于在感光带上显影潜像,以便保持至少一种显影结构中的调色剂浓度 。 接收每个扇区中第一和第二调色剂的第一和第二像素数。 基于第一像素数量来估计第一调色剂质量。 基于第二像素数量来估计第二调色剂质量。 基于第一调色剂质量估计和第二调色剂质量估计产生前馈分配命令,以将每个调色剂分配到每个对应的显影剂结构中,以代替用于显影感光体上的潜像的显影剂,以便保持每个显影剂结构中的调色剂浓度。