Method and apparatus for detecting the end of life of a print cartridge for a thermal ink jet printer
    3.
    发明授权
    Method and apparatus for detecting the end of life of a print cartridge for a thermal ink jet printer 失效
    用于检测用于热喷墨打印机的打印盒的寿命的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US06196651B1

    公开(公告)日:2001-03-06

    申请号:US08996013

    申请日:1997-12-22

    IPC分类号: B41J2195

    摘要: A method and apparatus for detecting the end of life of a print cartridge for a thermal ink jet printer determines the status of the print cartridge and warns the user if the print cartridge is at or near the end of its useful life. In a first mode of operation, an initial temperature of a printhead contained in the print cartridge is checked after a threshold amount of ink is expelled from the printhead, such as for a high density print swath or during a service routine. This initial temperature is then compared with a maximum initial temperature. If the initial temperature exceeds the maximum initial temperature, a warning about the status of the print cartridge is sent to a user. If the initial temperature does not exceed the maximum initial temperature, the user is informed of the remaining life portion of the print cartridge. In a second mode of operation, a final temperature is checked after a period of time elapses since the threshold amount of ink is expelled from the printhead. This final temperature is then compared to a maximum final temperature. If the final temperature exceeds the maximum final temperature, a warning about the status of the print cartridge is sent to a user. If the final temperature is less than the maximum final temperature, the user is informed of the remaining life portion of the print cartridge. In a third mode of operation, the heat transfer efficiency of the print cartridge is calculated. If the heat transfer efficiency of the print cartridge is below a minimum heat transfer efficiency, a warning about the status of the print cartridge is sent to a user. If the heat transfer efficiency exceeds a minimum heat transfer efficiency, the user is informed of the remaining life portion of the print cartridge.

    摘要翻译: 用于检测用于热喷墨打印机的打印墨盒的寿命终止的方法和装置确定打印墨盒的状态,并且如果打印墨盒处于或接近其使用寿命的结束,则警告用户。 在第一操作模式中,在从打印头排出阈值量的墨水之后,例如用于高密度打印条纹或在服务程序期间,检查包含在打印墨盒中的打印头的初始温度。 然后将该初始温度与最大初始温度进行比较。 如果初始温度超过最大初始温度,则向用户发送关于打印碳粉盒状态的警告。 如果初始温度不超过最初初始温度,则向用户通知打印碳粉盒的剩余寿命部分。 在第二种操作模式中,由于墨水的阈值量从打印头排出,经过一段时间后,检查最终温度。 然后将该最终温度与最大最终温度进行比较。 如果最终温度超过最终最终温度,则向用户发送关于打印碳粉盒状态的警告。 如果最终温度低于最终最终温度,则向用户通知打印碳粉盒的剩余寿命部分。 在第三种操作模式中,计算打印墨盒的传热效率。 如果打印墨盒的传热效率低于最小传热效率,则向用户发送关于墨盒状态的警告。 如果传热效率超过最小传热效率,则向用户通知打印碳粉盒的剩余寿命部分。

    Label Printing
    4.
    发明申请
    Label Printing 审中-公开
    标签打印

    公开(公告)号:US20120013919A1

    公开(公告)日:2012-01-19

    申请号:US13259413

    申请日:2010-01-28

    IPC分类号: G06K15/02

    CPC分类号: B41J3/4075 B41J15/04

    摘要: Method of label printing, using media comprising a number of labels and a printhead comprising a leading and a trailing slot, comprising starting a movement of the media with respect to the printhead until the media reaches a certain continuous velocity with respect to the printhead, ejecting fluid onto a label near a first edge of a label from the trailing slot and not from the leading slot, and ejecting fluid onto the label near a second edge of the label, opposite said first edge, from the leading slot and not from the trailing slot.

    摘要翻译: 标签打印方法,使用包含多个标签的介质和包括前导槽和后槽的打印头,包括相对于打印头启动介质的移动,直到介质相对于打印头达到一定的连续速度,弹出 流体在标签附近的标签附近,而不是来自尾部槽,而不是来自前导槽,并且将标签的第一边缘的第二边缘附近的标签上的流体喷射到与第一边缘相反的标签上,而不是从尾部 槽

    Method and apparatus for specifying ink volume in an ink container
    6.
    发明授权
    Method and apparatus for specifying ink volume in an ink container 失效
    用于指定墨水容器中的墨水容量的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US6089687A

    公开(公告)日:2000-07-18

    申请号:US37560

    申请日:1998-03-09

    IPC分类号: B41J2/175 B41J2/195

    CPC分类号: B41J2/17546

    摘要: An ink-jet printing system that includes a printer portion and a replaceable ink container. The printer portion is for depositing ink on media in response to control signals. The printer portion is configured for receiving a supply of ink. The replaceable ink container is for providing a supply of ink to the printer portion. The replaceable ink container includes an electrical storage device for providing parameters to the printer portion. The electrical storage device includes an ink container scale parameter for selecting an ink container volume range from a plurality of ink container volume ranges. Also included is a fill proportion parameter for specifying a fill proportion for the selected ink volume range. The printer portion determines an ink volume associated with the ink container based on the fill proportion parameter and the selected ink volume range. A method of storing ink container parameters in the electrical storage device includes determining the ink container scale and fill proportion parameters. These parameters are then stored on the electrical storage device.

    摘要翻译: 一种喷墨打印系统,包括打印机部分和可替换的墨水容器。 打印机部分用于响应于控制信号将墨水沉积在介质上。 打印机部分被配置为接收墨水供应。 可替换的墨水容器用于向打印机部分提供墨水供应。 可更换墨盒包括用于向打印机部分提供参数的电存储装置。 电存储装置包括用于从多个墨盒体积范围中选择墨盒体积范围的墨盒尺度参数。 还包括用于指定所选墨水量范围的填充比例的填充比例参数。 打印机部分基于填充比例参数和所选择的墨水量范围来确定与墨水容器相关联的墨水量。 在墨水储存装置中存储墨水容器参数的方法包括确定墨水容器尺度和填充比例参数。 然后将这些参数存储在蓄电装置上。

    Method and apparatus for identifying parameters in a replaceable printing component
    9.
    发明授权
    Method and apparatus for identifying parameters in a replaceable printing component 失效
    用于识别可替换打印部件中的参数的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US06264301B1

    公开(公告)日:2001-07-24

    申请号:US09076449

    申请日:1998-05-11

    IPC分类号: B41J29393

    CPC分类号: B41J2/17546

    摘要: The present disclosure relates to replaceable printing component for an ink-jet printing system having at least one replaceable printing component. The replaceable printing component includes an electrical storage device responsive to printing system control signals for transferring information between the printing component and the ink-jet printing system. The electrical storage device includes a tag family identifier for selecting a family of tags from a plurality of families of tags. Also included is a plurality of tags associated with replaceable consumable parameters. Each of the plurality of tags have a tag value associated therewith. Wherein the ink-jet printing system reads the tag family identifier from the electrical storage device to select the family of tags. Each tag of the plurality of tags read by the ink-jet printer is identified based on the selected family of tags and is used to identify the associated replaceable consumable parameter.

    摘要翻译: 本公开涉及具有至少一个可替换打印部件的用于喷墨打印系统的可更换打印部件。 可替换的打印部件包括响应于打印系统控制信号的电存储装置,用于在打印部件和喷墨打印系统之间传送信息。 电存储装置包括用于从多个标签系列中选择一系列标签的标签族标识符。 还包括与可替换的可消耗参数相关联的多个标签。 多个标签中的每一个具有与其相关联的标签值。 其中喷墨打印系统从电气存储设备读取标签系列标识符以选择标签系列。 基于所选择的标签系列识别由喷墨打印机读取的多个标签的每个标签,并且用于识别相关联的可更换消耗品参数。