公开(公告)号：US6095639A

公开(公告)日：2000-08-01

申请号：US890333

申请日：1997-07-09

申请人： Masaya Uetsuki ,  Toshio Kashino ,  Hiroshi Tajika ,  Osamu Iwasaki ,  Hidehiko Kanda ,  Yoshie Asakawa

发明人： Masaya Uetsuki ,  Toshio Kashino ,  Hiroshi Tajika ,  Osamu Iwasaki ,  Hidehiko Kanda ,  Yoshie Asakawa

IPC分类号： B41J2/01 ,  B41J2/05 ,  B41J2/14 ,  B41J2/175 ,  B41J2/21

CPC分类号： B41J2/14048 ,  B41J2/211 ,  B41J2202/21

摘要： A method for preserving a liquid-ejection head is disclosed. The method uses the liquid-ejection head having a first liquid-flowing passage that receives a supply of a first liquid and communicates with an ejection port; a second liquid-flowing passage that receives a supply of a second liquid that differs from the first liquid; a bubble generation area formed on the second liquid-flowing passage for heating the second liquid to generate a bubble in said second liquid; and a movable member positioned between the bubble generation area, having a free end on an ejection port's side of the first liquid-flowing passage and a supporting end on other side of the first liquid-flowing passage, where the free end of the movable member is displaced toward the first liquid-flowing passage by a pressure caused by a generation of the bubble when said second liquid is heated. The method includes a step of performing a replacement of one of the fist liquid and the second liquid with the other at least at a periphery of the ejection port or a periphery of the movable member. Thus the liquid-ejection head is able to perform an excellent recording whether it has not been used for a long time.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种用于保持液体喷射头的方法。 该方法使用具有第一液体流动通道的液体喷射头，其接收第一液体的供应并与排出口连通; 第二液体流通通道，其接收与第一液体不同的第二液体的供给; 形成在第二液体流通通道上用于加热第二液体以在所述第二液体中产生气泡的气泡产生区域; 以及位于所述气泡生成区域之间的可动件，所述气泡产生区域具有在所述第一液体流通通道的喷射口侧的自由端和在所述第一液体流道的另一侧的支撑端，所述可移动部件的自由端 当所述第二液体被加热时，通过由气泡的产生引起的压力朝着第一液体流动通道移位。 该方法包括至少在喷射口的周边或可移动部件的周边处更换第一液体和第二液体中的一个的步骤。 因此，液体喷射头能够执行优异的记录，不管它是否长时间使用。

公开(公告)号：US6062671A

公开(公告)日：2000-05-16

申请号：US890764

申请日：1997-07-11

申请人： Hidehiko Kanda ,  Shinya Matsui ,  Toshio Kashino ,  Hiroshi Tajika ,  Osamu Iwasaki ,  Masaya Uetsuki ,  Yoshie Asakawa

发明人： Hidehiko Kanda ,  Shinya Matsui ,  Toshio Kashino ,  Hiroshi Tajika ,  Osamu Iwasaki ,  Masaya Uetsuki ,  Yoshie Asakawa

IPC分类号： B41J2/01 ,  B41J2/05 ,  B41J2/14 ,  B41J2/165 ,  B41J2/18 ,  B41J2/185

CPC分类号： B41J2/1652 ,  B41J2/14048

摘要： An apparatus uses a liquid ejection head including a first liquid passage communicating with an ejection port, a second liquid passage separated from the first liquid passage by a separation wall, and a movable member formed as a part of the separation wall. In the second liquid passage, a thermal energy generation device is arranged at a position opposing to the movable member. The movable member has a free end portion and a fulcrum. Recovery of the first and second liquid passages is performed by suction and/or pressurization. Upon recovery by discharging the liquid in respective liquid passage having higher flow resistance, the pressurizing force and/or the suction force for the liquid passage having higher resistance is set to be greater that the pressurizing force and/or the suction force for the other liquid passage having lower flow resistance.

摘要翻译： 一种装置使用包括与喷射口连通的第一液体通道的液体喷射头，通过分隔壁与第一液体通道分离的第二液体通道，以及形成为分隔壁的一部分的可动部件。 在第二液体通道中，热能产生装置设置在与可移动部件相对的位置。 可动构件具有自由端部和支点。 通过抽吸和/或加压进行第一和第二液体通道的回收。 在通过排出具有较高流动阻力的各个液体通道中的液体回收时，具有较高阻力的液体通道的加压力和/或吸力被设定为大于其他液体的加压力和/或吸力 通道具有较低的流动阻力。

公开(公告)号：US06318848B1

公开(公告)日：2001-11-20

申请号：US08888048

申请日：1997-07-03

申请人： Osamu Iwasaki ,  Toshio Kashino ,  Hiroshi Tajika ,  Yasutoshi Saito ,  Masaya Uetuki ,  Hidehiko Kanda ,  Yoshie Asakawa

发明人： Osamu Iwasaki ,  Toshio Kashino ,  Hiroshi Tajika ,  Yasutoshi Saito ,  Masaya Uetuki ,  Hidehiko Kanda ,  Yoshie Asakawa

IPC分类号： B41J205

CPC分类号： B41J2/14048 ,  B41J2/14056

摘要： A liquid jet head is provided with discharge ports for discharging liquid, liquid flow paths conductively connected with the discharge ports, air bubble generating areas for creating air bubbles in the liquid, and movable members arranged to face the air bubble generating areas, each having a free end in a position relatively near to the discharge port with respect to a fulcrum thereof. This movable member is inclined to position the free end of the movable member to release the air bubble generating area partly to the discharge port so as to enable the tangential line of the free end of the movable member on the side of the air bubble generating area or the extended line thereof to reach directly the discharge port formation area having the discharge port on the liquid flow path side before the creation of air bubble on the air bubble generating area, and with this position as reference, the movable member is displaced following the creation of air bubble on the air bubble generating area. With this arrangement, the liquid discharging efficiency and speed are significantly enhanced as compared with the conventional liquid jet head, and due to more stabilized discharge of droplets from the discharge ports, the quality of recorded images is improved.

摘要翻译： 液体喷射头设置有用于排放液体的排出口，与排出口导电连接的液体流动通道，用于在液体中产生气泡的气泡生成区域和布置成面对气泡生成区域的可动构件，每个具有 自由端相对于其支点相对靠近排出口的位置。 该可动件倾斜以定位可移动部件的自由端，以将气泡生成区域部分地释放到排出口，以便可动件的自由端在气泡生成区域侧的切线 或其延伸线在气泡生成区域产生气泡之前直接到达具有在液体流路侧上的排出口的排出口形成区域，并且以该位置为基准，可移动部件沿着 在气泡发生区产生气泡。 通过这种布置，与传统的液体喷射头相比，液体排放效率和速度显着提高，并且由于来自排出口的液滴的更稳定的排放，提高了记录图像的质量。

公开(公告)号：US06231167B1

公开(公告)日：2001-05-15

申请号：US08889842

申请日：1997-07-08

申请人： Hitoshi Tsuboi ,  Toshio Kashino ,  Hiroshi Tajika ,  Noribumi Koitabashi ,  Osamu Iwasaki ,  Masaya Uetuki ,  Hidehiko Kanda ,  Masao Kato ,  Yoshie Asakawa

发明人： Hitoshi Tsuboi ,  Toshio Kashino ,  Hiroshi Tajika ,  Noribumi Koitabashi ,  Osamu Iwasaki ,  Masaya Uetuki ,  Hidehiko Kanda ,  Masao Kato ,  Yoshie Asakawa

IPC分类号： B41J205

CPC分类号： B41J2/05 ,  B41J2/04563 ,  B41J2/04571 ,  B41J2/0458 ,  B41J2/14048 ,  B41J2/1652 ,  B41J2/17506 ,  B41J2002/14362

摘要： There have been desired a liquid discharge method, a liquid discharge head and a liquid discharge apparatus capable of sufficient temperature adjustment for maintaining the viscosity of the discharge liquid within an appropriate range, there by maintaining constantly stable liquid discharge. In this invention, the movable member provided with a heating member simultaneously or individually controls the temperatures of the liquid in the first liquid path and that in the second liquid path.

摘要翻译： 期望能够通过保持不断稳定的液体排出，能够进行足够的温度调节，以将排出液体的粘度保持在适当的范围内的液体排出方法，液体排出头和液体排出装置。 在本发明中，设置有加热构件的可动构件同时或单独地控制第一液体通道中的液体和第二液体通道中的液体的温度。

公开(公告)号：US6145962A

公开(公告)日：2000-11-14

申请号：US311878

申请日：1999-05-14

申请人： Daigoro Kanematsu ,  Naoji Otsuka ,  Kentaro Yano ,  Kiichiro Takahashi ,  Hitoshi Nishikori ,  Osamu Iwasaki ,  Hidehiko Kanda

发明人： Daigoro Kanematsu ,  Naoji Otsuka ,  Kentaro Yano ,  Kiichiro Takahashi ,  Hitoshi Nishikori ,  Osamu Iwasaki ,  Hidehiko Kanda

IPC分类号： B41J2/01 ,  B41J2/05 ,  B41J2/14 ,  B41J2/145 ,  B41J2/205 ,  B41J2/21 ,  B41M5/00 ,  C09D11/00 ,  C09D11/30 ,  C09D11/40 ,  H04N1/40

CPC分类号： H04N1/40087 ,  B41J2/2056 ,  B41J2/2107

摘要： In the case of printing in three-value level utilizing two kinds of inks mutually different densities for one color (higher and lower density inks), it is assumed that a reflection density of a region having a predetermined area when solid print is performed only by the lower density ink, and that when solid print is performed only by the higher density ink are expressed ODt and ODn, respectively. Since the granular appearance of the ink dots is expressed in terms of reflection density of one dot, the granular appearance of a lower density ink dot at a portion of image formed only by the lower density ink dots and the granular appearance of a higher density ink dot at a portion of image formed by the higher and lower density ink dots are expressed in terms of values of ODt and (ODn-ODt) divided by the number of pixels included in the above region, respectively. Accordingly, by making the reflection density ODt to be approximately one half of the reflection density ODn, the granular appearance produced by the lower density ink dot at the highlighted portion and the granular appearance produced by the higher density ink dot at the portion where the higher density ink dots scattered in the lower density ink dots can be made substantially equal to each other. For this purpose, it is preferable that a dye concentration of the lower density ink is to be about one fourth of that of the higher density ink.

摘要翻译： 在使用两种不同浓度的油墨（高浓度和低浓度油墨）的三值油墨印刷的情况下，假设仅在实施印刷时由具有预定区域的区域的反射浓度 较低密度的墨水以及仅通过较高密度墨水进行固体印刷时分别表示为ODt和ODn。 由于墨点的粒状外观以一点的反射密度表示，所以在仅由较低密度墨点形成的图像部分处的较低密度墨点的粒状外观和较高密度墨水的粒状外观 通过高密度和低密度墨点形成的图像的一部分，以ODt和（ODn-ODt）的值分别除以上述区域中包括的像素数来表示。 因此，通过使反射密度ODt为反射密度ODn的大约一半，由突出部分的低密度墨点产生的粒状外观和高密度墨点在较高密度墨点处产生的粒状外观 可以将分散在较低密度墨点中的密度墨点基本上彼此相等。 为此，较低浓度油墨的染料浓度优选为较高浓度油墨的浓度的约四分之一。

公开(公告)号：US5926191A

公开(公告)日：1999-07-20

申请号：US961215

申请日：1997-10-30

申请人： Daigoro Kanematsu ,  Naoji Otsuka ,  Kentaro Yano ,  Kiichiro Takahashi ,  Hitoshi Nishikori ,  Osamu Iwasaki ,  Hidehiko Kanda

发明人： Daigoro Kanematsu ,  Naoji Otsuka ,  Kentaro Yano ,  Kiichiro Takahashi ,  Hitoshi Nishikori ,  Osamu Iwasaki ,  Hidehiko Kanda

IPC分类号： B41J2/01 ,  B41J2/05 ,  B41J2/14 ,  B41J2/145 ,  B41J2/205 ,  B41J2/21 ,  B41M5/00 ,  C09D11/00 ,  C09D11/30 ,  C09D11/40 ,  H04N1/40

CPC分类号： H04N1/40087 ,  B41J2/2056 ,  B41J2/2107

摘要： In the case of printing in three-value level utilizing two kinds of inks mutually different densities for one color (higher and lower density inks), it is assumed that a reflection density of a region having a predetermined area when solid print is performed only by the lower density ink, and that when solid print is performed only by the higher density ink are expressed ODt and ODn, respectively. Since the granular appearance of the ink dots is expressed in terms of reflection density of one dot, the granular appearance of a lower density ink dot at a portion of image formed only by the lower density ink dots and the granular appearance of a higher density ink dot at a portion of image formed by the higher and lower density ink dots are expressed in terms of values of ODt and (ODn-ODt) divided by the number of pixels included the above region, respectively. Accordingly, by making the reflection density ODt to be approximately one half of the reflection density ODn, the granular appearance produced by the lower density ink dot at the highlighted portion and the granular appearance produced by the higher density ink dot at the portion where the higher density ink dots scattered in the lower density ink dots can be made substantially equal to each other. For this purpose, it is preferable that a dye concentration of the lower density ink is to be about one fourth of that of the higher density ink.

摘要翻译： 在使用两种不同浓度的油墨（高浓度和低浓度油墨）的三值油墨印刷的情况下，假设仅在实施印刷时由具有预定区域的区域的反射浓度 较低密度的墨水以及仅通过较高密度墨水进行固体印刷时分别表示为ODt和ODn。 由于墨点的粒状外观以一点的反射密度表示，所以在仅由较低密度墨点形成的图像部分处的较低密度墨点的粒状外观和较高密度墨水的粒状外观 通过高密度和低密度墨点形成的图像的一部分，分别以除了上述区域的像素数除以ODt和（ODn-ODt）的值表示。 因此，通过使反射密度ODt为反射密度ODn的大约一半，由突出部分的低密度墨点产生的粒状外观和高密度墨点在较高密度墨点处产生的粒状外观 可以将分散在较低密度墨点中的密度墨点基本上彼此相等。 为此，较低浓度油墨的染料浓度优选为较高浓度油墨的浓度的约四分之一。

公开(公告)号：US06543872B2

公开(公告)日：2003-04-08

申请号：US09865450

申请日：2001-05-29

申请人： Naoji Ohtsuka ,  Kentaro Yano ,  Kiichiro Takahashi ,  Hitoshi Nishikori ,  Osamu Iwasaki ,  Daigoro Kanematsu ,  Hidehiko Kanda

发明人： Naoji Ohtsuka ,  Kentaro Yano ,  Kiichiro Takahashi ,  Hitoshi Nishikori ,  Osamu Iwasaki ,  Daigoro Kanematsu ,  Hidehiko Kanda

IPC分类号： B41J29393

CPC分类号： B41J2/17553 ,  B41J2/04553 ,  B41J2/04563 ,  B41J2/0458 ,  B41J2/1752 ,  G06K15/107 ,  H04N1/40025

摘要： It is checked whether an ink used in a printhead has a high density. The type of a printing medium used for a print operation is also identified. An image is printed by scanning the printhead once or a plurality of times. When a print operation is to be performed by using a thick ink, an image is printed by using mask data and the driving frequency of the head which are set for the thick ink. When a print operation is to be performed by using a thin ink, an image is printed by using mask data and the driving frequency of the head which are set for the thin ink and the type of printing medium used for the print operation. Codes of the respective color data of print data are determined in accordance with the types of inks used for a print operation, and an image is printed by printing a plurality of dots or dots in an overlapping state by the multi-pass method.

摘要翻译： 检查打印头中使用的墨水是否具有高密度。 还识别用于打印操作的打印介质的类型。 通过扫描打印头一次或多次打印图像。 当通过使用浓墨水进行打印操作时，通过使用为厚油墨设定的掩模数据和头的驱动频率来打印图像。 当通过使用薄墨水进行打印操作时，通过使用用于薄墨水的打印头数据和头部的驱动频率以及用于打印操作的打印介质的类型来打印图像。 根据用于打印操作的油墨的类型来确定打印数据的各个颜色数据的代码，并且通过多遍方法以重叠状态打印多个点或点来打印图像。

公开(公告)号：US6120129A

公开(公告)日：2000-09-19

申请号：US847743

申请日：1997-04-22

申请人： Osamu Iwasaki ,  Naoji Otsuka ,  Kentaro Yano ,  Kiichiro Takahashi ,  Hitoshi Nishikori ,  Daigoro Kanematsu ,  Hidehiko Kanda

发明人： Osamu Iwasaki ,  Naoji Otsuka ,  Kentaro Yano ,  Kiichiro Takahashi ,  Hitoshi Nishikori ,  Daigoro Kanematsu ,  Hidehiko Kanda

IPC分类号： B41J2/21 ,  B41J2/175 ,  B41J2/205 ,  B41M5/00 ,  G06K15/10 ,  H04N1/23

CPC分类号： G06K15/102 ,  G06K2215/0094

摘要： Print codes supplied from a host computer are received and analyzed to generate print data for the individual colors, and the generated print data are stored in print buffers corresponding to the colors. The print data corresponding to yellow ink with high lightness is expressed by binary data, and is printed by one dot per pixel by a single print scan. The print data corresponding to each of the remaining high-density (thick) inks is expressed by multi-valued data having a larger number of bits than the yellow data, and is printed by a plurality of print scans.

公开(公告)号：US06260938B1

公开(公告)日：2001-07-17

申请号：US08847740

申请日：1997-04-22

申请人： Naoji Ohtsuka ,  Kentaro Yano ,  Kiichiro Takahashi ,  Hitoshi Nishikori ,  Osamu Iwasaki ,  Daigoro Kanematsu ,  Hidehiko Kanda

发明人： Naoji Ohtsuka ,  Kentaro Yano ,  Kiichiro Takahashi ,  Hitoshi Nishikori ,  Osamu Iwasaki ,  Daigoro Kanematsu ,  Hidehiko Kanda

IPC分类号： B41J2205

CPC分类号： B41J2/17553 ,  B41J2/04553 ,  B41J2/04563 ,  B41J2/0458 ,  B41J2/1752 ,  G06K15/107 ,  H04N1/40025

摘要： It is checked whether an ink used in a printhead has a high density. The type of a printing medium used for a print operation is also identified. An image is printed by scanning the printhead once or a plurality of times. When a print operation is to be performed by using a thick ink, an image is printed by using mask data and the driving frequency of the head which are set for the thick ink. When a print operation is to be performed by using a thin ink, an image is printed by using mask data and the driving frequency of the head which are set for the thin ink and the type of printing medium used for the print operation. Codes of the respective color data of print data are determined in accordance with the types of inks used for a print operation, and an image is printed by printing a plurality of dots or dots in an overlapping state by the multi-pass method.

摘要翻译： 检查打印头中使用的墨水是否具有高密度。 还识别用于打印操作的打印介质的类型。 通过扫描打印头一次或多次打印图像。 当通过使用浓墨水进行打印操作时，通过使用为厚油墨设定的掩模数据和头的驱动频率来打印图像。 当通过使用薄墨水进行打印操作时，通过使用用于薄墨水的打印头数据和头部的驱动频率以及用于打印操作的打印介质的类型来打印图像。 根据用于打印操作的油墨的类型来确定打印数据的各个颜色数据的代码，并且通过多遍方法以重叠状态打印多个点或点来打印图像。

公开(公告)号：US06145950A

公开(公告)日：2000-11-14

申请号：US847744

申请日：1997-04-22

申请人： Naoji Ohtsuka ,  Kentaro Yano ,  Kiichiro Takahashi ,  Hitoshi Nishikori ,  Osamu Iwasaki ,  Daigoro Kanematsu ,  Hidehiko Kanda

发明人： Naoji Ohtsuka ,  Kentaro Yano ,  Kiichiro Takahashi ,  Hitoshi Nishikori ,  Osamu Iwasaki ,  Daigoro Kanematsu ,  Hidehiko Kanda

IPC分类号： B41J2/21 ,  B41J2/045 ,  B41J2/175 ,  G06F3/12 ,  G09G5/00 ,  G09G5/02 ,  H04N1/23 ,  H04N1/46 ,  B41J2/205

CPC分类号： B41J2/04551 ,  B41J2/0458 ,  B41J2/17543 ,  B41J2/17546 ,  H04N1/46

摘要： A user interface for high-quality image output and an image processing apparatus utilizing the user interface which performs apparatus setting for appropriate printing by selecting a print medium and a print mode in accordance with the type of ink cartridge. When an exchangeable ink cartridge, containing YMCK color ink or ink having different ink densities from those of the YMCK color ink in approximately the same color hues, is attached to a printer, the type of the ink cartridge is discriminated by an ink cartridge ID, and available print media and appropriate output image types are displayed for user's selection based on the ID. Then print operation is set in accordance with instruction by the user.

摘要翻译： 用于高质量图像输出的用户界面和利用用户界面的图像处理装置，该用户界面根据墨盒的类型通过选择打印介质和打印模式来进行用于适当打印的设备设置。 当将具有与大致相同色调的YMCK彩色油墨的油墨密度不同的YMCK彩色墨水或墨水的可更换墨盒连接到打印机时，墨盒的类型由墨盒ID识别， 并显示可用的打印介质和适当的输出图像类型，以便用户根据ID进行选择。 然后根据用户的指示设置打印操作。