公开(公告)号：US20100194822A1

公开(公告)日：2010-08-05

申请号：US12363535

申请日：2009-01-30

申请人： Nobuo Matsumoto ,  Tadashi Kyoso

发明人： Nobuo Matsumoto ,  Tadashi Kyoso

IPC分类号： B41J2/14

CPC分类号： B41J2/17513 ,  B41J2/161 ,  B41J2/1623 ,  B41J2/17553 ,  B41J2002/14362

摘要： A printhead assembly including a printhead module and a mounting structure is described. The printhead module is mounted on a receiving surface of the mounting structure and includes a first edge and a second edge opposite the first edge. The first and second edges extend beyond edges of the receiving surface by a first distance in a first direction and are positioned between featured edges of the mounting structure in a second direction that is substantially perpendicular to the first direction. Each featured edge includes a first feature protruding from the featured edge by a second distance in the first direction, where the second distance is greater than the first distance. The first features extend beyond the first and second edges of the printhead module. Each featured edge includes a recessed second feature configured to receive a first feature of a neighboring mounting structure.

摘要翻译： 描述了包括打印头模块和安装结构的打印头组件。 打印头模块安装在安装结构的接收表面上，并且包括与第一边缘相对的第一边缘和第二边缘。 第一和第二边缘沿着第一方向延伸超过接收表面的边缘第一距离，并且在基本上垂直于第一方向的第二方向上定位在安装结构的特征边缘之间。 每个特征边缘包括从第一方向从特征边缘突出第二距离的第一特征，其中第二距离大于第一距离。 第一个功能超出了打印头模块的第一和第二边缘。 每个特征边缘包括被构造成接收相邻安装结构的第一特征的凹陷的第二特征。

公开(公告)号：US08087752B2

公开(公告)日：2012-01-03

申请号：US12363535

申请日：2009-01-30

申请人： Nobuo Matsumoto ,  Tadashi Kyoso

发明人： Nobuo Matsumoto ,  Tadashi Kyoso

IPC分类号： B41J2/14

CPC分类号： B41J2/17513 ,  B41J2/161 ,  B41J2/1623 ,  B41J2/17553 ,  B41J2002/14362

摘要： A printhead assembly including a printhead module and a mounting structure is described. The printhead module is mounted on a receiving surface of the mounting structure and includes a first edge and a second edge opposite the first edge. The first and second edges extend beyond edges of the receiving surface by a first distance in a first direction and are positioned between featured edges of the mounting structure in a second direction that is substantially perpendicular to the first direction. Each featured edge includes a first feature protruding from the featured edge by a second distance in the first direction, where the second distance is greater than the first distance. The first features extend beyond the first and second edges of the printhead module. Each featured edge includes a recessed second feature configured to receive a first feature of a neighboring mounting structure.

摘要翻译： 描述了包括打印头模块和安装结构的打印头组件。 打印头模块安装在安装结构的接收表面上，并且包括与第一边缘相对的第一边缘和第二边缘。 第一和第二边缘沿着第一方向延伸超过接收表面的边缘第一距离，并且在基本上垂直于第一方向的第二方向上定位在安装结构的特征边缘之间。 每个特征边缘包括从第一方向从特征边缘突出第二距离的第一特征，其中第二距离大于第一距离。 第一个功能超出了打印头模块的第一和第二边缘。 每个特征边缘包括被构造成接收相邻安装结构的第一特征的凹陷的第二特征。

公开(公告)号：US08622499B2

公开(公告)日：2014-01-07

申请号：US13474385

申请日：2012-05-17

申请人： Tadashi Kyoso ,  Masakazu Okuda ,  Toshinori Ishiyama

发明人： Tadashi Kyoso ,  Masakazu Okuda ,  Toshinori Ishiyama

IPC分类号： B41J29/38

CPC分类号： B41J2/04581 ,  B41J2/04588

摘要： A liquid ejection apparatus includes: a circuit control device including switches of which first ends are connected to pressure generating elements; a voltage waveform generating device configured to generate a voltage waveform to be supplied to second ends of the switches; and a switch control device which causes the switches to close and open. The voltage waveform has a waveform such that, when the switch is caused to close and open so that a portion of the voltage waveform is applied to the pressure generating element, a droplet is ejected from a nozzle corresponding to the pressure generating element to which the portion of the voltage waveform has been applied, whereas when a whole of the voltage waveform is applied to the pressure generating element, no droplet is substantially ejected from the nozzle corresponding to the pressure generating element to which the whole of the voltage waveform has been applied.

摘要翻译： 液体喷射装置包括：电路控制装置，其包括开关，其第一端连接到压力产生元件; 电压波形发生装置，被配置为产生要提供给所述开关的第二端的电压波形; 以及使开关闭合和断开的开关控制装置。 电压波形具有这样的波形，使得当使开关闭合并打开使得电压波形的一部分被施加到压力产生元件时，液滴从对应于压力发生元件的喷嘴喷射到其上， 电压波形的一部分被施加，而当整个电压波形被施加到压力产生元件时，没有液滴从对应于施加了整个电压波形的压力产生元件的喷嘴基本上喷出 。

公开(公告)号：US07971981B2

公开(公告)日：2011-07-05

申请号：US12057209

申请日：2008-03-27

申请人： Kanji Nagashima ,  Tadashi Kyoso ,  Tsutomu Kusakari

发明人： Kanji Nagashima ,  Tadashi Kyoso ,  Tsutomu Kusakari

IPC分类号： B41J2/18

CPC分类号： B41J2/175 ,  B41J2/14233 ,  B41J11/007 ,  B41J11/0085 ,  B41J29/38 ,  B41J2002/14241 ,  B41J2002/14467 ,  B41J2202/12

摘要： A liquid circulation apparatus includes: a plurality of liquid ejection elements each of which includes a nozzle, a pressure chamber which is connected to the nozzle and accommodates liquid, and a piezoelectric element which displaces a wall of the pressure chamber to eject the liquid in the pressure chamber through the nozzle; a plurality of individual supply channels which are respectively connected to the liquid ejection elements; a common supply channel which is connected to the individual supply channels, the liquid being supplied from the common supply channel to the liquid ejection elements through the individual supply channels; a plurality of individual circulation channels which are respectively connected to the liquid ejection elements; a common circulation channel which is connected to the individual circulation channels, the liquid being circulated from the liquid ejection elements to the common circulation channel through the individual circulation channels; and a control device which controls a circulation volume of the liquid circulated from the liquid ejection elements to the common circulation channel, by adjusting a supply volume of the liquid supplied from the common supply channel to the liquid ejection elements in accordance with an ejection volume of the liquid ejected from the liquid ejection elements.

摘要翻译： 一种液体循环装置，包括：多个液体喷射元件，每个液体喷射元件包括喷嘴，连接到喷嘴并容纳液体的压力室;以及压电元件，其将压力室的壁排出以将液体喷射到 压力室通过喷嘴; 分别连接到液体喷射元件的多个单独的供给通道; 连接到各个供应通道的公共供应通道，液体通过单独的供应通道从公共供应通道供应到液体喷射元件; 分别连接到液体喷射元件的多个单独循环通道; 连接到各个循环通道的公共循环通道，液体通过各个循环通道从液体喷射元件循环到公共循环通道; 以及控制装置，其通过根据所述液体喷射元件的喷射量调节从所述共同供应通道供应到所述液体喷射元件的液体的供应量来控制从所述液体喷射元件循环到所述公共循环通道的液体的循环体积 从液体喷射元件喷出的液体。

公开(公告)号：US20080291254A1

公开(公告)日：2008-11-27

申请号：US11542207

申请日：2006-10-04

申请人： Tadashi Kyoso

发明人： Tadashi Kyoso

IPC分类号： B41J2/175

CPC分类号： B41J2/155 ,  B41J2/14233 ,  B41J2002/14241 ,  B41J2002/14459 ,  B41J2202/07

摘要： The liquid ejection apparatus comprises: a plurality of ejection ports which eject liquid; a plurality of pressure chambers which are connected respectively to the ejection ports; pressure generating elements which are provided to correspond respectively to the pressure chambers and create a pressure change in the liquid in the respective pressure chambers; a common flow channel which is connected to the pressure chambers and supplies the liquid to the pressure chambers; a movable member which is disposed inside the common flow channel and can move while making contact with a flow channel wall forming one portion of an internal circumferential surface of the common flow channel; and a movement device which moves the movable member inside the common flow channel.

摘要翻译： 液体喷射装置包括：喷射液体的多个喷射口; 分别连接到喷射口的多个压力室; 压力产生元件，其分别设置成对应于压力室，并在各个压力室中产生液体中的压力变化; 连接到压力室并将液体供应到压力室的公共流动通道; 可动构件，其设置在公共流路的内部，并且能够与形成公共流路的内周面的一部分的流路壁接触地移动; 以及使可动构件在公共流路内部移动的移动装置。

公开(公告)号：US20080136860A1

公开(公告)日：2008-06-12

申请号：US11987643

申请日：2007-12-03

申请人： Tadashi Kyoso

发明人： Tadashi Kyoso

IPC分类号： B41J29/393

CPC分类号： B41J2/175 ,  B41J29/38 ,  B41J2002/14467 ,  B41J2202/12

摘要： The liquid droplet ejection mechanism includes: a first ink tank and a second ink tank which store ink; a plurality of ink chamber units which are capable of ejecting the ink; a first common flow channel which connects the first ink tank with the plurality of ink chamber units; and a second common flow channel which connects the second ink tank with the plurality of ink chamber units, wherein: the ink supplied from the first ink tank circulates in such a manner that the ink flows through the first common flow channel, the ink chamber units that do not eject the ink, and the second common flow channel to the second ink tank to be recovered in the second ink tank; the plurality of ink chamber units include a nearest connection ink chamber unit which is connected to the first ink tank at the shortest distance from the first ink tank, of the plurality of ink chamber units, and is also connected to the second ink tank at the shortest distance from the second ink tank, of the plurality of ink chamber units; and taking pressure in the first ink tank to be Pi, taking pressure in the second ink tank to be Po, taking volume of the ink circulated per unit time from the first ink tank to the second ink tank when the plurality of ink chamber units do not eject the ink to be Uo, taking the ratio between volume of the ink supplied per unit time from the ink supply channel and volume of ink supplied per unit time from the ink circulation channel when the ink is being ejected from at least one of the ink chamber units to be αi:αo, taking total volume of the ink ejected per unit time from all of the ink chamber units which are ejecting ink to be Q, taking flow channel resistance from a connection section with the first ink tank to a connection section with the nearest connection ink chamber unit in the first common flow channel to be Ri, taking the flow channel resistance from a connection section with the second ink tank to a connection section with the nearest connection ink chamber unit in the second common flow channel to be Ro1, taking flow channel resistance in the first common flow channel between mutually adjacent ink chamber units to be R1, taking the flow channel resistance in the second common flow channel between mutually adjacent ink chamber units to be R2, and taking the total number of ink chamber units to be Z, both following conditions are satisfied: {Pi−Ri×(αi×Q+Uo)}≧{Po−Ro1×(αo×Q−Uo)}, and [Pi−Ri×(αi×Q+Uo)−R1×(Z−1)×{(α1×Q)/2+Uo/2}]≧[Po−Ro1×(αo×Q−Uo)−R2×(Z−1)×{(αo×Q)/2−Uo/2}].

公开(公告)号：US08534807B2

公开(公告)日：2013-09-17

申请号：US12991591

申请日：2009-05-21

申请人： Paul A. Hoisington ,  Mats G. Ottosson ,  Tadashi Kyoso ,  Kanji Nagashima

发明人： Paul A. Hoisington ,  Mats G. Ottosson ,  Tadashi Kyoso ,  Kanji Nagashima

IPC分类号： B41J2/17

CPC分类号： B41J2/14 ,  B41J2/14233 ,  B41J2002/14241 ,  B41J2002/14266 ,  B41J2002/14459 ,  B41J2002/14491 ,  B41J2202/11 ,  B41J2202/12

摘要： A system for ejecting droplets of a fluid is described. The system includes a substrate having a flow path body that includes a fluid pumping chamber, a descender fluidically connected to the fluid pumping chamber, and a nozzle fluidically connected to the descender. The nozzle is arranged to eject droplets of fluid through an outlet formed in an outer substrate surface. The flow path body also includes a recirculation passage fluidically connected to the descender. The system for ejecting droplets of a fluid also includes a fluid supply tank fluidically connected to the fluid pumping chamber, a fluid return tank fluidically connected to the recirculation passage, and a pump fluidically connecting the fluid return tank and the fluid supply tank. In some implementations, a flow of fluid through the flow path body is at a flow rate sufficient to force air bubbles or contaminants through the flow path body.

摘要翻译： 描述了用于喷射液体的液滴的系统。 该系统包括具有流路主体的基板，该流路主体包括流体泵送室，与流体泵送室流体连接的下降器以及与下降器流体连接的喷嘴。 喷嘴被布置成通过形成在外部基板表面中的出口喷射流体液滴。 流路主体还包括与下降器流体连接的再循环通道。 用于喷射流体液滴的系统还包括流体连接到流体泵送室的流体供应罐，流体连接到再循环通道的流体回流罐和流体连接流体回流罐和流体供应罐的泵。 在一些实施方式中，通过流路主体的流体流是足以迫使气泡或污染物通过流路主体的流速。

公开(公告)号：US08167401B2

公开(公告)日：2012-05-01

申请号：US11607864

申请日：2006-12-04

申请人： Tadashi Kyoso

发明人： Tadashi Kyoso

IPC分类号： B41J2/165

CPC分类号： B41J2/16526 ,  B41J2/16532 ,  B41J2/16585

摘要： The liquid ejection apparatus includes: a liquid ejection head which has a nozzle surface including a plurality of nozzles; a cap device which comes in contact with the nozzle surface of the liquid ejection head and enables liquid inside the nozzles to be suctioned or pressurized; and a selection device which selects whether or not the liquid inside the nozzles is suctioned or pressurized, for each of at least two nozzle groups into which the nozzles are divided.

摘要翻译： 液体喷射装置包括：具有包括多个喷嘴的喷嘴表面的液体喷射头; 盖装置，其与液体喷射头的喷嘴表面接触并使喷嘴内的液体能够被抽吸或加压; 以及选择装置，其针对喷嘴被分割成的至少两个喷嘴组中的每一个，选择喷嘴内的液体是否被吸入或加压。

公开(公告)号：US20110228011A1

公开(公告)日：2011-09-22

申请号：US12727178

申请日：2010-03-18

申请人： Tadashi Kyoso

发明人： Tadashi Kyoso

IPC分类号： B41J2/045

CPC分类号： B41J2/04541 ,  B41J2/04581 ,  B41J2/14233 ,  B41J2002/14241 ,  B41J2002/14362 ,  B41J2002/14491 ,  Y10T29/42

摘要： A fluid ejection module includes a die having a plurality of substantially identical fluid ejector units formed therein. Each fluid ejector unit includes a flow path formed therethrough, the flow path including a pumping chamber fluidically connected to a nozzle, and an actuator assembly including a membrane providing a wall of the pumping chamber and an actuator, the actuator assembly configured to eject fluid from a pumping chamber through an associated nozzle. The plurality of individually actuatable fluid ejector units includes a plurality of individually actuatable first fluid ejector units and at least one second fluid ejector unit, and the actuator assembly of the at least one second fluid ejector unit includes a material deposited on the actuator such that the actuator assembly of the at least one second fluid ejector unit is stiffer than the actuator assemblies of the first fluid ejector units.

摘要翻译： 流体喷射模块包括具有形成在其中的多个基本相同的流体喷射器单元的模具。 每个流体喷射器单元包括通过其形成的流动路径，该流动路径包括流体连接到喷嘴的泵送室，以及包括提供泵送室的壁的膜的致动器组件和致动器，所述致动器组件被配置为从 通过相关喷嘴的泵送室。 多个单独致动的流体喷射器单元包括多个可单独致动的第一流体喷射器单元和至少一个第二流体喷射器单元，并且所述至少一个第二流体喷射器单元的致动器组件包括沉积在致动器上的材料， 所述至少一个第二流体喷射器单元的致动器组件比所述第一流体喷射器单元的致动器组件更硬。

公开(公告)号：US07802878B2

公开(公告)日：2010-09-28

申请号：US11987643

申请日：2007-12-03

申请人： Tadashi Kyoso

发明人： Tadashi Kyoso

IPC分类号： B41J2/175

CPC分类号： B41J2/175 ,  B41J29/38 ,  B41J2002/14467 ,  B41J2202/12

摘要： The liquid droplet ejection mechanism includes: a first ink tank and a second ink tank which store ink; a plurality of ink chamber units which are capable of ejecting the ink; a first common flow channel which connects the first ink tank with the plurality of ink chamber units; and a second common flow channel which connects the second ink tank with the plurality of ink chamber units, wherein: the ink supplied from the first ink tank circulates in such a manner that the ink flows through the first common flow channel, the ink chamber units that do not eject the ink, and the second common flow channel to the second ink tank to be recovered in the second ink tank; the plurality of ink chamber units include a nearest connection ink chamber unit which is connected to the first ink tank at the shortest distance from the first ink tank, of the plurality of ink chamber units, and is also connected to the second ink tank at the shortest distance from the second ink tank, of the plurality of ink chamber units; and taking pressure in the first ink tank to be Pi, taking pressure in the second ink tank to be Po, taking volume of the ink circulated per unit time from the first ink tank to the second ink tank when the plurality of ink chamber units do not eject the ink to be Uo, taking the ratio between volume of the ink supplied per unit time from the ink supply channel and volume of ink supplied per unit time from the ink circulation channel when the ink is being ejected from at least one of the ink chamber units to be αi:αo, taking total volume of the ink ejected per unit time from all of the ink chamber units which are ejecting ink to be Q, taking flow channel resistance from a connection section with the first ink tank to a connection section with the nearest connection ink chamber unit in the first common flow channel to be Ri, taking the flow channel resistance from a connection section with the second ink tank to a connection section with the nearest connection ink chamber unit in the second common flow channel to be Ro1, taking flow channel resistance in the first common flow channel between mutually adjacent ink chamber units to be R1, taking the flow channel resistance in the second common flow channel between mutually adjacent ink chamber units to be R2, and taking the total number of ink chamber units to be Z, both following conditions are satisfied: {Pi−Ri×(αi×Q+Uo)}≧{Po−Ro1×(αo×Q−Uo)}, and [Pi−Ri×(αi×Q+Uo)−R1×(Z−1)×{(α1×Q)/2+Uo/2}]≧[Po−Ro1×(αo×Q−Uo)−R2×(Z−1)×{(αo×Q)/2−Uo/2}].