公开(公告)号：US5300958A

公开(公告)日：1994-04-05

申请号：US843499

申请日：1992-02-28

申请人： Peter M. Burke ,  Earl L. Barton

发明人： Peter M. Burke ,  Earl L. Barton

IPC分类号： B41J2/165

CPC分类号： B41J2/16538 ,  B41J2/16552

摘要： An automatic system for cleaning a thermal inkjet printhead. A thermal inkjet cartridge and service station are provided within a printer unit. The service station is directly beneath the cartridge when it is not printing. Attached to the service station is a printhead wiper unit consisting of a single member or, in the alternative, dual members positioned against each other to form a capillary pathway therebetween. The cartridge includes a compartment having an opening therethrough and an absorbent member impregnated with cleaning solution When the cartridge is not printing, the wiper unit is aligned with the compartment containing the absorbent member and is in contact therewith. This supplies the wiper unit with cleaning solution The service station may include a secondary absorbent member contacting with the wiper unit to absorb cleaning solution from the capillary pathway in a dual wiper system or supply the pathway with additional solution

摘要翻译： 一种用于清洁热喷墨打印头的自动系统。 在打印机单元内提供热喷墨墨盒和维修站。 不在打印时，维修站就在墨盒的正下方。 连接到维修站的是打印头擦拭器单元，其由单个构件组成，或者替代地，彼此定位成双重构件，以在它们之间形成毛细通路。 墨盒包括具有穿过其中的开口的隔室和浸渍有清洁溶液的吸收构件当墨盒未被打印时，擦拭器单元与包含吸收构件的隔间对准并与其接触。 这样为雨刷单元提供清洁溶液。维修站可以包括与擦拭器单元接触的次级吸湿件，以在双擦拭器系统中从毛细管路径吸收清洁溶液，或者用附加溶液供应通路

公开(公告)号：US5617516A

公开(公告)日：1997-04-01

申请号：US537168

申请日：1995-09-29

申请人： Earl L. Barton

发明人： Earl L. Barton

IPC分类号： B41J2/01 ,  B41J2/165 ,  B41J2/17 ,  B41J2/175 ,  B41J2/18 ,  B41J2/185 ,  G01D15/18

CPC分类号： B41J2/17

摘要： The present invention involves the use of onboard sensors which determine the printer's ambient environment for the purpose of selecting the printer's optimal operational subroutines. Conditions such as temperature and humidity are measured at the time of printer operation, the measurements being communicated to a processor wherein the printer's operational subroutines are set. The processor employs memory which is accessed via a table look-up arrangement using the measured temperature and humidity. The memory is divided into plural sectors, each of which stores a set of operational subroutines for use by the printer when it is situated in an environment characterized by predetermined temperature and humidity ranges.

摘要翻译： 本发明涉及使用板载传感器，其确定打印机的周围环境，以便选择打印机的最佳操作子程序。 在打印机操作时测量诸如温度和湿度的条件，将测量值传送到设置了打印机的操作子程序的处理器。 处理器采用通过使用测量的温度和湿度的表查找布置访问的存储器。 存储器分为多个扇区，每个扇区存储一组操作子程序，供打印机位于以预定温度和湿度范围为特征的环境中时使用。

公开(公告)号：US5710581A

公开(公告)日：1998-01-20

申请号：US283318

申请日：1994-07-29

申请人： Earl L. Barton ,  Thomas J. Purwins

发明人： Earl L. Barton ,  Thomas J. Purwins

IPC分类号： B41J2/165

CPC分类号： B41J2/1652

摘要： A method and apparatus clears blocked nozzles in an inkjet primer printhead by placing the printhead in a position relative to a service station such that ink which is expelled from the nozzles is captured without reaching the medium upon which printing is to occur. Ink is expelled for a first time segment from each nozzle in a first pattern for a number of nozzle expulsions. Following the first time segment, a pause period is entered. Following the pause, ink is expelled in a second time segment from each nozzle in a second pattern for a second number of nozzle expulsions before the printer enters the print status mode.

摘要翻译： 一种方法和装置通过将打印头放置在相对于维修站的位置来清除喷墨底漆打印头中的堵塞的喷嘴，使得从喷嘴排出的墨水被捕获而不到达将要进行打印的介质。 油墨以第一模式从每个喷嘴排出第一段，用于多个喷嘴排出。 在第一时间段之后，输入暂停期。 在暂停之后，在打印机进入打印状态模式之前，墨水以第二模式从每个喷嘴以第二时间段排出，用于第二数量的喷嘴排出。