公开(公告)号：US5964542A

公开(公告)日：1999-10-12

申请号：US89925

申请日：1998-06-03

申请人： Thomas W. Ruhe ,  Jason Quintana ,  Geoff Wotton

发明人： Thomas W. Ruhe ,  Jason Quintana ,  Geoff Wotton

IPC分类号： B41J19/00 ,  B41J11/22

CPC分类号： B41J19/005

摘要： A carriage drive system includes a timing belt pivotally anchored to a carriage. A drive motor rotates the timing belt, moving the carriage along a carriage path. The drive belt moves along a pair of pulleys. A first pulley is coupled to the motor's drive shaft. A second pulley is coupled to an idler spring. The idler spring determines the belt tension when the belt is stationary. Acceleration of the carriage alters the belt tension. A pivot connection occurs between the drive belt and the carriage. During acceleration, the pivotal connection rotates shortening the effective length of the belt, which in turn stretches the idler spring, and increases belt tension. While the carriage is at rest or moving at constant velocity, the pivot connection serves to reduce side load impact on the drive motor's shaft and windings. The pivot connection also isolates the carriage from high frequency vibrations.

摘要翻译： 托架驱动系统包括枢转地锚定到托架的同步皮带。 驱动电机旋转正时皮带，沿滑架路径移动托架。 传动皮带沿着一对皮带轮移动。 第一滑轮联接到马达的驱动轴上。 第二滑轮联接到空转弹簧。 当皮带静止时，惰轮弹簧决定皮带张力。 滑架的加速度会改变皮带张力。 在传动带和滑架之间发生枢转连接。 在加速期间，枢转连接旋转缩短了带的有效长度，从而延长了惰轮弹簧，并增加了皮带张力。 当滑架静止或以恒定速度移动时，枢轴连接用于减少驱动电机的轴和绕组的侧向负载冲击。 枢轴连接还可以将滑架与高频振动隔离开来。

公开(公告)号：US20050035990A1

公开(公告)日：2005-02-17

申请号：US10638508

申请日：2003-08-11

申请人： Geoff Wotton ,  John Barinaga

发明人： Geoff Wotton ,  John Barinaga

IPC分类号： B41J2/165

CPC分类号： B41J2/165 ,  B41J2/16538 ,  B41J2/16541 ,  B41J2/16585 ,  B41J2025/008

摘要： A method for servicing a printhead includes moving the printhead along a first path away from a printing position adjacent a drum to a service position away from the drum, moving a service station carrying a printhead service element through an arc-shaped second path from a rest position to a servicing position, and conducting a service operation with the service element on the printhead at the service position.

摘要翻译： 用于维护打印头的方法包括沿着第一路径移动打印头，所述第一路径远离与滚筒相邻的打印位置，远离滚筒的维修位置，使运送打印头服务元件的服务站通过圆弧形的第二路径从休息 位置到维修位置，并且在服务位置处与打印头上的服务元件进行服务操作。

公开(公告)号：US06582072B1

公开(公告)日：2003-06-24

申请号：US09542504

申请日：2000-04-03

申请人： Geoff Wotton ,  Steven B Elgee ,  Jeffrey C. Madsen

发明人： Geoff Wotton ,  Steven B Elgee ,  Jeffrey C. Madsen

IPC分类号： B65H2932

CPC分类号： B65H29/242 ,  B41J11/002 ,  B41J11/007 ,  B41J11/0085 ,  B65H2515/40

摘要： Described are techniques for preventing the forces attributable to shrinkage of print media from shifting print media on the media-carrying belt in the vicinity of the print zone. In one approach, a “hold zone” is identified immediately upstream of the print zone. In the hold zone, a mechanism is employed for securing the media to be immovable relative to the belt. The hold mechanism provides sufficient force to overcome tension transmitted to the dry portion of the media as the remaining portion shrinks. In one embodiment, the hold mechanism is a roller that pinches the media against the belt. In another embodiment, the amount of vacuum pressure applied to the belt is regulated so that the suction force applied to the media in the hold zone is greater than the suction force applied to the media in the portion upstream of the hold zone.

摘要翻译： 描述了用于防止归因于打印介质的收缩的力在打印区域附近的介质承载带上的打印介质移位的技术。 在一种方法中，在打印区域的紧邻的上游识别出“保持区域”。 在保持区域中，采用机构来固定相对于皮带不可移动的介质。 保持机构提供足够的力来克服当剩余部分收缩时传递到介质的干燥部分的张力。 在一个实施例中，保持机构是将介质夹在皮带上的辊。 在另一个实施例中，施加到带的真空压力的量被调节，使得施加到保持区中的介质的吸力大于在保持区的上游部分中施加到介质的吸力。

公开(公告)号：US06554514B2

公开(公告)日：2003-04-29

申请号：US09990827

申请日：2001-11-16

申请人： Geoff Wotton ,  Angela Chen

发明人： Geoff Wotton ,  Angela Chen

IPC分类号： B41J1102

CPC分类号： B41J11/007 ,  B41J11/002 ,  B41J11/0085

摘要： Heat is uniformly conducted to print media in an ink-jet printer in conjunction with the uniform application of vacuum pressure to the media for supporting the media as it is conveyed on a heated belt through the printer. The heat is applied to the media by conduction, in a manner that does not overheat the print head of the printer nor interfere with the trajectory of the droplets expelled from the print head. The heat is applied to the media in the print zone as well as regions on either side of the print zone where the media enters and exits the print zone. The amount of heat applied to each of these regions is independently controlled, and can be related to the physical characteristics of the particular type of print media or inks that are used.

公开(公告)号：US06336722B1

公开(公告)日：2002-01-08

申请号：US09412842

申请日：1999-10-05

申请人： Geoff Wotton ,  Angela Chen

发明人： Geoff Wotton ,  Angela Chen

IPC分类号： B41J201

CPC分类号： B41J11/007 ,  B41J11/002 ,  B41J11/0085

摘要： Heat is uniformly conducted to print media in an ink-jet printer in conjunction with the uniform application of vacuum pressure to the media for supporting the media as it is conveyed on a heated belt through the printer. The heat is applied to the media by conduction, in a manner that does not overheat the print head of the printer nor interfere with the trajectory of the droplets expelled from the print head. The heat is applied to the media in the print zone as well as regions on either side of the print zone where the media enters and exits the print zone. The amount of heat applied to each of these regions is independently controlled, and can be related to the physical characteristics of the particular type of print media or inks that are used.

摘要翻译： 热量均匀地传送到喷墨打印机中打印介质，同时将均匀的真空压力施加到介质上，以便在介质通过打印机在加热的带上传送时支撑介质。 通过传导将热量施加到介质上，其方式不会使打印机的打印头过热，也不干扰从打印头排出的液滴的轨迹。 热量被施加到打印区域中的介质以及介质进入和退出打印区域的打印区域的任一侧上的区域。 施加到这些区域中的每一个区域的热量被独立地控制，并且可以与使用的特定类型的打印介质或油墨的物理特性有关。

公开(公告)号：US06913341B2

公开(公告)日：2005-07-05

申请号：US10631903

申请日：2003-07-31

申请人： John A. Barinaga ,  Geoff Wotton

发明人： John A. Barinaga ,  Geoff Wotton

IPC分类号： B41J2/165 ,  B41J2/18 ,  B41J2/185 ,  B41J25/312 ,  B41J25/316

CPC分类号： B41J2/16517

摘要： Techniques are disclosed for servicing a printhead. In one exemplary technique, the printhead is moved along a path away from a printing position adjacent a drum to a service position away from the drum. A service operation is conducted on the printhead at the service position. The printhead is then moved back to the printing position to reposition the printhead adjacent the drum.

摘要翻译： 公开了用于维修打印头的技术。 在一个示例性技术中，打印头沿远离鼓的打印位置的路径移动到远离鼓的维修位置。 在服务位置对打印头进行维修操作。 然后将打印头移回到打印位置，以重新定位打印头靠近滚筒。

公开(公告)号：US06866378B2

公开(公告)日：2005-03-15

申请号：US10282364

申请日：2002-10-28

申请人： Geoff Wotton ,  Mark L. Choy ,  Yi-Hua Tsao ,  Steven B Elgee

发明人： Geoff Wotton ,  Mark L. Choy ,  Yi-Hua Tsao ,  Steven B Elgee

IPC分类号： B41M5/00 ,  B41M5/52 ,  B41M7/00 ,  C09D11/00 ,  B41J2/01 ,  C03C17/00

CPC分类号： B41M5/52 ,  B41M5/0023 ,  B41M5/5218 ,  B41M5/5236 ,  B41M5/5245 ,  B41M7/009 ,  C09D11/30 ,  C09D11/38

摘要： Conductive additives, the aqueous inks and precoat agent compositions to which the additives are added, and the methods for using such conductive additives in the aqueous inks and precoat agent compositions in printing processes employing microwave or radiofrequency (RF) drying processes.

摘要翻译： 导电添加剂，添加添加剂的水性油墨和预涂剂组合物，以及在使用微波或射频（RF）干燥方法的印刷方法中在水性油墨和预涂剂组合物中使用这些导电添加剂的方法。

公开(公告)号：US20050024421A1

公开(公告)日：2005-02-03

申请号：US10631903

申请日：2003-07-31

申请人： John Barinaga ,  Geoff Wotton

发明人： John Barinaga ,  Geoff Wotton

IPC分类号： B41J2/165 ,  B41J2/18 ,  B41J2/185 ,  B41J25/312 ,  B41J25/316

CPC分类号： B41J2/16517

摘要： Techniques are disclosed for servicing a printhead. In one exemplary technique, the printhead is moved along a path away from a printing position adjacent a drum to a service position away from the drum. A service operation is conducted on the printhead at the service position. The printhead is then moved back to the printing position to reposition the printhead adjacent the drum.

公开(公告)号：US06487382B2

公开(公告)日：2002-11-26

申请号：US10095609

申请日：2002-03-12

申请人： John A Underwood ,  Geoff Wotton ,  Laurent A. Regimbal

发明人： John A Underwood ,  Geoff Wotton ,  Laurent A. Regimbal

IPC分类号： G03G1501

CPC分类号： G03G15/6552 ,  G03G15/234

摘要： Techniques for providing a face down orientation of printed media at a normally face up output of a printer. One technique achieves correct order orientation in a printer having a duplexing function, and includes printing a page of the print job at a print area, passing the page through a duplexing media path to reorient the page in a page down orientation, passing the page through the print area in the page down orientation without conducting a printing operation, and passing the page from the print area to an output area in correct order orientation. Another technique includes advancing a page from an input source to a print area, conducting printing operations on the page at the print area, transporting the page away from the print area, diverting the page into an auxiliary media path portion and transporting the page, leading edge first, until a trailing edge of the page passes a diverter location, transporting the page in the reverse direction such that the trailing edge now becomes the leading edge, and diverting the present leading edge of the page along a media path leading to the normally face up output, such that the page is presented to the normally face down output in a face down orientation.

摘要翻译： 用于在打印机的正面朝上输出处提供打印介质的朝下方向的技术。 一种技术在具有双面功能的打印机中实现正确的顺序取向，并且包括在打印区域打印打印作业的页面，使页面通过双面打印介质路径以重新定向页面向下的方向，使页面通过 打印区域在页面向下取向而不进行打印操作，并且将页面从打印区域传送到以正确顺序取向的输出区域。 另一种技术包括将页面从输入源推送到打印区域，在打印区域的页面上执行打印操作，将页面从打印区域传送出去，将页面转移到辅助介质路径部分并传送页面，引导 边缘首先，直到页面的后缘通过转向器位置，以相反方向传送页面，使得后缘现在变成前缘，并且沿着通向正常的媒体路径转移页面的当前前沿 面向上输出，使得页面以面朝下的方向呈现给正常面朝下的输出。

公开(公告)号：US06454478B2

公开(公告)日：2002-09-24

申请号：US09878632

申请日：2001-06-11

申请人： Geoff Wotton ,  Steve O. Rasmussen

发明人： Geoff Wotton ,  Steve O. Rasmussen

IPC分类号： B41J201

CPC分类号： B41J11/0085 ,  B41J11/002 ,  B41J11/007 ,  B41J11/06

摘要： Predetermined geometric constructs reduce heat loss in a vacuum platen and assist in the reduction of paper cockle in ink-jet printing. A vacuum platen for supporting media during printing is provided with a plurality of heating elements and surfaces interspersed with vacuum ports. The heater elements are laid into surface channels of the platen such that an insulative gap separates the heaters from the main platen support structure. In an alternative embodiment, an insulative gasket is provided for the gap.

摘要翻译： 预定的几何结构减少真空压板中的热损失，并有助于在喷墨打印中减少纸。。 在打印期间用于支撑介质的真空压板设置有散布有真空端口的多个加热元件和表面。 加热器元件被放置在压板的表面通道中，使得绝缘间隙将加热器与主压板支撑结构分开。 在替代实施例中，为间隙提供绝缘垫圈。