Liquid ejection apparatus and image forming apparatus
    2.
    发明授权
    Liquid ejection apparatus and image forming apparatus 失效
    液体喷射装置和图像形成装置

    公开(公告)号:US08002383B2

    公开(公告)日:2011-08-23

    申请号:US12490134

    申请日:2009-06-23

    IPC分类号: B41J2/165

    摘要: The liquid ejection apparatus comprises: a liquid ejection head having an ejection port surface on which ejection ports for ejecting liquid are formed; a wiping device having a blade member which wipes and cleans the ejection port surface; a sliding device which causes the blade member to slide relatively with respect to the ejection port surface; a state identification device which identifies at least one state, of a state of the ejection ports, a state of the ejection port surface, and an operational state of the blade member when sliding over the ejection port surface; and a cleaning capability modification device which modifies a cleaning capability of the wiping device in accordance with a determination result of the state identification device.

    摘要翻译: 液体喷射装置包括:具有喷射口表面的液体喷射头,喷射口用于喷射液体; 具有擦拭并清洁喷射口表面的刮板构件的擦拭装置; 滑动装置,其使所述叶片构件相对于所述喷射口表面相对滑动; 状态识别装置,其识别喷射口的状态,喷射口表面的状态中的至少一种状态,以及当在喷射口表面上滑动时叶片构件的操作状态; 以及清洁能力修改装置,其根据状态识别装置的确定结果修改擦拭装置的清洁能力。

    Image recording apparatus
    3.
    发明授权
    Image recording apparatus 失效
    图像记录装置

    公开(公告)号:US07771009B2

    公开(公告)日:2010-08-10

    申请号:US10946487

    申请日:2004-09-22

    申请人: Tsutomu Takatsuka

    发明人: Tsutomu Takatsuka

    IPC分类号: B41J2/15

    摘要: The image recording apparatus for recording images to a recording medium comprises a recording head arrangement device for arranging the line recording head so that at least the lengthwise direction of the line recording head is in an orthogonal position substantially orthogonal to the conveyance direction of the recording medium, or the lengthwise direction of the line recording head is in a parallel position substantially parallel to the conveyance direction of the recording medium; and a shuttle scan mechanism for causing the line recording head to shuttle-scan in the direction substantially orthogonal to the conveyance direction while the parallel position is maintained, wherein the line recording head records images as a line head when arranged in the orthogonal position, and records images by shuttle scanning when arranged in the parallel position.

    摘要翻译: 用于将图像记录到记录介质的图像记录装置包括记录头布置装置,用于布置行记录头,使得行记录头的至少长度方向处于与记录介质的输送方向大致正交的正交位置 或者线记录头的长度方向处于与记录介质的传送方向大致平行的平行位置; 以及穿梭扫描机构,用于使得行记录头在保持平行位置的同时沿与输送方向大致正交的方向进行扫描,其中行记录头在布置在正交位置时将图像记录为行头,以及 当平行位置布置时,通过扫描扫描记录图像。

    Liquid droplet ejection head and image forming apparatus
    4.
    发明授权
    Liquid droplet ejection head and image forming apparatus 失效
    液滴喷射头和图像形成装置

    公开(公告)号:US07686431B2

    公开(公告)日:2010-03-30

    申请号:US11515869

    申请日:2006-09-06

    申请人: Tsutomu Takatsuka

    发明人: Tsutomu Takatsuka

    IPC分类号: B41J2/045

    摘要: The liquid droplet ejection head includes: a nozzle which ejects a droplet of a liquid containing microparticles; a pressure chamber which connects with the nozzle; a piezoelectric element which varies a volume of the pressure chamber; a common liquid chamber which stores the liquid that is to be supplied to the pressure chamber; and a supply passage which connects the common liquid chamber to the pressure chamber, wherein the supply passage has a plurality of supply ports through which the common liquid chamber is connected to the supply passage, the supply ports being disposed in different positions in a direction of gravitational force.

    摘要翻译: 液滴喷射头包括:喷射包含微粒的液滴的喷嘴; 与喷嘴连接的压力室; 改变压力室的体积的压电元件; 存储要供应到压力室的液体的公共液体室; 以及将公共液体室连接到压力室的供给通路,其中供给通道具有多个供给口,公共液体室通过该供给口与供给通路连接,供给口沿着 地心引力。

    LIQUID EJECTION APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS
    5.
    发明申请
    LIQUID EJECTION APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS 失效
    液体喷射装置和图像形成装置

    公开(公告)号:US20090267987A1

    公开(公告)日:2009-10-29

    申请号:US12490134

    申请日:2009-06-23

    IPC分类号: B41J2/165

    摘要: The liquid ejection apparatus comprises: a liquid ejection head having an ejection port surface on which ejection ports for ejecting liquid are formed; a wiping device having a blade member which wipes and cleans the ejection port surface; a sliding device which causes the blade member to slide relatively with respect to the ejection port surface; a state identification device which identifies at least one state, of a state of the ejection ports, a state of the ejection port surface, and an operational state of the blade member when sliding over the ejection port surface; and a cleaning capability modification device which modifies a cleaning capability of the wiping device in accordance with a determination result of the state identification device.

    摘要翻译: 液体喷射装置包括:具有喷射口表面的液体喷射头,喷射口用于喷射液体; 具有擦拭并清洁喷射口表面的刮板构件的擦拭装置; 滑动装置,其使所述叶片构件相对于所述喷射口表面相对滑动; 状态识别装置,其识别喷射口的状态,喷射口表面的状态中的至少一种状态,以及当在喷射口表面上滑动时叶片构件的操作状态; 以及清洁能力修改装置,其根据状态识别装置的确定结果修改擦拭装置的清洁能力。

    Liquid ejection apparatus and image forming apparatus
    6.
    发明授权
    Liquid ejection apparatus and image forming apparatus 失效
    液体喷射装置和图像形成装置

    公开(公告)号:US07568782B2

    公开(公告)日:2009-08-04

    申请号:US11236644

    申请日:2005-09-28

    IPC分类号: B41J2/165

    摘要: The liquid ejection apparatus comprises: a liquid ejection head having an ejection port surface on which ejection ports for ejecting liquid are formed; a wiping device having a blade member which wipes and cleans the ejection port surface; a sliding device which causes the blade member to slide relatively with respect to the ejection port surface; a state identification device which identifies at least one state, of a state of the ejection ports, a state of the ejection port surface, and an operational state of the blade member when sliding over the ejection port surface; and a cleaning capability modification device which modifies a cleaning capability of the wiping device in accordance with a determination result of the state identification device.

    摘要翻译: 液体喷射装置包括:具有喷射口表面的液体喷射头,喷射口用于喷射液体; 具有擦拭并清洁喷射口表面的刮板构件的擦拭装置; 滑动装置,其使所述叶片构件相对于所述喷射口表面相对滑动; 状态识别装置,其识别喷射口的状态,喷射口表面的状态中的至少一种状态,以及当在喷射口表面上滑动时叶片构件的操作状态; 以及清洁能力修改装置,其根据状态识别装置的确定结果修改擦拭装置的清洁能力。

    Liquid storage apparatus and image forming apparatus
    7.
    发明申请
    Liquid storage apparatus and image forming apparatus 失效
    液体储存装置和图像形成装置

    公开(公告)号:US20070280722A1

    公开(公告)日:2007-12-06

    申请号:US11802517

    申请日:2007-05-23

    IPC分类号: G03G21/20 G03G9/00 G05D23/00

    摘要: The liquid storage apparatus includes: a liquid storage chamber which is constituted by a flexible bag member and stores liquid; an exterior container which has walls constituted by a shape memory member and has a hermetically sealed space in which the liquid storage chamber is disposed, the shape memory member extending and contracting freely at temperatures not greater than a transformation temperature and recovering a memorized shape at temperatures not less than a shape recovery temperature; a forcing member which applies a contraction force to the walls of the exterior container in a direction in which the walls contract; and a temperature adjuster which adjusts a temperature of the shape memory member directly or indirectly so as to control a ratio of a portion of the shape memory member having temperatures not greater than the transformation temperature and deformed to a contracted shape by the contraction force of the forcing member and a ratio of a portion of the shape memory member having temperatures not less than the shape recovery temperature and recovering the memorized shape more extended than the contracted shape, so that a pressure in the liquid storage chamber is changed depending on a volume change of the exterior container due to deformation of the shape memory member.

    摘要翻译: 液体储存装置包括:液体储存室,由柔性袋构件构成并储存液体; 外部容器,其具有由形状记忆部件构成的壁,并且具有设置有液体储存室的气密密封空间,形状记忆部件在不大于相变温度的温度下自由延伸和收缩,并在温度下回收记忆形状 不小于形状恢复温度; 强制构件,其在壁部收缩的方向上向外部容器的壁施加收缩力; 以及温度调节器,其直接或间接地调节形状记忆部件的温度,以便控制具有不大于相变温度的温度的形状记忆部件的一部分的比例,并且通过其收缩力而变形为收缩形状 所述形状记忆部件的一部分的比例具有不小于形状恢复温度的温度,并且恢复比收缩形状更延长的记忆形状,使得液体储存室中的压力根据体积变化而改变 由于形状记忆部件的变形而引起的外部容器。

    Liquid droplet ejection head and image forming apparatus
    8.
    发明申请
    Liquid droplet ejection head and image forming apparatus 失效
    液滴喷射头和图像形成装置

    公开(公告)号:US20070052763A1

    公开(公告)日:2007-03-08

    申请号:US11515869

    申请日:2006-09-06

    申请人: Tsutomu Takatsuka

    发明人: Tsutomu Takatsuka

    IPC分类号: B41J2/045

    摘要: The liquid droplet ejection head comprises: a nozzle which ejects a droplet of a liquid containing microparticles; a pressure chamber which connects with the nozzle; a piezoelectric element which varies a volume of the pressure chamber; a common liquid chamber which stores the liquid that is to be supplied to the pressure chamber; and a supply passage which connects the common liquid chamber to the pressure chamber, wherein the supply passage has a plurality of supply ports through which the common liquid chamber is connected to the supply passage, the supply ports being disposed in different positions in a direction of gravitational force.

    摘要翻译: 液滴喷射头包括:喷射包含微粒的液滴的喷嘴; 与喷嘴连接的压力室; 改变压力室的体积的压电元件; 存储要供应到压力室的液体的公共液体室; 以及将公共液体室连接到压力室的供给通路,其中供给通道具有多个供给口,公共液体室通过该供给口与供给通路连接,供给口沿着 地心引力。

    Image forming apparatus
    9.
    发明授权
    Image forming apparatus 失效
    图像形成装置

    公开(公告)号:US07172263B2

    公开(公告)日:2007-02-06

    申请号:US10948185

    申请日:2004-09-24

    IPC分类号: B41J2/165

    CPC分类号: B41J2/16585

    摘要: The image forming apparatus comprises: a line type recording head which is arranged so that a longitudinal direction thereof is substantially orthogonal to a conveyance direction of a recording medium; a suction pipe which is disposed in parallel with the recording head and connected to a suctioning device; a rotating body which is supported rotatably on an outer circumference of the suction pipe and has a first opening section and a second opening section; a platen which is arranged in the first opening section of the rotating body movably in parallel with the conveyance direction of the recording medium; and a cap member which is arranged in the second opening section of the rotating body and adapted to cap nozzles of the recording head, wherein the recording medium is suctioned onto the platen and parallelly moved along a conveyance path in a state where the first opening section of the rotating body is connected to the suction pipe.

    摘要翻译: 图像形成装置包括:线型记录头,其布置成其长度方向基本上与记录介质的传送方向正交; 吸入管,其与记录头平行设置并连接到抽吸装置; 旋转体,其可旋转地支撑在吸入管的外周上,并具有第一开口部和第二开口部; 在与所述记录介质的输送方向平行的方向上配置在所述旋转体的所述第一开口部中的压板, 以及盖构件,其布置在所述旋转体的所述第二开口部分中并且适于盖住所述记录头的喷嘴,其中所述记录介质被抽吸到所述台板上并且在所述第一开口部分的状态下沿着输送路径平行移动 的旋转体连接到吸入管。

    Liquid ejection apparatus, image forming apparatus and ejection determination method

    公开(公告)号:US20060158477A1

    公开(公告)日:2006-07-20

    申请号:US11330121

    申请日:2006-01-12

    IPC分类号: B41J29/393

    摘要: The liquid ejection apparatus comprises: a liquid ejection head having a plurality of ejection ports which eject droplets of liquid; a light emitting device which emits a determination light beam intersecting with flight paths of the droplets ejected from at least two of the ejection ports to be examined; a light receiving device which receives the determination light beam having passed through the flight paths of the droplets and outputs a determination signal corresponding to an amount of received light; an ejection port selection device which selects the at least two of the ejection ports to be examined so that the at least two of the ejection ports are disposed on a line parallel to an optical axis of the determination light beam, and that a distance between the at least two of the ejection ports along the optical axis of the determination light beam is smaller than a prescribed specific distance; an ejection control device which performs ejection driving to eject the droplets at substantially same time from the at least two ejection ports selected by the ejection port selection device; and an ejection state judgment device which judges droplet ejection state of the at least two ejection ports according to the determination signal outputted by the light receiving device when the droplets ejected due to the ejection driving performed by the ejection control device pass through the determination light beam.