公开(公告)号：US5208610A

公开(公告)日：1993-05-04

申请号：US738718

申请日：1991-07-31

申请人： Wen-Li Su ,  J. P. Harmon ,  Les R. Pierce

发明人： Wen-Li Su ,  J. P. Harmon ,  Les R. Pierce

IPC分类号： B41J2/01 ,  B41J25/304 ,  B41J25/34

CPC分类号： B41J25/34

摘要： The carriage is configured for interchangeably holding pens of different sizes at the same position relative to a circuit that is mounted to the carriage. In a preferred embodiment, a black-ink pen or a relatively large color-ink pen may be carried by the carriage. The size of the carriage opening into which the pen is inserted is reduced by a spacer mechanism to accommodate the smaller pen, which spacer mechanism is retracted from the opening upon insertion of the larger pen.

公开(公告)号：US5027134A

公开(公告)日：1991-06-25

申请号：US402193

申请日：1989-09-01

申请人： J. P. Harmon ,  Jefferson P. Ward

发明人： J. P. Harmon ,  Jefferson P. Ward

IPC分类号： B41J2/165

CPC分类号： B41J2/16538 ,  B41J2/16508

摘要： The invented non-clogging cap and service station include a cap that encloses and defines a cavity around a printhead. The cap includes a basin to collect liquid discharged from the printhead and a vent to prevent changes of pressure within the cavity. Capillary spaces are constructed within the cap from walls and ridges in such a way that liquid collecting in the basin moves away from the vent to prevent the vent from clogging. The basin, vent, walls and ridges are typically constructed from a wetting material to facilitate capillary action. An ink drain pan may also be included to receive liquid that overflows the basin. In this manner, the invention provides a vented cap to protect the printhead and uses capillary action to prevent the vent from clogging and causing the cap to malfunction. Furthermore, a wiper may be mounted near the cap to clean the printhead. The cap and wiper together form the invented service station.

摘要翻译： 本发明的非堵塞盖和维修站包括围绕打印头周围并限定空腔的盖。 盖包括用于收集从打印头排出的液体的盆，以及用于防止空腔内的压力变化的通风口。 毛细管空间由壁和脊构成，使得集水盆中的液体远​​离通风口移动，以防止排气孔堵塞。 盆，通风口，墙壁和脊通常由润湿材料构成以促进毛细作用。 还可以包括墨水排放盘以接收溢流盆的液体。 以这种方式，本发明提供了一种通气帽，用于保护打印头并使用毛细管作用来防止排气孔堵塞并导致盖故障。 此外，擦拭器可以安装在盖子附近以清洁打印头。 帽和雨刮器一起形成了本发明的维修站。

公开(公告)号：US5103244A

公开(公告)日：1992-04-07

申请号：US549583

申请日：1990-07-05

申请人： Paul D. Gast ,  Walter Uebelacker ,  J. P. Harmon

发明人： Paul D. Gast ,  Walter Uebelacker ,  J. P. Harmon

IPC分类号： B41J2/165

CPC分类号： B41J2/16544 ,  B41J2/16541

摘要： A method and apparatus for cleaning the orifice plates of multiple printheads of an ink-jet printer. The apparatus includes a multi-blade wiper which is indexed automatically to permit each printhead to be wiped in sequence by a selected blade. The desired cleaning is produced by dragging a printhead across the selected wiper blade. The wiper mechanism may also comprise a plurality of resilient blades each having an octagonal shape and rotatable about an axis. A cam coupled to the printhead carriage causes simultaneous pivoting of the wiper blades into contact with the printheads as well as rotation of the blades to facilitate cleaning thereof. In the method of this invention, ink is expelled from the printheads to rehydrate dried ink thereon to facilitate its removal.

公开(公告)号：US5295839A

公开(公告)日：1994-03-22

申请号：US33691

申请日：1993-03-16

申请人： Jeffrey J. Grange ,  J. P. Harmon

发明人： Jeffrey J. Grange ,  J. P. Harmon

IPC分类号： B41J29/00 ,  H01R4/48 ,  H01R12/52 ,  H01R12/62 ,  H01R12/79 ,  H01R43/00 ,  H01R23/66

CPC分类号： H01R12/62 ,  H01R12/52 ,  H01R12/79

摘要： A system is provided for effectively and efficiently interconnecting a first rigid circuit with a second rigid circuit. The interconnected circuit system includes, in addition to the first and second circuits, a compressive conductive member and a rigid conductive member. The first circuit has means for interconnecting engagement with the compressive conductive member. The second circuit has means for interconnecting engagement with the rigid conductive member. The compressive conductive member has a first end for interconnecting engagement with the first circuit and a second end for interconnecting engagement with a first end of the rigid conductive member. The rigid conductive member has a first end for interconnecting engagement with the compressive conductive member and a second end for interconnecting engagement with the second circuit. The first end of the compressive conductive member interconnectingly engages with the first end of the rigid conductive member. The second end of the rigid conductive member interconnectingly engages with the first circuit and the second end of the compressive conductive member interconnectingly engages with the second circuit. In this way, the first circuit and the second circuit together form a completed electrical circuit.

摘要翻译： 提供一种用于有效地和有效地将第一刚性电路与第二刚性电路互连的系统。 互连电路系统除了第一和第二电路之外还包括压电导电构件和刚性导电构件。 第一电路具有用于与压电导电构件互连的装置。 第二电路具有用于与刚性导电构件互连的装置。 压缩导电构件具有用于与第一电路互连的第一端和用于与刚性导电构件的第一端互连的第二端。 刚性导电构件具有用于与压缩导电构件互连的第一端和用于与第二电路互连的第二端。 压缩导电构件的第一端与刚性导电构件的第一端互连地接合。 刚性导电构件的第二端互连地与第一电路接合，并且压电导体构件的第二端互连地与第二电路接合。 以这种方式，第一电路和第二电路一起形成完整的电路。

公开(公告)号：US5115250A

公开(公告)日：1992-05-19

申请号：US463755

申请日：1990-01-12

申请人： J. P. Harmon ,  George T. Kaplinsky

发明人： J. P. Harmon ,  George T. Kaplinsky

IPC分类号： B41J2/165 ,  B41J29/17

CPC分类号： B41J2/16547 ,  B41J2/16541

摘要： A rotary wiper for cleaning the orifice plate of a printhead of a thermal ink-jet printer. The wiper includes a plurality of blades which successively wipe contaminants from the orifice plate of the printhead during rotation of the wiper. Apparatus is provided for automatically cleaning the contaminants from the blades of the rotating wiper. The wiper blades are either radially or non-radially oriented. The cleaning apparatus includes either a plurality of scrapers, or a roll of liquid absorbing material. The wiper is rotated by a motor, or by a rack and pinion arrangement, in which the rack is disposed on the printhead carriage and actuates the wiper as the printhead moves into the service station area. In one embodiment the wiper is used in conjunction with a cap in the service station area to clean and then seal the printhead.

公开(公告)号：US5396078A

公开(公告)日：1995-03-07

申请号：US125983

申请日：1993-09-22

申请人： Richard I. Klaus ,  Eric L. Ahlvin ,  J. P. Harmon ,  Steven Goss

发明人： Richard I. Klaus ,  Eric L. Ahlvin ,  J. P. Harmon ,  Steven Goss

IPC分类号： B41J29/00 ,  G02B27/00

CPC分类号： B41J29/00

摘要： A printer featuring an optical data link between the printer's controller and its reciprocal, carriage-mounted printhead is described. Print data are conveyed from the controller to the printhead via a fixed point on the edge of the carriage and status data may be conveyed in the reverse direction. Power is supplied to the printhead via dual parallel rails on which the carriage is supported for reciprocation by the chassis-mounted carriage drive motor. Preferably, the optical medium is infrared light, and uses conventional driver/receiver devices.

摘要翻译： 描述了一种打印机控制器与其往复式支架安装打印头之间的光学数据链接的打印机。 打印数据经由托架边缘上的固定点从控制器传送到打印头，状态数据可以反方向传送。 通过支撑托架的双平行导轨将电力供应到打印头，以便由底盘安装的托架驱动马达往复运动。 优选地，光学介质是红外光，并且使用常规的驱动器/接收器装置。

公开(公告)号：US5388998A

公开(公告)日：1995-02-14

申请号：US245713

申请日：1994-05-17

申请人： Jeffrey J. Grange ,  J. P. Harmon

发明人： Jeffrey J. Grange ,  J. P. Harmon

IPC分类号： B41J29/00 ,  G01R1/067 ,  G01R31/28 ,  H01R4/48 ,  H01R12/52 ,  H01R12/71 ,  H01R43/00 ,  H01R9/09

CPC分类号： G01R1/067 ,  H01R12/52 ,  H01R12/714 ,  Y10S439/908

摘要： A system is provided for effectively and efficiently interconnecting a first rigid circuit with a second rigid circuit. The interconnected circuit system includes, in addition to the first and second circuits, a compressive conductive member. The compressive conductive member has a first end for interconnecting engagement with the first circuit and a second end for interconnecting engagement with the second circuit. The first end of the compressive conductive member is connected with the first circuit and the second end of the compressive conductive member with the second circuit thereby connecting the first circuit to the second circuit to form a completed electrical circuit.

摘要翻译： 提供一种用于有效地和有效地将第一刚性电路与第二刚性电路互连的系统。 互连电路系统除了第一和第二电路之外还包括压电导电构件。 压缩导电构件具有用于与第一电路互连的第一端和用于与第二电路互连的第二端。 压电导电部件的第一端与第一电路和压电导体部件的第二端与第二电路连接，从而将第一电路连接到第二电路以形成完整的电路。

公开(公告)号：US5388997A

公开(公告)日：1995-02-14

申请号：US245513

申请日：1994-05-17

申请人： Jeffrey J. Grange ,  J. P. Harmon

发明人： Jeffrey J. Grange ,  J. P. Harmon

IPC分类号： B41J29/00 ,  H01R4/48 ,  H01R12/71 ,  H01R13/24 ,  H01R43/00 ,  H01R9/09 ,  H01R13/15

CPC分类号： H01R13/2421 ,  H01R12/714 ,  H01R13/2464 ,  Y10S439/908

摘要： A system is provided for effectively and efficiently interconnecting a first rigid circuit with a second rigid circuit. The interconnected circuit system includes, in addition to the first and second circuits, a compressive conductive member and a rigid conductive member. The compressive conductive member has a first end for interconnecting engagement with the first circuit and a second end for interconnecting engagement with a first end of the rigid conductive member. The rigid conductive member has a first end for interconnecting engagement with the compressive conductive member and a second end for interconnecting engagement with the second circuit. The first end of the compressive conductive member interconnectingly engages with the first end of the rigid conductive member. The second end of the rigid conductive member interconnectingly engages with the first circuit and the second end of the compressive conductive member interconnectingly engages with the second circuit. In this way, the first circuit and the second circuit together form a completed electrical circuit.

摘要翻译： 提供一种用于有效地和有效地将第一刚性电路与第二刚性电路互连的系统。 互连电路系统除了第一和第二电路之外还包括压电导电构件和刚性导电构件。 压缩导电构件具有用于与第一电路互连的第一端和用于与刚性导电构件的第一端互连的第二端。 刚性导电构件具有用于与压缩导电构件互连的第一端和用于与第二电路互连的第二端。 压缩导电构件的第一端与刚性导电构件的第一端互连地接合。 刚性导电构件的第二端与第一电路互连地接合，并且压电导体构件的第二端互连地与第二电路接合。 以这种方式，第一电路和第二电路一起形成完整的电路。

公开(公告)号：US5151715A

公开(公告)日：1992-09-29

申请号：US737629

申请日：1991-07-30

申请人： Jefferson P. Ward ,  J. P. Harmon ,  Kris M. English ,  Kenneth L. Christensen

发明人： Jefferson P. Ward ,  J. P. Harmon ,  Kris M. English ,  Kenneth L. Christensen

IPC分类号： B41J2/165

CPC分类号： B41J2/16538

摘要： A printhead wiper for ink-jet printers molded from an elastomer and including a wiping beam having a wiping edge formed at one end of the beam. The other end of the beam is integral with a base. A hole through the beam near the base decreases beam stiffness. A higher durometer elastomer may thus be used without applying excessive wiping force to the printhead. In another embodiment the wiper includes a pair of wiping blades each of which have wiping edges for wiping a printhead traveling thereby. The first wipe removes pooled ink and debris and spreads viscous ink while the second wipe further the spread ink before it can retract to its former drop or pooled configuration.

公开(公告)号：US5146243A

公开(公告)日：1992-09-08

申请号：US737943

申请日：1991-07-29

申请人： Kris M. English ,  J. P. Harmon ,  Jefferson P. Ward

发明人： Kris M. English ,  J. P. Harmon ,  Jefferson P. Ward

IPC分类号： B41J2/165

CPC分类号： B41J2/16508 ,  B41J2/16547

摘要： A birdirectionally movable carriage in an ink-jet printer contains either a color or a black ink cartridge. When a color cartridge is mounted on the carriage, a rotatable service station having both color and black cartridge service stations mounted thereon rotates to position the color service station adjacent the travel path of the color cartridge. A cap on the color service station includes a lip for sealing against the color cartridge and a flexible diaphragm which flexes to minimize pressure differentials between the interior and exterior of the cap. Because ink vapor diffusion through the diaphragm is possible, a diffusion vent is provided to a chamber on the side of the diaphragm exposed to the exterior of the cap. The diffusion vent permits diaphragm flexing while inhibiting ink vapor diffusion from the cap.

摘要翻译： 喷墨打印机中的可向方向移动的托架包含彩色或黑色墨盒。 当彩色墨盒安装在滑架上时，安装有彩色墨盒服务站和黑色墨盒服务站的可旋转维修站旋转，以使颜色服务站与彩色墨盒的行进路径相邻。 彩色服务台上的盖子包括用于密封彩色墨盒的唇缘和挠曲的柔性隔膜，以使帽子的内部和外部之间的压力差最小化。 因为可以通过隔膜扩散墨水蒸气，所以将扩散通道设置在暴露于盖外部的隔膜一侧的腔室中。 扩散孔允许膜片弯曲，同时抑制墨水从帽盖扩散。