公开(公告)号：US06709081B2

公开(公告)日：2004-03-23

申请号：US10225283

申请日：2002-08-22

申请人： Hiroyuki Ishinaga ,  Yoshinori Misumi ,  Yoichi Taneya ,  Hiroyuki Sugiyama

发明人： Hiroyuki Ishinaga ,  Yoshinori Misumi ,  Yoichi Taneya ,  Hiroyuki Sugiyama

IPC分类号： B41J2938

CPC分类号： H04N1/4426 ,  G06F21/10 ,  G06F2221/0797 ,  H04N1/4406 ,  H04N1/444 ,  H04N1/4486

摘要： An object of the present invention is to provide a printing system in which a user can obtain permission to use an encrypted copyrighted image by paying a royalty to a creator of the image so as to print the image, a printing method, and an ink tank which can be used to attain the printing system. The printing system comprises a computer and a printer which is connected to the computer. The computer can acquire an encrypted image with a print key which is distributed from an Internet distribution company. The printer has an ink tank replaceably mounted thereon, and the ink tank incorporates a security chip. The security chip contains a certificate key, generates a decryption key from a combination of the certificate key and the print key, and decrypts the encrypted image into print data which can be printed by the printer by use of the decryption key.

摘要翻译： 本发明的目的是提供一种打印系统，其中用户可以通过向图像的创建者支付版税来获得使用加密版权图像的许可，以便打印图像，打印方法和墨水盒 可用于获得打印系统。 打印系统包括计算机和连接到计算机的打印机。 计算机可以使用从互联网发行公司分发的打印密钥获得加密图像。 打印机具有可更换地安装在其上的墨盒，并且墨水盒包含安全芯片。 安全芯片包含证书密钥，从证书密钥和打印密钥的组合生成解密密钥，并将加密的图像解密为能够通过解密密钥由打印机打印的打印数据。

公开(公告)号：US06761434B2

公开(公告)日：2004-07-13

申请号：US09910930

申请日：2001-07-24

申请人： Hiroyuki Ishinaga ,  Yoshinori Misumi ,  Yoichi Taneya ,  Hiroyuki Sugiyama

发明人： Hiroyuki Ishinaga ,  Yoshinori Misumi ,  Yoichi Taneya ,  Hiroyuki Sugiyama

IPC分类号： B41J205

CPC分类号： B41J2/14048 ,  B41J2/04516 ,  B41J2/04541 ,  B41J2/0458 ,  B41J2/04595

摘要： A liquid discharge head includes plural heat generating members, each linearly communicating with a discharge port, a liquid flow path communicating with each discharge port and having a bubble generating area in which a movable member is provided, a limiting portion opposed to the bubble generating area in the liquid flow path for limiting displacement of the movable member, and a circuit for receiving data of a predetermined number of bits for each heat generating member and generating drive pulses for each heat generating member based on the respective input data. Substantial contact between the displaced movable member and the limiting portion renders a portion of the liquid flow path including the bubble generating area a substantially closed space except for the discharge port. The number of drive pulses generated from the input data is larger than the predetermined number of bits for at least one set of the data.

摘要翻译： 液体排出头包括多个发生部件，每个发热部件均与排出口线性连通，与每个排​​放口连通的液体流动通道，并具有设置可动件的发泡区域，与气泡发生区域相对的限制部分 在用于限制可移动部件的位移的液体流路中，以及用于接收每个发热部件的预定位数的数据的电路，并且基于相应的输入数据产生每个发热部件的驱动脉冲。 位移可动构件和限制部分之间的实质接触使得包括气泡生成区域的液体流动路径的一部分除了排出口之外基本上是封闭的空间。 从输入数据生成的驱动脉冲的数量大于至少一组数据的预定位数。

公开(公告)号：US06491382B2

公开(公告)日：2002-12-10

申请号：US09915423

申请日：2001-07-27

申请人： Yoichi Taneya ,  Hiroyuki Ishinaga ,  Yoshinori Misumi ,  Hiroyuki Sugiyama

发明人： Yoichi Taneya ,  Hiroyuki Ishinaga ,  Yoshinori Misumi ,  Hiroyuki Sugiyama

IPC分类号： B41J205

CPC分类号： B41J2/14048

摘要： Disclosed is a liquid discharge head that comprises: a heat generator that generates a thermal energy for generating a bubble in a liquid; a discharge part as a portion to discharge the liquid; a flow path communicating with the discharge part and having a bubble generation region in which the bubble is generated; a movable member having a free end and is displaced with the growth of the bubble; and a restricting portion to define a displacement amount of the movable member, in which the flow path is formed by joining a substantially flat substrate provided with the heat generator the movable member and a top plate opposing to the substrate and including the restricting portion, and the liquid is discharged from the discharge part by an energy during generation of the bubble, in which the clearance between at least one sidewall of the flow path and the side edge portion of the restricting portion is larger than the clearance between the sidewall and the side edge portion of the movable member.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种液体排出头，其包括：发热体，产生用于在液体中产生气泡的热能; 作为排出液体的部分的排出部; 与排出部分连通并具有产生气泡的气泡生成区域的流路; 具有自由端的可动件，随着气泡的增长而移动; 以及限定部分，用于限定可移动部件的位移量，其中流动路径通过将设置有发热体的可移动部件的基本平坦的基板与与基板相对并包括限制部分的顶板接合而形成，以及 液体在产生气泡期间通过能量从排出部排出，其中流动路径的至少一个侧壁与限制部分的侧边缘部分之间的间隙大于侧壁和侧面之间的间隙 可移动部件的边缘部分。

公开(公告)号：US06513914B2

公开(公告)日：2003-02-04

申请号：US09916435

申请日：2001-07-30

申请人： Yoshinori Misumi ,  Hiroyuki Ishinaga ,  Yoichi Taneya ,  Hiroyuki Sugiyama

发明人： Yoshinori Misumi ,  Hiroyuki Ishinaga ,  Yoichi Taneya ,  Hiroyuki Sugiyama

IPC分类号： B41J205

CPC分类号： B41J2/04541 ,  B41J2/04543 ,  B41J2/0458 ,  B41J2/04598 ,  B41J2/14024 ,  B41J2/14048 ,  B41J2002/14379

摘要： A boundary nozzle which is contained in a block that has not been driven and is situated at the boundary with a driving block that is driven prior to the block containing the boundary nozzle contains a second stopper which has a length in a liquid flow direction longer than that of a first stopper contained in a driving nozzle in the driving block that is driven prior. A near-boundary nozzle adjacent to the boundary nozzle has a third stopper which has a length in a liquid flow direction longer than that of the first stopper but shorter than the second stopper. Thus, recording irregularities owing to meniscus regression are suppressed.

公开(公告)号：US06505903B2

公开(公告)日：2003-01-14

申请号：US09911454

申请日：2001-07-25

申请人： Hiroyuki Ishinaga ,  Sadayuki Sugama ,  Yoshinori Misumi ,  Yoichi Taneya ,  Hiroyuki Sugiyama

发明人： Hiroyuki Ishinaga ,  Sadayuki Sugama ,  Yoshinori Misumi ,  Yoichi Taneya ,  Hiroyuki Sugiyama

IPC分类号： B41J2938

CPC分类号： B41J2/0458 ,  B41J2/04588 ,  B41J2/04591 ,  B41J2/04598 ,  B41J2/14048 ,  B41J2202/06

摘要： Liquid is discharged at a high frequency in a consecutive manner with a liquid discharge head having a movable member. A bubble formed for discharge a first discharged droplet grows large into a discharge port side by the movable substantially closing a common liquid chamber side in a bubble forming procedure, and disappears fast at the common liquid chamber side by the movable member releasing the common liquid chamber side of a flow path in a bubble disappearance procedure, and reaches a state to remain at the discharge port side of a heat-generating body. Under this state, since the bubble disappears at the common liquid chamber side, a constant liquid is refilled to reach the discharge port side, and the bubble does not yet completely disappear, a meniscus is disposed comparatively closer to a liquid discharge face. Under the circumstances, if discharge of a second discharged droplet is arranged to start from this state, the liquid can be discharged well at a short interval in a consecutive manner.

摘要翻译： 液体以具有可移动部件的液体排出头连续排出。 形成用于排出第一排出的液滴的气泡通过在气泡形成过程中基本上关闭公共液体室侧而大量地进入排出口侧，并且通过可移动部件释放公共液体室而在公共液体室侧快速消失 气泡消失过程中的流路的一侧，达到保持在发热体的排出口侧的状态。 在这种状态下，由于气泡在共同的液体室侧消失，所以恒定的液体被再填充到排出口侧，并且气泡尚未完全消失，弯液面比较靠近排液面设置。 在这种情况下，如果排出的第二排出的液滴从该状态开始排出，则可以连续地以短的间隔良好地排出液体。

公开(公告)号：US06409319B1

公开(公告)日：2002-06-25

申请号：US09916471

申请日：2001-07-30

申请人： Yoichi Taneya ,  Hiroyuki Ishinaga ,  Yoshinori Misumi ,  Hiroyuki Sugiyama

发明人： Yoichi Taneya ,  Hiroyuki Ishinaga ,  Yoshinori Misumi ,  Hiroyuki Sugiyama

IPC分类号： B41J205

CPC分类号： B41J2/14048

摘要： A liquid discharge head comprises a heating element which heats liquid in a liquid flow path to produce a bubble in the liquid, a discharge port through which liquid is discharged by pressure involved in bubble growth, the discharge port communicating with the lower part of the liquid flow path and being smaller in the area of a cross section at right angles to the direction of liquid introduction than the liquid flow path, a movable member which is provided like a cantilever in the liquid flow path, the free end of the member being positioned on the side of the discharge port, and a restrictor which substantially closes the upper part of the liquid flow path by being substantially brought into contact with the movable member when the movable member is displaced by the growth of the bubble, wherein a meniscus is in the discharge port when due to bubble breakage, the movable member moves from the normal position in such a direction that the liquid flow path is open widely and then returns to the normal position.

公开(公告)号：US06474792B2

公开(公告)日：2002-11-05

申请号：US09916464

申请日：2001-07-30

申请人： Hiroyuki Sugiyama ,  Masami Kasamoto ,  Hiroyuki Ishinaga ,  Teruo Ozaki ,  Yoshinori Misumi ,  Yoichi Taneya ,  Junichiro Iri ,  Hiroaki Mihara

发明人： Hiroyuki Sugiyama ,  Masami Kasamoto ,  Hiroyuki Ishinaga ,  Teruo Ozaki ,  Yoshinori Misumi ,  Yoichi Taneya ,  Junichiro Iri ,  Hiroaki Mihara

IPC分类号： B41J205

CPC分类号： B41J2/14048

摘要： In a liquid discharge head having a movable member displaced by generation of a bubble, endurance of stepped portions of the movable member and of root portions of movable parts of the movable member is enhanced and flexure deformation of the movable member is prevented to enhance endurance of the member. A pressing member for covering stepped portions of a movable member and root portions of branched movable parts is provided within a flow path. A part of the pressing member is tapered and extends to a downstream side (toward a discharge port) to be spaced apart from the movable member, thereby forming a flexure regulating portion opposed to and spaced apart from an intermediate portion of the movable member. The pressing member and the flexure regulating portion suppress excessive deformation of the movable member.

公开(公告)号：US06834423B2

公开(公告)日：2004-12-28

申请号：US09912340

申请日：2001-07-26

申请人： Hiroyuki Sugiyama ,  Hiroyuki Ishinaga ,  Yoshinori Misumi ,  Yoichi Taneya

发明人： Hiroyuki Sugiyama ,  Hiroyuki Ishinaga ,  Yoshinori Misumi ,  Yoichi Taneya

IPC分类号： B23P5376

CPC分类号： B41J2/14048 ,  B41J2/1604 ,  B41J2/1628 ,  B41J2/1629 ,  B41J2/1631 ,  B41J2/1634 ,  B41J2/1642 ,  B41J2/1645 ,  Y10S29/016 ,  Y10T29/49083 ,  Y10T29/49401

摘要： A method of manufacturing a liquid discharge head having a liquid flow path, a discharge energy generating device in the liquid flow path, a discharge port communicating with the liquid flow path, and a movable member facing the discharge energy generating device. The movable member is formed by a photolithographic technique, and a right-angled part and an acute-angled part of an edge of the movable member are removed so as to make a surface of the edge of the movable member curved. The curved surface of the movable member serves to reduce concentration of the stress on the movable member that occurs due to displacement of the movable member resulting from pressure of a bubble generated to discharge ink. Removal of the right-angled and acute-angled parts may be performed by soaking the movable member in an etching solution after formation of the movable member.

摘要翻译： 一种制造具有液体流路的液体排出头的方法，液体流路中的排出能量产生装置，与液体流路连通的排出口以及面向排出能量产生装置的可动件。 通过光刻技术形成可动部件，去除可动部件的边缘的直角部分和锐角部分，使可动部件的边缘的表面弯曲。 可移动部件的弯曲表面用于减少由于产生的用于排出墨的气泡的压力引起的可移动部件的位移而导致的可移动部件上的应力集中。 直角和锐角部分的去除可以通过在形成可移动部件之后将活动部件浸入蚀刻溶液中来进行。

公开(公告)号：US06409296B1

公开(公告)日：2002-06-25

申请号：US09624380

申请日：2000-07-27

申请人： Yoshinori Misumi ,  Hiroyuki Ishinaga ,  Yoichi Taneya ,  Hiroyuki Sugiyama ,  Satoshi Shimazu

发明人： Yoshinori Misumi ,  Hiroyuki Ishinaga ,  Yoichi Taneya ,  Hiroyuki Sugiyama ,  Satoshi Shimazu

IPC分类号： B41J2938

CPC分类号： B41J2/14048 ,  B41J2/2054 ,  B41J2202/06

摘要： The invention is to vary the amount of the liquid discharged from a same discharge port, thereby realizing recording of multi gradation levels. After the discharge of a first liquid droplet 66a, a second liquid droplet 66b is discharged while the movable member 31 is still in a displaced state. In comparison with the first liquid droplet 66a, the second liquid droplet 66b has a larger discharge energy and a larger speed, because the moving energy of the movable member 31 and the energy consumed for the liquid flow opposite to the discharge port 18 are small. Thus the first and second droplets are united to form a united droplet 66d before landing on the recording medium 150. In this manner the amount of the discharged liquid can be varied.

摘要翻译： 本发明是为了改变从同一排出口排出的液体的量，从而实现多层次等级的记录。 在排出第一液滴66a之后，第二液滴66b被排出，同时可动件31仍处于移动状态。 与第一液滴66a相比，第二液滴66b具有较大的放电能量和较大的速度，因为可移动部件31的移动能量和与排出口18相反的液体流动消耗的能量较小。 因此，在着陆于记录介质150之前，第一和第二液滴被联合以形成联合液滴66d。以这种方式，排出液体的量可以改变。

公开(公告)号：US06637867B2

公开(公告)日：2003-10-28

申请号：US09394531

申请日：1999-09-10

申请人： Hiroyuki Sugiyama ,  Hiroyuki Ishinaga ,  Toshio Kashino ,  Aya Yoshihira ,  Kiyomitsu Kudo ,  Yoichi Taneya ,  Satoshi Shimazu

发明人： Hiroyuki Sugiyama ,  Hiroyuki Ishinaga ,  Toshio Kashino ,  Aya Yoshihira ,  Kiyomitsu Kudo ,  Yoichi Taneya ,  Satoshi Shimazu

IPC分类号： B41J205

CPC分类号： B41J2/14129 ,  B41J2/055 ,  B41J2/14048 ,  B41J2202/21

摘要： A liquid discharge head comprises a separation member for separating the discharge liquid flow paths communicated with discharge ports for discharging discharge liquid to enable discharge liquid to flow, and the bubbling liquid flow paths to enable bubbling liquid to flow, which is provided with the bubble generating areas for creating bubbles used for discharging discharge liquid from the discharge ports. This separation member is provided with the opening portions positioned to face the bubble generating areas, and displacement members provided for the separation member corresponding to the openings, having the free ends to be displaced by bubbles created on the bubble generating areas provided for the separation member. Then, with no bubbles created on the bubble generating areas, the displacement members interrupt the opening portions, and with bubbles created thereon, the free ends of the displacement members are displaced to discharge discharge liquid from the discharge ports of the head. Hence, this head can prevent discharge liquid from entering around the heat generating members at the time of bubble disappearance, and the mixture of discharge liquid and bubbling liquid when the head is left intact for a long time, while maintaining the excellent discharge efficiency by means of the displacement members thus arranged.

摘要翻译： 液体排出头包括用于分离与用于排放排出液体的排出口连通的排放液体流路的分离部件，以使排出液体能够流动，以及鼓泡液体流动路径以使鼓泡液体流动，其设置有产生气泡 用于产生用于从排放口排出液体的气泡的区域。 该隔离构件设置有面对气泡生成区域的开口部分，以及设置在与开口相对应的分离构件的位移构件，其具有通过产生于产生分隔构件的气泡生成区域上的气泡而移动的自由端 。 然后，在气泡生成区域没有产生气泡的情况下，位移构件中断开口部分，并且在其上产生气泡时，位移构件的自由端被移位以从头部的排放口排出排出液体。 因此，该头部可以防止在气泡消失时排出液体进入发热构件周围，并且当头部长时间保持完好时，排出液体和发泡液的混合，同时通过装置保持优异的排出效率 的排列构件。