公开(公告)号：US11964489B2

公开(公告)日：2024-04-23

申请号：US17700047

申请日：2022-03-21

Applicant: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.

Inventor： Takashi Somete ,  Chikara Ishihara ,  Noriaki Furukawa ,  Takuma Araki ,  Jun Nakano ,  Hiroomi Nakatsuji ,  Issei Nakano

IPC: B41J2/165 ,  B41J11/00

CPC classification number: B41J2/16523 ,  B41J2/16532 ,  B41J11/007 ,  B41J11/0085

Abstract: An inkjet recording apparatus includes a recording head including a plurality of nozzles for ejecting ink, a conveyor belt that has a plurality of apertures and conveys recording media one by one, a control unit, an ink receiver, and a pipe-shaped ink discharge flow path. The control unit controls drive of the recording head and the conveyor belt to perform flushing, in which the ink is ejected from the nozzle of the recording head to pass through one of the apertures, at a timing different from a timing contributing to image recording. The ink receiver is disposed to face the recording head sandwiching the conveyor belt therebetween, to receive the ink after passing through the aperture when the flushing is performed. The ink discharge flow path is connected to the ink receiver. When the flushing is performed, a predetermined amount of liquid is stored in the ink receiver.

公开(公告)号：US10207507B2

公开(公告)日：2019-02-19

申请号：US15826185

申请日：2017-11-29

Applicant: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.

Inventor： Noriaki Furukawa ,  Takashi Somete ,  Yasutaka Inui ,  Masanobu Maeshima ,  Takuma Araki

IPC: B41J2/165

Abstract: An inkjet recording apparatus includes an ink ejection surface and a cleaning liquid nozzle. The ink ejection surface has an ink ejection port through which ink is ejected. The cleaning liquid nozzle has a cleaning liquid supply port through which cleaning liquid for cleaning the ink ejection surface is supplied. In the cleaning liquid nozzle, a concave meniscus is formed on a surface of the cleaning liquid.

公开(公告)号：US10195859B2

公开(公告)日：2019-02-05

申请号：US15826164

申请日：2017-11-29

Applicant: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.

Inventor： Noriaki Furukawa ,  Takashi Somete ,  Yasutaka Inui ,  Masanobu Maeshima ,  Takuma Araki

IPC: B41J2/165

Abstract: In an inkjet recording apparatus, a recording head has an ink ejection port through which ink is ejected, a cleaning liquid supplying portion has a cleaning liquid supply port through which cleaning liquid for cleaning an ink ejection surface having the ink ejection port, is supplied, and a cleaning member cleans the ink ejection surface by the cleaning liquid by moving while in contact with the ink ejection surface. The cleaning liquid supplying portion includes a main body portion and a protruding portion. The main body portion is disposed on an upstream side of the recording head in a moving direction of the cleaning member. The protruding portion protrudes from the main body portion toward a downstream in the moving direction, and covers, from below, lower ends of side surfaces of the recording head and the main body portion that face each other in the moving direction.

公开(公告)号：US20250065627A1

公开(公告)日：2025-02-27

申请号：US18810826

申请日：2024-08-21

Applicant: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.

Inventor： Yiquan Nie ,  Takashi Somete

IPC: B41J2/165

Abstract: A maintenance device includes a cap to be attached to a nozzle surface of an inkjet head, an air supply opening provided in the cap, and a vent hole which is provided in the cap and is opened to an atmosphere.

公开(公告)号：US20250050640A1

公开(公告)日：2025-02-13

申请号：US18797921

申请日：2024-08-08

Applicant: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.

Inventor： Yiquan Nie ,  Takashi Somete

IPC: B41J2/165 ,  B41J29/377

Abstract: A maintenance device includes: a cap to be attached to a nozzle surface of an inkjet head; and a supply portion which accumulates a humidifying medium therein, generates humidified air by causing air to pass through the humidifying medium, and supplies the humidified air to the cap via an air supply pipe that is in communication with the cap, and inside the supply portion, the air supply pipe is provided along an up-down direction in a space higher than a fluid level of the humidifying medium and is provided with a cut on at least an inner surface side of a pipe wall of the air supply pipe.

公开(公告)号：US09463627B2

公开(公告)日：2016-10-11

申请号：US14942238

申请日：2015-11-16

Applicant: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.

Inventor： Takashi Somete

IPC: B41J2/165

CPC classification number: B41J2/16508 ,  B41J2/16538 ,  B41J2/16547 ,  B41J2/16585 ,  B41J2002/16591

Abstract: A recovery system for a recording head according to the present disclosure includes a wiper, a drive mechanism, and a control portion. The control portion is able to execute a recovery operation for the recording head that includes an ink pushing-out operation that forcibly pushes out ink, a first wiping operation that moves the wiper in a first direction to wipe away purged ink, and a second wiping operation that moves the wiper in a direction opposite to the first direction to wipe away remaining ink. The wiper includes a first wiping surface disposed to face in the first direction, a second wiping surface disposed to face in a direction opposite to the first direction, and an upper surface. The first wiping surface and the upper surface have a high water repellency compared with the second wiping surface.

Abstract translation: 根据本公开的用于记录头的恢复系统包括刮水器，驱动机构和控制部分。 控制部分能够执行包括强制推出墨水的墨水推出操作的记录头的恢复操作，第一擦拭操作使擦拭器沿第一方向移动以擦除已清除的墨水，并且第二擦拭 使擦拭器沿与第一方向相反的方向移动以擦去剩余墨水的操作。 擦拭器包括设置成朝向第一方向设置的第一擦拭表面，设置成面向与第一方向相反的方向的第二擦拭表面和上表面。 与第二擦拭面相比，第一擦拭面和上表面具有高的防水性。

公开(公告)号：US20180154640A1

公开(公告)日：2018-06-07

申请号：US15826185

申请日：2017-11-29

Applicant: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.

Inventor： Noriaki Furukawa ,  Takashi Somete ,  Yasutaka Inui ,  Masanobu Maeshima ,  Takuma Araki

IPC: B41J2/165

CPC classification number: B41J2/16552 ,  B41J2/16505 ,  B41J2/16517 ,  B41J2/16535 ,  B41J2002/16558 ,  B41J2002/16591

Abstract: An inkjet recording apparatus includes an ink ejection surface and a cleaning liquid nozzle. The ink ejection surface has an ink ejection port through which ink is ejected. The cleaning liquid nozzle has a cleaning liquid supply port through which cleaning liquid for cleaning the ink ejection surface is supplied. In the cleaning liquid nozzle, a concave meniscus is formed on a surface of the cleaning liquid.

公开(公告)号：US09421776B2

公开(公告)日：2016-08-23

申请号：US14961253

申请日：2015-12-07

Applicant: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.

Inventor： Takashi Somete

IPC: B41J2/165

CPC classification number: B41J2/16535 ,  B41J2/16508 ,  B41J2/16511 ,  B41J2/16538 ,  B41J2/16544 ,  B41J2/16585 ,  B41J2002/16591

Abstract: A recovery system for a recording head according to the present disclosure includes a wiper, a drive mechanism, and a control portion. The control portion is able to execute a recovery operation for a recording head that includes a first ink pushing-out operation that forcibly pushes out ink, a first wiping operation that wipes away purged ink, and a second wiping operation that moves the wiper in a direction opposite to the first direction. The wiper includes a first wiping surface, a second wiping surface, and an upper surface. The upper surface is provided with a first step portion that becomes higher from a first upper end portion of the first wiping surface to a second upper end portion of the second wiping surface.

Abstract translation: 根据本公开的用于记录头的恢复系统包括刮水器，驱动机构和控制部分。 控制部分能够执行包括强制推出墨水的第一墨水推出操作的记录头的恢复操作，擦除已清除的墨水的第一次擦拭操作和将刮水器移动到第二擦拭操作中的第二擦拭操作 方向与第一方向相反。 擦拭器包括第一擦拭表面，第二擦拭表面和上表面。 上表面设置有从第一擦拭表面的第一上端部分到第二擦拭表面的第二上端部分变高的第一台阶部分。

公开(公告)号：US20140063104A1

公开(公告)日：2014-03-06

申请号：US14012930

申请日：2013-08-28

Applicant: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.

Inventor： Takashi Somete ,  Noriaki Furukawa ,  Yasuko Takaori ,  Susumu Hiroshima

IPC: B41J2/045

CPC classification number: B41J2/04581 ,  B41J2/04508 ,  B41J2/04513 ,  B41J2/04536 ,  B41J2/04571 ,  B41J2/04588

Abstract: An inkjet recording apparatus according to one aspect of the present disclosure includes nozzle, pressuring chambers, piezoelectric element, ambient condition obtaining portion, application portion, and control portion. Control portion causes application portion to output ejection driving-voltage by which piezoelectric element is deformed so as to eject droplets from nozzles in printing period in printing state, and causes application portion to output vibration driving-voltage by which piezoelectric element is vibrated so as to vibrate meniscus in each nozzle in non-printing period between printing periods in printing state. Control portion changes the number of times piezoelectric element is vibrated in non-printing period, based on ambient condition obtained by ambient condition obtaining portion, or zero shear viscosity of ink which is calculated or obtained according to obtained ambient condition, and causes application portion to output vibration driving-voltage by which piezoelectric element is vibrated the number of times having been changed.

Abstract translation: 根据本公开的一个方面的喷墨记录装置包括喷嘴，加压室，压电元件，环境条件获得部分，施加部分和控制部分。 控制部分使得施加部分输出喷射驱动电压，压电元件变形，从而在打印状态下的打印周期中从喷嘴喷射液滴，并且使施加部分输出压电元件振动的振动驱动电压，从而 在打印期间的非打印期间在每个喷嘴中振动弯液面。 控制部分根据环境条件获得部分获得的环境条件或根据获得的环境条件计算或获得的油墨的零剪切粘度，在非打印期间改变压电元件振动的次数，并将应用部分 压电元件振动的输出振动驱动电压变化次数。

公开(公告)号：US11554587B2

公开(公告)日：2023-01-17

申请号：US17206253

申请日：2021-03-19

Applicant: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.

Inventor： Hiroyuki Ueda ,  Chikara Ishihara ,  Takashi Somete ,  Issei Nakano ,  Jun Nakano ,  Hiroomi Nakatsuji ,  Aiichiro Otana ,  Takuma Araki ,  Noriaki Furukawa ,  Yasutaka Inui

IPC: B41J2/165 ,  B41J11/00

Abstract: The inkjet recording apparatus includes a conveyance belt, a conveyance plate, a suction unit, an inkjet head, and a cleaning unit. The conveyance belt has a plurality of through holes. The suction unit causes the conveyance belt to suck the sheet. The conveyance plate includes a plurality of through holes formed in bottom portions of the plurality of recessed portions. The inkjet head includes a head main body and a head end portion adjacent to the head main body, and faces an upper surface of the conveyance plate via the conveyance belt. The cleaning unit removes ink adhering to a lower surface of the head main body. A ratio of the recessed portions per unit area in a facing region of the conveyance plate facing the head end portion is smaller than a ratio of the recessed portions per unit area in a region other than the facing region.