Systems and methods for determining printhead in a standby position
    1.
    发明授权
    Systems and methods for determining printhead in a standby position 有权
    用于确定待机位置的打印头的系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US07059702B2

    公开(公告)日:2006-06-13

    申请号:US10875587

    申请日:2004-06-25

    CPC分类号: B41J2/16585 B41J25/316

    摘要: A system and method for determining proper positioning of the printhead as it travels between first and second positions by sampling an electrical resistance signal of a motor during tilting of the printhead, calculating an average of specified samples at a time, and comparing the calculated average to a predetermined threshold to determine whether the printhead is operating properly. Thus, the need for sensors to determine the positioning of the printhead is eliminated.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于确定当打印头在打印头倾斜期间通过采样电机的电阻信号在第一和第二位置之间行进时的适当定位的系统和方法,一次计算指定样本的平均值,并将计算的平均值与 预定阈值以确定打印头是否正常运行。 因此,消除了确定打印头定位的传感器的需要。

    Method and apparatus for guiding media
    3.
    发明授权
    Method and apparatus for guiding media 有权
    用于引导媒体的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US06296244B1

    公开(公告)日:2001-10-02

    申请号:US09277856

    申请日:1999-03-26

    IPC分类号: B65H306

    CPC分类号: B65H5/38 B65H2301/423245

    摘要: A media guiding apparatus and related method for reliably directing a media sheet from a media tray to a transport nip are provided. In one embodiment the media guiding apparatus includes at least one guide member that extends from a first guide surface adjacent to the transport nip to the sheet separator in the media tray. The guide member cooperates with a second guide surface to create a substantially uninterrupted media path between the sheet separator and the transport nip. The guide member is also extendible as the sheet separator moves relative to the first and second guide surfaces within the media tray. In another embodiment, the media guiding apparatus comprises a fan that creates a positive air pressure that urges the sheet against a guide surface as the sheet advances toward the transport nip.

    摘要翻译: 提供了一种用于将介质板从介质托盘可靠地引导到传送辊隙的介质引导装置和相关方法。 在一个实施例中,介质引导装置包括至少一个引导构件,该引导构件从邻近传送压区的第一引导表面延伸到介质托盘中的片分离器。 引导构件与第二引导表面协作以在片分离器和输送夹持部之间形成基本上不间断的介质路径。 当片分离器相对于介质托盘内的第一和第二引导表面移动时,引导构件也可延伸。 在另一个实施例中,介质引导装置包括风扇,其产生正空气压力,当片材朝向输送夹持部前进时,空气压力将片材推压在引导表面上。

    High-performance ink jet print head having an improved ink feed system
    4.
    发明授权
    High-performance ink jet print head having an improved ink feed system 失效
    具有改进的供墨系统的高性能喷墨打印头

    公开(公告)号:US06003971A

    公开(公告)日:1999-12-21

    申请号:US610564

    申请日:1996-03-06

    摘要: An ink jet array print head (101) includes four media-width linear ink jet arrays (100). Ink flows from four sets of manifolds (106) through acoustically matched inlet filters (116), inlet ports (117), inlet channels (118), pressure chamber ports (120), and ink pressure chambers (122). Ink leaves the pressure chambers through outlet ports (124) and flows through oval outlet channels (128) to orifices (108), from which ink drops (110) are ejected. The ink pressure chambers are bounded by flexible diaphragms (130) to which piezo-ceramic transducers (132) are bonded. To minimize inter-jet cross-talk caused by pressure fluctuations in the manifolds, compliant walls (150) form one wall along the entire length of each manifold. An improved ink feed system (210) supplies four colors of ink to the print head. Phase-change inks are melted and deposited in ink catch basins (202), funneled into ink storage reservoirs (204), and fed to the print head through ink stack feeds (206) having substantially equal lengths and cross-sectional areas to improve jetting uniformity. Manifold tapering, inlet port positioning, and an elevationally upward slope of the ink stack feeds enhances purgeability of the ink feed system and the ink jet print head.

    摘要翻译: 喷墨阵列打印头(101)包括四个中等宽度线性喷墨阵列(100)。 墨水通过声学匹配的入口过滤器(116),入口端口(117),入口通道(118),压力室端口(120)和墨水压力室(122)从四组歧管(106)流出。 墨水通过出口(124)离开压力室,并通过椭圆形出口通道(128)流到喷嘴(108),墨滴(110)从中喷出。 墨压力室由压电陶瓷换能器(132)接合的柔性隔膜(130)界定。 为了最小化由歧管中的压力波动引起的喷气间串扰,顺从壁(150)沿着每个歧管的整个长度形成一个壁。 改进的供墨系统(210)向打印头供应四种颜色的墨水。 相变油墨熔化并沉积在油墨捕集池(202)中,漏斗进入油墨储存器(204),并通过具有基本相同的长度和横截面积的油墨堆积进料(206)进料到打印头,以改善喷射 均匀性 歧管锥形,入口端口定位以及油墨堆叠进料的向上倾斜增强了墨水供给系统和喷墨打印头的清洁能力。

    Systems and methods for determining printhead in a print position
    5.
    发明授权
    Systems and methods for determining printhead in a print position 有权
    用于在打印位置确定打印头的系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US07063401B2

    公开(公告)日:2006-06-20

    申请号:US10874250

    申请日:2004-06-24

    CPC分类号: B41J2/16585 B41J25/316

    摘要: A system and method for sensing the positioning the printhead in one or more of a standby position, a wipe position, and a printing position uses electrical signals from a drive motor as an indicator of whether the printhead has properly moved to a desired position. As the printhead is tilted to a print position, a first position electrical signal is detected by sampling a resistance on the torque motor at a first time. A second position electrical signal is determined by sampling another resistance on the motor at a second time. A slope is calculated between the first position sample and the second position sample. The calculated slope is analyzed to determine whether the printhead is operating properly. Thus, the need for standalone sensors to determine the positioning of the printhead is eliminated.

    摘要翻译: 用于感测将打印头定位在待机位置,擦拭位置和打印位置中的一个或多个中的系统和方法使用来自驱动马达的电信号作为打印头是否已经适当地移动到期望位置的指示。 当打印头倾斜到打印位置时,通过在第一时间对扭矩马达上的电阻进行采样来检测第一位置电信号。 第二位置电信号通过在第二时间对电机上的另一个电阻进行采样来确定。 在第一位置样品和第二位置样品之间计算斜率。 分析计算出的斜率以确定打印头是否正常运行。 因此,消除了用于确定打印头的定位的独立传感器的需要。

    Stripper blade assembly
    6.
    发明授权
    Stripper blade assembly 有权
    剥线器组件

    公开(公告)号:US06293545B1

    公开(公告)日:2001-09-25

    申请号:US09465240

    申请日:1999-12-15

    IPC分类号: B65H2954

    摘要: A stripper blade assembly for an ink jet offset printer has a thin blade fixedly mounted on a top surface of a blade holder. The blade holder includes at a trailing edge flexible eyelet portions that extend downwards to snap over protuberances on mechanical connectors overmolded onto a rotatable shaft in order to secure the blade holder to the shaft. The thin blade engages the surface of an offset drum of the ink jet offset printer along the width of the drum at an appropriate point in the print process to strip the leading edge of a print medium from the offset drum surface, minimizing damage to the offset drum surface and to the printed image on the print medium while also minimizing the risk of a jam.

    摘要翻译: 用于喷墨偏移打印机的剥离器刀片组件具有固定地安装在刀片保持器的顶表面上的薄刀片。 刀片保持器包括在后缘处的柔性孔眼部分,其向下延伸以将机械连接器上的突起卡扣到模制到可旋转轴上以便将刀片固定到轴上。 薄片在打印过程中的适当点处沿着鼓的宽度与喷墨偏移打印机的偏移鼓的表面接合,以从偏移鼓表面剥离打印介质的前缘,从而最小化对偏移的损害 鼓表面和打印介质上的打印图像,同时最大限度地减少卡纸的风险。

    Printer with media corrugation at media output
    7.
    发明授权
    Printer with media corrugation at media output 有权
    打印机在介质输出处有介质波纹

    公开(公告)号:US06190070B1

    公开(公告)日:2001-02-20

    申请号:US09170922

    申请日:1998-10-13

    IPC分类号: B41J1303

    摘要: A printer for generating an image on a media sheet has a printer body with a media path extending from a media supply in a downstream direction to a media exit. An output tray and a media ejection mechanism are connected to the printer body adjacent the media exit. The ejection mechanism has a number of drive roller pairs, each of which includes a first roller and a second roller contacting each other at a nip defining a nip plane. The first rollers of the respective roller pairs are coaxial with each other, and the second rollers of the respective roller pairs are coaxial with each other. The nips of the drive roller pairs occupy a common plane, and the drive roller pairs are spaced apart from each other to define a gap. The ejection mechanism includes at least one corrugation roller positioned in the gap, rotatable on a corrugation roller axis, and having a curved surface portion displaced from the nip plane.

    摘要翻译: 用于在介质片上生成图像的打印机具有打印机主体,其具有从媒体供应沿下游方向延伸到介质出口的介质路径。 输出托盘和介质排出机构连接到与介质出口相邻的打印机主体。 排出机构具有多个驱动辊对,每个驱动辊对包括第一辊和第二辊,在限定夹持面的辊隙处彼此接触。 各辊对的第一辊彼此同轴,各辊对的第二辊彼此同轴。 驱动辊对的夹头占据公共平面,并且驱动辊对彼此间隔开以限定间隙。 排出机构包括至少一个位于间隙中的波纹辊,可在波纹辊轴线上旋转,并且具有从夹持平面移位的弯曲表面部分。