EP0115180A3 - Operating an ink jet - Google Patents
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- EP0115180A3 EP0115180A3 EP83307850A EP83307850A EP0115180A3 EP 0115180 A3 EP0115180 A3 EP 0115180A3 EP 83307850 A EP83307850 A EP 83307850A EP 83307850 A EP83307850 A EP 83307850A EP 0115180 A3 EP0115180 A3 EP 0115180A3
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- Prior art keywords
- ink
- ink jet
- transducer
- producing
- ink droplets
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
- B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
- B41J2/00—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed
- B41J2/005—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by bringing liquid or particles selectively into contact with a printing material
- B41J2/01—Ink jet
- B41J2/015—Ink jet characterised by the jet generation process
- B41J2/04—Ink jet characterised by the jet generation process generating single droplets or particles on demand
- B41J2/045—Ink jet characterised by the jet generation process generating single droplets or particles on demand by pressure, e.g. electromechanical transducers
- B41J2/04501—Control methods or devices therefor, e.g. driver circuits, control circuits
- B41J2/04595—Dot-size modulation by changing the number of drops per dot
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
- B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
- B41J2/00—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed
- B41J2/005—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by bringing liquid or particles selectively into contact with a printing material
- B41J2/01—Ink jet
- B41J2/015—Ink jet characterised by the jet generation process
- B41J2/04—Ink jet characterised by the jet generation process generating single droplets or particles on demand
- B41J2/045—Ink jet characterised by the jet generation process generating single droplets or particles on demand by pressure, e.g. electromechanical transducers
- B41J2/04501—Control methods or devices therefor, e.g. driver circuits, control circuits
- B41J2/04581—Control methods or devices therefor, e.g. driver circuits, control circuits controlling heads based on piezoelectric elements
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
- B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
- B41J2/00—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed
- B41J2/005—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by bringing liquid or particles selectively into contact with a printing material
- B41J2/01—Ink jet
- B41J2/015—Ink jet characterised by the jet generation process
- B41J2/04—Ink jet characterised by the jet generation process generating single droplets or particles on demand
- B41J2/045—Ink jet characterised by the jet generation process generating single droplets or particles on demand by pressure, e.g. electromechanical transducers
- B41J2/04501—Control methods or devices therefor, e.g. driver circuits, control circuits
- B41J2/04588—Control methods or devices therefor, e.g. driver circuits, control circuits using a specific waveform
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
- B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
- B41J2/00—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed
- B41J2/005—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by bringing liquid or particles selectively into contact with a printing material
- B41J2/01—Ink jet
- B41J2/015—Ink jet characterised by the jet generation process
- B41J2/04—Ink jet characterised by the jet generation process generating single droplets or particles on demand
- B41J2/045—Ink jet characterised by the jet generation process generating single droplets or particles on demand by pressure, e.g. electromechanical transducers
- B41J2/04501—Control methods or devices therefor, e.g. driver circuits, control circuits
- B41J2/0459—Height of the driving signal being adjusted
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
- B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
- B41J2/00—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed
- B41J2/005—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by bringing liquid or particles selectively into contact with a printing material
- B41J2/01—Ink jet
- B41J2/21—Ink jet for multi-colour printing
- B41J2/2121—Ink jet for multi-colour printing characterised by dot size, e.g. combinations of printed dots of different diameter
- B41J2/2128—Ink jet for multi-colour printing characterised by dot size, e.g. combinations of printed dots of different diameter by means of energy modulation
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
- B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
- B41J2202/00—Embodiments of or processes related to ink-jet or thermal heads
- B41J2202/01—Embodiments of or processes related to ink-jet heads
- B41J2202/06—Heads merging droplets coming from the same nozzle
Abstract
Priority Applications (1)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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AT83307850T ATE51582T1 (en) | 1982-12-27 | 1983-12-22 | OPERATION OF AN INKJET. |
Applications Claiming Priority (2)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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US45329582A | 1982-12-27 | 1982-12-27 | |
US453295 | 1982-12-27 |
Publications (3)
Publication Number | Publication Date |
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EP0115180A2 EP0115180A2 (en) | 1984-08-08 |
EP0115180A3 true EP0115180A3 (en) | 1985-11-06 |
EP0115180B1 EP0115180B1 (en) | 1990-04-04 |
Family
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Family Applications (1)
Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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EP83307850A Expired - Lifetime EP0115180B1 (en) | 1982-12-27 | 1983-12-22 | Operating an ink jet |
Country Status (5)
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EP (1) | EP0115180B1 (en) |
JP (1) | JPH07108568B2 (en) |
AT (1) | ATE51582T1 (en) |
CA (1) | CA1232490A (en) |
DE (1) | DE3381406D1 (en) |
Families Citing this family (19)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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CA1244714A (en) * | 1984-04-16 | 1988-11-15 | William J. Debonte | Method for selective multi-cycle resonant operation of an ink jet apparatus for controlling dot size |
CA1259853A (en) * | 1985-03-11 | 1989-09-26 | Lisa M. Schmidle | Multipulsing method for operating an ink jet apparatus for printing at high transport speeds |
JPS61293885A (en) * | 1985-06-21 | 1986-12-24 | Sharp Corp | Color printing |
DE69409020T2 (en) * | 1993-02-05 | 1998-07-02 | Hewlett Packard Co | System for reducing drive energy in a thermal inkjet high speed printer |
JPH08336970A (en) * | 1995-04-14 | 1996-12-24 | Seiko Epson Corp | Ink-jet type recording device |
WO1998008687A1 (en) * | 1996-08-27 | 1998-03-05 | Topaz Technologies, Inc. | Inkjet print head for producing variable volume droplets of ink |
US6328395B1 (en) | 1996-09-09 | 2001-12-11 | Seiko Epson Corporation | Ink jet printer and ink jet printing method |
JPH10278256A (en) * | 1997-04-01 | 1998-10-20 | Minolta Co Ltd | Ink-jet recording device |
WO1998051504A1 (en) | 1997-05-15 | 1998-11-19 | Xaar Technology Limited | Operation of droplet deposition apparatus |
JP3530717B2 (en) | 1997-06-19 | 2004-05-24 | キヤノン株式会社 | Ink jet recording method and apparatus |
JP3842886B2 (en) | 1997-12-16 | 2006-11-08 | ブラザー工業株式会社 | Ink droplet ejection method and apparatus |
JPH11334068A (en) * | 1998-05-26 | 1999-12-07 | Brother Ind Ltd | Ink ejector |
CN1274508C (en) * | 1999-09-21 | 2006-09-13 | 松下电器产业株式会社 | Ink-jet head and ink-jet type recording apparatus |
JP2002086765A (en) * | 2000-09-13 | 2002-03-26 | Matsushita Electric Ind Co Ltd | Ink jet head and ink-jet recording apparatus |
US6793311B2 (en) | 2001-10-05 | 2004-09-21 | Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. | Ink jet recording apparatus |
US7219970B2 (en) * | 2003-10-14 | 2007-05-22 | Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. | Method and a system for single ligament fluid dispensing |
JP2004155209A (en) * | 2004-02-26 | 2004-06-03 | Brother Ind Ltd | Ink drop injection apparatus |
JP4529120B2 (en) | 2004-03-02 | 2010-08-25 | セイコーエプソン株式会社 | Liquid ejector |
EP3508344B1 (en) * | 2016-08-31 | 2021-11-03 | Konica Minolta, Inc. | Ink jet recording apparatus and ink jet recording method |
Citations (5)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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DE2615713A1 (en) * | 1975-04-11 | 1976-10-21 | Matsushita Electric Ind Co Ltd | INKJET PEN |
US4112433A (en) * | 1975-11-21 | 1978-09-05 | Xerox Corporation | Meniscus dampening drop generator |
US4184168A (en) * | 1977-10-25 | 1980-01-15 | Ricoh Company, Ltd. | Ink-on-demand type ink jet head driving circuit |
US4222060A (en) * | 1978-11-20 | 1980-09-09 | Ricoh Company, Ltd. | Ink jet printing apparatus |
US4266232A (en) * | 1979-06-29 | 1981-05-05 | International Business Machines Corporation | Voltage modulated drop-on-demand ink jet method and apparatus |
Family Cites Families (2)
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JPS56126172A (en) * | 1980-03-10 | 1981-10-02 | Hitachi Ltd | Liquid drop injector |
JPS57160654A (en) * | 1981-03-31 | 1982-10-04 | Fujitsu Ltd | Recording method in ink jet recording device |
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1983
- 1983-12-22 EP EP83307850A patent/EP0115180B1/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1983-12-22 DE DE8383307850T patent/DE3381406D1/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1983-12-22 AT AT83307850T patent/ATE51582T1/en active
- 1983-12-23 CA CA000444199A patent/CA1232490A/en not_active Expired
- 1983-12-27 JP JP58244939A patent/JPH07108568B2/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
Patent Citations (5)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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DE2615713A1 (en) * | 1975-04-11 | 1976-10-21 | Matsushita Electric Ind Co Ltd | INKJET PEN |
US4112433A (en) * | 1975-11-21 | 1978-09-05 | Xerox Corporation | Meniscus dampening drop generator |
US4184168A (en) * | 1977-10-25 | 1980-01-15 | Ricoh Company, Ltd. | Ink-on-demand type ink jet head driving circuit |
US4222060A (en) * | 1978-11-20 | 1980-09-09 | Ricoh Company, Ltd. | Ink jet printing apparatus |
US4266232A (en) * | 1979-06-29 | 1981-05-05 | International Business Machines Corporation | Voltage modulated drop-on-demand ink jet method and apparatus |
Also Published As
Publication number | Publication date |
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EP0115180B1 (en) | 1990-04-04 |
ATE51582T1 (en) | 1990-04-15 |
DE3381406D1 (en) | 1990-05-10 |
CA1232490A (en) | 1988-02-09 |
EP0115180A2 (en) | 1984-08-08 |
JPS59133066A (en) | 1984-07-31 |
JPH07108568B2 (en) | 1995-11-22 |
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