CN101377643B - Method for printing by operating printer - Google Patents
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The present invention relates to a method for operating a printing device to print. A pre-determined period of time 1 is set in the method and is equal to the time from the beginning of the printing procedure and the completion of the heating procedure. The method comprises the following steps: implementing the heating procedure to heat the fuser module to be at a target temperature; comparing a residual expected period of time and the pre-determined period of time which is the time for the fuser module to reach the target temperature; starting the printing procedure when the residual expected period of time is less than or equal to the predetermined period of time; and ultimately, fixing on the printing medium after the printing procedure is completed. The present invention also provides a method for operating a printing device to print with a dynamic adjustable period of time which is equal to the time between the beginning of the printing procedure and the completion of the heating procedure.
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Technical field
The invention relates to a kind of method of operating printer; And particularly relevant for a kind of method; It is in order to operate a kind of before heat is being decided the module heating schedule, have one print program printer, wherein heat is being decided the module heating schedule and is being meant that heat hot deciding module and arriving target temperature.
Background technology
Printer, photoprinter, facsimile recorder and printable machine of all kinds be widely enterprise's use now, also is general individual's common tool.In carbon dust formula printer; Printer manufacturer selects the cheaper heat of price deciding module usually, for example in print procedure, is deciding the module photographic fixing with Soft-Soft heat, though its module has the advantage on the price; Slower because of the reaction time also; And cause the time-write interval to postpone, and in the energy resource consumption performance,, heating time cause energy utilization rate low because of elongating.
A typical print procedure comprises the following step: at first, whole photosensitive drums begins cloth; Then, to photosensitive drums, on photosensitive drums, form so-called latent image (Iatent image) through laser beam lithography; Then, have electric carbon dust and just can be adsorbed on the electrostatic latent image and develop, form video picture (tonerimage); Then, video picture is transferred on the print media (for example paper), and last, paper can decided the processing of module through heat, could be with the video picture photographic fixing on paper.
For instance, reference is shown in Figure 1 is the traditional prints process sequential chart of a carbon dust formula printer.When the instruction of printing was delivered to printer, then print procedure is as follows: at first, in heating schedule 102, heat was being decided module and is being heated to target temperature.Wherein rising edge 102a representative beginning heating, and falling edge 102b representative heating is accomplished.In case after note that heat is being decided module arrival target temperature, can begin to heat by spells, the temperature that makes heat decide module remains on target temperature.After heat is being decided module arrival target temperature, then get into armed state 104.Be ready 104 in case heat is being decided module, printer can begin print routine 106, and this moment, printer was carried out previous described step: cloth electricity, exposure, development and transfer printing.At last, get into the photographic fixing stage 108, heat deciding module just the video picture photographic fixing on paper, so print procedure declares to be finished.
According to above-mentioned print procedure, in case deciding module, heat is ready 104, promptly allow heat deciding module and begin operation.But print routine needs the time to accomplish, so heat is deciding just to begin photographic fixing after module must wait print routine to accomplish.Therefore, the time that print routine consumed, not only let overall print process stopped over, and the temperature that forces heat deciding module remain on target temperature, cause energy dissipation.
Based on above-mentioned reason, need a kind of new method of operating carbon dust formula printer, to reduce the spent time of print procedure, energy resource consumption is improved.
Summary of the invention
Therefore the object of the invention is exactly that a kind of method of operating printer is being provided, and in order to reduce the spent time of print procedure, this method comprises the heating period, and it is to add to heat up deciding module to target temperature.Relatively the schedule time and estimated time, wherein the schedule time arrives the time of in advance carrying out print routine before the target temperature for allowing heat deciding module; And the estimated time, it is to calculate from real-time temperature (instantaneous temperature) to arrive the target temperature required time, if the estimated time is less than or equal to the schedule time, printer can be carried out print routine ahead of time; Then, when print routine was accomplished, heat was being decided module and must be ready; At last, photographic fixing is on print media.
In addition, the schedule time must be directed against the influence of environmental factor (for example environment temperature, humidity, pressure) and do compensation, because these environmental factors, causes inferring that heat deciding module and arriving the required time of target temperature and possibly produce error.According to the object of the invention, a kind of compensation technique is proposed, this compensation technique uses dynamic adjustment time to replace the fixing schedule time, so that along with the state variation of context factor.Wherein dynamically the adjustment time is being decided module from being initially located in armed state to the time that begins to carry out the photographic fixing stage for adjustment heat.
According to one embodiment of the invention, it allows the print routine and the time-histories of heating schedule partly to overlap, and before making heat decide module to arrive target temperature, can carry out print routine ahead of time, so when heat was being decided module and arrived target temperature, print routine is completion soon also; When heat was being decided module entering armed state, heat is being decided module can begin photographic fixing.Make from the mistiming that heating schedule is accomplished to the beginning photographic fixing to shorten to minimum, to save time and the energy.
Above-mentioned is simple and brief explanation, in the ensuing embodiment, do detailed description with mode for example, and claim of the present invention provides explanation further.
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For letting above-mentioned and other purposes of the present invention, characteristic, advantage and the embodiment can be more obviously understandable, appended graphic detailed description is following: Fig. 1 be a traditional prints process sequential chart.
Fig. 2 is the process flow diagram that illustrates according to the print procedure of the present invention one first embodiment.
Fig. 3 is the process flow diagram that illustrates according to the print procedure of the present invention one second embodiment.
Fig. 4 is the sequential chart that illustrates according to the print procedure of one embodiment of the invention.
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102: heating schedule 102a: rising edge
102b: falling edge 104: armed state
106: print routine 108: the photographic fixing stage
202: heating schedule 204: infer step
206: step 208: print routine
210: photographic fixing 302: heating schedule
304: infer step 306: step
308: print routine 310: step
312: step 314: photographic fixing
316: step 318: step
402: heating schedule 402a: rising edge
402b: falling edge 404: armed state
406: print routine 408: the photographic fixing stage
T1: time point T2: time point
Tf: time period Tw: time
To: time
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Below will and specify and clearly demonstrate spirit of the present invention, as be familiar with these technological personnel behind the understanding embodiments of the invention with diagram, when can be by the technology of teachings of the present invention, change and modification, it does not break away from spirit of the present invention and scope.
Please with reference to Fig. 2, it is the process flow diagram that illustrates according to the print procedure of the present invention one first embodiment.At first, in heating schedule 202, heat is being decided module and is being heated to target temperature; Then; After heat is being decided module arrival target temperature; Printer is measured real-time temperature, and infers the estimated time, and it is to infer from real-time temperature to arrive the target temperature required time; With reference to Fig. 2, infer that step 204 is to use algorithm (for example computer program) to go to calculate from real-time temperature arrival target temperature required time.Then, after the estimated time, deduction was accomplished, in step 206, relatively the schedule time and remaining estimated time, before judging that heat is being decided module arrival target temperature, whether can carry out print routine ahead of time.
If the remaining estimated time is less than or equal to the schedule time, before it was illustrated in the print routine completion, heat is being decided module can arrive target temperature, so printer can get into print routine 208.If the remaining estimated time, before it was illustrated in the print routine completion, heat was decided module no show target temperature, so printer can't get into print routine 208 greater than the schedule time.When the estimated time takes place greater than the situation of the schedule time, can repeat to infer step 204, up to the estimated time of inferring less than the schedule time, could get into print routine 208.
Can know that by previous described technology the time point that print routine 208 is accomplished is quite being decided the time point that module arrives target temperature near heat; Then, heat is being decided the module entering photographic fixing stage 210.In view of this, heating schedule 202 partly overlaps with the time-histories of print routine 208, before making heat decide module to arrive target temperature, can carry out print routine 208 ahead of time.
According to the present invention one second embodiment, need to consider the influence of printer surrounding environment, according to the described method of the first embodiment of the present invention, deciding the module temperature in order to infer heat, these environmental factors possibly cause error.For instance; If ambient temperature is far below room temperature, printer then needs more time to arrive target temperature, causes the error of inferring on the estimated time; Based on this reason; This second embodiment of the present invention proposes a kind of compensation technique of operating carbon dust formula printer, and this compensation technique is used the dynamic adjustment time, and it is that adjustment print routine start time to heat is being decided the time that module arrives target temperature.This is to decide the completion of module heating schedule and beginning poor the carrying out actual time between the photographic fixing stage through adjusting heat.Since the object of the invention be exactly provide a kind of be used for minimizing accomplish heat and deciding time method between module heating period and beginning photographic fixing stage; Therefore can't waste the time of waiting for that print routine is accomplished, and the error that surrounding environment causes can compensate through the dynamic adjustment time.
Please with reference to Fig. 3, it is the process flow diagram that illustrates according to the print procedure of the present invention one second embodiment.At first, in heating schedule 302, heat is being decided module and is being heated to target temperature; Then; After this heat is being decided module arrival target temperature; Printer is measured real-time temperature, and infers the estimated time, and it is to infer from real-time temperature to arrive the target temperature required time; With reference to Fig. 3, infer that step 304 is to use algorithm (for example computer program) to go to calculate from real-time temperature arrival target temperature required time.Then, after the estimated time, deduction was accomplished, in step 306, more dynamically adjust time and remaining estimated time, before judging that heat is being decided module arrival target temperature, whether can carry out print routine ahead of time.
If the estimated time is less than or equal to the dynamic adjustment time, before it was illustrated in the print routine completion, heat is being decided module can arrive target temperature, so printer can get into print routine 308.If the estimated time, before it was illustrated in the print routine completion, heat is being decided module can not arrive target temperature, so printer can't get into print routine 308 greater than the dynamic adjustment time.When the dynamic adjustment time takes place less than the situation of estimated time, can repeat to infer step 304, up to the estimated time of inferring less than dynamic adjustment time, could get into print routine 308.
Can know that by previous described technology the time point that print routine 308 is accomplished is quite being decided the time point that module arrives target temperature near heat, yet, before heat is being decided the module photographic fixing, the essential influence of considering the printer surrounding environment.In step 310, obtain from heating schedule and be accomplished to the mistiming that print routine is accomplished.In step 312, the second dynamic adjustment time replaced for the first dynamic adjustment time, and wherein the second dynamic adjustment time was the time that the print routine required time deducts this mistiming, and the first dynamic adjustment time was the dynamic adjustment time in original print procedure; Then, in the next print procedure, do comparison with the second dynamic adjustment time and estimated time, the error that causes with the compensation surrounding environment.In the present embodiment; If the influence of surrounding environment causes the error of inferring the estimated time; Feasible heat is being decided module and is being arrived under the situation of target temperature failing, and can't carry out photographic fixing, or initial print procedure fails to obtain the optimized dynamic adjustment time; Meaning is before heating schedule 302 is accomplished, can't get into the photographic fixing stage 314.
In order to guarantee not to decide not photographic fixing under the situation of heating fully of module in heat; A kind of step 316 that prevents the photographic fixing failure is provided according to a second embodiment of the present invention; In step 316; Judge that heat deciding module and whether getting into armed state, be ready, just then get into step 310 if heat is being decided module; Also do not get into armed state if heat is being decided module, then printer gets into step 318, in step 318; Judgement is before photographic fixing stages 314 beginning, and heat is being decided module and whether got into armed state, if before photographic fixing stages 314 beginning; Heat is being decided module can get into armed state, then gets into step 310; If before photographic fixing stages 314 beginning, heat is being decided module can't get into armed state, meeting repeating step 316 is in case the failure of fastening shadow after heat is being decided module arrival target temperature, just gets into step 310.
Please with reference to Fig. 4, it is the sequential chart that illustrates according to the print procedure of one embodiment of the invention.When the instruction of printing was delivered to printer, then the print procedure of printer is as follows: at first, in heating schedule 402, heat was being decided module and is being heated to target temperature, wherein rising edge 402a representative beginning heating, and falling edge 402b representative heating is accomplished; Then, before heat was being decided module entering armed state 404, the time that can carry out print routine 406 ahead of time was To, and first and second embodiment can know by the invention described above, and To is equivalent to the schedule time or dynamically adjusts the time.Then get into print routine, the required from the beginning to the end time of print routine is Tw, in case print routine is accomplished, can get into the photographic fixing stage 408.According to several embodiment of the present invention, it is in order to optimization (shortening) time period Tf, makes heat decide module and arrives target temperature, can begin photographic fixing, and wherein Tf is between be accomplished to the time period that print routine 208 or 308 is accomplished from heating schedule 202 or 302.
Please,,, before the permission heating schedule is accomplished, carry out print routine ahead of time from the one hand according to several embodiment of the present invention with reference to Fig. 4.From another aspect; The object of the invention is exactly in the method that provides a kind of operation one printer to print; Wherein this method has a printing program to start from before a heating schedule accomplishes, and wherein this heating schedule is accomplished and is meant that a heat deciding module and arriving a target temperature.One first return the seal process and accomplish after, obtain the time point T1 that heating schedule 202 or 302 accomplishes and measure print routine 208 or the 308 time point T2 that accomplish.
Compare T1 and T2; Obtain between T1 and T2 time period Tf, when T2 falls behind T1, and a minimum time difference that finishes from the beginning print routine to heating schedule than Tf in short-term; Difference To between adjusting the initial time of this print routine at least for the moment forward, wherein this mistiming is the difference of Tw and Tf; Anti-, when T2 takes the lead T1, this zero-time of this print routine is adjusted the time backward, wherein this time is no more than the sum total of Tf and this minimum time difference.After the To adjustment, adopt adjusted To in the print procedure, to obtain the optimized time-write interval of convergence in the second time.
In several above-mentioned embodiment, print routine can comprise: cloth electricity photosensitive drums; The exposure photosensitive drums; Photosensitive drums is accomplished and is developed, and puts print media (for example paper) into printer.
Under reality is printed, can be divided into various modes (for example: black and white, colour, phase tablet mode etc.) again, different printing models; Need different time to accomplish; According to the aforementioned method that proposes, can be directed against different printing models, and give the corresponding dynamic adjustment time; Make under different printing models, can both obtain optimized time-write interval of convergence and energy utilization rate.
Though the present invention discloses as above with a preferred embodiment; Right its is not in order to limiting the present invention, anyly has the knack of this art, do not breaking away from the spirit and scope of the present invention; When can doing various changes and retouching, so protection scope of the present invention is as the criterion when looking the accompanying Claim person of defining.
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1. the method that operation one printer is printed is characterized in that this method has a schedule time, and it is before a heat is being decided the heating schedule completion of module, can carry out one ahead of time and print procedure time, and this method comprises:
Carry out this heating schedule, in an estimated time, should heat deciding module and be heated to a target temperature;
Relatively a remaining estimated time and this schedule time, wherein this remaining estimated time is during this heating schedule, and the real time temperature of deciding module from this heat arrives the required time of target temperature;
Be less than or equal to this schedule time when this remaining estimated time, begin this print routine; And
After this print routine was accomplished, photographic fixing was printed on the media one.
2. the method for claim 1 is characterized in that, this print routine comprises at least: cloth electricity one photo-sensitive cell; This photo-sensitive cell that makes public makes to form a sub-image on the photo-sensitive cell; Throw carbon dust in the developing element on this sub-image, to form a carbon dust image; And this carbon dust image to of transcription is printed on the media.
3. the method for claim 1 is characterized in that, more comprises:
One infers that step is in order to infer this remaining estimated time.
4. method as claimed in claim 3 is characterized in that, if this remaining estimated time greater than this schedule time, repeats this deduction step.
5. method as claimed in claim 3 is characterized in that, this deduction step is based on during this heating schedule, measures this heat and is deciding the real-time temperature of module and calculating from this real-time temperature to arrive the required time of this target temperature.
6. the method that operation one printer is printed is characterized in that this method had one first dynamic adjustment time, and it is before a heat is being decided the heating schedule completion of module, can carry out one ahead of time and print procedure time, and this method comprises:
Carry out this heating schedule, in an estimated time, heating should heat decided module to a target temperature;
Compare a remaining estimated time and this first dynamic adjustment time;
Be less than or equal to this first dynamic adjustment time when this remaining estimated time, begin this print routine, wherein this remaining estimated time is during this heating schedule, and the real time temperature of deciding module from this heat arrives the required time of this target temperature;
Mensuration is accomplished to the mistiming that this print routine is accomplished from this heating schedule;
According to this mistiming, by one second dynamic adjustment time this first dynamic adjustment time of replacement, wherein this second dynamic adjustment time is the time that this print routine required time deducts this mistiming; And
After this print routine was accomplished, photographic fixing was printed on the media one.
7. method as claimed in claim 6 is characterized in that, more comprises:
One infers that step is in order to infer this remaining estimated time.
8. method as claimed in claim 7 is characterized in that, more comprises:
If this remaining estimated time greater than this dynamic adjustment time, repeats this deduction step.
9. method as claimed in claim 7 is characterized in that, this deduction step is based on during this heating schedule, measures this heat and is deciding the real-time temperature of module and calculating from this real-time temperature to arrive the required time of this target temperature.
10. method as claimed in claim 6 is characterized in that, more comprises:
Judgement is before this print routine is accomplished, and this heat is being decided module and whether reached this target temperature, and when this heat was being decided module and do not reached this target temperature as yet, before fixing level began, whether judgement should heat be being decided module can reach this target temperature.
11. method as claimed in claim 6 is characterized in that, this second dynamic adjustment time deducts this mistiming for this print routine required time.
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