EP0855270A3 - System and method for printing with a portion of an ink-jet print head - Google Patents

System and method for printing with a portion of an ink-jet print head Download PDF

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EP0855270A3
EP0855270A3 EP97310188A EP97310188A EP0855270A3 EP 0855270 A3 EP0855270 A3 EP 0855270A3 EP 97310188 A EP97310188 A EP 97310188A EP 97310188 A EP97310188 A EP 97310188A EP 0855270 A3 EP0855270 A3 EP 0855270A3
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print head
ink
print
jets
printing
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German (de)
French (fr)
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EP0855270A2 (en
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Ronald R. Paulsen
David J. Lowe
Joe Megaw
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HP Inc
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Hewlett Packard Co
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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
    • B41J2/0451—Control methods or devices therefor, e.g. driver circuits, control circuits for detecting failure, e.g. clogging, malfunctioning actuator
    • 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
    • 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
    • B41J2/04586—Control methods or devices therefor, e.g. driver circuits, control circuits controlling heads of a type not covered by groups B41J2/04575 - B41J2/04585, or of an undefined type

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  • Ink Jet (AREA)
  • Accessory Devices And Overall Control Thereof (AREA)

Abstract

A system and method for printing with a portion of an ink-jet print head 26 allows for defect-free printing even with a print head 26 containing defective ink-jets 28. Where some ink-jets 28 on a print head 26 are defective, the print head is controlled to print, albeit at a reduced speed, using only properly functioning ink-jets. For example, if the top half of a print head 26 contains one or more defective ink-jets 28, the top half of the print head could be disabled. Then using the defect-free bottom half of the print head, the printer can continue to print with high print quality. In this example, the printer would make two swaths with the bottom half of the print head to print what would normally be printed in a single swath of a fully functional print head. A system for detecting and locating defective ink-jets is provided.
EP97310188A 1997-01-24 1997-12-16 System and method for printing with a portion of an ink-jet print head Withdrawn EP0855270A3 (en)

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US79035697A 1997-01-24 1997-01-24
US790356 1997-01-24

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EP0855270A2 EP0855270A2 (en) 1998-07-29
EP0855270A3 true EP0855270A3 (en) 1999-06-30

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US6354689B1 (en) 1998-12-22 2002-03-12 Eastman Kodak Company Method of compensating for malperforming nozzles in a multitone inkjet printer
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JPH07314737A (en) * 1994-05-30 1995-12-05 Canon Inc Printing device and its control method
EP0694396A2 (en) * 1994-07-21 1996-01-31 Canon Kabushiki Kaisha Recording apparatus for performing complementary recording and recording method therefor
WO1996032263A1 (en) * 1995-04-12 1996-10-17 Eastman Kodak Company Nozzle duplication for fault tolerance in integrated printing heads
EP0881083A2 (en) * 1997-05-28 1998-12-02 Seiko Epson Corporation Serial recording apparatus and method for compensating for defective dot forming elements

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JPS6367164A (en) * 1986-09-10 1988-03-25 Mitsubishi Electric Corp Printing method by serial thermal printer
US5124720A (en) * 1990-08-01 1992-06-23 Hewlett-Packard Company Fault-tolerant dot-matrix printing
EP0559370A2 (en) * 1992-02-26 1993-09-08 Canon Kabushiki Kaisha Method for recording image and apparatus therefor and recorded material by such an apparatus
JPH07285225A (en) * 1994-04-15 1995-10-31 Nec Corp Print compensation for ink jet printer and device therefor
JPH07314737A (en) * 1994-05-30 1995-12-05 Canon Inc Printing device and its control method
EP0694396A2 (en) * 1994-07-21 1996-01-31 Canon Kabushiki Kaisha Recording apparatus for performing complementary recording and recording method therefor
WO1996032263A1 (en) * 1995-04-12 1996-10-17 Eastman Kodak Company Nozzle duplication for fault tolerance in integrated printing heads
EP0881083A2 (en) * 1997-05-28 1998-12-02 Seiko Epson Corporation Serial recording apparatus and method for compensating for defective dot forming elements

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PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 096, no. 002 29 February 1996 (1996-02-29) *
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Cited By (1)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
CN101085577B (en) * 2001-01-31 2010-09-29 惠普公司 Method and apparatus for product regionalization

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