ATE324983T1 - Detektion einer nicht funktionierenden düse mittels eines lichtstrahles durch eine öffnung - Google Patents

Detektion einer nicht funktionierenden düse mittels eines lichtstrahles durch eine öffnung

Info

Publication number
ATE324983T1
ATE324983T1 AT01103840T AT01103840T ATE324983T1 AT E324983 T1 ATE324983 T1 AT E324983T1 AT 01103840 T AT01103840 T AT 01103840T AT 01103840 T AT01103840 T AT 01103840T AT E324983 T1 ATE324983 T1 AT E324983T1
Authority
AT
Austria
Prior art keywords
light
ink droplets
nozzles
ejected
focusing
Prior art date
Application number
AT01103840T
Other languages
English (en)
Inventor
Hironori Endo
Hiroshi Asawa
Hitoshi Matsumoto
Original Assignee
Seiko Epson Corp
Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)
Filing date
Publication date
Priority claimed from JP2000045588A external-priority patent/JP3750465B2/ja
Priority claimed from JP2000186049A external-priority patent/JP3509706B2/ja
Application filed by Seiko Epson Corp filed Critical Seiko Epson Corp
Application granted granted Critical
Publication of ATE324983T1 publication Critical patent/ATE324983T1/de

Links

Classifications

    • 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
    • B41J2/17—Ink jet characterised by ink handling
    • B41J2/1721—Collecting waste ink; Collectors therefor
    • 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
    • B41J2/135—Nozzles
    • B41J2/165—Prevention or detection of nozzle clogging, e.g. cleaning, capping or moistening for nozzles
    • B41J2/16505—Caps, spittoons or covers for cleaning or preventing drying out
    • B41J2/16508—Caps, spittoons or covers for cleaning or preventing drying out connected with the printer frame
    • 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
    • B41J2/135—Nozzles
    • B41J2/165—Prevention or detection of nozzle clogging, e.g. cleaning, capping or moistening for nozzles
    • B41J2/16517—Cleaning of print head nozzles
    • B41J2/1652—Cleaning of print head nozzles by driving a fluid through the nozzles to the outside thereof, e.g. by applying pressure to the inside or vacuum at the outside of the print head
    • B41J2/16523—Waste ink transport from caps or spittoons, e.g. by suction
    • 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
    • B41J2/135—Nozzles
    • B41J2/165—Prevention or detection of nozzle clogging, e.g. cleaning, capping or moistening for nozzles
    • B41J2/16579—Detection means therefor, e.g. for nozzle clogging
    • 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
    • B41J2/17—Ink jet characterised by ink handling
    • B41J2/1721—Collecting waste ink; Collectors therefor
    • B41J2/1728—Closed waste ink collectors

Landscapes

  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Environmental & Geological Engineering (AREA)
  • Ink Jet (AREA)
  • Looms (AREA)
  • Geophysics And Detection Of Objects (AREA)
AT01103840T 2000-02-23 2001-02-16 Detektion einer nicht funktionierenden düse mittels eines lichtstrahles durch eine öffnung ATE324983T1 (de)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
JP2000045588A JP3750465B2 (ja) 2000-02-23 2000-02-23 開口を通過させた光束を使用して行う不動作ノズルの検出
JP2000186049A JP3509706B2 (ja) 2000-06-21 2000-06-21 インクジェット式記録装置

Publications (1)

Publication Number Publication Date
ATE324983T1 true ATE324983T1 (de) 2006-06-15

Family

ID=26585896

Family Applications (1)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
AT01103840T ATE324983T1 (de) 2000-02-23 2001-02-16 Detektion einer nicht funktionierenden düse mittels eines lichtstrahles durch eine öffnung

Country Status (4)

Country Link
US (1) US6513900B2 (de)
EP (1) EP1127694B1 (de)
AT (1) ATE324983T1 (de)
DE (1) DE60119191T2 (de)

Families Citing this family (26)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
JP3774640B2 (ja) * 2001-05-17 2006-05-17 キヤノン株式会社 インクジェット記録装置及びインクジェット記録方法
JP4029584B2 (ja) * 2001-06-06 2008-01-09 セイコーエプソン株式会社 主走査の往路と復路における記録位置ずれの調整値の決定
ATE459477T1 (de) * 2001-10-15 2010-03-15 Olympus Corp Bildaufzeichnungsvorrichtung
JP4107198B2 (ja) * 2002-11-20 2008-06-25 セイコーエプソン株式会社 液滴吐出装置、液滴吐出方法および電気光学装置
JP4474870B2 (ja) * 2003-08-27 2010-06-09 セイコーエプソン株式会社 液滴視認方法、液滴吐出ヘッド検査装置および液滴吐出装置
US20070024658A1 (en) * 2005-07-28 2007-02-01 Eastman Kodak Company Apparatus and method for detection of liquid droplets
JP4931759B2 (ja) * 2007-10-09 2012-05-16 リコーエレメックス株式会社 液吐出不良検出装置、およびインクジェット記録装置
US7918528B2 (en) * 2008-05-05 2011-04-05 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. Drop detector system and method with light collector
US8449068B2 (en) * 2009-02-19 2013-05-28 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. Light-scattering drop detector
US8177318B2 (en) * 2008-03-25 2012-05-15 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. Orifice health detection device
US8529011B2 (en) * 2008-03-25 2013-09-10 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. Drop detection mechanism and a method of use thereof
JP5222042B2 (ja) * 2008-06-26 2013-06-26 リコーエレメックス株式会社 インクジェット式記録装置
JP5081792B2 (ja) * 2008-11-04 2012-11-28 リコーエレメックス株式会社 インク滴検知装置の光軸調節方法および組付け方法、ならびに光軸調節装置
JP4955713B2 (ja) * 2009-01-16 2012-06-20 リコーエレメックス株式会社 液滴検知装置およびインクジェットプリンタ
US8511786B2 (en) * 2009-10-19 2013-08-20 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. Light scattering drop detect device with volume determination and method
JP5533237B2 (ja) * 2010-05-18 2014-06-25 セイコーエプソン株式会社 液体吐出装置、及び、吐出検査方法
US8355127B2 (en) 2010-07-15 2013-01-15 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. GRIN lens array light projector and method
JP5652264B2 (ja) * 2011-03-03 2015-01-14 株式会社リコー 画像形成装置および該画像形成装置における液滴吐出検知方法
CN106414080B (zh) 2014-01-30 2018-04-17 惠普发展公司，有限责任合伙企业 模制有喷嘴健康传感器的打印头模子
US10300693B2 (en) 2015-07-02 2019-05-28 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. Printhead drop detectors
DE202016102705U1 (de) * 2016-05-20 2016-06-30 Bobst Mex Sa Qualitätskontrollstation mit Kamerakalibrierungssystem für Bogenelement-Verarbeitungsmaschine
US9931839B1 (en) 2016-12-15 2018-04-03 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. Beam angles of drop detectors
JP2018163015A (ja) * 2017-03-24 2018-10-18 東芝テック株式会社 液滴分注装置
CN108189560B (zh) * 2017-12-19 2019-08-16 武汉华星光电半导体显示技术有限公司 一种喷墨涂胶设备的吐墨收集装置及其控制方法
TWI840443B (zh) * 2018-12-21 2024-05-01 美商凱特伊夫公司 小液滴量測設備、列印系統及用於小液滴量測之方法
KR20210134174A (ko) * 2020-04-29 2021-11-09 삼성디스플레이 주식회사 표시 장치의 제조장치 및 제조방법

Family Cites Families (11)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US4260258A (en) * 1978-08-14 1981-04-07 Pacific Scientific Company Compact, rugged sensor for optical measurement of the size of particles suspended in a fluid
US4509057A (en) * 1983-03-28 1985-04-02 Xerox Corporation Automatic calibration of drop-on-demand ink jet ejector
US4673820A (en) * 1984-11-07 1987-06-16 Baxter Travenol Laboratories Drop detecting system with focusing mirror element and vibrator
US5434430A (en) * 1993-04-30 1995-07-18 Hewlett-Packard Company Drop size detect circuit
US5430306A (en) * 1994-01-03 1995-07-04 Hewlett-Packard Company Optoelectronic detector with high, uniform sensitivity and large field of view, for thermal-inkjet inkdrops
US5621524A (en) * 1994-07-14 1997-04-15 Hitachi Koki Co., Ltd. Method for testing ink-jet recording heads
EP0744299B1 (de) * 1995-05-26 2003-03-12 Canon Kabushiki Kaisha Leseeinheit und Aufzeichnungsgerät auf das eine solche Leseeinheit gesetzt werden kann
JP3501599B2 (ja) 1996-10-23 2004-03-02 キヤノン株式会社 記録装置および吐出不良の検出方法
JP3382526B2 (ja) * 1997-12-25 2003-03-04 キヤノン株式会社 記録装置及びインク吐出状態検出方法
US6305777B1 (en) * 1998-08-04 2001-10-23 Sarnoff Corporation Apparatus and method for measurement of a liquid droplet
US6357849B2 (en) * 1998-11-12 2002-03-19 Seiko Epson Corporation Inkjet recording apparatus

Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
US20010043245A1 (en) 2001-11-22
EP1127694A1 (de) 2001-08-29
DE60119191T2 (de) 2007-04-12
US6513900B2 (en) 2003-02-04
DE60119191D1 (de) 2006-06-08
EP1127694B1 (de) 2006-05-03

Similar Documents

Publication Publication Date Title
ATE324983T1 (de) Detektion einer nicht funktionierenden düse mittels eines lichtstrahles durch eine öffnung
JP4080000B2 (ja) インク・ジェット印字システム用光学的センサ
KR100928746B1 (ko) 액체 수용 용기 및 잉크 제트 기록 장치
US20070024658A1 (en) Apparatus and method for detection of liquid droplets
EP2065204B1 (de) Vorrichtung zur Erkennung von Flüssigkeitsausstossfehlern und Tintenaufzeichnungsvorrichtung
JP4529878B2 (ja) 光学センサ、インクカートリッジ及びインクジェット装置
CN100487495C (zh) 透镜片和打印机
ATE348010T1 (de) Tintenstrahldruckvorrichtung und ausstossevaluationsverfahren eines tintenstrahldruckkopfes
US10207508B2 (en) Printhead cartridge molded with nozzle health sensor
KR960008615A (ko) 휴대형 스캐너
US6641246B2 (en) Detection of non-operating nozzle by light beam passing through aperture
US8419159B2 (en) Drop detection
EP1102965B1 (de) Verfahren und vorrichtung zur messung eines flüssigkeitströpfchen
JP3813762B2 (ja) 吐出インク検出装置
US6485124B1 (en) Optical alignment method and detector
EP2133206B1 (de) Ink-jet Drucker mit Vorrichtung zur Detektion von Flüssigkeitsausstossfehlern
KR102375407B1 (ko) 잉크젯헤드 모니터링장치 및 모니터링방법
US6692099B2 (en) Testing nozzles in print heads
US6693292B1 (en) Optical spot sensor
JP2009113225A (ja) 液吐出不良検出装置、およびインクジェット記録装置
JP2001150659A (ja) インクジェット射出検査装置
KR920011729A (ko) 우표 및 인지 스탬프용 유체분사식 프린트 장치
JP2013132801A (ja) 液滴吐出検知装置および画像形成装置
JP2001322295A (ja) インクジェット射出検査装置
JP2001150658A (ja) インクジェット射出検査装置

Legal Events

Date Code Title Description
RER Ceased as to paragraph 5 lit. 3 law introducing patent treaties