CA1244714A - Method for selective multi-cycle resonant operation of an ink jet apparatus for controlling dot size - Google Patents
Method for selective multi-cycle resonant operation of an ink jet apparatus for controlling dot sizeInfo
- Publication number
- CA1244714A CA1244714A CA000476889A CA476889A CA1244714A CA 1244714 A CA1244714 A CA 1244714A CA 000476889 A CA000476889 A CA 000476889A CA 476889 A CA476889 A CA 476889A CA 1244714 A CA1244714 A CA 1244714A
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- Prior art keywords
- ink
- ink jet
- electrical signal
- period
- jet apparatus
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Classifications
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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
- B41J2/21—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
Landscapes
- Particle Formation And Scattering Control In Inkjet Printers (AREA)
Applications Claiming Priority (2)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| US60078584A | 1984-04-16 | 1984-04-16 | |
| US600,785 | 1984-04-16 |
Publications (1)
| Publication Number | Publication Date |
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| CA1244714A true CA1244714A (en) | 1988-11-15 |
Family
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Family Applications (1)
| Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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| CA000476889A Expired CA1244714A (en) | 1984-04-16 | 1985-03-19 | Method for selective multi-cycle resonant operation of an ink jet apparatus for controlling dot size |
Country Status (8)
| Country | Link |
|---|---|
| JP (1) | JPH0655513B2 (ja) |
| CA (1) | CA1244714A (ja) |
| CH (1) | CH667044A5 (ja) |
| DE (1) | DE3513442C2 (ja) |
| FR (1) | FR2562838B1 (ja) |
| GB (1) | GB2157623B (ja) |
| IT (1) | IT1184441B (ja) |
| NL (1) | NL8501112A (ja) |
Families Citing this family (20)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US5512922A (en) * | 1989-10-10 | 1996-04-30 | Xaar Limited | Method of multi-tone printing |
| DK0422870T3 (da) * | 1989-10-10 | 1995-03-27 | Xaar Ltd | Fremgangsmåde til flertoneprintning |
| JPH08336970A (ja) * | 1995-04-14 | 1996-12-24 | Seiko Epson Corp | インクジェット式記録装置 |
| JPH09300613A (ja) * | 1996-03-15 | 1997-11-25 | Hitachi Koki Co Ltd | オンデマンド型マルチノズルインクジェットヘッドの駆動方法 |
| AU4155097A (en) * | 1996-08-27 | 1998-03-19 | Topaz Technologies, Inc. | Inkjet print head for producing variable volume droplets of ink |
| JPH10278256A (ja) * | 1997-04-01 | 1998-10-20 | Minolta Co Ltd | インクジェット記録装置 |
| JP4037912B2 (ja) * | 1997-05-15 | 2008-01-23 | ザール テクノロジー リミテッド | 小滴堆積装置の操作 |
| GB2338928B (en) | 1998-07-02 | 2000-08-09 | Tokyo Electric Co Ltd | A driving method of an ink-jet head |
| GB2338927B (en) * | 1998-07-02 | 2000-08-09 | Tokyo Electric Co Ltd | A driving method of an ink-jet head |
| JP2000326511A (ja) * | 1999-05-18 | 2000-11-28 | Nec Corp | インクジェット記録ヘッドの駆動方法及びその回路 |
| US6656432B1 (en) * | 1999-10-22 | 2003-12-02 | Ngk Insulators, Ltd. | Micropipette and dividedly injectable apparatus |
| JP2001186880A (ja) * | 1999-10-22 | 2001-07-10 | Ngk Insulators Ltd | Ｄｎａチップの製造方法 |
| JP3920596B2 (ja) | 2001-06-25 | 2007-05-30 | 東芝テック株式会社 | インクジェット記録装置及びインクジェット記録方法 |
| JP4730516B2 (ja) * | 2005-02-22 | 2011-07-20 | ブラザー工業株式会社 | インク滴吐出装置及びインク滴吐出方法 |
| JP4720226B2 (ja) * | 2005-03-15 | 2011-07-13 | 富士ゼロックス株式会社 | 液滴吐出記録ヘッドの駆動方法及び液滴吐出記録装置 |
| JP4764038B2 (ja) * | 2005-03-17 | 2011-08-31 | 東芝テック株式会社 | インクジェット記録装置の駆動方法 |
| US7988247B2 (en) * | 2007-01-11 | 2011-08-02 | Fujifilm Dimatix, Inc. | Ejection of drops having variable drop size from an ink jet printer |
| JP2007230243A (ja) * | 2007-05-07 | 2007-09-13 | Seiko Epson Corp | 液体噴射装置の制御方法 |
| EP2653312A4 (en) | 2010-12-16 | 2016-10-26 | Konica Minolta Inc | Ink jet recording device and method for producing a control curve signal |
| JP6194954B2 (ja) | 2013-05-13 | 2017-09-13 | コニカミノルタ株式会社 | インクジェットヘッドおよびインクジェットプリンタ |
Family Cites Families (11)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US3893131A (en) * | 1973-09-04 | 1975-07-01 | Xerox Corp | Ink printer |
| US3977007A (en) * | 1975-06-02 | 1976-08-24 | Teletype Corporation | Gray tone generation |
| US4087825A (en) * | 1976-05-27 | 1978-05-02 | International Business Machines Corporation | Ink jet printing intensity modulation |
| JPS5311532A (en) * | 1976-07-19 | 1978-02-02 | Sanyo Electric Co Ltd | Printing system |
| US4281333A (en) * | 1979-02-14 | 1981-07-28 | Nippon Electric Co., Ltd. | Ink-on-demand type ink-jet printer with coordinated variable size drops with variable charges |
| JPS55131882A (en) * | 1979-04-02 | 1980-10-14 | Canon Inc | Electronic equipment |
| JPS5655261A (en) * | 1979-10-13 | 1981-05-15 | Ricoh Co Ltd | Ink jet printer |
| JPS57188372A (en) * | 1981-01-30 | 1982-11-19 | Exxon Research Engineering Co | Ink jet device |
| IT1155548B (it) * | 1982-07-16 | 1987-01-28 | Olivetti & Co Spa | Sistema di pilotaggio di un elemento scrivente a getto selettivo d inchiostro |
| DE3381406D1 (de) * | 1982-12-27 | 1990-05-10 | Dataproducts Corp | Betreiben eines tintenstrahls. |
| US4503444A (en) * | 1983-04-29 | 1985-03-05 | Hewlett-Packard Company | Method and apparatus for generating a gray scale with a high speed thermal ink jet printer |
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1985
- 1985-03-19 CA CA000476889A patent/CA1244714A/en not_active Expired
- 1985-04-15 CH CH1604/85A patent/CH667044A5/de not_active IP Right Cessation
- 1985-04-15 IT IT20331/85A patent/IT1184441B/it active
- 1985-04-15 FR FR8505625A patent/FR2562838B1/fr not_active Expired
- 1985-04-15 DE DE3513442A patent/DE3513442C2/de not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1985-04-16 NL NL8501112A patent/NL8501112A/nl not_active Application Discontinuation
- 1985-04-16 JP JP60079432A patent/JPH0655513B2/ja not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1985-04-16 GB GB8509702A patent/GB2157623B/en not_active Expired
Also Published As
| Publication number | Publication date |
|---|---|
| IT8520331A0 (it) | 1985-04-15 |
| NL8501112A (nl) | 1985-11-18 |
| CH667044A5 (de) | 1988-09-15 |
| FR2562838A1 (fr) | 1985-10-18 |
| DE3513442A1 (de) | 1985-10-17 |
| GB2157623B (en) | 1989-05-04 |
| DE3513442C2 (de) | 1998-06-04 |
| IT1184441B (it) | 1987-10-28 |
| GB2157623A (en) | 1985-10-30 |
| FR2562838B1 (fr) | 1988-01-15 |
| GB8509702D0 (en) | 1985-05-22 |
| JPH0655513B2 (ja) | 1994-07-27 |
| JPS6122959A (ja) | 1986-01-31 |
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Legal Events
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| MKEX | Expiry |