CA2264038A1 - Inkjet print head for producing variable volume droplets of ink - Google Patents
Inkjet print head for producing variable volume droplets of ink Download PDFInfo
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- CA2264038A1 CA2264038A1 CA002264038A CA2264038A CA2264038A1 CA 2264038 A1 CA2264038 A1 CA 2264038A1 CA 002264038 A CA002264038 A CA 002264038A CA 2264038 A CA2264038 A CA 2264038A CA 2264038 A1 CA2264038 A1 CA 2264038A1
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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
- B41J2/04595—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
- B41J2/04596—Non-ejecting pulses
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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
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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
- B41J2202/10—Finger type piezoelectric elements
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- Particle Formation And Scattering Control In Inkjet Printers (AREA)
Applications Claiming Priority (5)
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US70397496A | 1996-08-27 | 1996-08-27 | |
US08/703,974 | 1996-08-27 | ||
US80860897A | 1997-02-05 | 1997-02-05 | |
US08/808,608 | 1997-02-05 | ||
PCT/US1997/014685 WO1998008687A1 (en) | 1996-08-27 | 1997-08-20 | Inkjet print head for producing variable volume droplets of ink |
Publications (1)
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CA2264038A1 true CA2264038A1 (en) | 1998-03-05 |
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CA002264038A Abandoned CA2264038A1 (en) | 1996-08-27 | 1997-08-20 | Inkjet print head for producing variable volume droplets of ink |
Country Status (6)
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EP (1) | EP0932504A1 (ja) |
JP (1) | JP2000516872A (ja) |
AU (1) | AU4155097A (ja) |
CA (1) | CA2264038A1 (ja) |
TW (1) | TW365579B (ja) |
WO (1) | WO1998008687A1 (ja) |
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US6102513A (en) * | 1997-09-11 | 2000-08-15 | Eastman Kodak Company | Ink jet printing apparatus and method using timing control of electronic waveforms for variable gray scale printing without artifacts |
US6428134B1 (en) | 1998-06-12 | 2002-08-06 | Eastman Kodak Company | Printer and method adapted to reduce variability in ejected ink droplet volume |
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GB2338928B (en) | 1998-07-02 | 2000-08-09 | Tokyo Electric Co Ltd | A driving method of an ink-jet head |
JP3323887B2 (ja) * | 1998-09-08 | 2002-09-09 | 富士ゼロックス株式会社 | インクジェット式プリンタ及び印刷方法 |
US6076917A (en) * | 1998-09-30 | 2000-06-20 | Eastman Kodak Company | Ink jet printing of color image and annotations |
US6170943B1 (en) | 1998-10-29 | 2001-01-09 | Eastman Kodak Company | Large and small format ink jet printing apparatus |
US6126283A (en) * | 1998-10-29 | 2000-10-03 | Eastman Kodak Company | Format flexible ink jet printing |
EP1002647A3 (en) | 1998-11-17 | 2001-02-21 | Eastman Kodak Company | Method and article for electroforming process for an ink jet nozzle plate |
US6341859B1 (en) | 1998-12-10 | 2002-01-29 | Eastman Kodak Company | Format flexible and durable ink jet printing |
US6214192B1 (en) | 1998-12-10 | 2001-04-10 | Eastman Kodak Company | Fabricating ink jet nozzle plate |
US6217167B1 (en) | 1998-12-11 | 2001-04-17 | Eastman Kodak Company | Ink jet printing having format flexibility and reduced receiver waste |
US6334677B1 (en) | 1998-12-11 | 2002-01-01 | Eastman Kodak Company | Format flexible ink jet printing having efficient receiver usage |
US6209999B1 (en) | 1998-12-23 | 2001-04-03 | Eastman Kodak Company | Printing apparatus with humidity controlled receiver tray |
US6303042B1 (en) | 1999-03-02 | 2001-10-16 | Eastman Kodak Company | Making ink jet nozzle plates |
US6214245B1 (en) | 1999-03-02 | 2001-04-10 | Eastman Kodak Company | Forming-ink jet nozzle plate layer on a base |
US6258286B1 (en) | 1999-03-02 | 2001-07-10 | Eastman Kodak Company | Making ink jet nozzle plates using bore liners |
US6238584B1 (en) | 1999-03-02 | 2001-05-29 | Eastman Kodak Company | Method of forming ink jet nozzle plates |
US6193361B1 (en) | 1999-06-03 | 2001-02-27 | Eastman Kodak Company | Apparatus for forming textured layers over images |
US6428157B1 (en) | 1999-06-03 | 2002-08-06 | Eastman Kodak Company | Forming ink images having protection films |
US6394577B1 (en) | 1999-08-19 | 2002-05-28 | Eastman Kodak Company | Ink jet printing on a receiver attached to a drum |
US6428135B1 (en) | 2000-10-05 | 2002-08-06 | Eastman Kodak Company | Electrical waveform for satellite suppression |
US6450602B1 (en) | 2000-10-05 | 2002-09-17 | Eastman Kodak Company | Electrical drive waveform for close drop formation |
US6561607B1 (en) | 2000-10-05 | 2003-05-13 | Eastman Kodak Company | Apparatus and method for maintaining a substantially constant closely spaced working distance between an inkjet printhead and a printing receiver |
US7357471B2 (en) * | 2003-10-28 | 2008-04-15 | Perkinelmer Las, Inc. | Method and apparatus for fluid dispensing using curvilinear drive waveforms |
US7281778B2 (en) * | 2004-03-15 | 2007-10-16 | Fujifilm Dimatix, Inc. | High frequency droplet ejection device and method |
EP1616704A3 (en) * | 2004-07-16 | 2006-03-22 | Agfa-Gevaert | Method and apparatus to create a waiveform for driving a printhead |
US8708441B2 (en) | 2004-12-30 | 2014-04-29 | Fujifilm Dimatix, Inc. | Ink jet printing |
US7988247B2 (en) * | 2007-01-11 | 2011-08-02 | Fujifilm Dimatix, Inc. | Ejection of drops having variable drop size from an ink jet printer |
CN102131646B (zh) * | 2008-06-30 | 2014-05-21 | 富士胶卷迪马蒂克斯股份有限公司 | 喷墨 |
FR2940627B1 (fr) | 2008-12-30 | 2014-09-12 | Mgi France | Dispositif d'impression par jet d'encre d'une composition de vernis pour substrat imprime. |
US10744759B2 (en) * | 2010-06-29 | 2020-08-18 | CARDINAL HEALTH SWITZERLAND 515 GmbH | First drop dissimilarity in drop-on-demand inkjet devices and methods for its correction |
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- 1997-08-20 EP EP97939472A patent/EP0932504A1/en not_active Withdrawn
- 1997-08-20 CA CA002264038A patent/CA2264038A1/en not_active Abandoned
- 1997-08-20 WO PCT/US1997/014685 patent/WO1998008687A1/en not_active Application Discontinuation
- 1997-08-20 JP JP10511729A patent/JP2000516872A/ja active Pending
- 1997-08-20 AU AU41550/97A patent/AU4155097A/en not_active Abandoned
- 1997-08-27 TW TW086112290A patent/TW365579B/zh active
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JP2000516872A (ja) | 2000-12-19 |
AU4155097A (en) | 1998-03-19 |
WO1998008687A1 (en) | 1998-03-05 |
EP0932504A1 (en) | 1999-08-04 |
TW365579B (en) | 1999-08-01 |
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