CN101096146B - recording system, and registration adjustment method - Google Patents

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CN101096146B
CN101096146B CN2007101122398A CN200710112239A CN101096146B CN 101096146 B CN101096146 B CN 101096146B CN 2007101122398 A CN2007101122398 A CN 2007101122398A CN 200710112239 A CN200710112239 A CN 200710112239A CN 101096146 B CN101096146 B CN 101096146B
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A recording system for relatively easily and rapidly performing a registration adjustment in a recording device having a plurality of recording units which record divided recording images on the same recording medium. The recording system causes each of recording units (108A-108F) to record a registration adjustment pattern. Based on the recorded pattern, an inter-unit adjustment that is a registration adjustment among the plurality of recording units and an intra-unit adjustment that is a registration adjustment among the plurality of recording heads in each recording unit are performed. In the inter-unit adjustment, the same adjustment value is simultaneously added to all other recording units on a side of a compared recording unit when a recording position of the compared recording unit is corrected, the compared recording unit being compared with a reference recording unit, the reference recording unit being one of the neighboring two recording units. As a result of the inter-unit adjustment, an average value is calculated from a maximum value and a minimum value of adjustment values of all recording units to correct and reset the adjustment values of all recording units by the average value.

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Register system and registration method of adjustment
Technical field
The present invention relates on same recording medium, carry out the register system of image record, relate in particular to its registration (registration) adjusted value determining method and registration method of adjustment by a plurality of record cells that have a plurality of line style record heads separately.
Background technology
In the past, in the register system that the service recorder head that has adopted ink-jet recording writes down, used a plurality of record heads for corresponding colored record.Come the side-play amount of the test pattern of recording prescribed by these a plurality of record heads, and adjust the registration adjustment (also be referred to as to aim at and adjust) (opening flat 7-323582 communique) of the record position of record head according to this detected side-play amount with reference to the spy with the mutual position of detection record head.
In addition, also know the so-called line style jet recording device (opening the 2004-106359 communique) of having used all extensions of width that spread all over recording medium with reference to the spy.
, well-known a plurality of record cells by built-in separately a plurality of line style heads write down the width record images device also wideer than the record width of each record cell on same recording medium.
In this tape deck, also must adjust the mutual registration of a plurality of record heads in each record cell, so that operation becomes is complicated to record cell registration to each other.
In addition, according to the method for adjusting, by the registration between record cell is adjusted, and the anxiety that has the adjusting range between record head in the record cell to narrow down, can't adjust.
The present invention is under this background and finish, its purpose is to provide a kind of registration adjusted value determining method and register system, can be than being easier to and promptly realizing registration adjustment in the tape deck of a plurality of record cells document image on same recording medium by built-in a plurality of line style heads.
In addition, on the recording medium of common recording medium, for example large paper edition, use in the register system that a plurality of record cells write down the recording medium of common (1), in arrive situation about changing with new record cell and the color of record head constituted to constitute from only black color become under the situations such as color formation of full color of life-span of record cell, in order to carry out the aligning adjustment of newly-installed record cell, sometimes the color configuration information of the record head number information of newly-installed record cell or record head will change.
In this case,, just need confirm that the number of record head or the color of record head constitute, and carry out corresponding to the aligning adjustment of confirming the result by the user in order to aim at adjustment.Therefore, numerous and diverse for the operation that the user who is unfamiliar with system's formation is such, the problem of adjusting spended time and so on aiming at is just arranged.
Other purpose of the present invention is under the situation that the number at the record head that is possessed on the record cell increased and decreased or the color of record head constitutes under the situation about having changed, and then the user can consider that a number and a color aim at adjustment with constituting under the situation of having changed record cell.
Summary of the invention
Registration adjusted value determining method according to the present invention is the registration adjusted value determining method of a kind of decision at the registration adjusted value of tape deck, wherein, the a plurality of built-in separately record cells of a plurality of line style record heads of this tape deck configuration, and will be recorded on the same recording medium through the document image of over-segmentation by above-mentioned a plurality of record cells, described registration adjusted value determining method is characterised in that, comprising: make the step of the registration adjustment of above-mentioned a plurality of recording unit records regulations with pattern; Based on the registration adjustment pattern that is write down, the mutual registration adjustment of carrying out between above-mentioned a plurality of record cell is the step of adjusting between the unit; And the mutual registration adjustment of carrying out between the interior above-mentioned a plurality of record heads of each record cell is the step of adjusting in the unit.
The record cell of adjacency has the duplicate record zone that posting field repeats mutually each other among above-mentioned a plurality of record cell in the end of record head; Above-mentioned registration adjustment is in the duplicate record zone of record cell of the adjacency among above-mentioned a plurality of record cells with adjustment member between the unit of pattern, the pattern part that is write down by the benchmark head of the correspondence of the benchmark head of side's record cell and the opposing party's record cell; In between said units, adjusting, when the record position as the record cell that record cell compare of benchmark among revising, use same adjusted value for all other record cells that are in this record cell that is compared one side addition that links also with respect to two record cells of adjacency.
Preferably also comprise: the result who adjusts between said units finds the solution mean value from maximum and minimum of a value among the adjusted value of whole record cells, and the step of whole record cells being revised its adjusted value jointly and being reset by this mean value.
Register system according to the present invention is a kind of a plurality of built-in separately record cells of a plurality of line style record heads that dispose, and will be recorded in register system on the same recording medium through the document image of over-segmentation by above-mentioned a plurality of record cells, it is characterized in that possessing: come the adjustment pattern recording parts of the registration adjustment of recording prescribed with pattern by above-mentioned a plurality of record cells; With set the adjustment value setting unit part of adjusted value based on the registration adjustment of being write down with pattern, above-mentioned adjustment value setting unit part becomes mutual registration adjustment between above-mentioned a plurality of record cell and sets the adjusted value of adjusting about in the adjusted value adjusted between the resulting unit of the record head as benchmark in each record cell and the unit for resulting other record head of said reference record head in each record cell.
The registration adjustment of afore mentioned rules has to indulge in adjustment member, the unit between formed unit on a recording medium with pattern aims at horizontal aligning adjustment member in adjustment member and the unit.
According to register system of the present invention, if utilize other technical scheme then be a kind of a plurality of built-in separately record cells of a plurality of line style record heads that dispose, and will be recorded in register system on the same recording medium through the document image of over-segmentation by above-mentioned a plurality of record cells, it is characterized in that possessing: come the adjustment pattern recording parts of the registration adjustment of recording prescribed with pattern by above-mentioned a plurality of record cells; With set the adjustment value setting unit part of adjusted value based on the registration adjustment of being write down with pattern, the above-mentioned registration adjustment of above-mentioned adjustment value setting unit part set basis with adjusted value that pattern determined with the value of software through revising.
Register system according to the present invention be a kind of via communication interface will be built-in separately a plurality of record cells and the information processor of a plurality of record heads couple together, and use above-mentioned a plurality of record cell on same recording medium, to form the record images system, it is characterized in that: above-mentioned information processor possesses the parts of the configuration information of the built-in record head of the platform number of obtaining above-mentioned a plurality of record cells and configuration information and each record cell; Based on obtained information, selected registration adjustment makes it to write down the parts of this registration adjustment with pattern with pattern and to above-mentioned a plurality of record cells; Show and be used to set based on the parts of above-mentioned registration adjustment with the user interface picture of the resulting adjusted value of pattern; And the adjusted value that will set on this user interface picture is sent to the parts of each record cell.
In this register system, a plurality of record cells are being carried out when registration adjusts, information processor is obtained the configuration information of the built-in record head of the platform number of above-mentioned a plurality of record cells and configuration information and each record cell.And can select the registration adjustment pattern that is suitable for this formation based on this configuration information of obtaining.At this pattern above-mentioned a plurality of record cells are made it to write down this registration adjustment pattern.And then, show the parts of the user interface picture be used to set the adjusted value that obtains with pattern based on the registration adjustment of being write down.To be sent to each record cell at the adjusted value that the user interface picture sets.In view of the above, the adjusted value of each later record cell is just upgraded, during afterwards record, and the corresponding registration adjustment of adjusted value of just carrying out Yu being updated.
Be described in detail by following embodiment about other formation according to the present invention and effect.
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Fig. 1 is the figure that the summary of the register system in the expression embodiments of the present invention constitutes.
Fig. 2 is the figure of mutual configuration relation of 6 record cells of the record portion of the tape deck shown in the expression pie graph 1.
Fig. 3 is the figure that the summary of 1 record cell being carried on the expression tape deck shown in Figure 1 constitutes.
Fig. 4 is the block diagram of configuration example within the master computer shown in the presentation graphs 1.
Fig. 5 is the block diagram that the summary hardware of control of the record portion of the tape deck shown in expression is used to carry out in Fig. 1 constitutes.
Fig. 6 is the figure at the record controls flow process of paper used for recording in the tape deck shown in the presentation graphs 1.
Fig. 7 is the flow chart of the flow process of the registration adjustment in the expression embodiments of the present invention.
Fig. 8 is the figure that all pictures of pattern are used in registration adjustment used in the expression embodiments of the present invention.
Fig. 9 amplifies the figure that represents with the registration adjustment of Fig. 8 with the part of pattern.
Figure 10 is the key diagram of adjusting about the registration of the general head width direction (transverse direction) in the line style record cell.
Figure 11 is the key diagram followed by Figure 10.
Figure 12 is the 1st automatic key diagram of handling of adjusting of the registration adjusted value correcting process in the present embodiment.
Figure 13 is the key diagram that the 1st of Figure 12 adjusts the problem of processing automatically.
Figure 14 is the figure that is illustrated in the result of the problem that has illustrated among Figure 13.
Figure 15 is the figure that the summary of the register system in expression other embodiment of the present invention constitutes.
Figure 16 is the figure that the summary hardware of expression information processor constitutes.
Figure 17 is the figure that represents the configuration example of communication resource information table used in the embodiments of the present invention.
Figure 18 is the figure of exchange situation of positional information of each record cell of the expression tape deck that constitutes Figure 15.
Figure 19 is the line direction positional information of record cell of Figure 18 and the key diagram of column direction positional information.
Figure 20 is when the aligning adjustment of each record cell is in embodiments of the present invention carried out, in the alignment adjustment value of the record head that on obtaining each record cell, is possessed, be used for obtaining the flow chart of processing of the configuration information of the record head that is possessed on this record cell from each record cell.
Figure 21 is the figure of the configuration example of the configuration information table in the expression embodiments of the present invention.
Figure 22 represents a figure of position adjustment picture by means of the logging program that moves on the information processor in embodiments of the present invention or its practical program.
Figure 23 is the figure of the demonstration example of the error message in the expression embodiments of the present invention.
Figure 24 is the concrete figure that shows example that picture is adjusted in the position of expression Figure 22.
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Below, with reference to accompanying drawing on one side with regard to of the present invention preferred implementation at length describe on one side.
Fig. 1 represents that the summary of the register system in the present embodiment constitutes.This register system has tape deck 100 and to the master computer 101 of the record of these tape deck 100 indicating images.
Tape deck 100 is tape decks that paper used for recording 103 is write down, and is made of sheet feed section 104, delivery section 105, record portion 106 and stow portion 107.As paper used for recording 103 except common with the paper being recording medium arbitrarily such as corrugated board, film.
Record portion 106 can be at the paper used for recording 103 enterprising line items also wideer than the record width of single record cell with a plurality of record cell 108A~108F use that combines.In this example, use 6 record cells, but number is not limited to 6, no matter Duo or all can less than it.Below, mention each and every one not distinguishing a plurality of record cell 108A~108F under the situation of 1 record cell and simply be called record cell 108.
Record cell 108 is a master computer 101 for the external device (ED) of output image data and record indication thereof, couples together with cable 102 as an example of communication interface.In the present embodiment, master computer 101 is exported to each record cell 108 tape deck 100 in as control instruction via cable 102 with information such as record data.As communication interface be USB (USB), IEEE1394, Ethernet (registration mark) (10/100/1000BaseT) etc., tape deck 100 can be connected in any interface of information processor.Use the communication interface of wired type in the present embodiment, but also can use the communication interface of wireless type such as WLAN.In addition, under the situation of network or USB etc., also can be at link information treating apparatus and each record cell 108 after be connected by HUB.
Sheet feed section 104 has paper used for recording 103 is separated into one at every turn, and carries out the paper feed roller 109 of paper supply to delivery section 105.The not shown paper feeding motor of these paper feed roller 109 usefulness drives.
Delivery section 105 has and is used for conveying roller (not shown) that the paper used for recording of supplying with from sheet feed section 104 103 is carried to record portion 106.This conveying roller is driven by not shown conveying motor.Setting up the encoder (aftermentioned in Fig. 5) that its per unit rotation is detected on the conveying roller.In addition, on the transport path of paper used for recording 103, be equipped with the usefulness paper detection sensor 110 that having or not of paper used for recording 103 detected.These encoders and each record cell 108 that is imported into record portion 106 with the output of paper detection sensor 110.Thus each record cell 108 just can identification record with the feed status of paper 103.
108 pairs of each record cells of record portion 106 be transferred paper used for recording 103 co-operatings that come and based on the view data that receives by master computer 101 by ink-jet recording document image on paper used for recording 103.The paper used for recording 103 that finishes of record is discharged to stow portion 107 and stow one by one.
Fig. 2 is the figure of mutual configuration relation of 6 record cell 108A~108F of the expression record portion 106 that constitutes tape deck shown in Figure 1.Record cell 108A~108F is built-in with 4 record head 200K, 200C, 200M, 200Y respectively.Each record head 200 is the so-called line style heads that disposed with respect to the upwardly extending nozzle rows in side of the throughput direction quadrature of paper used for recording 103.4 record heads 200 are configured in parallel to each other, and the ink that can spray black (K), dark green (C), pinkish red (M), yellow (Y) respectively is to carry out the full color record.
Record cell 108A~108F be configured in on the position of staggering on the paper width so that on the full width of paper used for recording 103, undertake record with the different partitioning portions of paper width.In the present embodiment as shown in Figure 2, record cell 108A~108F is configured to zigzag.Thus, the end of nozzle rows of record head 200 of the record cell 108 of adjacency is repeated mutually.The reason that makes it repetition is in order not produce the cause of blank portion between the record head of the record cell of adjacency.
Corresponding with the configuration relation of this record cell 108A~108F, in master computer 101, the document image that is recorded in paper used for recording 103 is that unit is divided into a plurality of zones with the width that available each record cell 108 writes down, and sends to each record cell 108.In the present embodiment as shown in Figure 2, cutting recording image 201A~201F is sent to record cell 108A~108F respectively.In each record cell 108, output signal according to delivery section 105 with paper detection sensor 110 and encoder, instrumentation is to the timing of paper used for recording 103 recording starts, and the cutting recording image record that will be received by master computer 101 and this timing are as one man on paper used for recording 103.
Fig. 3 (a) is the figure that the summary of 1 record cell 108 being carried on the tape deck of expression in the present embodiment constitutes (b).Record cell 108 is that record head 200K, 200C, 200M, 200Y and the recovery unit 300 that carries out the cleaning of these each record heads are constituted by 4 line style heads.4 record head 200K~200Y are fixed mutually as head unit 301, and are up and down by means of head unit control motor (aftermentioned in Fig. 5).Have with separately record head 200 in pairs the recovery unit 300 of the record head protection portions 302 of configuration move on transverse direction by means of recovery unit control motor (aftermentioned in Fig. 5).
When the record of document image, head unit 301 and recovery unit 300 be moved to as Fig. 3 (a) but shown in recording status, be moved to the holding state shown in Fig. 3 (b) beyond when record.
Fig. 4 represents configuration example within the master computer shown in Figure 1 101.Master computer 101 under the control of operating system, carry out to generate the application (program) of view data and record controls program (printer driver) etc. in the present embodiment.Use " Windows (registration mark) " as operating system in this example.Particularly, master computer 101 by system bus 1019 with formation carry out the control part of its various controls CPU (Central Processing Unit) 1012, the memory of operating area that this CPU1012 uses and temporary storage area is provided is that the nonvolatile memory of RAM (Random Access Memory) 1013 and the boot of preserving the CPU1012 original execution etc. is that ROM (Read Only Memory) 1014 is connected with each other.Display 1010 as display unit is connected on the system bus 1019 by video interface 1018.Keyboard 1112 as operating portion is connected on the system bus 1019 by keyboard interface 1016.A kind of mouse 1111 as indicator is connected on the system bus 1019 by mouse interface 1015.The big volume, external storage device of in store operating system and various programs is that hard disk unit 1113 is connected on the system bus 1019 by hard-disk interface 1017.In addition, system bus 1019 couples together by communication interface 1101 and above-mentioned tape deck 100.This communication interface 1101 is corresponding to cable shown in Figure 1 102.
In master computer 101, the program of being preserved on hard disk unit 1113 under the situation of control tape deck is loaded into RAM1013 and is carried out by CPU1012.
Fig. 5 is the block diagram that the summary hardware of the control of the expression record portion 106 that is used to carry out this tape deck constitutes.
Master computer 101 will be transferred to each record cell 108 by the recording image data through over-segmentation corresponding to record cell 108A~108F, and the beginning of indication recording processing.In addition, can also setting instruction with paper and send each record cell 108 to and indicate with the number of the indication paper used for recording 103 that will write down and kind and size etc.
Each record cell 108 has master controller 401, and the control program of being stored among this master controller 401 execution ROM408 carries out control as described below thus.ROM408 can also have non-volatile storage area that can write data such as various parameters again.Correction value described later and adjusted value just can be preserved in this storage area.
In addition, the output signal that comprises the sensor class 402 of various sensors is imported into master controller 401.
Record cell 108 is controlled and the communicating by letter of master computer 101 by means of communications driver 403, and receives the instruction from master computer 101.
Record cell 108 with the view data that receives as the pictorial data of each colour content respectively bitmap be deployed on RAM410K, 410C, 410M, the 410Y and describe.In addition, record number and instruct with the setting of various parameters such as paper kind is stored among the RAM410R.Record data finish to the expansion one of RAM410K, 410C, 410M, 410Y, 410R respectively, but just make record head 200K, 200C, 200M, 200Y move to record position by means of head unit control motor 406 and recovery unit control motor 407.
On each record cell 108 based on the signal that the paper used for recording by delivery section 105 input is detected, the signal by the encoder 412 of delivery section 105 inputs comes the timing of instrumentation recording start equally with paper detection sensor 110, the signal that is synchronized with encoder 412 at recording start later on, master controller 401 is read the pictorial data of corresponding color respectively in turn from RAM410K, 410C, 410M, 410Y, and via head drive circuit 404, record head 200K, the 200C, 200M, the 200Y that export to the ink of the corresponding color of ejection respectively carry out record thus.
So record head 200K, 200C, 200M, 200Y carry out the ejection of coloured image according to the pictorial data ejection ink of its cutting recording image that is transfused to respectively.
Fig. 6 is the flow chart at the record controls flow process of paper used for recording in the tape deck of expression in the present embodiment.This processing is achieved from read routines such as ROM408 and execution by master controller 401.The pass is like this too with the processing of Fig. 7 described later.
The image information (record data) of the record object that sends from master computer 101 is received (S501) with the instruction of various parameters such as record number and paper size and indication record by each record cell 108.
Record data make record head 200 move to recordable position (S502) after receiving and finishing.Afterwards, if supply with a paper used for recording 103 from sheet feed section 104, and after carrying with delivery section 105, usefulness is arranged on and detects (S503) with 110 pairs of paper used for recording of paper detection sensor on the transport path.After paper used for recording detects, wait for up to the output of the encoder 412 of delivery section 105 and count (S504) with the predetermined pulse number.This just means the distance till having carried from usefulness paper detection sensor 110 to the position of each record head 200 to paper used for recording.Afterwards, spray inks according to recording image information by each record head 200, carry out recording processing (S505) thus while be synchronized with the output pulse of encoder.
Carry out this processing repeatedly till reaching the record number that the full detail that receives is set.Do not have not recorded information (S506) if the record number reaches the value that is set, just make record head 200 transfer to holding state (S507).
Then describe with reference to the flow chart of Fig. 7 flow process with regard to the registration adjustment in the present embodiment.Before the explanation of this processing, the registration adjustment of using in the present embodiment is described with pattern (test pattern) by Fig. 8 and Fig. 9.
Fig. 8 represents this registration adjustment all pictures with pattern 700, and Fig. 9 amplifies its part and represents.The registration adjustment is with the view data of pattern 700, both can be stored by the pattern part that each record cell is undertaken oneself and carries out record by its control program, also can be stored in the master computer 101 records to each record cell indicator diagram.
The registration adjustment comprises to indulge in adjustment member 800, the unit between the unit for each record cell with pattern 700 aims at horizontal aligning adjustment member 802 in adjustment member 801 and the unit.In this manual, " indulging " is meant along the direction with the paper throughput direction, and " horizontal stroke " is meant and the direction of using paper throughput direction quadrature.Adjustment member 800 is to be used to detect other record cell with respect to the pattern part as the skew of the position relation of the record cell of the benchmark of a plurality of record cells between the unit.In the unit vertical aim at adjustment member 801 be used to detect other record head with respect among a plurality of record heads in each record cell as the pattern part of the skew of the longitudinal direction position relation of the record head of benchmark.In the unit horizontal aligning adjustment member 802 be used to detect other record head with respect among a plurality of record heads in each record cell as the pattern part of the skew of the transverse direction position relation of the record head of benchmark.
Basic, the registration adjustment with pattern 700 write down many groups with respect to as the bar that record head write down (being called datum strip) of benchmark by the record head of adjustment usefulness with the small bar (being called the comparison bar) that staggers and write down of different unit adjustment amounts.
As the benchmark head, with the opposing party's blackhead head as a comparison, and share and carry out record by the zone of the end that coincides at two with record cell one side's of adjacency (in this example be right adjacent at Fig. 2) blackhead for adjustment member 800 between the unit.In this example, will be with the benchmark head as the taeniae of benchmark and horizontal stripe at stagger at certain intervals 17 groups of records of throughput direction, simultaneously with respect to datum strip with the head relatively a plurality of relatively taeniaes of record and a plurality of horizontal stripes that compare on the position that the position of side-play amount 0 and positive and negative in length and breadth two directions have staggered in turn with unit quantity 1~8.If the benchmark head coincide with respect to the registration that compares head, then taeniae or horizontal stripe unanimity on the position of numerical value " 0 ".Otherwise consistent with bar on the position of the corresponding numerical value of side-play amount (except that 0).
The vertical adjustment member 801 of aiming at writes down 4 groups of 17 parallel horizontal stripe group 801a with benchmark head (K) with predetermined distance in the unit, and a certain amount of record that carries out that staggers in turn on transverse direction.And then 3 gaps between these horizontal stripe groups 801a are respectively with comparing head (C, M, Y) the corresponding horizontal stripe of each horizontal stripe of record and horizontal stripe group 801a.When the horizontal stripe record of head relatively, on positive and negative two directions, stagger and 1~8 carry out record with the unit adjustment amount.If relatively head coincide with respect to the registration of benchmark head longitudinal direction, then horizontal stripe unanimity on the position of numerical value " 0 ".If the registration of longitudinal direction is misfitted, then consistent with horizontal stripe on the position of the corresponding numerical value of its side-play amount.
Equally, horizontal aligning adjustment member 802 in the unit writes down 4 groups of 17 parallel taeniae group 802a with benchmark head (K) with predetermined distance, and a certain amount of record that carries out that staggers in turn on longitudinal direction.And then 3 gaps between these taeniae groups 802a are respectively with comparing head (C, M, Y) the corresponding taeniae of each taeniae of record and taeniae group 802a.When the taeniae record of head relatively, on positive and negative two directions, stagger and 1~8 carry out record with the unit adjustment amount.If relatively head coincide with respect to the registration of benchmark head transverse direction, then taeniae unanimity on the position of numerical value " 0 ".If the registration of transverse direction is misfitted, then consistent with taeniae on the position of the corresponding numerical value of its side-play amount.
Thereby the registration adjustment that the user writes down by visual examination just can be confirmed the position of the comparison bar consistent with datum strip thus with pattern 700.The numeric representation of on the comparison bar of this unanimity, being given, with respect to the record head that has write down datum strip (benchmark head), the record head (relatively head) that has write down this comparison bar from originally should the amount of position skew.If the numerical value of the comparison bar consistent with datum strip is " 0 ", mean that then this comparison head is on the correct position with respect to the benchmark head.
In addition, by sending the instruction of indication registration adjustment with pattern recording from master computer to tape deck 100, the registration adjustment just can be carried out record by record portion 106 with pattern 700.
The processing of the flow chart of Fig. 7 is read and is carried out the control program of being stored in ROM1014 or the hard disk 1113 by CPU1012 (Fig. 4) in master computer 101 in the present embodiment and is achieved.
At first, by tape deck 100 record registration adjustment patterns 700 (S601).So tape deck 100 is obtained user's assistance, at first carry out the registration adjustment between record cell, next carries out the registration adjustment between the interior head of each record cell.
During registration between record cell was adjusted, adjustment member 800 made the numerical value (adjusted value between record cell) of line (bar) overlaid part import and accept (S602) from the input part of master computer 101 between user's reference unit.In the example of Fig. 9, can read throughput direction+3 (803), transverse direction-1 (804).Among a plurality of record cells with the unit, for example record cell 108F of regulation as reference cell, carry out the setting of adjusted value for adjacent record cell order from master computer 101.At this moment, carry out the 1st automatically adjusting and handling and the 2nd adjust automatically and handle (S603, S604).It is that the interlock reflection of describing in detail is later handled that the 1st automatic adjustment is handled.The 2nd automatic adjustment processing is that the registration equalization between record cell is handled.Handle resulting adjusted value according to adjusting automatically by the 2nd, the registration of the benchmark head of each record cell is upgraded.
Utilizing Figure 10, Figure 11 to adjust with regard to the registration of the general head width direction (transverse direction) in the end of a thread type record cell (following, be called horizontal aligning) before the 1st automatically adjusts the explanation of handling here, describes simply.
Generally speaking the record head 200 of line style also possesses the adjustment nozzle 902 that regulation is counted about it except the nozzle 901 of posting field width segments.Comprising total nozzle number of adjusting with nozzle 902 counts than the regulation of correspondingly Duoing corresponding to the nozzle number of the needed posting field width of reality.Thereby, by set selectively the full nozzle rows adjusted about will comprising with the record head 200 of nozzle 902 from which nozzle to which nozzle as effective posting field of reality, just can carry out transverse direction record position adjustment and record head physical property ground is moved.For example, carrying black, dark green, pinkish red, yellow 4 record head 200K, C, M, under the situation of Y, when on the installation site of each record head, producing skew as shown in Figure 10, just can adjust horizontal aligning, so that effective posting field unanimity of the transverse direction of each record head by the recording nozzles that changes a dark green 200C, a yellow 200Y as shown in Figure 11.By means of this function, just can absorb the alignment error of the physical property of each record cell.
Reference recording head by each record cell is that registration adjustment between record cell is carried out in the horizontal aligning adjustment of blackhead.Just, the blackhead by other record cell carries out the registration adjustment between a plurality of record cells with respect to the horizontal aligning adjustment of the blackhead of reference recording unit.But, under the situation of the posting field that has changed blackhead because of the horizontal aligning adjustment of blackhead, just need this blackhead as benchmark for also the link adjustment of the transverse direction that carries out same amount of other clour mixing.
Resulting as described above final registration adjusted value is sent to tape deck from master computer 101, is stored in each record cell in its storage part.The registration adjusted value of being preserved is referenced when recording processing, carries out the adjustment of registration.
According to Figure 12 (a)~(d), adjust processing automatically with regard to the 1st and describe.When the adjustment of carrying out between a plurality of record cells, original under the situation of having carried out the adjustment between record cell 108F and the record cell 108E, adjust the record of using pattern again after making its adjusted value reflection, secondly as the adjustment between record cell 108E and the record cell 108D, use pattern whenever adjusting just must write down again to adjust, very trouble.
In the present invention, original state with respect to the such full record cell shown in Figure 12 (a), shown in Figure 12 (b) like that for carry out as benchmark with record cell 108F and record cell 108E between adjustment, and when the adjusted value of the blackhead of record cell 108E carried out importing (1101), linking with it also all made identical adjusted value be reflected (1102) simultaneously in record cell 108D~108A.Mutual position relation between record cell 108A~108E just remains untouched and is preserved thus.
In addition, in Figure 12 (a)~(d), adjust as the position between record cell, on transverse direction, record cell staggered for convenience of explanation and represent, but the effective range (effectively posting field) that is actually as described above nozzle rows staggers, rather than is staggered in the physical property position of record cell.
Secondly, such shown in Figure 12 (c), in order to carry out the adjustment of record cell 108D as benchmark with record cell 108E, and adjusted value 1104 has been carried out (1103) when the input, will the adjusted value identical be only applicable to record cell 108D and also be applicable to all follow-up record cell 108C~108A with its adjusted value.Secondly, such shown in Figure 12 (d), in order to carry out the adjustment of record cell 108C as benchmark with record cell 108D, and adjusted value 1106 has been carried out (1105) when the input, will the adjusted value identical be only applicable to record cell 108C and also be applicable to follow-up record cell 108B~108A with its adjusted value.
By carrying out this processing repeatedly, the record cell that is compared with respect to the record cell of benchmark just, the user will be remained untouched from the value that the registration adjustment reads with pattern and be set, and also only just can adjust by the suitable identical adjusted value that links for the trailer record unit of the record cell that is compared simultaneously.In addition, the registration adjustment with the record of pattern also with one just all can save the time of adjustment.
If the registration adjusted value like this between the setting recording unit is adjusted processing automatically with regard to then carrying out the 2nd.Such as described above, be after adjustment between record cell has been carried out in the horizontal aligning adjustment of blackhead, to carry out horizontal aligning adjustment with blackhead as benchmark at benchmark head for the clour mixing in each record cell by each record cell.Therefore, if also be partial to which limit, according to circumstances just have and adjust the anxiety that becomes impossible as the big then adjusting range of clour mixing of adjusted value deviation of the blackhead of benchmark.For example, the horizontal aligning of considering blackhead is adjusted the result (1200A~1200F) is become situation as shown in Figure 13.Alignment adjustment value between the unit that the numeric representation shown in the drawings in the bracket is confirmed for each record cell.So because the record cell 108F of right-hand member is its adjusted value of record cell as benchmark is 0.
Like this too in other record cell.The benchmark head of following each record cell is the horizontal aligning adjustment of blackhead, effective posting field of the clour mixing in each record cell for example in record cell 108B as shown in the part 1201 like that, be adjusted the amount identical with blackhead.But, owing to similarly move for the effective posting field of whole record heads in the record cell, thus in each record cell each clour mixing with respect to the side-play amount of blackhead constant (promptly being maintained).
In the example of Figure 13, the deviation that the horizontal aligning of the blackhead of record cell 108B is adjusted the result is bigger, it remains untouched and is also reflected on the clour mixing with record cell, so the scope that the horizontal aligning adjustment of clour mixing may be carried out just is limited in the small range.Just, the stage of aim at adjusting in next unit, about any one clour mixing among the record cell 108B, need be under the situation that the horizontal aligning that carries out right on the figure is adjusted with respect to blackhead, its transportable adjustment amount be just terrifically little.Its result, the situation that can not carry out necessary horizontal aligning adjustment will take place.
So, automatically adjust in the processing the 2nd, in order to prevent the deviation of adjusting range, and carry out among the adjusted value of each record cell, finding the solution mean value, and whole record cells are commonly revised the processing that its adjusted value is set again by this mean value by maximum and minimum of a value.So wherein since be make mean value near the direction of 0 direction actual shifts just with the opposite in sign of mean value.The adjustment result of record cell 108B and record cell 108E becomes maximum and minimum of a value in the example of Figure 13.For example the adjusted value at record cell 108B is-14, and the adjusted value of record cell 108E is under+2 the situation, so because its mean value is-6 with the corresponding displacement 6 on+direction of the adjusted value of whole record cells.Its result of expression among Figure 14.Just now be that the possible range adjusted of the horizontal aligning of the clour mixing of record cell 108B is minimum as can be known, but improved by displacement at the correction value 1300 of the full record head of whole record cells.
Return Fig. 7, if the 2nd automatic the adjustment finishes just to carry out the record (S605) of registration adjustment once again with pattern.If aforesaid adjustment is correctly carried out, then adjustment member 800 just should be overlapping at the local datum line and the alternative line of all scales " 0 " between the unit.Confirm that according to this viewpoint the adjustment between record cell correctly carried out (S606).This affirmation is undertaken by the user is visual, system accept this visual result whether the result's of " OK " input carry out.
If correctly adjusted then then carried out registration adjustment between record head in each record cell.As Figure 10, to accept with the benchmark head as shown in Figure 11 be the input of the numerical value (adjusted value) of the consistent part of blackhead straight line that writes down and the line that utilizes other record heads (clour mixing) (bar), and upgrades the registration adjusted value (S607) of each clour mixing.
In addition, adjust the stage of handling automatically the shown in Figure 14 the 2nd, each clour mixing is with respect to remain untouched side-play amount under in store Figure 13 situation of the side-play amount of the blackhead of each record cell.That is, the adjustment of writing down in the stage of the step S605 of Fig. 7 with pattern in skew between the supposition record cell all be 0, each clour mixing should be identical with pattern with the adjustment of being write down among the step S601 with respect to the side-play amount of the blackhead in the record cell.Adjustment among the step S605 is to be used for adjusting between confirmation unit successfully carrying out with the record of pattern all the time as can be known in view of the above, and this step S605 is also nonessential.The adjustment of being write down among the enough step S601 of adjusted value energy in the record cell of importing in step S607 is confirmed with pattern with regard to enough (also can be that the adjustment of being write down among the enough step S606 of energy is confirmed with pattern, but both being same value).
Write down registration adjustment pattern (S608) at last again, and confirm that registration is correctly adjusted (S609) between the interior head of record cell.Acceptance from the visual result of user whether the result's of " OK " input carry out this affirmation by system.If correctly adjusted then whole registration adjustment ends of job.This step S609 takes that really industry also is arbitrarily as, does not need necessarily to carry out.
As according to above explanation as can be known, the input of the adjusted value among step S602 and the S607 can also once be carried out with pattern based on an adjustment of being write down at step S601.The decision of the adjusted value of the final clour mixing of each record cell can be obtained by following simple calculating, i.e. the adjusted value of the blackhead of resulting this record cell of interlock add operation of adjusted value and be used for the adjusted value of addition clour mixing on the correction value result altogether of equalization between will be by record cell.
In addition, the correction of above-mentioned adjusted value both can be carried out with master computer, also can be undertaken by among the record cell.
Below only be illustrated with regard to the registration of transverse direction, promptly use the paper throughput direction about longitudinal direction, the selection in the use zone of nozzle rows that can be by replacing record head, and revise each record head all carries out longitudinal direction with respect to the recording timing with paper of being carried registration adjustment.But,, do not need above-mentioned registration equalization to handle owing under the situation of longitudinal direction, there is not the system limit of the such adjusted value of transverse direction.
Like this, in the present embodiment, just can provide a kind of at a plurality of record cells of configuration, and to same paper used for recording by the document image of a plurality of recording unit records through over-segmentation, and form in the tape deck of a document image, can easily adjust between record cell or record cell in head between registration, and form the register system of high quality image.
In the embodiment described above, the registration adjustment that user self is write down when to the registration adjustment is checked with pattern, and decision adjusted value, but also can be in row's paper portion of tape deck, to possess image read-outs such as scanner, automatically read the registration adjustment of being write down with image read-out with pattern and determine the system of adjusted value.If the words user of this system just can carry out the adjustment operation of trouble and the registration of tape deck is adjusted.
In any case, " the adjustment value setting unit part " among the present invention is to carry out utilizing with pattern based on the registration adjustment of being write down that user or reading device are accepted the processing of numerical value input, any parts of the processing that is provided with based on the processing of the final adjusted value of the numerical solution of being imported and to each record cell.
In addition, though represented the situation that each record cell carries 4 record heads in the above-described embodiment, the number of the record head in the record cell is not limited to 4.For example, also can use the same method and adjust registration even if appended the record cell of the record head of light color for the tonal gradation that improves document image.And then the benchmark head of establishing in the record cell is a blackhead, but also can be other clour mixing.It can also be the formation that in record cell, adopts a plurality of blackheads.The number of record cell also is not limited to 6.
In addition, though be illustrated with regard to the tape deck of ink-jet recording, so long as a plurality of record cell each have the formation of a plurality of line style heads, then recording mode is not limited to ink-jet.Paper used for recording also is not limited to the paper used for recording of sheet, and is also effective for label paper, the label paper of long size shape.
According to present embodiment, just can use based on being recorded in a registration adjustment on the recording medium with the adjusted value that pattern determined, there is not adjusted value weak point ground to carry out the registration adjustment to all record cells at short notice with fewer workload.Its result just can easily carry out the registration adjustment and carry out the record of high image quality.
Figure 15 represents that the summary of the register system in other embodiment of the present invention constitutes.To with about the additional same reference marker of the same key element of the key element shown in the system of Fig. 1.This register system is made of information processor 101 that generates the information that should write down and the tape deck 100 that this information is recorded on the recording medium.Information processor 101 couples together via communication interface 1011 and tape deck 100.
Information processor 101 is the record data that generate at a plurality of record cells, and the record data that will generate be transferred to record cell 108A ... information processors such as the PC of 108F.Below, general name record cell 108A ... be referred to as record cell 108 during 108F.
Communication interface 1011 be USB (USB), IEEE1394, Ethernet (registration mark) (10/100/1000BaseT) etc., tape deck 100 can be connected any interface on the information processor 101.In the present embodiment, suppose the communication interface of using wired type, but also can be the communication interface 1011 of wireless type such as WLAN.In addition, under situations such as network or USB, can also behind link information treating apparatus 101 and each record cell 108, can also be connected via HUB.
Tape deck 100 have many (n) platform record cell 108A ... 108F possesses common conveying device 120 on these record cells.Conveying device 120 possesses many Di to be rubbed recording medium with the hands the sheet feed section 104 got, this recording medium of being got by stranding is delivered to the delivery section 105 of record cell and the row's paper portion 113 that discharges the recording medium that record finishes from record cell.
Information processor 101 has application program, the record controls program (printer driver) that image generates of carrying out of moving under the control of operating system, carry out the maintenance of the record cells such as Stateful Inspection, a position adjustment, cleaning of each record cell 108.Use " Windows (registration mark) " as operating system in this example, but be not limited to this.
In addition, record cell 108 is replaced by the situation of new record unit reaching the life-span or the color of built-in record head constitutes under the different situations, just is necessary to obtain the configuration information of the record head of newly-installed record cell.
The logging program that one log-on message treating apparatus 101 is stored, just retrieval is connected record cell 108 on the information processor 101 via communication interface 1011.Based on this result for retrieval, open COM1 according to the record cell that is connected, and obtain the communication resource information of record cell, if there is not identical communication resource information just to generate the communication resource information table 231 of Figure 17 for qualified record cell.At this, " communication resource information " is meant the information that symbolic name of the identifier of port or port name, port etc. is associated with the communication resource.
Figure 16 is the figure that the summary hardware of expression information processor 101 constitutes.This constitutes, and the hardware formation with shown in Figure 4 is identical basically, to the additional identical reference marker of same key element.
Information processor 101 under the control of operating system, carry out to generate the application program (program) of view data and record controls program (printer driver) etc. in the present embodiment.Particularly, information processor 101 by system bus 1019 with formation carry out the control part of its various controls CPU (Central Processing Unit) 1012, the memory of operating area that this CPU1012 uses and temporary storage area is provided is that the nonvolatile memory of RAM (Random AccessMemory) 1013 and the boot of preserving the CPU1012 original execution etc. is that ROM (Read Only Memory) 1014 is connected with each other.Display 1010 as display unit is connected on the system bus 1019 by video interface 1018.Keyboard 1112 as operating portion is connected on the system bus 1019 by keyboard interface 1016.A kind of mouse 1111 as indicator is connected on the system bus 1019 by mouse interface 1015.The big volume, external storage device of in store operating system and various programs is that hard disk unit 1113 is connected on the system bus 1019 by hard-disk interface 1017.In addition, system bus 1019 couples together by communication interface 1101 and tape deck 100.
In information processor 101, the control program of being preserved on hard disk unit 1113 under the situation of control tape deck 100 150 is loaded into RAM1013 and is carried out by CPU1012.
In the present embodiment, the test pattern of registration adjustment usefulness described later is that the registration adjustment is stored in each record cell with the formation of pattern 700 grades according to record cell.Perhaps, the registration adjustment also can constitute corresponding to the difference of tape deck with pattern, individually is stored in the information processor side with tape deck unit.
In hard disk unit 1113, also storing the picture data 160 that constitutes user interface picture described later (Figure 22).In addition, also has the zone of preserving communication resource information table 231, a configuration information table 501, location information table 400.
The part of the tape deck 100 of Figure 15 be each record cell 108 the inside configuration example as shown in Figure 5.
Information processor 101 will be transferred to each record cell 108 through the recording image data of over-segmentation corresponding to a plurality of record cell 108A~108F (being 6 in this example), and the beginning of indication recording processing.In addition, can also setting instruction with paper and send each record cell 108 to and indicate with the number of the indication paper used for recording that will write down and kind and size etc.
Each record cell 108 has master controller 401, and this master controller 401 carries out as described below control by carrying out the control program of being stored among the ROM408.ROM408 can also have non-volatile storage area that can write data such as various parameters again.Correction value described later and adjusted value just can be preserved in this storage area.
In addition, the output signal that comprises the sensor class 402 of various sensors is imported into master controller 401.
Record cell 108 is controlled by 403 pairs of communications of communications driver, and receives the instruction from information processor 101.
Record cell 108 with the view data that receives as the pictorial data of each colour content respectively bitmap be deployed on RAM410K, 410C, 410M, the 410Y and describe.In addition, record number and instruct with the setting of various parameters such as paper kind is stored among the RAM410R.Record data finish to the expansion one of RAM410K~410R respectively, but just make record head 200K~200Y move to record position by means of head unit control motor 206 and recovery unit control motor 207.
On each record cell 108 based on the signal that the paper used for recording by conveying device 120 input is detected, the signal by the encoder 412 of conveying device 120 inputs comes the timing of instrumentation recording start equally with paper detection sensor 110, the signal that is synchronized with encoder 412 at recording start later on, master controller 401 is read the pictorial data of corresponding color respectively in turn from RAM410K, 410C, 410M, 410Y, and via head drive circuit 404, the record head 200K~200Y that exports to the ink of the corresponding color of ejection respectively carries out record thus.
So record head 200K~200Y carries out the ejection of coloured image according to the pictorial data ejection ink of its cutting recording image that is transfused to respectively.
The configuration example of used communication resource information table 231 in the expression present embodiment among Figure 17.
This communication resource information table 231 is stored in the storage part (for example RAM or hard disk etc.) of the regulation in the information processor.The number that is keeping constituting the record cell of tape deck 100 in this table is each a communication resource information 233 of record cell connection platform several 232 and each record cell.Such as described above, decide symbolic name of the identifier of port or port name, port etc. according to communication resource information.
In order to use and divided record data, the positional information that constitutes each record cell of tape deck 100 is notified to information processor 101 from each record cell from information processor 101 each record cell of transmission.This positional information is stored in the location information table 400.
Describe with regard to position information according to Figure 18.Positional information is made of line direction positional information 1402 and column direction positional information 1403, is transferred to information processor 101 according to the request from information processor 101 with record cell positional information instruction 1401.The line direction positional information of record cell and column direction positional information, be equivalent to as shown in Figure 19 with a plurality of record cells for example indentation carried out the line number and the column number of each record cell under the configuring condition.In each record cell, these positional informations are specified by the dual-in-line switch (the sensor class 402 of Fig. 5) that each record cell possessed.
Based on this positional information, even if under the situation of record cell 108 indentations configuration, also can discern the configuration of each record cell 108 with information processor 101.That is, decide which split image of the image that makes the record object among all to share the record of which record cell based on the column direction position.In the present embodiment, discern, but can confirm the line direction position as required about line direction position irrelevant information treating apparatus 101.
Figure 20 is used for when the aligning that utilizes information processor 101 to carry out each record cell 108 is adjusted, in the alignment adjustment value that obtains the record head that each record cell possesses (finishing), obtain the flow chart of processing of the configuration information (number and colouring information) of the record head that this record cell possesses from each record cell 108 if set.This processing is read and is carried out the control program of being stored in the hard disk unit 1113 of information processor 101 150 and is achieved by CPU1012.
Information processor 101 to carry out aim to adjust when, it is several 232 to connect platform with reference to the record cell of the communication resource information table 231 of Figure 17, with its value n substitution variable N (S11), connects platform by this and counts the correspondingly following repeatedly processing (S12) of n.In addition, repeated treatments is handled with the record cell order with reference to the communication resource information table 231 of Figure 17 of process ordering.
Next is with reference to the communication resource information (symbolic name of the identifier of port or port name, port etc.) 233 of the communication resource information table 231 of Figure 16, open the COM1 (S13) of qualified record cell, obtain a number and a color formation (S14) that this record cell possesses.
Secondly whether transfer of data is normally implemented (whether garble has taken place) is checked (S15), can normally obtain under the situation of status information, on a configuration information table 501 shown in Figure 21 acquired information (S16) is set.In addition, even if in the information (S17) that (can't communicate with which record cell in order to judge) garble also is set on a configuration information table 501 shown in Figure 21 under the situation that can not normally obtain status information.
Secondly communication close port (S18) will successively decrease (S19) as the connection platform number of the counter of usefulness repeatedly, and same repeatedly later on processing obtains status information and end process from all record cells 108.
Obtain the colouring information 503 that record cell in the configuration information table 501 (Figure 21) of the obtained information of sequence, that connected on the information processor 101 connects whole record cells of platform number (n platform) 502 with reference to having preserved by a configuration information shown in Figure 20, the alignment adjustment value of each record head of obtaining simultaneously, by logging program or its practical program of action on information processor 101, show a position adjustment picture 601 as shown in Figure 22.Constituting a picture data of position adjustment picture 601 is stored in hard disk unit 1113 or the ROM1014.
In addition, though be that " position is adjusted " is not with physics mode the position of record head to be adjusted, but adjust with software mode.A colouring information 503 of configuration information table 501 sorts by the record cell order, thus the position of Figure 22 adjust show on the picture 601 when from the beginning on the colouring information 503 beginning show in order and get final product.
On the position adjustment picture 601 of Figure 22, show the attribute list of having prepared label 602 by record cell one by one.On this attribute list, can switch one by one by record cell and show according to user's indication operation.Colouring information 503 is displayed on color display field 603-1~603-6.In the present embodiment, though the number of the record head that maximum can be shown is set 6 for, being not limited to this, also can be below 5 or more than 7.In addition, as the longitudinal and transverse alignment adjustment value of each record head, on alignment adjustment value display field 604-1~604-6,605-1~605-6 with an alignment adjustment value of the record head that the configuration information demonstration obtains.What does not show on the alignment adjustment value display field under the situation of first beginning and end setting alignment adjustment value on the record cell, perhaps shows default value 0.The person of setting or user can be on alignment adjustment value display field 604-1~604-6,605-1~605-6 by setting or revise alignment adjustment value from operations such as the keyboard of operating portion or mouses.
In longitudinal and transverse aligning is adjusted, carry out using the record of pattern (test pattern) 700, and the alignment adjustment value in length and breadth of distinguishing based on this record result is set in input on alignment adjustment value display field 604-1~6,605-1~6 as foregoing aligning adjustment among Fig. 8.
Figure 24 represent the record head that possesses on each record cell #1 constitute viridescent, magenta, Huang, picture 601 is adjusted in an a shown position when black example.Picture can be switched to other record cell from record cell #1 by the selection of label.
As if " OK " button 606 on the position adjustment picture 601 of pressing Figure 24, then the alignment adjustment value that sets for each record cell is sent to this record cell, and the adjusted value of having set in the record cell is upgraded.In addition, if press " cancellation " button 607, then the alignment adjustment value that will not set sends to record cell and closes the attribute list.
In addition, be provided with under the situation of " garble " on a configuration information table 501 (Figure 21), picture 601 is not adjusted in the bubble head position, and shows the error message as illustrated in the display frame 701 of Figure 23.
If obtain a configuration information, then on color display field 603-1~603-6, show the color of each record head according to a colouring information 503.So on color display field 603-1, show " C " because the color of the 1st record head is a viridescent.Because the color of the 2nd record head is pinkish red, so on color display field 603-2, show " M ".Because the color of the 3rd record head is yellow, so on color display field 603-3, show " Y ".And, because the color of the 4th record head is for black, so show " K " on color display field 603-4.So on color display field 603-5 and color display field 603-6, do not show owing to record head does not exist.
On alignment adjustment value display field 604-1,605-1 in length and breadth, be dark green record head, show the 1st alignment adjustment value that obtains with a colouring information about the 1st record head.The same alignment adjustment value that on alignment adjustment value display field 604-2,605-2, shows the 2nd record head, the alignment adjustment value that on alignment adjustment value display field 604-3,605-3, shows the 3rd record head, the alignment adjustment value of the 4th record head of demonstration on alignment adjustment value display field 604-4,605-4.On the non-existent alignment adjustment value display field of the record head of correspondence 604-5,605-5 and 604-6,605-6, do not show alignment adjustment value.
Aim to adjust with pattern 700 results change of exporting according to a colouring information 503 of a configuration information table 501.That is, the aligning that the head that is suitable in the record cell being stored constitutes is adjusted pattern, is exported selectively and record according to a configuration information table 501.
What export according to a colouring information 503 of a configuration information table 501 is vertically in the unit to aim at horizontal aligning adjustment member 802 in adjustment member 801 and the unit.
As described above, the user just can confirm the position of the comparison bar consistent with datum strip thus by the visual registration adjustment pattern 700 that is write down of checking.
The vertical aligning adjustment of a plurality of record heads in the record cell can be by being synchronized with the output of above-mentioned encoder 412, according to adjusted value the recording timing of record head staggered and carry out.
About the horizontal aligning adjustment of a plurality of record heads in the record cell,, adopt to make vertical aligning adjustment revolve the adjustment pattern of the relation that turn 90 degrees with pattern though do not illustrate.The nozzle group is used in the adjustment that possesses the nozzle number that surpasses regulation on the width of line style head, carries out actual horizontal aligning adjustment by the mentioned nozzle area (effectively posting field) that will utilize is staggered on the nozzle rows direction.
Here, about the registration adjustment of the general head width direction (transverse direction) in the end of a thread type record cell as use Figure 10, Figure 11 illustrated.
Resulting as described above final registration adjusted value is adjusted picture 601 and is imported by the user from a position shown in Figure 22 in information processor 101.Vertical alignment adjustment value that reads from adjustment member between the unit 800 and horizontal alignment adjustment value to the benchmark head in each record cell, be blackhead input, vertically in the unit aim at vertical alignment adjustment value and the horizontal alignment adjustment value that horizontal aligning adjustment member 802 reads respectively in adjustment member 801 and the unit each clour mixing in each record cell imported.
This adjusted value that is transfused to is fed to tape deck after having carried out such as described above correction, by the existing adjusted value that upgrades in its storage part each record cell is set in each record cell.The registration adjusted value that each record cell is set is referenced when recording processing, to carry out the adjustment of registration.
In addition, the aligning adjustment each other of a plurality of record cells, can use the reference recording head in each record cell, the lap of the record head of the record cell of adjacency with a side as benchmark head, the opposing party as a comparison the head aligning adjustment of writing down two directions in length and breadth and detect side-play amount with pattern (not shown).This record cell alignment adjustment value is each other revised the alignment adjustment value between a plurality of record heads in each above-mentioned record cell by being used for, and just can carry out as all aligning adjustment of storage device thus.
The attendant waits the person of setting to use a position adjustment picture as described above that each record cell is set when tape deck 100 is set.After, under the situation that the user uses, the record head configuration information and the alignment adjustment value that obtain on the record cell as illustrated in the present embodiment to be possessed are aimed at the record of adjusting with pattern, and carry out longitudinal and transverse aligning adjustment according to the record result.
Can also carry out all distortion, change about present embodiment.
Can also be and mention similarly to possess image read-outs such as scanner, automatically read the registration adjustment of being write down with image read-out with pattern and determine the system of adjusted value in row's paper portion of tape deck with regard to the 1st embodiment.The number of the record head in the record cell is not limited to 4.Benchmark head in the record cell can also be a clour mixing.It can also be the formation that in record cell, adopts a plurality of blackheads.The number of record cell also is not limited to 6.Ink-jet recording is not limited to ink-jet.Paper used for recording also is not limited to the paper used for recording of sheet, and is also effective for label paper, the label paper of long size shape.
According to present embodiment, a plurality of record cells and information processor at built-in separately a plurality of record heads couple together via communication interface, and use above-mentioned a plurality of record cell on same recording medium, to form in the record images system, by obtaining a configuration information from each record cell, even if when record cell is changed or the head of record cell constitute under the situation about having changed the user and can not consider also that the formation ground of the record head of each record cell aims to adjust and set.

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1. registration method of adjustment that the recording position shift in the tape deck is adjusted, wherein, the a plurality of built-in separately record cells of a plurality of line style record heads of this tape deck configuration, and will be recorded in through the document image of over-segmentation on the same recording medium by above-mentioned a plurality of record cells, described registration method of adjustment is characterised in that and comprises:
Make the step of above-mentioned a plurality of recording unit records registration adjustment with pattern, wherein, described registration adjustment comprises with pattern: be used to detect at adjustment member between the unit of the skew of the position relation of other record cell of the record cell of the benchmark that becomes above-mentioned a plurality of record cells; Be used to detect in the unit of skew of position relation of a plurality of record heads in each record cell and indulge horizontal registration adjustment member in registration adjustment member and the unit,
Based on the above-mentioned unit that writes down between the registration adjusted value that is associated of adjustment member, adjust the skew of the mutual record position between each record cell, based on the above-mentioned unit that writes down in horizontal registration adjustment member is associated in vertical registration adjustment member and the unit registration adjusted value, adjust the skew of the mutual record position of the interior a plurality of record heads of each record cell
Adjustment member is used the record head that becomes said reference in each record cell and is not used other the record head above-mentioned each record cell in to carry out record between said units, in the said units in vertical registration adjustment member and the said units horizontal registration adjustment member use the record head of interior other of the record head that becomes said reference in the above-mentioned record cell and above-mentioned record cell to carry out record.
2. according to the described registration method of adjustment of claim 1, it is characterized in that:
Above-mentioned registration adjustment is formed on the recording medium with pattern.
3. according to the described registration method of adjustment of claim 2, it is characterized in that:
The record cell of adjacency has the duplicate record zone that posting field repeats mutually each other among above-mentioned a plurality of record cell in the end of record head,
Adjustment member is in the duplicate record zone of record cell of the adjacency among above-mentioned a plurality of record cells between said units, the pattern part that is write down by the benchmark head of the correspondence of the benchmark head of side's record cell and the opposing party's record cell,
When the registration adjusted value of the record cell that record cell compared that becomes benchmark among two record cells determining with respect to adjacency, add same registration adjusted value for the registration adjusted value of other all record cells that are in this record cell that is compared one side.
4. according to the described registration method of adjustment of claim 3, it is characterized in that also comprising:
Among the registration adjusted value of whole record cells, find the solution mean value, and by this mean value whole record cells are revised and redefined the step of its registration adjusted value jointly according to maximum and minimum of a value.
5. according to the described registration method of adjustment of claim 4, it is characterized in that:
Based on by above-mentioned registration adjustment of writing down with the resulting registration adjusted value of pattern, carry out determining by calculating at the final registration adjusted value of the correction of the above-mentioned addition of the registration adjusted value between said units and above-mentioned mean value part and other record head beyond the benchmark head in the unit.
6. register system disposes a plurality of built-in separately record cells of a plurality of line style record heads, and will be recorded in through the document image of over-segmentation on the same recording medium by above-mentioned a plurality of record cells, it is characterized in that possessing:
Make the adjustment pattern recording parts of above-mentioned a plurality of recording unit records registration adjustment with pattern, wherein, described registration adjustment comprises with pattern: be used to detect at adjustment member between the unit of the skew of the position relation of other record cell of the record cell of the benchmark that becomes above-mentioned a plurality of record cells; Be used to detect in the unit of skew of position relation of a plurality of record heads in each record cell and indulge horizontal registration adjustment member in registration adjustment member and the unit,
Based on the above-mentioned unit that writes down between the registration adjusted value that is associated of adjustment member, adjust the skew of the mutual record position between each record cell, based on the above-mentioned unit that writes down in horizontal registration adjustment member is associated in vertical registration adjustment member and the unit registration adjusted value, adjust the skew of the mutual record position of the interior a plurality of record heads of each record cell
Adjustment member is used the record head that becomes said reference in each record cell and is not used other the record head above-mentioned each record cell in to carry out record between said units, in the said units in vertical registration adjustment member and the said units horizontal registration adjustment member use the record head of interior other of the record head that becomes said reference in the above-mentioned record cell and above-mentioned record cell to carry out record.
7. according to the described register system of claim 6, it is characterized in that:
Above-mentioned registration adjustment is formed on the recording medium with pattern.
8. according to the described register system of claim 7, it is characterized in that:
The record cell of adjacency has the duplicate record zone that posting field repeats mutually each other among above-mentioned a plurality of record cell in the end of record head,
Adjustment member is in the duplicate record zone of record cell of the adjacency among above-mentioned a plurality of record cells between said units, the pattern part that is write down by the benchmark head of the correspondence of the benchmark head of side's record cell and the opposing party's record cell,
When the registration adjusted value of the record cell that record cell compared that becomes benchmark among two record cells determining with respect to adjacency, add same registration adjusted value for the registration adjusted value of other all record cells that are in this record cell that is compared one side.
9. according to the described register system of claim 8, it is characterized in that:
Among the registration adjusted value of whole record cells, find the solution mean value, and whole record cells are revised and redefined its registration adjusted value jointly by this mean value according to maximum and minimum of a value.
10. according to any described register system in the claim 6 to 9, it is characterized in that:
The decision of the final registration adjusted value that above-mentioned adjustment value setting unit part carries out is carried out on the master computer that connects a plurality of record cells.
11., it is characterized in that according to the described register system of claim 10:
Above-mentioned registration adjusted value fixes on really on 1 platform among a plurality of record cells and carries out.
12., it is characterized in that according to the described register system of claim 6:
Based on the above-mentioned adjustment pattern that is write down, according to determining above-mentioned registration adjusted value by the value corresponding of user's input with above-mentioned side-play amount.
13., it is characterized in that according to the described register system of claim 6:
Read the adjustment of being write down pattern by image read-out, based on the corresponding value of detected above-mentioned side-play amount, determine above-mentioned registration adjusted value.
14., it is characterized in that according to any described register system in the claim 6 to 13:
Above-mentioned line style record head is the ink jet print head that the ejection ink writes down.
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