CN104704605A - Apparatus and method for control of print gap - Google Patents
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Abstract
Gas bearing systems, print gap control systems, and methods of print gap control are provided. The gas bearing systems can accommodate one or more print module packages. The systems and methods can be used for inkjet and/or thermal printing applications such as manufacturing organic light emitting devices (OLEDs). Gas bearing systems can employ one or more of pressurized gas and vacuum. For oxygen-sensitive applications, an inert gas, such as nitrogen gas, can be employed as the pressurized gas. Fluid channels and apertures of the gas bearing systems can be varied in terms of size and relative position to one another. Fluid channels and apertures can be grouped and paired with one or more manifolds and ultimately a pressurized gas and/or vacuum source.
Description
The cross reference of Patents
This application claims and enjoy U.S. Non-provisional Patent application No.13/570, the rights and interests of 154, it requires to enjoy in the U.S. Provisional Application No.61/521 submitted on August 9th, 2011, and the rights and interests of 604, it is combined in herein by reference and intactly.
Technical field
This religious doctrine relates to film printing device and method.
Background technology
In various environment, make printhead at its transitional surface or keep closely-controlled gap may be very favourable between discharge nozzle and substrate surface, wherein printhead incites somebody to action printed material on the surface of a substrate.This control in the printing utilizing thermal printer head to carry out is particular importance, this printhead be designed to not with the deposition of carrying out dry ink under the condition having the surface of dry ink to be deposited to contact.If printhead from substrate surface too away from, printing may too be spread.If printhead is too close to substrate surface, so printing may be too granular.When too near, printhead even may contact substrate, causes the damage to substrate and printhead.In inkjet printing between ink jet-print head and substrate, clearance control is also very important.Therefore, in heat and ink-jet print system, need the printing interval controlled between substrate and printhead, thus optimize print result and print procedure.
Summary of the invention
According to various embodiment, this religious doctrine relates to a kind of gas bearing system, and it can be used for keeping printhead and print module assembly, and for printhead transitional surface and need printed material substrate between keep closely-controlled gap.This system comprises shell, and it has sidewall, and sidewall has outer surface and inner surface.Sidewall defines internal cavities, and it is configured to receive print module assembly.Inner surface can end at and lead on the opening of internal cavities.Sidewall also can have the end face between its outer surface and its inner surface, and end face can comprise more than first hole and more than second hole.More than first fluid passage can comprise in the sidewall, and can extend to sidewall from more than first hole, and is in fluid with the first manifold and is communicated with.First manifold can be positioned at interior, outside or both.More than second fluid passage can comprise in the sidewall, and can extend to sidewall from more than second hole, and is in fluid with the second manifold and is communicated with.Second manifold can be positioned at interior, outside or both.First manifold is in fluid by such as the first port with the environment of the outside of shell and is communicated with.Second manifold is in fluid by such as the second port with the environment of the outside of shell and is communicated with.
According to various embodiment, provide a kind of printing interval control system, it comprises gas bearing system described here, and comprises the substrate of the first flat surfaces.This system can be configured to the end face that gas is carried and is arranged in the first plane, and the transitional surface of at least one ink jet-print head or at least one thermal printer head is arranged in the second plane, and the first flat surfaces of substrate is arranged in the 3rd plane.First plane, the second plane and the 3rd plane may be substantially parallel to each other.Gas carrying gap can be limited by the distance between the first plane and the 3rd plane.Printing interval can be limited by the distance between the second plane and the 3rd plane.Wherein at least one surface in first planar substrate surface of end face, transitional surface and substrate is adjustable, thus control the size of printing interval, the gas carrying size in gap or both.Should understand, in certain embodiments, printing interval controls by controlling gas carrying gap.
According to the various embodiments of this religious doctrine, provide a kind of method, it comprises makes print module assembly relative to substrate orientation, and by utilizing print module assembly by file printing on substrate.Location can utilize gas bearing system described here, and the system such as comprising shell has been come, and its housing comprises sidewall, which defines internal cavities.Sidewall can have outer surface and inner surface, and print module assembly can be accommodated in the inner in cavities.Inner surface can end at and lead on the opening of internal cavities.The method can comprise and being arranged in internal cavities by print module assembly.Sidewall also can have the end face between outer surface and inner surface, and end face can comprise more than first hole and more than second hole.Sidewall also can comprise and extending to sidewall from more than first hole, and more than first fluid passage be communicated with the first manifold, and the method can comprise pressurized-gas source is supplied the first manifold, and supplies more than first fluid passage from the first manifold.In addition, sidewall can comprise and extends to sidewall from more than second hole, and more than second fluid passage be communicated with the second manifold, and the method can comprise the vacuum caused from the second manifold to vacuum source, and from the vacuum of more than second fluid passage to the second manifold.First manifold is in fluid by such as the first port with the environment of the outside of shell and is communicated with, and the second manifold is in fluid by such as the second port with the environment of the outside of shell is communicated with.The method can comprise and utilizes more than first hole and more than second hole gas-pressurized back and forth and the combination of vacuum, thus controls printing interval.
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Fig. 1 be various embodiments according to this religious doctrine gas bearing system, be positioned at the inside print module assembly, have substrate to be printed and the cross-sectional side view of substrate support.
Fig. 2 is the cross-sectional side view of the gas bearing system of various embodiments according to this religious doctrine, the print module assembly being positioned at the inside, substrate and substrate orientation system.
Fig. 3 is the bottom perspective, exploded view of the gas bearing system of various embodiments according to this religious doctrine.
Fig. 4 is the gas bearing system shown in Fig. 3 that is under confined state and needs the bottom left perspective view of built-in print module assembly adjustably.
Fig. 5 is inverted and the gas bearing system shown in Fig. 3 under being in confined state and be arranged on or be fixed on the perspective view of print module assembly of the inside adjustably.
Fig. 6 is the right bottom perspective view of the gas bearing system shown in Fig. 5 and print module assembly.
Fig. 7 is the perspective view of the gas bearing system shown in Fig. 5 and Fig. 6 and print module assembly, and it is fixed on rotary actuator, and through location for the operation of execution hot print.
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According to the various embodiments of this religious doctrine, gas bearing system comprises shell, and it has sidewall, and sidewall comprises outer surface and inner surface.Sidewall defines internal cavities, and it is configured to receive print module assembly.Inner surface can end at top, bottom or both on, and define the opening leading to internal cavities.Internal cavities can form the through hole through shell, or only may at one end have single opening.Sidewall also can have the end face between its outer surface and its inner surface, and end face can comprise more than first hole and more than second hole.More than first fluid passage can comprise in the sidewall, and can extend to sidewall from more than first hole, and is in fluid with the first manifold and is communicated with.More than second fluid passage can comprise in the sidewall, and can extend to sidewall from more than second hole, and is in fluid with the second manifold and is communicated with.First manifold and the second manifold all can be separately located in the inside of sidewall, the outside of sidewall or both.First manifold is in fluid by such as the first port with the environment of the outside of shell and is communicated with.Second manifold is in fluid by such as the second port with the environment of the outside of shell and is communicated with.Conduit, such as pipeline can be in fluid with each manifold and be communicated with, and can be connected to further the supply of gas-pressurized, vacuum source or both on.More than first hole and more than second hole can be set to the opening for surrounding internal cavities.Internal cavities can have a certain shape of cross section, and it is square, rectangle, circle or other shape any.Hole can in two sides, three sides, four sides or at least five sides surround the opening leading to internal cavities.
In certain embodiments, the end face of sidewall also can comprise the 3rd many fluid passages, and it extends in sidewall, and is communicated with the 3rd manifold, and the 3rd manifold is different from the first manifold and the second manifold.3rd manifold is in fluid by such as the 3rd port with the environment of the outside of shell and is communicated with.3rd manifold can with pressurized-gas source, vacuum source or both be in fluid and be communicated with.3rd manifold can be in fluid with the identical pressurized-gas source that be communicated with the first manifold fluid and be communicated with, or is in fluid from different pressurized-gas sources and is communicated with.The span that each Kong Keyu in more than first hole and more than second hole is adjacent opens the average distance of about 0.5mm to about 20mm, the average distance of such as approximately 1.0mm to about 10mm, approximately 2.0mm to about 8.0mm or about 3.0mm to about 6.0mm.Each hole in more than first hole and more than second hole can have the average diameter of about 0.001 inch to about 0.1 inch, such as about 0.003 inch to about 0.075 inch, about 0.005 inch of average diameter to about 0.05 inch or about 0.01 inch to about 0.04 inch.In certain embodiments, more than first hole can have the average diameter of about 0.005 inch to about 0.025 inch, and more than second hole can have the average diameter of about 0.030 inch to about 0.090 inch.
According to various embodiment, more than first fluid passage can be in fluid with pressurized-gas source and be communicated with, and more than second fluid passage can be in fluid with vacuum source is communicated with.Pressurized-gas source can comprise the inert gas source of pressurization, such as source nitrogen, rare gas source or its combination.
In certain embodiments, shell can comprise multiple component, such as substrate, the panel that is arranged on the manifold chamber on substrate and is arranged on manifold.In one typically configures, panel comprises end face.Substrate can comprise the first port and the second port, and manifold chamber can comprise the first manifold and the second manifold.In certain embodiments, substrate comprises the 3rd port, and manifold chamber comprises the 3rd manifold.In certain embodiments, substrate can comprise the first port, the second port and the 3rd port, and manifold chamber can comprise the first manifold, the second manifold and the 3rd manifold.In certain embodiments, manifold chamber or wherein one or more manifolds can comprise wherein one or more ports.Connector flange can be connected on substrate, and is configured to be connected to wherein at least one of support and actuator.Wherein one or more components can limit sidewall or partly limit sidewall, such as, the component that panel is drawn together in a stacked package can jointly limit sidewall, internal cavities or both.
In certain embodiments, shell can provide the second opening leading to internal cavities.Second opening can be positioned on the position contrary with the first opening, makes internal cavities can comprise through hole through whole shell.At least one print module assembly can be arranged in internal cavities.In some cases, at least one print module assembly can comprise at least one ink jet-print head or at least one thermal printer head, and it has at least one transitional surface and is at least one heater of thermal communication with at least one transitional surface described.In certain embodiments, the second opening is allowed from internal cavities combustion gas.Second opening can make print module assembly from the top of system, the bottom of system or both load.Should understand, the orientation of gas bearing system can change, and this be relative at top with the appointment of bottom, and nisi.In certain embodiments, feature is reversed, thus the second opening can make print module assembly load from the bottom of system.
According to various embodiment, provide a kind of printing interval control system, it comprises gas bearing system described here, and comprises the substrate of the first flat surfaces.System can be configured to and makes end face be arranged in the first plane, and at least one transitional surface is arranged in the second plane, and the first planar substrate surface is arranged in the 3rd plane.First plane, the second plane and the 3rd plane may be substantially parallel to each other, namely parallel to each other or toward each other deflection be less than 10 ° or be less than 5 °.Gas carrying gap can be limited by the distance between the first plane and the 3rd plane.Printing interval can be limited by the distance between the second plane and the 3rd plane.Wherein at least one surface after end face, ink jet-print head in transitional surface and the first planar substrate surface is adjustable, thus control the size of printing interval, the size in gas carrying gap or both.Printing interval can be controlled independently, and/or is controlled by the size controlling gas carrying gap.Gas bearing system can be positioned on above substrate, below, or above and below.Gas bearing system can comprise or operationally be associated with one or more actuator, thus gas bearing system can be made to be adjusted relative to substrate and/or relative to the position of one or more ink jet-print head.
Second gas bearing system can provide towards the first gas bearing system, makes substrate orientation between the first gas bearing system and the second gas bearing system.Second gas bearing system also can comprise multiple pressurized gas passage and optional multiple vacuum passage.Pressurized gas passage and vacuum passage can be set to any required form.In certain embodiments, pressurization passageway and vacuum passage is comprised every a fluid passage or the fluid passage that replaces.Second gas carrying can be arranged in chuck, and it can be substrate provides temperature to control.That is, except providing except active force for substrate, the second gas carrying can be substrate transferring heat back and forth, to realize heating and/or the cooling of substrate.With and heating element, such as heated chuck directly contacts to be compared, and this thermal control may be favourable.Heat tunnel and cooling duct can be set to any required form.In certain embodiments, heat tunnel or cooling duct can be comprised every a fluid passage.In certain embodiments, the fluid passage replaced comprises heat tunnel, cooling duct, heat tunnel, cooling duct etc.Thermal control also can be used for the size controlling substrate, because heat can tend to make substrate expansion, and cooling can be tended to make substrate contracts.The maintenance of constant dimensions is favourable.Hot change in size may be particular importance for large substrate, and such as, hot change in size is very important for the 8th generation dimension glass (2.2m takes advantage of 2.5m).The thermal change of uncontrolled substrate and/or may be shifted vertically and have a negative impact to product quality due to the level of the deposit of ink on substrate.In certain embodiments, printing interval may have the tolerance of about +/-10 μm, +/-7 μm or +/-5 μm.
According to the various embodiments of this religious doctrine, provide a kind of method, it comprises makes print module assembly relative to substrate orientation, and by utilizing print module assembly by file printing on substrate.Location can utilize gas bearing system described here, and the system such as comprising shell has been come, and its housing defines internal cavities.Sidewall can have outer surface and inner surface, and print module assembly can be accommodated in the inner in cavities.Inner surface can end at and lead on the opening of internal cavities, and the method can comprise and being arranged in internal cavities by print module assembly.Sidewall also can have the end face between outer surface and inner surface, and end face can comprise more than first hole and more than second hole.The method can comprise by pressurized gas supply with through more than first hole, and is evacuated by more than second hole.Sidewall also can comprise more than first fluid passage, and it extends to sidewall from more than first hole, and is communicated with the first manifold.In addition, sidewall can comprise more than second fluid passage, and it extends to sidewall from more than second hole, and is communicated with the second manifold.The method can comprise pressurized gas supply first manifold, and is evacuated on the second manifold.First manifold is in fluid by such as the first port with the environment of the outside of shell and is communicated with, and the second manifold is in fluid by such as the second port with the environment of the outside of shell is communicated with.First manifold and the second manifold can couple together with pressurized-gas source and vacuum source by pipeline, tubulature or other conduit respectively.In certain embodiments, more than first hole and more than second hole enclose the opening leading to internal cavities.
In certain embodiments, printing can comprise hot print, and such as hot print utilizes print module assembly to carry out solid transfer printing by the liter of solid or evaporation after comprising inkjet printing.Example according to the spendable hot print of this religious doctrine and print module assembly comprises the such as example described in U.S. Patent application publication No.US2008/0308307A1, US2008/0311307A1, US2008/0311289A1 and US2006/0115585A1, and it is combined in herein by reference and intactly.Print module assembly can comprise printhead transitional surface and/or ink-jet spray orifice, and substrate can comprise first surface, and printhead transitional surface and/or ink-jet spray orifice towards substrate first surface, and can be spaced apart from each other by printing interval.Printhead transitional surface, by inkjet printing, receives deposit of ink from such as inkjet printing subsystem.In certain embodiments, one or more printhead transitional surface through over-rotation, to receive ink, and/or through over-rotation with towards there being substrate to be printed.In certain embodiments, one or more ink jet-print head through over-rotation, thus by ink transfer on one or more printhead transitional surface.During printing, gas bearing system and/or printhead transitional surface can be positioned on above substrate, below, or above and below.In certain embodiments, printing can comprise direct inkjet printing on substrate.In such an embodiment, print module assembly can comprise ink jet-print head.Such as, print module assembly can comprise SAMBA printhead module (Fujiphoto Dimatix company of Santa Clara city).During printing, gas bearing system and/or ink jet-print head can be positioned on above substrate, below, or above and below.
Gas bearing system can comprise the fluid flow by controlling through wherein at least one manifold of the first manifold and the second manifold relative to the location of substrate thus control the size of printing interval.In certain embodiments, locate the positive flow that can comprise and keep the fluid also passing more than first fluid passage from the first manifold, and keep inflow more than second fluid passage also through the minus flow of the fluid of the second manifold.Location can comprise the adjustment flow of gas-pressurized, vacuum or both, thus control the size of printing interval, gas carrying gap or both.Control unit can be used for realizing pressurized-gas source, vacuum source or the control of both.
In certain embodiments, printing interval can be restricted to the distance of about 5 μm to about 100 μm, such as about 20 μm to about 30 μm or about 25 μm.The method flows through more than first fluid passage by such as making inert gas thus keeps or provide printing interval under about 10psig to about 200psig, the approximately 30psig pressure to about 90psig, approximately 50psig to about 70psig or about 60psig.Location also can be included in about-3.0psig, and extremely approximately-13psig, approximately-5.0psig are evacuated by more than second fluid passage to the negative pressure of about-10psig or about-7.5psig.In some cases, printing can comprise and prints on the first surface of substrate, wherein substrate has the second surface contrary with first surface, and the method also comprises and being positioned near the second surface of substrate by the second gas bearing system, and the position contrary with the first gas bearing system.Second gas bearing system can be configured to make the first surface of substrate to locate, and the printing interval needed for keeping.Substitute or also can use the second gas bearing system except the first gas bearing system.
The various embodiments of this religious doctrine relate to for utilizing air bearing to keep and controlling printing interval and the equipment controled environment and method, this environment deposition-print procedure.Such as, deposit of ink can perform in non-oxidizing atmosphere.In certain embodiments, printhead is arranged in gas load-carrying covering, and make setting gap be fixed on a certain apart from upper, it may according to the actual requirements and close to zero mm.Setting gap is equivalent to the distance between the transitional surface and the end face of gas load-carrying covering of printhead.Gas carrying gap is the distance between end face and substrate.When substrate moves below printhead and/or printhead moves at types of flexure, under either type, between printhead and substrate, there is relative motion.By pressurizeing to the fluid passage of gas load-carrying covering, gas flows out from the opening shell, and between gas load-carrying covering end face and substrate, keep gas to carry gap.By this method, printing interval becomes gas carrying gap and setting gap sum, makes printing interval be subject to the control in these two other gaps.Slight change can be made to printing interval, the change of such as micron level by the gas pressure changed in gas load-carrying covering.Create the environment of filling with bearing gas to the air-flow of blast pipe from gas load-carrying covering.If ink is to oxygen sensitive, so non-oxidized gas and/or inert gas such as nitrogen can be used for providing non-oxidizing atmosphere.In printhead or on printhead, the process of evaporating liquid ink may cause the generation of solvent vapour.Exhaust outlet allows the nitrogen removing and injected by gas bearing system, and removes the solvent vapour of releasing during liquid ink evaporation of water.
In certain embodiments, have employed pressure source and vacuum source when the printing interval needed for limiting.In certain embodiments, vacuum source and nitrogen pressure source is provided.These sources are set to be in fluid for the passage corresponding with gas load-carrying covering and are communicated with, such as, be arranged on around printhead, and thus can set up gas carrying gap.Printing interval can change relative to bearing case.Gas load-carrying covering and printhead can be arranged on substrate, such as, near glass.Printhead can on substrate depositing thin films material, such as ink, comprise the film-moulding material be dissolved or suspended in carrier fluid.In certain embodiments, substrate is supported by the chuck of band gas lift system or gas bearing system.In certain embodiments, substrate is supported by the vacuum chuck contacted with substrate.
As mentioned above, the gas bearing system of this religious doctrine can use individually or in conjunction with one or more additional gas bearing system.Additional gas bearing system can utilize the mixture of any gas or gas.Additional gas bearing system can use identical or different gas or admixture of gas, and it is included in gas inclusion system, such as, encapsulate the system of hot print operation.In certain embodiments, air bearing uses inert gas, such as nitrogen, one or more rare gas or its combination.Spendable gas bearing system and relevant method and system comprise those that can obtain from the new way machine parts company of Pennsylvania Aston.They can use individually or in conjunction with the gas bearing system described in this religious doctrine.Device, system, methods and applications for using about gas bearing system can use in conjunction with this religious doctrine, and comprise such as U.S. Patent No. US7, described in 908,885B2, it is combined in herein by reference and intactly.The gas bearing system that can obtain from the core flow science solution Co., Ltd of the Yoqneam of Israel and relevant method and system also can use individually or in conjunction with the gas bearing system described in this religious doctrine.The device of the relevant gas bearing system that also can use in conjunction with this religious doctrine, system, methods and applications can comprise such as U.S. Patent No. US7,857,121B2, US7,604,439B2, US7,603,028B2, and US7, described in 530,778B2, it is combined in herein by reference and intactly.
Such as, the aspect of this religious doctrine can be the U.S. Patent application No.61/521 of " prone heat sprays printing apparatus and method " in conjunction with U.S. Patent application publication No.US2008/0311307A1, US2008/0311289A1, US2006/0115585A1, US2010/0188457A1, US2011/0008541A1, US2010/0171780A1 and US2010/0201749A1 and autograph, religious doctrine in 631 is put into practice, and it is combined in herein by reference and intactly.
Fig. 1 is the cross-sectional view of the gas bearing system 20 of various embodiments according to this religious doctrine.Gas bearing system 20 comprises shell 22, and it comprises sidewall 24.Sidewall 24 comprises outer surface 26 and inner surface 28.Inner surface 28 defines internal cavities 30, and it is configured to receive print module assembly 32.Inner surface 28 ends on the cavities open 34 of internal cavities 30.End face 36 is arranged between inner surface 28 and outer surface 26.With end face 36 annular end 38 by contrast, it comprises the second cavities open 40.Second cavities open 40 can comprise through hole 42.First hole 44 and the second hole 46 can be positioned on end face 36.What extend out from the first hole 44 may be first fluid passage 48, and it extends in the sidewall 24 of shell 22.Second fluid passage 50 can extend to the sidewall 24 of shell 22 from the second hole 46.
As seen in Figure 1, print module assembly 32 can comprise transitional surface 52, therefrom by material transfer on substrate 56, more particularly on substrate surface 57, thus can form deposition materials 54.Printing interval 58 is restricted to the distance between transitional surface 52 and substrate surface 57.Gas carrying gap 60 is restricted to the distance between end face 36 and substrate surface 57.Setting gap 62 is restricted to the difference between gas bearing system gap 60 and printing interval 58, and it is identical with the distance between transitional surface 52 and end face 36.
Fig. 2 is the schematic cross section of the gas bearing system 120 of various embodiments according to this religious doctrine.Gas bearing system 120 comprises shell 122, and it then comprises sidewall 124.Sidewall 124 comprises outer surface 126 and inner surface 128, which defines internal cavities 130.Internal cavities 130 is configured to receive print module assembly 132 by cavities open 134.Is end face 136 between outer surface 126 and inner surface 128.Second cavities open 138 can be positioned on the position contrary with cavities open 134.End face 136 can comprise the first hole 140 and the second hole 142.First fluid passage 144 can extend to the sidewall 124 of shell 122 from the first hole 140.Second fluid passage 146 can extend to the sidewall 124 of shell 122 from the second hole 142.
As shown in Figure 2, first fluid passage 144 can be in fluid with the first manifold 148 with second fluid passage 146 and is communicated with.End face 136 also can comprise the 3rd hole 150, the 4th hole 152, the 5th hole 154 and the 6th hole 156.3rd fluid passage 158, the 4th fluid passage 160, the 5th fluid passage 162 and the 6th fluid passage 164 can respectively from the 3rd hole 150, the 4th hole 152, the 5th hole 154, and the 6th hole 156 extends in the sidewall 124 of shell 122.3rd fluid passage 158, the 4th fluid passage 160, the 5th fluid passage 162 and the 6th fluid passage 164 can be in fluid with the second manifold 166 and be communicated with.In certain embodiments, pressurized-gas source 168 is in fluid with the first manifold 148 and is communicated with.In certain embodiments, vacuum source 170 is in fluid with the second manifold 166 and is communicated with.The transitional surface 172 of print module assembly 132 can be configured to material, and such as film-moulding material is deposited on substrate.Deposition materials 174 can be positioned on substrate 176, more particularly on substrate surface 178.Printing interval 180 is restricted to the distance between transitional surface 172 and substrate surface 178.Gas bearing system gap can be restricted to the distance between end face 136 and substrate surface 178.Setting gap can be restricted to the distance between end face 136 and transitional surface 172.In certain embodiments, the second gas bearing system 186 is provided.Second gas bearing system 186 can comprise the multiple holes 188 being in fluid with multiple fluid passages (not shown) and being communicated with.Hole 188 can towards the second substrate surface 190 of substrate 176.
Fig. 3 is the exploded view of the gas bearing system 220 of various embodiments according to this religious doctrine.Gas bearing system 220 can comprise multiple securing member 222, and panel 224, manifold component lid 226, manifold component base portion 228 and substrate 230 are fixed together by it.Securing member 222 can comprise the first securing member 232, second securing member 234, the 3rd securing member 236 and the 4th securing member 238.Panel 224 can comprise end face 240.End face 240 can receive securing member 222.Extend to panel 224 from end face 240 and first fastener hole part 242, second fastener hole part 244, the 3rd fastener hole part 246 and the 4th fastener hole part 248 can be provided.Panel 224 can comprise outer surface 250 and inner surface 252.Inner surface 252 can limit inner cavity part 254 and the first internal cavities opening 255.Multiple fluid access port 256 can be arranged in panel 224, between inner surface 252 and outer surface 250.Each fluid access port 256 can end at the corresponding hole place (not shown) on the end face of panel 224.
Manifold component lid 226 can comprise the first fastener hole part 258, second fastener hole part 260, the 3rd fastener hole part 262 and the 4th fastener hole part 264.Fastener hole part can be arranged between the outer surface 266 of manifold component lid 226 and inner surface 268.Inner surface 268 can limit inner cavity part 270.The multiple fluid access port be included in complementary manifold part 274 can be arranged between inner surface 268 and outer surface 266.
Manifold component base portion 228 can comprise the first fastener hole part 276, second fastener hole part 278, the 3rd fastener hole part 280 and the 4th fastener hole part 282.The fastener hole part of manifold component base portion 228 can be positioned between the outer surface 284 of manifold component base portion 228 and inner surface 286.Inner surface 286 can limit inner cavity part 288.Outer surface 284 and inner surface 286 also can limit multiple fluid access port being arranged in complementary manifold part 292 between which.Port accepts hole 294 can extend from outer surface 284.
Substrate 230 can comprise the first port 296, second port 298 and the 3rd port 300.First fluid pipeline 302 can be connected on the first port 296.Second fluid pipeline 304 can be connected on the second port 298.3rd fluid line 306 can be connected on the 3rd port 300.Panel 230 can comprise main substrate part 308.Main substrate part 308 can comprise inner cavity part 310 and the second internal cavities opening 312.Inner bottom surface 314 can towards manifold component base portion 228.The outside bottom surface 316 of substrate 230 can according to similar mode towards outward, but contrary with the end face 240 of panel 224.Multiple print module assembly adjustment screw receiver hole can be arranged in outside bottom surface 316.These can comprise the first print module assembly adjustment screw receiver hole 318 and the second print module assembly adjustment screw receiver hole 320.Print module assembly can provide other adjustment screw receiver hole, such as, for each adjustment screw provides a receiver hole.Substrate 230 also can comprise flange 326.Flange 326 can be configured to such as be connected on actuator, mechanical arm, rotary actuator, strutting piece etc.Flange 326 can comprise the first flange secures part receiver hole 328, second flange secures part receiver hole the 330, the 3rd flange secures part receiver hole 332 and the 4th flange secures part receiver hole 334.
Fig. 4 is the bottom left perspective view of gas bearing system 220, and it is shown as and assembles and be positioned near print module assembly 336.Show the first securing member 232, second securing member 234, the 3rd securing member 236 and the 4th securing member 238 in figure pass end face 240 and panel 224, manifold component lid 226, manifold component base portion 228 and substrate 230 are fixed together.Print module assembly 336 comprises the printhead 338 being positioned at its summit.Printhead 338 can comprise one or more transitional surface 340.Print module assembly 336 can comprise one or more print module assembly adjusting device, such as Serial regulation screw.Fig. 4 shows the first print module assembly adjustment screw 342, second print module assembly adjustment screw 344 and the 3rd print module assembly adjustment screw 346.The adjustment screw of any amount can be used, such as three or four.Serial regulation screw can be used for the θ x of align printhead 338 and the rotation of θ y, and/or the transitional surface 340 of printhead 338 flushed with gas bearing system 220 end face 240, cave in, parallel and/or slightly extend out.First print module assembly adjustment screw 342 and the second print module assembly adjustment screw 344 can be fixed, install and/or be arranged on adjustably in the first print module assembly base flange 350.3rd print module assembly adjustment screw 346 and other print module assembly one or more adjustment screw can be fixed, install and/or be arranged on adjustably in the second print module base flange 352.
Print module assembly 336 can utilize any various securing member and be fixed on gas bearing system 220.In figure 3, the downside that two magnet 322 and 324 are arranged on substrate 230 is shown.Magnet 322 and 324 can be corresponding with on print module assembly 336 magnet (not shown) aim at, or aim at magnetosensitive metal material, this material is a part for print module assembly 336, such as, base flange 350 and 352 shown in Fig. 4.The magnet of any amount all can use.
Internal cavities 354 can be produced by the assembling of gas bearing system 220, and it comprises inner cavity part 254, internal cavities opening 255, inner cavity part 288 (Fig. 3) and inner cavity part 310 (Fig. 3).Show in figure and be arranged in end face 240, the multiple holes 360 between outer surface 250 and inner surface 252.Multiple manifold 362 is included in manifold component lid 226 and manifold component base portion 228.
Fig. 5 is inverted and is assembled with the perspective view of the gas bearing system 220 of print module assembly 336.Print module assembly 336 has been placed in internal cavities 354, and utilizes the first print module assembly adjustment screw 342, second print module assembly adjustment screw 344 and the 3rd print module assembly adjustment screw 346 to adjust the relative position between print module assembly 336 and gas bearing system 220.First print module assembly base flange 350 and the second print module assembly base flange 352 are pressed against on the outside bottom surface 316 of substrate 230 by this form.
Fig. 6 is the right bottom perspective view being in gas bearing system 220 under its assembled form and print module assembly 336.Printhead 338 and transitional surface 340 are visible by the first internal cavities opening 255, and the multiple holes 360 be arranged on end face 240 surrounded.
Fig. 7 is the perspective view of gas bearing system 220, and it is connected on actuator 364 by flange 326.Actuator 364 can comprise actuator motor 366 and rotatable actuator panel 368.Flange 326 can be fixed on actuator panel 368.
Load-the lock-in feature that can be used according to the various embodiments of this religious doctrine and utilize their methods to comprise such as U.S. Patent application publication No.Described in US2010/0201749A1, it is combined in herein by reference and intactly.
All publications mentioned in this manual, patent and patent application are here all incorporated by reference herein, identical degree is just as each independent publication, and patent or patent application are pointed out that it is incorporated by reference herein specially and individually.
Although here shown and described embodiment of the present disclosure, those of skill in the art should understand that this embodiment only exemplarily provides.Do not departing under condition of the present disclosure, those of skill in the art will expect many modification, change and substitute now.The various alternatives that can adopt embodiment of the present disclosure described here when putting into practice the disclosure should be understood.Following claim intended limitation the scope of the present disclosure, and thus the method and structure covered in these claims and its equivalent scope.
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1. a gas bearing system, comprising:
Shell, it comprises sidewall, described sidewall has outer surface and inner surface, and define internal cavities, it is configured to receive print module assembly, described inner surface end at lead to described internal cavities opening on, described sidewall also has the end face between described outer surface and described inner surface, described end face comprises more than first hole and more than second hole, described sidewall also comprises more than first fluid passage extending to from described more than first hole and be communicated with described sidewall and with the first manifold, and more than second fluid passage be communicated with described sidewall and with the second manifold is extended to from described more than second hole, wherein said first manifold is in fluid by the first port with the environment of the outside of described shell and is communicated with, described second manifold is in fluid by the second port with the environment of the outside of described shell and is communicated with, and described more than first hole and described more than second hole surround the described opening leading to described internal cavities.
2. gas bearing system according to claim 1, is characterized in that, described end face also comprises the 3rd many fluid passages, and it to extend in described sidewall and is communicated with the 3rd manifold, and described 3rd manifold is different from described first manifold and described second manifold.
3. gas bearing system according to claim 2, is characterized in that, described 3rd manifold is in fluid by the 3rd port with the environment of the outside of described shell and is communicated with.
4. gas bearing system according to claim 1, is characterized in that, each hole in described more than first hole and described more than second hole is spaced apart from each other the average distance of about 1.0mm to about 10mm.
5. gas bearing system according to claim 1, is characterized in that, the hole in described more than first hole and described more than second hole has the average diameter of about 0.001 inch to about 0.1 inch.
6. gas bearing system according to claim 1, it is characterized in that, described more than first hole has the average diameter of about 0.005 inch to about 0.025 inch, and described more than second hole has the average diameter of about 0.030 inch to about 0.090 inch.
7. gas bearing system according to claim 1, is characterized in that, described more than first fluid passage is in fluid with pressurized-gas source and is communicated with, and described more than second fluid passage is in fluid with vacuum source is communicated with.
8. gas bearing system according to claim 7, is characterized in that, described pressurized-gas source comprises the inert gas source of pressurization.
9. gas bearing system according to claim 8, is characterized in that, the inert gas source of described pressurization comprises source nitrogen, rare gas source or its combination.
10. gas bearing system according to claim 1, is characterized in that, the panel that described shell comprises substrate, installs manifold chamber on the substrate and be arranged on described manifold, and described panel comprises end face.
11. gas bearing systems according to claim 10, is characterized in that, described substrate comprises described first port and described second port, and described manifold chamber comprises described first manifold and described second manifold.
12. gas bearing systems according to claim 3, is characterized in that, the panel that described shell comprises substrate, installs manifold chamber on the substrate and be arranged on described manifold, and described panel comprises end face.
13. gas bearing systems according to claim 12, it is characterized in that, described substrate comprises described first port, described second port and described 3rd port, and described manifold chamber comprises described first manifold, described second manifold and described 3rd manifold.
14. gas bearing systems according to claim 10, is characterized in that, also comprise connector flange, and it connects on the substrate, and are configured to be connected to wherein at least one of support and actuator.
15. gas bearing systems according to claim 1, it is characterized in that, also comprise the second opening leading to described internal cavities, described second opening is positioned at the position contrary with described first opening, makes described internal cavities comprise through hole through described shell.
16. gas bearing systems according to claim 1, is characterized in that, also comprise at least one and are arranged on print module assembly in described internal cavities.
17. gas bearing systems according to claim 16, it is characterized in that, at least one print module assembly described comprises at least one thermal printer head and at least one heater, at least one thermal printer head described has at least one transitional surface, and at least one heater described and at least one transitional surface described are in thermal communication.
18. gas bearing systems according to claim 16, is characterized in that, at least one print module assembly described comprises at least one ink jet-print head.
19. 1 kinds of printing interval control system, comprising:
Gas bearing system according to claim 18; With
Substrate;
Wherein said end face is arranged in the first plane, at least one ink jet-print head described is arranged in the second plane, and the first flat surfaces of described substrate is arranged in the 3rd plane, described first plane, described second plane and described 3rd plane are substantially parallel to each other, gas carrying gap is limited by the distance between described first plane and described 3rd plane, and printing interval is limited by the distance between described second plane and described 3rd plane, and described end face, first flat surfaces of described ink jet-print head and described substrate wherein at least one is adjustable, thus control the size of described printing interval.
20. printing interval control system according to claim 19, it is characterized in that, also comprise the second gas bearing system towards described first gas bearing system, wherein said substrate orientation is between described first gas bearing system and described second gas bearing system.
21. printing interval control system according to claim 20, is characterized in that, described second gas carrying comprises multiple pressurized gas passage and optional multiple vacuum passage.
22. printing interval control system according to claim 19, is characterized in that, described gas bearing system is positioned at above described substrate.
23. printing interval control system according to claim 19, is characterized in that, described gas bearing system is positioned at below described substrate.
24. 1 kinds of methods, comprising:
Utilize the gas bearing system comprising shell that print module assembly is located relative to the first planar substrate surface, described shell comprises sidewall, it has outer surface and inner surface, and define internal cavities, it is configured to receive print module assembly, described inner surface end at lead to described internal cavities opening on, described sidewall also has the end face between described outer surface and described inner surface, described end face comprises more than first hole and more than second hole, described sidewall also comprises more than first fluid passage extending to from described more than first hole and be communicated with described sidewall and with the first manifold, and more than second fluid passage be communicated with described sidewall and with the second manifold is extended to from described more than second hole, wherein said first manifold is in fluid by the first port with the environment of the outside of described shell and is communicated with, and described second manifold is in fluid by the second port with the environment of the outside of described shell and is communicated with, and
Utilize described print module assembly by file printing in described first planar substrate surface.
25. methods according to claim 24, is characterized in that, described more than first hole and described more than second hole enclose the opening leading to described internal cavities.
26. methods according to claim 24, is characterized in that, described printing comprises solid transfer and prints.
27. methods according to claim 24, is characterized in that, described printing comprises inkjet printing.
28. methods according to claim 24, it is characterized in that, described location comprises and keeping from described first manifold also through the positive flow of the fluid of described more than first fluid passage, and keeps flowing into described more than second fluid passage and the minus flow passing the fluid of described second manifold.
29. methods according to claim 24, it is characterized in that, described print module assembly comprises printhead transitional surface or ink-jet spray orifice, described printhead transitional surface or described ink-jet spray orifice are towards described first planar substrate surface, and be spaced apart from each other by printing interval, and described location comprise by control through described first manifold and described second manifold wherein at least one fluid flow thus control the size of described printing interval.
30. methods according to claim 29, is characterized in that, described printing interval has the distance of about 5 μm to about 100 μm.
31. methods according to claim 29, is characterized in that, described printing interval has the distance of about 20 μm to about 30 μm.
32. methods according to claim 29, is characterized in that, described printing interval has the distance of about 25 μm.
33. methods according to claim 24, is characterized in that, make inert gas flow through described more than first fluid passage under being also included in the pressure of about 30psig to about 90psig.
34. methods according to claim 24, is characterized in that, are evacuated under being also included in the negative pressure of approximately-5.0psig to about-13psig by described more than second fluid passage.
35. methods according to claim 24, is characterized in that, also comprise:
Second gas bearing system is positioned near the second planar substrate surface, and the position contrary with described first gas bearing system, described second gas bearing system is configured to make described first planar substrate surface location, and the printing interval needed for keeping.
36. methods according to claim 24, is characterized in that, described gas bearing system is positioned at above described substrate.
37. methods according to claim 24, is characterized in that, described gas bearing system is positioned at below described substrate.
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