CN1804871B - Recording apparatus and method for controlling recording apparatus - Google Patents
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A recording apparatus has a buffer for dividing a storage area into a plurality of areas in a scanning direction of a recording head to record data by allowing a carriage loaded with the recording head to scan data on a record medium, and storing the divided image data in a divided area unit, and includes: a write control unit for controlling write address information about image data in the area unit for data of each color for storage of the image data divided in an area unit in the buffer; a read control unit for controlling for data of each color read address information for a read of image data stored in the buffer; and a record data generation unit for generating record data in a unit of the divided area based on the read image data according to the read address information.
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The application is that application number is 03110758.3, the applying date is on April 15th, 2003, denomination of invention is divided an application for the patented claim of " control method of pen recorder and pen recorder ".
Technical field
The present invention relates to the control method of pen recorder and pen recorder thereof etc.
Background technology
In printing equipment, use the prior art of doughnut structure in the public clear 63-12290 of spy number, to be proposed as record buffer.In this prior art; Has the address pointer that is used for print data is stored in storage area; Be used to take out the address pointer of these data, and the print data number counter register that is used for the white space of managing storage area, and the efficient activity of the utilization of the storer of trial race way.
But, be applicable to the occasion of the pen recorder of full color printing usefulness at the common circular buffer structure that makes prior art, can be corresponding to the record-header of 1 look, but, can not guarantee the storage area of data about record-header to other multiple color.
In addition, even in the occasion of the circular buffer of holding polychrome part, because initial impact damper structure is assigned to every kind of color, therefore, even, also need prepare its zone, and be difficult to use effectively storage area in the occasion of the data that do not have print.
Summary of the invention
For solving above-mentioned problem, relate to the control method of pen recorder of the present invention and pen recorder etc., it is characterized in that it mainly is made up of following constituting.
Promptly; A kind of pen recorder; In order to make the carriage that has loaded record-header on recording medium, scan the line item of going forward side by side; And the Region Segmentation that is write down in will the single pass at above-mentioned record-header on the direction of scanning is a plurality of zones; And possesses impact damper with memory area of being read and write with the regional corresponding view data that this has been cut apart; It is characterized in that comprising: above-mentioned memory area is carried out and the writing of this regional corresponding view data of having cut apart, and according to write address information, the information relevant, the information relevant with the amplitude of above-mentioned view data with the raster count of above-mentioned view data, with the relevant information that has or not of the view data of in above-mentioned memory area, reading and writing, write the write control unit of view data according to each color data; According to read address information, the information relevant, the information relevant with the amplitude of above-mentioned view data with the raster count of above-mentioned view data, with the relevant information that has or not of the view data of in above-mentioned memory area, reading and writing, read the read-out control unit of view data from above-mentioned impact damper; According to the view data of reading from above-mentioned impact damper, generate record data generation parts to the record data of above-mentioned record-header output by above-mentioned read-out control unit.
Perhaps; A kind of control method of pen recorder; This pen recorder scans the line item of going forward side by side in order to make the carriage that has loaded record-header on recording medium; The posting field of the direction of scanning of this record-header is divided into a plurality of zones; And have the impact damper of pictorial data of this divided area unit of storage, it is characterized by and possess following operation: receive the information of sending, and the information that is received is divided into: the reception operation of pictorial data that posting field is divided into divided this area unit behind a plurality of zones and the set information aftertreatment data that write and read that are used to control this pictorial data from external unit; According to said set information, with the setting operation of information setting in the register that writes control section and read-out control part branch of each the chromatic number certificate in the pictorial data that is comprised in said area unit; According to the information that is set at said each the chromatic number certificate in the said register, generate the 1st control operation that is used for said pictorial data is write the address information of area unit and processing; According to the information that is set in said each the chromatic number certificate in the said register, generate the 2nd control operation of the address information be used to read the said pictorial data that has write processing; And according to said pictorial data of being read, the record data that generate the record data of said divided area unit generate operation.
Perhaps; A kind of pen recorder; In order to make the carriage that has loaded record-header on recording medium, scan the line item of going forward side by side; The posting field of the direction of scanning of this record-header is divided into a plurality of zones, and has the impact damper of the pictorial data of divided this area unit of storage, it is characterized by and possess following equipment: when the pictorial data with said divided area unit stores said impact damper into; According to by each chromatic number according to the information of the storage area of switch data and storable impact damper surplus and the comparative result that writes the address renewal amount, by the write control section that write address information of each chromatic number according to the pictorial data of this area unit of control; The read-out control part branch of reading address information that is used for reading the pictorial data that is stored in said impact damper by each chromatic number according to control; And,, generate the recording data generation apparatus of the record data of said divided area unit according to the pictorial data of being read according to the said address information of reading.
Other feature and advantage of the present invention are by accompanying drawing will be illustrated as the following explanation of reference.In addition, in the accompanying drawings, to identical or same formation additional phase cross reference number together.
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Fig. 1 is the block scheme of the record controls part of its pen recorder of expression in relating to the example of pen recorder of the present invention.
Fig. 2 A, B are the figure of the expression data storage that will transmit from host computer to the data configuration of the occasion of reception buffer.
Fig. 3 is the figure of the data configuration of the expression record buffer that keeps pictorial data.
Fig. 4 is the block scheme of the inside of expression interface controller 1.
Fig. 5 is the block scheme of the details of expression reception buffer doughnut structure control circuit part 7.
Fig. 6 is the action key diagram regularly of reception buffer doughnut structure control circuit.
Fig. 7 A, B are the figure of declare record impact damper doughnut structure control circuit.
Fig. 8 A～D, Fig. 8 E～J are how the key diagram image data is stored the figure in the record buffer 4.
Fig. 9 A, B are the figure that explains about the structure that is stored in the pictorial data in the record buffer.
Figure 10 is the figure of declare record impact damper doughnut structure circuit.
Figure 11 is the figure of explanation relation of the posting field that write down and its regional pictorial data in 1 scanning.
Figure 12 handles pictorial data, and the process flow diagram of the treatment scheme of declare record action.
Figure 13 is the process flow diagram that the explanation reception buffer interrupts (INT1, INT2) treatment scheme.
Figure 14 is the process flow diagram of the control stream of explanation in data parsing is handled.
Figure 15 is the process flow diagram of the treatment scheme of explanation compressed-bit (Packbits) end interrupt (INT3).
Figure 16 is the process flow diagram of declarative data stores processor flow process.
Figure 17 is the process flow diagram of explanation scan process.
Figure 18 is the process flow diagram that the interruption (INT4) of explanation when the record block data handled.
Figure 19 is the figure of expression as the printer outward appearance that is fit to example of the present invention.
Figure 20 is the figure of Inkjet Cartridge of the printer of expression Figure 19.
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Specify with reference to the accompanying drawings about being fit to example of the present invention.
In addition, in the example of following explanation, enumerate printer as the pen recorder that has used ink-jet recording and describe as example.
In this manual; So-called " record " (also being called " printing " sometimes); Be not only in the occasion that forms significant information such as literal, figure, and no matter consciously or unconsciously, in addition no matter whether be the record that the such ground of human vision ability perception obviously exists; Think to be also illustrated in to form image, pattern, pattern etc. on the recording medium widely, or the occasion of carrying out the processing of medium.
In addition, so-called " recording medium " is not only the paper that in general pen recorder, uses, and thinks that also expression can accept the recording medium of plastics and film, sheet metal, glass, pottery, timber, leather etc. and ink widely.
And; So-called " ink " (also be called sometimes " liquid ") is owing to should be explained widely that the definition with above-mentioned " writing down (printing) " is identical; Therefore think that expression is through being endowed on recording medium; Can supply with the liquid of processing (for example, giving solidifying or not dissolving of toner in the ink of recording medium) of processing or ink of formation or the recording medium of image, pattern, pattern etc.
< diagrammatic illustration of apparatus main body >
Figure 19 is the outward appearance oblique view of expression as the formation summary of the ink-jet printer IJRA of representational example of the present invention.In Figure 19; Has pin (not shown) with the positive and negative rotation interlock of CD-ROM drive motor 5013 and via the carriage HC that the helicla flute of the spiral guide rod 5005 of 5009～5011 pairs of rotations of driving force transmission gear cooperates; And, on arrow a, b direction, move back and forth by guide rail 5003 supports.The one-piece type Inkjet Cartridge IJC of dress record-header IJH and ink container IT in carriage HC, loading.
The 5002nd, pressboard makes recording chart P to platen 5000 extruding on the moving direction of whole carriage HC.5007,5008th, photoelectrical coupler is to be used to confirm the existence of the lever 5006 of carriage in this zone, and carries out the reference position detector of the sense of rotation conversion etc. of motor 5013.
The 5016th, the member of the gland member 5022 of the front of support gland record-header IJH, the 5015th, attract the attractor in this gland, the attraction of carrying out record-header via gland inner opening 5023 recovers.The 5017th, cleaning blade, the 5019th, make this blade mobile member on fore-and-aft direction, they are supported by main body support plate 5018.Self-evident, be not only this form and be that well-known cleaning blade also is applicable to this example.
In addition, the 5021st, be used to begin to attract the lever of the attraction that recovers, it is accompanied by the moving of cam 5020 that cooperates with carriage and moves, and is moved control from the driving force of CD-ROM drive motor with well-known gear trains such as clutch coupling conversions.
These glands, cleaning, attraction recover when carriage is come reference position one side regional, can carry out desirable processing through the effect of spiral guide rod 5005 at those correspondence positions; As long as but accomplish in well-known timing, to carry out desirable processing, can both be applicable to this example so.
In addition, ink container IT and record-header IJH can form as one, and constitute tradable ink cartridge IJC, but also can accomplish to make these ink containers IT to constitute and can separate with record-header IJH, when not having ink, only exchange ink container IT.
Figure 20 is the outward appearance oblique view of the formation of expression ink container and the record-header ink cartridge IHC that can separate.Ink cartridge IJC that kind shown in figure 20 can make ink container IT separate with record-header IJH in the position of boundary line K.In ink cartridge IJC, be provided with and be used for when electrode is installed in carriage HC accepting the electric signal supplied with from carriage HC one side, through this electric signal activation record head IJH and spray ink as above-mentioned.
In addition, in Figure 20, the 500th, the ink jet exit row.In addition, for keeping ink, in ink container IT, be provided with the ink absorber of cellulosic shape or porous matter shape.
Below, explain that the control about the record controls that is used to carry out said apparatus constitutes.
< the 1st example >
Below, with reference to description of drawings about the 1st example of the present invention.
Fig. 1 is the block scheme of the record controls part of this pen recorder of expression in relating to the example of pen recorder of the present invention.In the figure; Cross reference number 1 is to receive the data that send from host computer (not shown) via interface signal line S1; From these data that received, extract the needed data of action and the pictorial data of pen recorder out; And the interface control section (controller) of temporary transient storage, the data that in interface controller 1, are drawn out of store reception buffer 2 into via signal wire S2.
Memory storages such as reception buffer 2 usefulness SRAM or DRAM constitute, and the data that are stored in this reception buffer just become structure such shown in Fig. 2 A, the B.
As data configuration at the reception buffer shown in Fig. 2 A; Store " order " (201) in order from left; " data length " (202), the data of " setting data " (203), storage " order " (204) after it; " data length " (205), the data of " setting data " (206).It is to represent that the data that send chronologically are stored the continuous address of reception buffer; The setting data of here representing 206; For example be the information such as number of record-header of setting, the use of implementation and the paper feeding amount of expression paper feed, determined information is whole in this setting data can carry out record after complete for the first time in pen recorder.Afterwards, the pictorial data (209,212) as the record object is stored in the reception buffer 2.
This pictorial data (209,212) be with record-header when on the recording medium in 1 scanning when record needed data volume be divided into data than its little block unit; With this block unit pictorial data is separated, successively as the 1st blocks of data (209), the 2nd blocks of data (212) ... be stored.
Fig. 2 B is the figure of the data configuration of the in detail expression pictorial data that is divided into block unit, that kind as shown in the drawing, and the data of a plurality of colors (213～214) are stored as compressed data separately successively.This chromatic number is according to separating with " look becomes sign indicating number " (216,217,218).
For example; Occasion in the chromatic number certificate of 4 kinds of colors of dark green, yellow, magenta of supposition and black; If use the record-header of every kind of color being arranged as the nozzle rows of 1 row vertical 64 nozzles 2 row on the direction of scanning; 2 row of 1 color data of the data of each nozzle rows unit formation, so nozzle so are with 2 kinds of colors, and promptly the chromatic number certificate from compressed the 1st look to the 8 looks stores in 1 blocks of data as pictorial data.Each nozzle of this nozzle rows also comes by on the carriage direction of recording medium.For example, the 1st look and the 2nd look become dark green data, and the 3rd look and the 4th look become the data of magenta, the data of the 5th look and the 6th look yellowing, and the 7th look and the 8th look become the data of black.
Fig. 3 is the figure of the data configuration of the expression record buffer that keeps pictorial data.For example,, establish 1 blocks of data, if whole 8 pictorial data of recording processing will be accomplished the image that scans for 1 time so on the direction of scanning, can write down 1 inch size when the occasion of the most about 8 inchages of record in 1 scanning.Be configured on the direction of scanning of record-header from the 1st to the 8th, storage the 1st chromatic number certificate is to the 8th chromatic number certificate in each blocks of data.The length that is stored in the data of all kinds in each piece should be corresponding with the nozzle number of record-header.
Explanation is turned back to Fig. 1, proceed the explanation of each controll block.In the data in being stored in reception buffer 2; Control " order ", " data length ", " setting data " of the setting value of usefulness as pen recorder and read by CPU9 via signal wire S902, and be set at the each several part control circuit (7,8) (S903,907) that is arranged in figure from interface controller 1.CPU9 explains the data read (201～208 the data that are equivalent to Fig. 2 A), and according to its result, whole record controls of summary record device.On the other hand, think that processing CPU9 about image will start data decompression piece 3 and carries out and handle.
The pictorial data that contracts that is extracted is stored in the record buffer 4 with data structure shown in Figure 3.The initial data of the 1st the 1st chromatic number certificate is written into the initial of record buffer 4, and then the data after this respectively add 1 with the address on one side, Yi Bian be written into successively.As the setting data decision that 1 chromatic number is read in CPU9 according to the zone in the address that can be stored in record buffer at first, the above data of this value can not write, and therefore when compressed image data, will increase the restriction according to the size of data of this setting data.Having detected the outstanding data that become after the sign indicating number is written into from the 2nd the initial of chromatic number certificate successively.As a result, the control of this address date will be carried out by the record buffer annular control structure circuit 8 of illustrated later.
If to from the 1st the 1st chromatic number according to the 8th chromatic number according to writing repeatedly, and the back that writes of finishing the 8th chromatic number certificate detects look and becomes sign indicating number, the 1st data will all write and finish so.The decompression of data decompression piece 3 end data action is passed to CPU9 with interrupting the information of decompression that (INT3) will accomplish the data of 1 piece, and waits for the action that following 1 data from CPU9 decompress.
On record buffer 4; In the complete stage of a plurality of pictorial data; CPU9 makes the not shown scanning motor action of answering the opening entry action; Record-header 6 one scan edges, on one side with carriage scrambler (CR scrambler) 10 synchronous driving pictorial data, and through record on paper (on) by recording medium accomplish visual.After scanning on the main scanning direction, the equipment that transports transports by recording medium at sub scanning direction at record-header 6.Like this, carry out the scanning of record-header repeatedly and, carry out the record of 1 page of image by the transporting of recording medium.Record data generate piece 5 according to the value from the CPU9 appointment; With the synchronous timing of CR scrambler 10 in read each block structure of the pictorial data that is positioned on the record buffer 4 via signal wire S5; And being transformed into record-header 6 on one side can data recorded construct, Yi Bian output to signal wire S6.This record data generate the information of the piece amplitude (length of expression piece) in the record buffer of stating after piece 5 keeps, about the information of the height of all kinds (" raster count " that be called the chromatic number certificate) of piece.
< reception buffer write, read control >
As above explanation, interface controller 1 writes reception buffer 2 with data, and data decompression piece 3 is read-only to go out pictorial data, and to write the address be reception buffer doughnut structure control circuit 7 with what read the address but control this.Reception buffer doughnut structure circuit 7 carries out the initial sum end of reception buffer 2 and writes the address and read the management of address.
Reception buffer doughnut structure circuit 7 is accepted the request signal (S701) that writes that receives from interface controller 1 at every turn and just each address is added 1, and it is outputed to reception buffer 2 (signal wire S702) as the information that writes the address.Then, the occasion at the end that has arrived reception buffer 2, reception buffer doughnut structure circuit 7 carries out writing the control that the address turns back to the start address of reception buffer 2.
In addition, arrived the occasion of reading address (unanimity) writing the address, reception buffer 2 is full of by data, and communicates by letter to interface controller 1 via the order that signal wire S703 can not write next data.
At this moment, also notifying reception buffer 2 to CPU9 by the look-at-me of signal wire S904 simultaneously is the states that write that can not carry out data.The structure of reception buffer 2 is written to internal register through the bus of using signal wire S903 and can sets.
Read the register of reading usefulness at CPU9 via the data that are arranged in reception buffer doughnut structure circuit 7 in the address and directly read the occasion of the data of reception buffer 2; And data decompression piece 3 reads the occasion that request signal line S705 has required via data, outputs to reception buffer 2 as reading after the address respectively adds 1 via signal wire S706 with the address.
Reception buffer doughnut structure control circuit 7 makes in the occasion of reading arrival end, address and reads the initial control that the address turns back to reception buffer 2.In addition, arrived the occasion that writes address (unanimity) reading the address, owing to from reception buffer, there are not data, the order that therefore will not read next data via signal wire S704 is communicated by letter to the data decompression piece.The order of the data that at this moment, also will not read with the look-at-me line of signal wire S904 for CPU9 is simultaneously notified to reception buffer 2.
It more than is the contents processing that writes, reads control for the data of reception buffer 2.Then, explain to be used for reading that the data of handling that contract being extracted write record buffer from this reception buffer 2, or from the contents processing of this record buffer reading of data.
< record buffer write, read control >
To record buffer 4, data decompression piece 3 writes pictorial data, and record data generate piece 5 and read this pictorial data that is written into, but at this moment, and it is record buffer doughnut structure control circuit 8 with what read the address that control writes the address.
Record buffer doughnut structure control circuit 8 carries out the initial sum end of record buffer and writes the address and read the management of address.
Record buffer doughnut structure control circuit 8 is accepted the request signal (S801) that writes that receives from data decompression piece 3 at every turn each address is added 1, and it is outputed to record buffer 4 (signal wire S802) as the information that writes the address.Then, the occasion of record buffer doughnut structure control circuit 8 at the end that has arrived record buffer 4 makes and writes the control that the address turns back to the top address of record buffer 4.In addition, arrived the occasion of reading address (unanimity) writing the address, record buffer 4 is full of by pictorial data, and communicates by letter to data decompression piece 3 via the order that signal wire S803 can not write next data.
In addition; Read in the occasion of look change sign indicating number from reception buffer 2 at data decompression piece 3; Data decompression piece 3 is notified this intention via signal wire S804, and record buffer doughnut structure control circuit 8 prepares so that initial from the data of the next color of signal wire S802 output storage.Thereby the structure of record buffer 4 is can use the bus of signal wire S907 to be written to inner register through CPU9 to set.Read the address and read request signal line S805 to each color requirement record data generation piece 5, via signal wire S806 each address is added 1 as reading the address so, and output to record buffer 4 via data.
Arrived the occasion at end reading the address, record buffer doughnut structure control circuit 8 makes reads the initial control that the address turns back to record buffer 4.
Record data generate piece 5 via the bus of signal wire S908 from CPU9 will the current image data block of reading data configuration be set in and be arranged in the register that record data generate piece 5 inside.If all read the pictorial data that is positioned at the pictorial data block structure that is set, so end signal S909 is communicated by letter to CPU9 as look-at-me.At this moment, contract, so just this pictorial data block structure is write register if next image data block has been extracted on record buffer 4.
1 pictorial data block unit of record buffer 4 usefulness comes writing of control data, generate piece for the inoperative record data of the image data block that is not written into, so the situation that writes the address is not crossed in the address of reading of record buffer.The 11st, impact damper tectonic information storer.It is the operation of the control usefulness of record buffer with storer (work RAM) in temporary transient storage about after the zone of information of the record buffer structure stated.
More than, the summary about the record data stream of record controls part has been described, and below, the detailed functions about each controll block is described.
< interface controller 1 (Fig. 4) >
Fig. 4 is the block scheme of the inside of expression interface controller 1, has command analysis part 101 and data interlock part 102.
Data interlock part 102 is memory storages of numeral joint; And become FIFO structure; When the occasion that data are arranged in data interlock part 102; To write request signal S701 and output to reception buffer doughnut structure control circuit part 7, and output writes request signal S701 and becomes zero up to the data of data interlock part 102.But; Filled up and the state that can not write and can not receive data unusually because of some time at reception buffer; Reception buffer doughnut structure control circuit part 7 output datas transmit standby signal S703, and data interlock part 102 stops the data transmission after receiving standby signal.
If transmitting, data stop; The FIFO of data interlock part so 102 fills up with data at once; And do not receive data from host computer one side,, make the state of apparatus main body become busy condition in this occasion; Tentation data is sent here also and is not received, and command analysis part 101 just will be referred to ask again and output to host computer.
< reception buffer doughnut structure control circuit part 7 (Fig. 5) >
Fig. 5 is the block scheme of the details of expression reception buffer doughnut structure control circuit part 7; And have output be used for the data of interface controller 1 write reception buffer 2 address (write pointer) write address register (WP) 701 and output be used for data with reception buffer 2 output to data decompression piece 3 read address (read pointer) read address register (RP) 702, and respectively as writing address signal line S702 and reading address signal line S706 output.And, having originating register (top_adr) 703, the end register (bottom_adr) 704 at the initial sum end of specific reception buffer 2, register is separately set initial value by CPU9.
For example; With reception buffer 2 initial as the 1000h address setting in originating register 703; With the end as the FFFFh address setting in end register 704; Because 1 data does not have in reception buffer 2 at first yet, write address register 701 and read in the address register 702 so 1000h is set in.
In this original state; When not having data; Address controll block 705 communicates; So that receive from interface controller 1 write request signal S701, but the meaning that will not have data on the signal wire S704 of buffer-empty to 3 outputs of data decompression piece and transmit, and request signal S705 is not read in output.When receiving from the writing request signal S701 and initial data have been write reception buffer 2 of interface controller 1, the value that address controll block 705 will write address register 701 adds 1 and write back.Require to carry out above-mentioned control whenever having to write, and then writing the address above the occasion that is set at the value in the end register 704, the value that is set in the originating register 703 as next address becomes the value that writes address register 701.
When the value that writes address register 701 is consistent with the value of reading address register 702; The data that reception buffer 2 usefulness are not also read are full of; Because next data can not write; So controll block 705 docking port controll blocks 1 in address are exported on the fully loaded signal wire S703 of impact damper, and suppress to write the output of request signal S701.
Even what is called 1 state that data also exist in reception buffer 2; Be meant when the value that writes address register 701 is different with the value of reading address register 702; In this occasion, controll block 705 stops the output of the idle signal S704 of impact damper in the address, and output is read request signal S705 from the data of data decompression piece 3; From the moment of reading of reception buffer 2 end data, after adding 1, the value that address controll block 705 will be read address register 702 writes back.
Requiring to carry out above-mentioned control whenever having to read, then to read the address and surpass the occasion that is set at the value in the end register 704, the value that is set in the originating register 703 as next address becomes the value of reading address register 701.
When the value of reading address register 702 is consistent with the value that writes address register 701; Because in reception buffer, lose the data of not reading; And next data can not be read; So address controll block 705 to 3 outputs of data decompression piece, and suppresses the output of reading request signal S705 on the idle signal wire S704 of impact damper.
In addition, address controll block 705 is given CPU9 for the time that reception buffer 2 is become the fully loaded state of the idle state of impact damper and impact damper and the time announcement that these states are disengaged, and goes up at reception buffer look-at-me line S904 (INT2) and exports.
Fig. 6 is the action figure regularly of expression reception buffer doughnut structure control circuit 7, and illustrate write request signal S701, write address signal line S702, the signal wire S704 that signal wire S703, impact damper that impact damper is fully loaded are idle, the variation of reading request signal S705, reading each signal wire of address signal line S706.As above explanation, every input writes and requires S701, writes address signal line S702 and is added 1, and request signal S705 is read in every input, reads address signal line S706 and is added 1.If obliterated data on reception buffer is so with regard to the idle signal S704 (timing A and the B of Fig. 6) of output buffer, if on reception buffer, be full of data, so with regard to the fully loaded signal S703 (the timing C of Fig. 6) of output buffer.
< explanation of record buffer doughnut structure control circuit >
Use Fig. 7 A and Figure 10 declare record impact damper doughnut structure control circuit.In the processing of record buffer doughnut structure control circuit, Fig. 7 A is controlled to be the figure that explain at the center to write the address, and Figure 10 is the figure that the address is controlled to be the center explanation that reads with record buffer doughnut structure control circuit 8.
Record buffer doughnut structure control circuit 8 usefulness read-out control parts divide 8A and write address control section 8B formation.In addition, the initial of record buffer represented with top_adr in the buffer area of record buffer 4, representes the end with bottom_adr.This initial being stored in the register 803 that writes in the control section 8B of address, the end is stored in the register 804 that writes in the control section 8B of address.
" RP " represented in record buffer 4 representes read pointer, and " WP " representes write pointer.RP in record buffer and the dashed area between the WP represent that record data are stored.In addition, the white portion of record buffer 4 representes that record data are not stored.
That reads 802 in the control section 8A of address and be the expression data reads address (RP: register read pointer).From 805 to 812 is that storage is about the register from the information of all kinds of the 1st look to the 8 looks.Here, storage the 1st chromatic number is also set same information to the 2nd look～the 8th look about register 806～812 equally according to the information of the height of impact damper and the information that has or not of expression the 1st chromatic number certificate in register 805.
The 813rd, the register of the amplitude information of setting piece, this amplitude information are the values of using in the block unit of the 1st look～the 8th look common.
The information of the height of above-mentioned piece and amplitude information are included in the information in the illustrated setting data of Fig. 2 A.
The 815th, store the register of next blocks of data address, this address can be used from storage about any value the register 805 to 812 of information of all kinds and the storage value decision about the register 813 of the information of the amplitude of blocks of data.Write control section 8B according to relevant set information decision as the 1st blocks of data that writes object in succession as the start address that writes of the 2nd blocks of data that writes object, and be stored in this register.
Write control section 8B before the pictorial data that has write corresponding to the 1st blocks of data, can be updated to the start address that writes that writes address information that has determined for next the 2nd blocks of data.
In addition, the 816th, the register that writes the address of storage data.
814 write processing, read the management of processing, be no more than and read address (so that the address of not specifying two addresses to repeat) so that in address control register, write the address.
To the storage of the data of record buffer (Fig. 8 A～D) >
Fig. 8 A～D is the figure how the key diagram image data stores record buffer 4 into.In Fig. 8 A, the state of 4 words is respectively stored in expression in order at longitudinal direction as the 1st chromatic number certificate.Here, 1 word is corresponding to 16 pixels.If supposition address of canned data in register increases progressively 1 one by one, so write pointer (WP) be counted as 1 → 2 → 3 → 4 → 5 → ...
For example, the setting of the register of Fig. 8 A is that the value of the elevation information of impact damper (raster count) is " 4 ", and it is " 1 (having) " that data have asemantic value, and the value of register 813 (amplitude information of piece) is " 28 ".
Fig. 8 B representes the figure that writes to the data of record buffer 4 in the occasion that the 2nd chromatic number certificate is arranged.After in the storage area of the 1st look, all storing data,, write pointer (WP) was moved to the initial of the 2nd look, carry out the storage of the 2nd chromatic number certificate as arrow.In Fig. 8 C, be illustrated in do not have the 2nd chromatic number certificate occasion then the storage area of the 1st chromatic number certificate store the 3rd chromatic number certificate.In this occasion, the information that has or not of the 2nd chromatic number certificate of the register of in Fig. 7 A, representing 806 is expression no datat " 0 (nothings) ".Perhaps, if the elevation information of impact damper is " 0 ", expression does not have data so, therefore uses this information to have no relations yet.Perhaps also can the elevation information that have or not information and impact damper of data be carried out logic and (AND processing) and judge its result.
In Fig. 8 D, about the data of the 2nd look, the e1 of expression writing position (WP: write pointer) at expression read-out position e2 (RP: represent to stop to write during read pointer) front.It is to read writing of unclosed position forbidden data, preventing superscript control.It is above that to be controlled at from the zone of the 3rd look to the 8 looks also be identical.
Below, Figure 10 is described.In the left side of this figure, expression record buffer doughnut structure control circuit 8 read address control section 8A, record buffer 4 is represented on the right side of this figure.
The initial top_adr that the buffer area of record buffer 4 is used as record buffer representes that the end is represented with bottom_adr.This initial being stored in the register 803, the end is stored in the register 804." RP " shown in the record buffer is identical with Fig. 7 A, is read pointer, and " WP " is write pointer.RP and the dashed area between the WP in record buffer 4 represent that record data are stored, and the white portion of record buffer representes that record data are not stored.
Reading 802 in the control section 8A of address and be the expression data reads the address (RP: what register read pointer), with dashed lines frame fenced up 900 is the 1st register groups, and what fence up with solid box 901 is the 2nd register groups.
In the occasion of record, for example, when the scanning beginning, in the 1st register group, store information about the 1st from the 1st to the 8th pictorial data.In addition, in the 2nd register group storage about the 2nd information.If the 1st end of record (EOR), the information of the 2nd register group 901 is copied in the 1st register group 900 so, and the 2nd information is stored in the 1st register group 900.Then, in the 2nd register group 901, store the 3rd information.Below, the 8th the data of carrying out successively to the last are stored.Then, when scanning beginning next time, in the 1st register group, store the 1st information again, in the 2nd register group, store the 2nd information.
During the end of record (EOR) of the n piece of representing at the 1st register group; In the 2nd register group, do not store the occasion of the information of n+1 piece; Because the print data of n+1 piece is still unripe; So the information of the 2nd register group does not copy the 1st register group to, and stop to read from the data of record buffer.
Be positioned at the register (1st_hight 1 color bit) the 819th of the 1st register group, set the asemantic register that has about the elevation information of the 1st look and chromatic number certificate.Each register the 822,824,826,828,830,832, the 834th is set the asemantic register that has about the elevation information of the 2nd look～the 8th look and chromatic number certificate.
The 820th, store the register of the amplitude information of each blocks of data.This amplitude information is the value of using in the block unit of the 1st look～the 8th look common.
Register 1st_color_adr818 is the register of reading the address of storage the 1st look.If the 1st chromatic number is according to being read from stored record buffer 819, so with scheduler.For example, shown in Fig. 8 A, the 1st chromatic number according in, by 1 → 2 → 3 → 4 call over 1 row data.Register the 821,823,825,827,929,831, the 833rd is stored the register of reading the address of the 2nd look～the 8th look respectively, the chromatic number of the 2nd look～the 8th look according to also with the 1st chromatic number according to identical data of reading 1 row successively.
Because the data that are stored in the record buffer 4 comprise a plurality of chromatic number certificates, therefore, for example, mixed the 1st look, the 2nd look .... the occasion of data, the address that is used to store the chromatic number certificate of each color unit becomes discontinuous.Therefore; If reading the register of address is 1; So, for example, need carry out address computation in then 1 occasion that read the address of the record buffer of laggard enforcement the 2nd look in address of the record buffer 4 of the 1st look; But through in record buffer 4, the register of address being read in preparation of all kinds storage, just can be when carrying out with the reading of the position of itemizing the saving address computation.
The 817th, address control register.Read request signal line S805 via data the record data that require of all kinds are generated piece 5 if read the address, address control register 817 will add 1 and output to record buffer 4 as the address of reading the address via signal wire S806 so.
The 835th, the register of the address of the next piece of storage.If the current piece of being read is the 1st, the 2nd of storage initial in this register so.As if the end of reading of the current blocks of data of being read, the value of this register just is copied into register 802 so.Therefore, reading of next blocks of data will produce smoothly.
The 2nd register group 901 is storage set about the impact damper of the information of next blocks of data.If each register of the 1st register group is read, the value that is set in each register of the 2nd register group so will be set in the register of correspondence of the 1st register group.For example, the value that is set in the register 838 is set in the register 819.Register 839～845th, to the chromatic number of the 2nd look～the 8th look of next blocks of data according to the register of setting same information.
The information that has or not of the elevation information of the impact damper of storage the 1st chromatic number certificate and expression the 1st chromatic number certificate in register 838 (819).
846 (820) is the register of setting the amplitude information of piece.This amplitude information is the value of using in the block unit of the 1st look～the 8th look common.
Figure 11 roughly explains posting field that in 1 scanning, is write down and the figure that is recorded in the relation of this regional pictorial data.Figure 11 be illustrated in the region D represented with arrow and with the 8th corresponding zone in do not have pictorial data.This region D is the right side at the 3rd, the 4th the zone in whole, the 5th left side.
Fig. 9 A is about being written into the key diagram corresponding to the pictorial data of the record buffer of Figure 11.In the region D of Figure 11 because do not having pictorial data with the 4th corresponding zone, so in record buffer the 4th do not guaranteed.
In addition, in Fig. 9 A because in being stored in the 2nd data, do not have the chromatic number certificate and the 4th chromatic number certificate of the 3rd look, thus with these parts filling back storage the 5th chromatic numbers according to～the 8 chromatic number certificate.In the 3rd, only store the 1st chromatic number certificate, the 2nd chromatic number certificate, the 3rd look later chromatic number is not stored according to having.The 2nd and the 3rd scribbles hatched part and representes owing to there are not data therefore not carry out the distribution of impact damper.Therefore, the next address at the end of the 8th chromatic number certificate in the 2nd is the 1st chromatic number certificate initial in the 3rd.Like this, owing to store in the record buffer after can loading pictorial data, therefore service recorder impact damper expeditiously.
Therefore; For example; Even through to the zone that do not have pictorial data also without exception on the zone of record buffer the storage record buffer can not guarantee to store the occasion in zone of the total data of 1 scanning; As shown in this example,, also can store the data of 1 scanning through the storage of control data according to the information that has or not that is stored in the chromatic number certificate in the register having or not of pictorial data.
< explanation of operation of recording >
Figure 12 handles pictorial data, the process flow diagram of the treatment scheme of declare record action.In step S1201, inspection data parsing sign.If the data parsing sign is set (S1021-Yes), processing is advanced to step S1202, carry out data parsing and handle, and remove this data parsing sign.If the data parsing sign is eliminated (S1201-No), make processing advance to step S1203 with regard to skips steps S1202.
In step S1203, inspection data storage processing sign.If the data storage processing sign is set (S1203-Yes), just make to handle to advance to step S1204, carry out data storage processing, and remove this data storage processing sign.If sign is not set (S1203-No), with regard to skips steps S1204.
In step S1205, the inspection scanning flag.If scanning flag is set (S1205-Yes), just make to handle to advance to step S1206, scan (record) and handle (S1206).In the occasion that scan process finishes, make to handle to turn back to step S1201.
In addition, in the judgement of step S1205, in the occasion (S1205-No) that scanning flag is not set, the processing of skips steps S1206 makes to handle to turn back to step S1201.
Figure 13 is the process flow diagram that the explanation reception buffer interrupts (INT1, INT2) treatment scheme.In step S1301, differentiate interrupting factor.If this interrupting factor is a Data Receiving, processing is advanced to step S1302, and flag set is handled in data parsing.In the step S1201 of the process flow diagram of Figure 12, judged having or not of setting by data parsing sign only here.
Figure 14 is the process flow diagram of the control stream in the declarative data dissection process, and it is the processing of in the step S1202 of Figure 12, being carried out that this data parsing is handled.At first, in step S1401, receive being taken into of data.
Whether the data that then, inspection has received in step S1402 are record data.If data are record data (S1402-Yes), just make to handle to advance to step S1404, and set and write address information (S1404) to record buffer.In step S1405, carry out compressed-bit (PackBits) starting, and with the data storage of reading in record buffer.
In the judgement of step S1402, if the data that receive are not record data (S1402-No), make so to handle to advance to step S1403, and command process and data setting processing.In step S1403, about the height of impact damper with information setting in the impact damper that transmits usefulness.The impact damper of this transmission usefulness is an impact damper tectonic information storer 11 shown in Figure 1.
Figure 15 is the process flow diagram of the processing stream of explanation compressed-bit (PackBits) end interrupt (INT3).If compressed-bit (PackBits) processing finishes, it also finishes the data storage flag set in step S1501 so.Whether judgement symbol is set among the step S1203 (Figure 12) of data decompression sign in the process flow diagram of Figure 12.
Figure 16 is the process flow diagram of the flow process of declarative data stores processor.The value that in step S1601, will be set in the record block register is set in the impact damper that transmits usefulness.The impact damper of this transmission usefulness is the impact damper tectonic information storer 11 of Fig. 1, and the record block register for example is the register of setting with block unit shown in Figure 10 (900,901).
In step S1602, scan and begin to judge.Judge whether the above data storage of specified block finishes (for example, 1, or the data storage of 1 scanning finishes).If the storage of data end (S1602-Yes) just makes to handle to advance to step S1603, because the requirement of scanning, with scanning flag set and end (S1603).
The processing of process flow diagram shown in Figure 16 is equivalent to the processing of the step S1204 of Figure 12.
Figure 17 is the process flow diagram of explanation scan process.In step S1701, with the data setting of the impact damper of the transmission usefulness of explaining among the step S1601 that is kept at Figure 16 in record block register (900,901).In S1702, carry out the scanning (record) that is set at the pictorial data in the record block register.
The process flow diagram that interruption when Figure 18 is the declare record blocks of data (INT4) is handled.If in operation of recording, finish with the block unit processing, this Interrupt Process is just carried out.For example, if be stored in 8 pieces, will carry out Interrupt Process so 8 times by data recorded.In the blocks of data record, differentiate the interrupting factor (S1801) that takes place.This interrupting factor makes processing advance to step S1802 in the occasion that blocks of data finishes.
On the other hand, interrupting factor is if under the state of the blocks of data that should not write down, promptly; If there are not record data (for example; Inspection writes the value of address pointer (WP) and the value of reading address pointer (RP), if in piece, do not store data), just make to handle to advance to step S1804; Print failure and handle, and stop scanning (S1804).In this occasion and since be record up to midway piece by the state that carries out, therefore store Unrecorded data, scan again, and carry out the record in unprinted zone.
In step S1802, judge whether the piece that this record finishes is last piece.If last piece (S1802-Yes), with regard to end process.If not last piece (S1802-No), just make to handle to advance to step S1803, and the blocks of data of next pictorial data is set in the register.
That kind as described above, if according to the control method that relates to pen recorder of the present invention and pen recorder, the data that will comprise a plurality of chromatic number certificates just can be controlled writing, reading to impact damper as unit.This control can be controlled to impact damper and write and read each corresponding to 1 scanning is divided into address of data of the piece in a plurality of zones, and seek blocks of data input and output synchronously.
In addition, through to height (raster count) information and the information that has or not of representing chromatic number certificate of each chromatic number, will carry out the address administration when pictorial data of all kinds is write record buffer expeditiously according to individual management data of all kinds.
In addition, owing to can therefore need not guarantee to effectively utilize the buffer area to each chromatic number according to the having or not of judgment data to the record buffer zone in the zone that does not have data.
And, owing to need not transmit the data of colourless part to each chromatic number certificate, so can seek the efficient activity that data transmit.
< the 2nd example >
Fig. 9 B has explained the figure that more effectively makes memory-aided occasion than Fig. 9 A in the 1st example.The amplitude information that in Fig. 9 A, posting field is divided into the direction of scanning of each piece after a plurality of all equates in which piece, but in the occasion that does not have to be recorded in the pictorial data in the piece, can have necessary MIN amplitude information.If be conceived to the 3rd and the 5th of Figure 11, so the 3rd only the left side pictorial data is arranged, the 5th only has pictorial data on the right.Therefore, can be according to the number of pictorial data with half the as the amplitude of other piece of the 3rd and the 5th length.
Therefore, in the little occasion of memory span, also service recorder impact damper effectively.For example, can not guarantee to store the occasion in zone of the total data of 1 scanning in record buffer, also can store the data of 1 scanning.
In addition, in this occasion, main device is crossed over a plurality of occasions of also following zero data in pictorial data, can generate command information and pictorial data, so that make the length of piece different.
Through amplitude information according to the data of pictorial data amount controll block unit, and the storage data, just can effectively utilize the buffer area.At this moment, the information of the blocks of data length that relevant main device generates is as being included in the information in the setting data, and pen recorder will receive, and in order to carry out variable setting, amplitude information is set in the not shown register.
More than, explained to relate to example of the present invention, but aim of the present invention is not limited to 64 of average 1 nozzle rows of the number of nozzle of record-header and the chromatic number in record, used is 4 looks.
In addition, in this example, posting field is divided into 8 in the direction of scanning, but piece cut apart the qualification that does not receive this number.Register about record buffer doughnut structure control circuit; As Fig. 7 A and shown in Figure 10; Might not in 1 register, store information and the information that has or not of chromatic number certificate of the height of record buffer of all kinds, also can use the register of the information of a storing highly respectively, only store the register of the information that has or not of chromatic number certificate.
In addition, in order in block unit, to set the amplitude information of above-mentioned blocks of data, can make the corresponding formation that has of register conduct and each data of all kinds.
< the 3rd example >
< to record buffer write control (Fig. 7 B) >
In the 1st example, with reference to Fig. 7 A the processing of record buffer doughnut structure control circuit has been described, but in the 3rd example; Wherein, According to Fig. 7 B, the content that writes address control is described, and is used Fig. 8 E～J explanation about storage to the data of record buffer.In addition, suppose about being omitted with its explanation of the 1st example explanation repeated content.
Fig. 7 B is controlled to be the figure that explain at the center with the address that writes that relates to the 3rd example, wherein, the 817th, the surplus of record buffer 4 promptly, is the register of the amount of expression white portion, obtains the surplus of record buffer according to following computing.
[condition 1 is writing address (WP) >=the read occasion of address (RP)]
The amount of impact damper surplus=record buffer (bottom_adr_top_adr)-record data amount (WP-RP) ... (1)
But, when becoming following condition, the place judges the impact damper surplus according to (2) formula because record buffer is used address cycle.
[condition 2 write address (WP) read the occasion of address (RP)]
The occasion of impact damper surplus=read address (RP)-write address (WP) ... (2)
The 818th, store 816 write address (WP) register and the address that is stored in the difference that writes initial (next_block_adr) of the next color lump in the register 815, and expression writes the renewal amount of address.This renewal amount that writes the address can be obtained by following computing (3), (4).
[the writing of condition 3 next color lumps initial (next_block_adr) >=write the occasion of address (WP)]
Write the address renewal amount (jmp)=next color lump write address (WP), address (next_block_adr)-write ... (3)
But, because record buffer is used address cycle, so when becoming following condition, the renewal amount of address will be deferred to following (4) formula.
[the writing of condition 4 next color lumps initial (next_block_adr)＜write the occasion of address (WP)]
Write the writing of amount (bottom_adr_top_adr)+next color lump initial (next_block_adr) of renewal amount (the jmp)=record buffer of address-write address (WP) ... (4)
The 819th, the comparer (COMP) of the surplus of the record buffer 4 of comparison 817 and 818 the renewal amount that writes the address; The occasion of setting up in the relation of (5) formula; " 0 " is outputed among the signal wire S803, and the occasion in that the relation of (6) formula is set up outputs to " 1 " among the signal wire S803.
The surplus of record buffer (buf_rest) >=the write renewal amount (jmp) of address ... (5)
The surplus of record buffer (buf_rest)＜the write renewal amount (jmp) of address ... (6)
814 address control register is when receiving discoloration signal S804; The output signal of comparer (COMP) 819 during for " 0 " with the value that writes initial (next_block_adr) of 815 next color lump write 816 write address (WP), the output signal of comparer 819 during for " 1 " 816 write and forbid in the address (WP) rewriteeing.
To the storage of the data of record buffer (Fig. 8 E～J) >
Fig. 8 E～J is how the key diagram image data is stored the figure in the record buffer 4.In Fig. 8 E, represent as the 1st chromatic number certificate at the state of vertically respectively storing 4 words successively.Here, 1 word is corresponding to 16 pixels.If supposition address of canned data in register respectively increases progressively 1, so write pointer (WP) be counted as 1 → 2 → 3 → 4 → 5 → .....
For example, the setting of the register of Fig. 8 E is the value of the elevation information of impact damper (raster count), and the asemantic value that has of data is " 1 (having) ".The value of register 813 (amplitude information of piece) is " 28 ".
Fig. 8 F is the occasion that is illustrated in the 2nd chromatic number certificate, writes the figure of data to record buffer 4.After in the storage area of the 1st look, having stored total data, resemble write pointer (WP) was moved to the initial of the 2nd look, carry out the storage of the 2nd chromatic number certificate.
In Fig. 8 H, be illustrated in do not have the 2nd chromatic number certificate occasion then the storage area of the 1st chromatic number certificate store the 3rd chromatic number certificate.In this occasion, are " 0 (nothings) " that expression does not have data in the information that has or not of the 2nd chromatic number certificate of the register 806 shown in Fig. 7 B.Perhaps, if the elevation information of impact damper is " 0 ", because expression does not have data, so use this information also to have no relations.Perhaps, can carry out logic to the elevation information that has or not information and impact damper of data and judge its result with (AND processing) back.
Fig. 8 G is the occasion that blank parts has been arranged in the 1st look section data; For the blank parts blank data of not bothering to see me out, if identification discoloration signal S804 so just judges that the storage of the 1st chromatic number certificate finishes; As what in the explanation of Fig. 7 B, narrate; Because the surplus of record buffer is more than the renewal amount that writes the address, comparer is output as " 0 ", thus with the value that writes initial (next_block_adr) of 815 next color lump write 816 write address (WP); And move to the foremost of the address of the 2nd look, begin the storage of the 2nd chromatic number certificate.
Expression is for the 2nd chromatic number certificate, as the e1 of expression writing position (WP: write pointer) at the e2 of expression read-out position (RP: stop to write during read pointer) front in Fig. 8 I.It is to read writing of the position forbidden data that do not have to finish, preventing the control that rewrites.Above control also is identical for the zone of the 3rd look to the 8 looks.
Fig. 8 J is the occasion that blank parts is arranged in the part of the 2nd chromatic number certificate, and for the blank parts blank data of not bothering to see me out, if identification discoloration signal S804, the storage that just is judged as the 2nd chromatic number certificate finishes.Different with Fig. 8 G; As described in the explanation of Fig. 7 B, because the surplus of record buffer is more than the renewal amount that writes the address, comparer 817 is output as " 1 "; So be that the value that writes initial (next_block_adr) with 815 next color lump does not write for 816 the moment that writes address (WP); Read pointer (RP) surpass next color lump write the value of initial (next_block_adr) time, move to the foremost of the address of the 3rd look, begin the storage of the 3rd chromatic number certificate.
Therefore the later explanation of Fig. 9 A omits the explanation here owing to repeat with the content of the 1st example.
If according to this example, it is said that, therefore can carry out data expeditiously and transmit owing to there is no need each chromatic number is sent the data of colourless part.
In addition, in above example, be that the situation of ink is illustrated, and be housed in liquid in the black groove, but this is accommodated thing and is not limited to ink also for the situation of ink is illustrated from the drop of record-header ejection.For example, stationarity and water tolerance in order to improve recording picture perhaps improve this image quality, can the such drop of treating fluid to the recording medium ejection be housed in the ink container.
Above example possesses especially in the injection record mode as being utilized the equipment (for example electrothermal transformationer and laser etc.) that the energy that is used to carry out the ink ejection also produces heat energy, and densification, height that the mode that by said heat energy the state of ink is changed through use can reach record become more meticulous.
For example preferably use in No. 4723129 detail specifications of United States Patent (USP), same No. 4740769 detail specifications disclosed ultimate principle to carry out about its representational formation and principle.This mode also can be applicable to any of so-called request type, continuous type; But especially in the occasion of request type; Through with the electrothermal transducer of the corresponding configuration of thin slice and liquid road that keeps liquid (ink) in add and corresponding at least 1 drive signal that surpasses the temperature rising rapidly of nuclear boiling of recorded information; Will in electrothermal transducer, produce heat energy effectively; On the heat effect face of record-header, produce film boiling, the result can form and the interior bubble of 1 pair 1 corresponding liquid of this drive signal (ink).
Spray liquid (ink), and form at least 1 by the growth of this bubble, the opening that shrinks via ejection usefulness.If make this drive signal become pulse shape,, hope especially more that therefore ability responsiveness ground arrives the ejection of good liquid (ink) owing to the growth of in time suitably carrying out bubble is shunk.
As the drive signal of this pulse shape, the signal of that kind that is adapted at being put down in writing in No. 4463359 detail specifications of United States Patent (USP), same No. 4345262 detail specifications.In addition, if be employed in the condition of putting down in writing in No. 4313124 detail specifications of United States Patent (USP) of invention of specific temperature rise of relevant above-mentioned heat effect face, so just can carry out better record.
As the formation of record-header, (linearity flow road or flow road, right angle) the external announcement that constitutes that removes such ejiction opening that in each above-mentioned instructions, comes forth, liquid road, electrothermal transformationer is configured in the formation of putting down in writing in No. 4558333 instructions of United States Patent (USP), No. 4459600 instructions of United States Patent (USP) of the formation in the crooked zone of heat effect face and also should comprises in the present invention.In addition; For a plurality of electrothermal transformationers, also can be used as according to announcement the spy of common fluting as the ejection formation partly of electrothermal transformationer opened clear 59-123670 communique and announce that opening that makes the pressure wave that absorbs heat energy and the spy who sprays partly corresponding formation open the formation of clear 59-138461 communique.
And, can be to satisfy the formation of its length and as in the formation of 1 record-header that forms any one as the record-header of the solid line type of the corresponding length of the amplitude with the dominant record medium that can write down through the combination of in above-mentioned instructions, announcing such a plurality of record-headers with pen recorder.
In addition; In the illustrated record-header of above-mentioned example itself, not only use the record-header of the boxlike type that is provided with black groove integratedly; And, also can use the record-header that can carry out that circuit is connected with apparatus main body and supply with the chip type that freely exchanges of ink from apparatus main body through being loaded in the apparatus main body.
In addition, hope adds can make operation of recording more stable to the restorer of record-header, the equipment of preparation etc. in the formation of the pen recorder of above explanation.If particularly they are given an example, gland equipment, cleaning equipment, pressurization or absorption equipment, electrothermal transformationer or the heating element different with it or the preparation firing equipment of their combination etc. of pair record-header are arranged.In addition, in order to carry out stable record, it also is effective possessing the preparation ejection mode of carrying out the ejection different with record.
And; As the recording mode of the pen recorder recording mode of main flow color such as black just not only; Record-header is constituted integratedly or through a plurality of combinations, but also can suppose at least a kind panchromatic device of the colored or colour mixture of the polychrome that possesses different colours.
In the example of above explanation; With ink is that liquid describes as prerequisite, but also be room temperature be lower than the ink that solidifies in the room temperature, can use at room temperature ink softening or liquefaction; Perhaps in ink-jetting style; Usually carry out temperature control so that in the scope below 70 ℃ more than 30 ℃, ink itself is carried out making the viscosity of ink stablize the ejection scope after the temperature adjustment, therefore, when giving the service recorder signal, need only ink and form aqueous just passable.
And, owing to, prevent the intensification of heat energy energetically, perhaps prevent the evaporation of ink through let uses as energy from the solid-state state variation to liquid state of ink, therefore also can use and solidify, the ink that liquefies through heating at laying state.In a word; Using giving of tracer signal to make ink liquefaction through corresponding to heat energy; And spray the ink of aqueous ink; And the occasion of the ink that kind such as ink that begun in the moment that arrives recording medium to solidify, through giving the character that heat energy begins to liquefy, the present invention also can be suitable for.
The ink of this occasion be the spy open clear 54-56847 communique or special open that kind put down in writing in the clear 60-71260 communique, in porous character thin plate recess or through hole as the maintained state of solid, also can be used as state with the opposed that kind of electrothermal transformationer.In the present invention, be to carry out above-mentioned film boiling mode to the effective and efficient manner of each above-mentioned ink.
In addition;,, can also take and the reproducing unit of combination such as reader and form the visual outlet terminal as messaging devices such as computing machines except that being set up integratedly or independently as the form that relates to pen recorder of the present invention with facsimile unit of reception sending function.
The present invention does not receive the restriction of above-mentioned example, does not break away from the spirit and scope of the present invention, can carry out various changes and distortion.Therefore, in order scope of the present invention to be published additional following claim.
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1. pen recorder; In order to make the carriage that has loaded record-header on recording medium, scan the line item of going forward side by side; And the Region Segmentation that is write down in will the single pass at above-mentioned record-header on the direction of scanning is a plurality of zones; And possess impact damper with memory area of being read and write with the regional corresponding view data that this has been cut apart, it is characterized in that comprising:
Write control unit; Above-mentioned memory area is carried out and the writing of this regional corresponding view data of having cut apart; And, write view data according to each color data according to writing address information, the information relevant, the information relevant and the information relevant with having or not of the view data of in above-mentioned memory area, reading and writing with the amplitude of above-mentioned view data with the raster count of above-mentioned view data;
Read-out control unit; According to reading address information, the information relevant, the information relevant and the information relevant, read view data from above-mentioned impact damper with having or not of the view data of in above-mentioned memory area, reading and writing with the amplitude of above-mentioned view data with the raster count of above-mentioned view data;
Record data generate parts, according to the view data of being read from above-mentioned impact damper by above-mentioned read-out control unit, generate the record data to above-mentioned record-header output.
2. pen recorder according to claim 1 is characterized in that:
In the view data in the above-mentioned zone of having cut apart, comprise the data of dark green, yellow, magenta and black.
3. pen recorder according to claim 1 and 2 is characterized in that:
Above-mentioned impact damper can be between the zone according to initial address message (IAM) and end address information setting, the above-mentioned view data of circulation storage.
4. pen recorder according to claim 1 is characterized in that:
Above-mentioned read-out control unit has: the address register of storing the address information of reading according to each color.
5. pen recorder according to claim 1 is characterized in that:
Above-mentioned read-out control unit also possesses: storage be used to specify the order of reading according to each color information read the color table register; The information of the order of wherein reading according to each color according to above-mentioned appointment, control order from above-mentioned impact damper is read.
6. pen recorder according to claim 1 is characterized in that:
The maximum number that stores the data in the above-mentioned impact damper into is the data number of the posting field that lacks of the posting field than single pass.
7. pen recorder according to claim 1 is characterized in that:
Above-mentioned pen recorder is from the host computer input information relevant with the raster count of above-mentioned view data, and the relevant information of amplitude of above-mentioned view data.
8. pen recorder according to claim 1 is characterized in that:
Above-mentioned pen recorder also possesses:
With the reception buffer of block unit storage from the view data of host computer input;
The decompression parts that the view data that is stored in the above-mentioned reception buffer is decompressed.
9. pen recorder according to claim 1 is characterized in that:
Above-mentioned record-header is the ink jet print head that the ejection ink writes down.
10. pen recorder according to claim 1 is characterized in that:
Above-mentioned record data generate parts and preserve the information relevant with the raster count of above-mentioned view data, and the relevant information of amplitude of above-mentioned view data.
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