EP0118640A3 - Method of adjusting thermal ink jet printers - Google Patents

Method of adjusting thermal ink jet printers Download PDF

Info

Publication number
EP0118640A3
EP0118640A3 EP83306808A EP83306808A EP0118640A3 EP 0118640 A3 EP0118640 A3 EP 0118640A3 EP 83306808 A EP83306808 A EP 83306808A EP 83306808 A EP83306808 A EP 83306808A EP 0118640 A3 EP0118640 A3 EP 0118640A3
Authority
EP
European Patent Office
Prior art keywords
ink jet
thermal ink
jet printers
adjusting thermal
factor
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Withdrawn
Application number
EP83306808A
Other languages
German (de)
English (en)
French (fr)
Other versions
EP0118640A2 (en
Inventor
John David Meyer
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
HP Inc
Original Assignee
Hewlett Packard Co
Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)
Filing date
Publication date
Application filed by Hewlett Packard Co filed Critical Hewlett Packard Co
Publication of EP0118640A2 publication Critical patent/EP0118640A2/en
Publication of EP0118640A3 publication Critical patent/EP0118640A3/en
Withdrawn legal-status Critical Current

Links

Classifications

    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
    • B41J2/00—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed
    • B41J2/005—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by bringing liquid or particles selectively into contact with a printing material
    • B41J2/01—Ink jet
    • B41J2/015—Ink jet characterised by the jet generation process
    • B41J2/04—Ink jet characterised by the jet generation process generating single droplets or particles on demand
    • B41J2/045—Ink jet characterised by the jet generation process generating single droplets or particles on demand by pressure, e.g. electromechanical transducers
    • B41J2/04501—Control methods or devices therefor, e.g. driver circuits, control circuits
    • B41J2/04513—Control methods or devices therefor, e.g. driver circuits, control circuits for increasing lifetime
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
    • B41J2/00—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed
    • B41J2/005—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by bringing liquid or particles selectively into contact with a printing material
    • B41J2/01—Ink jet
    • B41J2/015—Ink jet characterised by the jet generation process
    • B41J2/04—Ink jet characterised by the jet generation process generating single droplets or particles on demand
    • B41J2/045—Ink jet characterised by the jet generation process generating single droplets or particles on demand by pressure, e.g. electromechanical transducers
    • B41J2/04501—Control methods or devices therefor, e.g. driver circuits, control circuits
    • B41J2/04528—Control methods or devices therefor, e.g. driver circuits, control circuits aiming at warming up the head
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
    • B41J2/00—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed
    • B41J2/005—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by bringing liquid or particles selectively into contact with a printing material
    • B41J2/01—Ink jet
    • B41J2/015—Ink jet characterised by the jet generation process
    • B41J2/04—Ink jet characterised by the jet generation process generating single droplets or particles on demand
    • B41J2/045—Ink jet characterised by the jet generation process generating single droplets or particles on demand by pressure, e.g. electromechanical transducers
    • B41J2/04501—Control methods or devices therefor, e.g. driver circuits, control circuits
    • B41J2/0454—Control methods or devices therefor, e.g. driver circuits, control circuits involving calculation of temperature
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
    • B41J2/00—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed
    • B41J2/005—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by bringing liquid or particles selectively into contact with a printing material
    • B41J2/01—Ink jet
    • B41J2/015—Ink jet characterised by the jet generation process
    • B41J2/04—Ink jet characterised by the jet generation process generating single droplets or particles on demand
    • B41J2/045—Ink jet characterised by the jet generation process generating single droplets or particles on demand by pressure, e.g. electromechanical transducers
    • B41J2/04501—Control methods or devices therefor, e.g. driver circuits, control circuits
    • B41J2/0458—Control methods or devices therefor, e.g. driver circuits, control circuits controlling heads based on heating elements forming bubbles
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
    • B41J2/00—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed
    • B41J2/005—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by bringing liquid or particles selectively into contact with a printing material
    • B41J2/01—Ink jet
    • B41J2/135—Nozzles
    • B41J2/14—Structure thereof only for on-demand ink jet heads
    • B41J2/14016—Structure of bubble jet print heads
    • B41J2/14032—Structure of the pressure chamber
    • B41J2/1404—Geometrical characteristics
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
    • B41J2/00—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed
    • B41J2/005—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by bringing liquid or particles selectively into contact with a printing material
    • B41J2/01—Ink jet
    • B41J2/135—Nozzles
    • B41J2/14—Structure thereof only for on-demand ink jet heads
    • B41J2002/14387—Front shooter

Landscapes

  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Geometry (AREA)
  • Particle Formation And Scattering Control In Inkjet Printers (AREA)
  • Ink Jet (AREA)
EP83306808A 1982-11-22 1983-11-09 Method of adjusting thermal ink jet printers Withdrawn EP0118640A3 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US44371282A 1982-11-22 1982-11-22
US443712 1982-11-22

Publications (2)

Publication Number Publication Date
EP0118640A2 EP0118640A2 (en) 1984-09-19
EP0118640A3 true EP0118640A3 (en) 1986-01-22

Family

ID=23761894

Family Applications (1)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
EP83306808A Withdrawn EP0118640A3 (en) 1982-11-22 1983-11-09 Method of adjusting thermal ink jet printers

Country Status (2)

Country Link
EP (1) EP0118640A3 (ja)
JP (1) JPS5995154A (ja)

Families Citing this family (10)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
JPS59138469A (ja) * 1983-01-28 1984-08-08 Canon Inc 液体噴射記録ヘッド
JP2806562B2 (ja) * 1988-07-26 1998-09-30 キヤノン株式会社 液体噴射記録ヘッド，該記録ヘッドを有する記録装置および液体噴射記録ヘッドの駆動方法
US6234599B1 (en) 1988-07-26 2001-05-22 Canon Kabushiki Kaisha Substrate having a built-in temperature detecting element, and ink jet apparatus having the same
JPH0412859A (ja) * 1990-04-28 1992-01-17 Canon Inc 液体噴射方法、該方法を用いた記録ヘッド及び該方法を用いた記録装置
JP3268937B2 (ja) * 1994-04-14 2002-03-25 キヤノン株式会社 インクジェット記録ヘッド用基板及びそれを用いたヘッド
US6137506A (en) * 1994-06-13 2000-10-24 Canon Kabushiki Kaisha Ink jet recording head with a plurality of orifice plates
DE69723764T2 (de) 1996-05-13 2004-04-15 Canon K.K. Tintenstrahldruckkopf und damit versehene Tintenstrahlvorrichtung
US7344218B2 (en) 2003-11-06 2008-03-18 Canon Kabushiki Kaisha Printhead driving method, printhead substrate, printhead, head cartridge and printing apparatus
TWI267446B (en) 2003-11-06 2006-12-01 Canon Kk Printhead substrate, printhead using the substrate, head cartridge including the printhead, method of driving the printhead, and printing apparatus using the printhead
US8075102B2 (en) 2008-06-19 2011-12-13 Canon Kabushiki Kaisha Substrate for ink jet head and ink jet head

Non-Patent Citations (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Title
No relevant documents have been disclosed. *

Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
JPS5995154A (ja) 1984-06-01
EP0118640A2 (en) 1984-09-19

Similar Documents

Publication Publication Date Title
US5428380A (en) Dual mode ink ejection for discharge recovery of an inkjet recording apparatus
DE3662352D1 (en) Thermal ink jet printer with droplet ejection by bubble collapse
EP0118640A3 (en) Method of adjusting thermal ink jet printers
EP0152247A3 (en) Method of operating an ink jet
JPH10264485A (ja) 記録装置およびチェックパターン記録方法
GB2292117A (en) Method and apparatus for variation of ink droplet velocity and droplet mass in thermal ink-jet print heads
WO2002006056A3 (en) Method and apparatus for thermal control of an ink jet printhead
US5361090A (en) Image recording apparatus and method for maintaining image quality after recording interruption
EP1016524B1 (en) Print head, printing apparatus and print head driving method
JP3095054B2 (ja) インクジェット式カッテングプロッタ
JPS5655261A (en) Ink jet printer
DE3160772D1 (en) Ink jet printers and method of controlling an ink jet printer
EP0576285B1 (en) Ink jet recording method and apparatus
JPH08267775A (ja) インクタンク、インクジェットユニット、およびインクジェットプリンタ
JP3183795B2 (ja) インクジェット装置およびインクジェット方法
JP2812579B2 (ja) インクジェット記録装置
JP3222629B2 (ja) インクジェット録装置およびインクジェット記録方法
JPH11179981A (ja) 記録装置及び記録制御方法
JP4780882B2 (ja) インクジェット記録装置およびインクジェット記録方法
JPH11170615A (ja) プリント装置およびプリント方法
EP0650836B1 (en) Temperature control of thermal ink-jet print heads by using synchronous non-nucleating pulses
JPH11192730A (ja) インクジェット記録装置および吐出回復方法
JP2960516B2 (ja) 画像記録装置
JP2812578B2 (ja) インクジェット記録装置
EP0124192A3 (en) Ink for thermal ink jet printers

Legal Events

Date Code Title Description
PUAI Public reference made under article 153(3) epc to a published international application that has entered the european phase

Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009012

17P Request for examination filed

Effective date: 19831118

AK Designated contracting states

Designated state(s): DE FR GB

PUAL Search report despatched

Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009013

AK Designated contracting states

Designated state(s): DE FR GB

STAA Information on the status of an ep patent application or granted ep patent

Free format text: STATUS: THE APPLICATION IS DEEMED TO BE WITHDRAWN

18D Application deemed to be withdrawn

Effective date: 19860723

RIN1 Information on inventor provided before grant (corrected)

Inventor name: MEYER, JOHN DAVID