EP0375433A3 - Acoustic ink printers having reduced focusing sensitivity - Google Patents

Acoustic ink printers having reduced focusing sensitivity Download PDF

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EP0375433A3
EP0375433A3 EP19890313455 EP89313455A EP0375433A3 EP 0375433 A3 EP0375433 A3 EP 0375433A3 EP 19890313455 EP19890313455 EP 19890313455 EP 89313455 A EP89313455 A EP 89313455A EP 0375433 A3 EP0375433 A3 EP 0375433A3
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acoustic ink
ink printers
focusing sensitivity
reduced focusing
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Scott A. Elrod
Edward A. Richley
Eric G. Rawson
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Xerox Corp
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
    • B41J2/00—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed
    • B41J2/005—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by bringing liquid or particles selectively into contact with a printing material
    • B41J2/01—Ink jet
    • B41J2/135—Nozzles
    • B41J2/14—Structure thereof only for on-demand ink jet heads
    • B41J2/14008—Structure of acoustic ink jet print heads
    • 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
    • B41J2002/14322—Print head without nozzle
EP19890313455 1988-12-21 1989-12-21 Acoustic ink printers having reduced focusing sensitivity Expired - Lifetime EP0375433B1 (en)

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US28779188A 1988-12-21 1988-12-21
US287791 1988-12-21

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EP0375433A2 EP0375433A2 (en) 1990-06-27
EP0375433A3 true EP0375433A3 (en) 1990-09-12
EP0375433B1 EP0375433B1 (en) 1994-07-06

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JP (1) JPH0775890B2 (en)
DE (1) DE68916628T2 (en)

Families Citing this family (6)

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US5339101A (en) * 1991-12-30 1994-08-16 Xerox Corporation Acoustic ink printhead
US5191354A (en) * 1992-02-19 1993-03-02 Xerox Corporation Method and apparatus for suppressing capillary waves in an ink jet printer
US5828391A (en) * 1994-03-08 1998-10-27 Sony Corporation Thermal transfer recording device
JPH07242009A (en) * 1994-03-08 1995-09-19 Sony Corp Thermal transfer recorder
JPH08309968A (en) * 1995-04-27 1996-11-26 Xerox Corp Acoustic ink print head
US5958119A (en) * 1997-09-23 1999-09-28 Xerox Corporation Hot melt ink compositions

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DE3324191A1 (en) * 1982-07-05 1984-01-05 Ricoh Co., Ltd., Tokyo INK VISCOSITY REGULATOR FOR AN INK JET PRINTER
US4460987A (en) * 1982-04-22 1984-07-17 The United States Of America As Represented By The Secretary Of The Navy Variable focus sonar with curved array
EP0234718A2 (en) * 1986-01-21 1987-09-02 Xerox Corporation Droplet ejectors
EP0273664A2 (en) * 1986-12-19 1988-07-06 Xerox Corporation Droplet ejectors

Patent Citations (4)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US4460987A (en) * 1982-04-22 1984-07-17 The United States Of America As Represented By The Secretary Of The Navy Variable focus sonar with curved array
DE3324191A1 (en) * 1982-07-05 1984-01-05 Ricoh Co., Ltd., Tokyo INK VISCOSITY REGULATOR FOR AN INK JET PRINTER
EP0234718A2 (en) * 1986-01-21 1987-09-02 Xerox Corporation Droplet ejectors
EP0273664A2 (en) * 1986-12-19 1988-07-06 Xerox Corporation Droplet ejectors

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JPH0775890B2 (en) 1995-08-16
DE68916628D1 (en) 1994-08-11
EP0375433A2 (en) 1990-06-27
EP0375433B1 (en) 1994-07-06
JPH02219656A (en) 1990-09-03
DE68916628T2 (en) 1995-01-12

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