EP0600648A3 - Method and apparatus for the control of thermal ink jet printers. - Google Patents
Method and apparatus for the control of thermal ink jet printers. Download PDFInfo
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- EP0600648A3 EP0600648A3 EP93309242A EP93309242A EP0600648A3 EP 0600648 A3 EP0600648 A3 EP 0600648A3 EP 93309242 A EP93309242 A EP 93309242A EP 93309242 A EP93309242 A EP 93309242A EP 0600648 A3 EP0600648 A3 EP 0600648A3
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- Prior art keywords
- control
- ink jet
- jet printers
- thermal ink
- printers
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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
- B41J2/015—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
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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
- B41J2/015—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
- B41J2/04563—Control methods or devices therefor, e.g. driver circuits, control circuits detecting head temperature; Ink temperature
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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
- B41J2/015—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
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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
- B41J2/21—Ink jet for multi-colour printing
- B41J2/2121—Ink jet for multi-colour printing characterised by dot size, e.g. combinations of printed dots of different diameter
- B41J2/2128—Ink jet for multi-colour printing characterised by dot size, e.g. combinations of printed dots of different diameter by means of energy modulation
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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
- B41J2/315—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by selective application of heat to a heat sensitive printing or impression-transfer material
- B41J2/32—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by selective application of heat to a heat sensitive printing or impression-transfer material using thermal heads
- B41J2/35—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by selective application of heat to a heat sensitive printing or impression-transfer material using thermal heads providing current or voltage to the thermal head
- B41J2/355—Control circuits for heating-element selection
- B41J2/36—Print density control
Applications Claiming Priority (2)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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US98300992A | 1992-11-30 | 1992-11-30 | |
US983009 | 1992-11-30 |
Publications (3)
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EP0600648A2 EP0600648A2 (en) | 1994-06-08 |
EP0600648A3 true EP0600648A3 (en) | 1995-01-04 |
EP0600648B1 EP0600648B1 (en) | 2001-10-24 |
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Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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EP19930309242 Expired - Lifetime EP0600648B1 (en) | 1992-11-30 | 1993-11-19 | Method and apparatus for the control of thermal ink jet printers |
Country Status (4)
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EP (1) | EP0600648B1 (en) |
JP (1) | JP3408302B2 (en) |
DE (1) | DE69330991T2 (en) |
SG (1) | SG47457A1 (en) |
Families Citing this family (7)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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US5736995A (en) * | 1991-05-01 | 1998-04-07 | Hewlett-Packard Company | Temperature control of thermal inkjet printheads by using synchronous non-nucleating pulses |
JP3521976B2 (en) * | 1993-10-27 | 2004-04-26 | ヒューレット・パッカード・カンパニー | Inkjet printing method and printer |
US5714989A (en) * | 1993-11-22 | 1998-02-03 | Hewlett-Packard Company | Inkdrop-volume test using heat-flow effects, for thermal-inkjet printers |
JPH0839807A (en) * | 1994-07-29 | 1996-02-13 | Canon Inc | Ink jet printing method and apparatus |
US7782350B2 (en) | 2006-12-13 | 2010-08-24 | Canon Kabushiki Kaisha | Printing apparatus, printing system, printhead temperature retaining control method |
JP5072573B2 (en) * | 2007-01-09 | 2012-11-14 | キヤノン株式会社 | Recording apparatus and recording head control method |
CN115056578A (en) * | 2022-05-20 | 2022-09-16 | 深圳市美松智能设备有限公司 | Thermal transfer printer and printing method |
Citations (6)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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GB2169856A (en) * | 1984-12-28 | 1986-07-23 | Canon Kk | Ink-jet recording |
GB2169855A (en) * | 1984-12-21 | 1986-07-23 | Canon Kk | Liquid-jet recorder |
WO1990010541A1 (en) * | 1989-03-14 | 1990-09-20 | Siemens Aktiengesellschaft | Process for varying the droplet size in ink printers |
EP0416557A1 (en) * | 1989-09-05 | 1991-03-13 | Canon Kabushiki Kaisha | Liquid jet recording head |
US5036337A (en) * | 1990-06-22 | 1991-07-30 | Xerox Corporation | Thermal ink jet printhead with droplet volume control |
EP0511602A1 (en) * | 1991-05-01 | 1992-11-04 | Hewlett-Packard Company | Method and apparatus for controlling the temperature of thermal ink jet and thermal printheads through the use of nonprinting pulses |
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1993
- 1993-11-19 SG SG1996001818A patent/SG47457A1/en unknown
- 1993-11-19 EP EP19930309242 patent/EP0600648B1/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1993-11-19 DE DE1993630991 patent/DE69330991T2/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1993-11-30 JP JP32600793A patent/JP3408302B2/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
Patent Citations (6)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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GB2169855A (en) * | 1984-12-21 | 1986-07-23 | Canon Kk | Liquid-jet recorder |
GB2169856A (en) * | 1984-12-28 | 1986-07-23 | Canon Kk | Ink-jet recording |
WO1990010541A1 (en) * | 1989-03-14 | 1990-09-20 | Siemens Aktiengesellschaft | Process for varying the droplet size in ink printers |
EP0416557A1 (en) * | 1989-09-05 | 1991-03-13 | Canon Kabushiki Kaisha | Liquid jet recording head |
US5036337A (en) * | 1990-06-22 | 1991-07-30 | Xerox Corporation | Thermal ink jet printhead with droplet volume control |
EP0511602A1 (en) * | 1991-05-01 | 1992-11-04 | Hewlett-Packard Company | Method and apparatus for controlling the temperature of thermal ink jet and thermal printheads through the use of nonprinting pulses |
Also Published As
Publication number | Publication date |
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JPH06278291A (en) | 1994-10-04 |
JP3408302B2 (en) | 2003-05-19 |
DE69330991T2 (en) | 2002-04-04 |
EP0600648B1 (en) | 2001-10-24 |
EP0600648A2 (en) | 1994-06-08 |
DE69330991D1 (en) | 2001-11-29 |
SG47457A1 (en) | 1998-04-17 |
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