EP0629503A3 - Tintenstrahlaufzeichnungsgerät mit elektrostatischem Betätiger und Verfahren zu seiner Steuerung. - Google Patents

Tintenstrahlaufzeichnungsgerät mit elektrostatischem Betätiger und Verfahren zu seiner Steuerung. Download PDF

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EP0629503A3
EP0629503A3 EP94109195A EP94109195A EP0629503A3 EP 0629503 A3 EP0629503 A3 EP 0629503A3 EP 94109195 A EP94109195 A EP 94109195A EP 94109195 A EP94109195 A EP 94109195A EP 0629503 A3 EP0629503 A3 EP 0629503A3
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controlling
recording apparatus
inkjet recording
actuating means
electrostatic actuating
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Masahiro C O Seiko Epson Fujii
Ikuhiro C O Seiko Ep Miyashita
Hiroshi C O Seiko Epson Koeda
Naoki C O Seiko Epso Kobayashi
Asahiro C O Seiko Epson Oguchi
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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
    • B41J2/04541—Specific driving circuit
    • 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
    • B41J2/04553—Control methods or devices therefor, e.g. driver circuits, control circuits detecting ambient 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
    • B41J2/04566—Control methods or devices therefor, e.g. driver circuits, control circuits detecting humidity
    • 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
    • B41J2/0457—Power supply level being detected or varied
    • 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
    • B41J2/04578—Control methods or devices therefor, e.g. driver circuits, control circuits controlling heads based on electrostatically-actuated membranes
    • 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
    • B41J2/07—Ink jet characterised by jet control
    • B41J2/075—Ink jet characterised by jet control for many-valued deflection
    • B41J2/08—Ink jet characterised by jet control for many-valued deflection charge-control type
    • 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
    • B41J2/14314—Structure of ink jet print heads with electrostatically actuated membrane
EP94109195A 1993-06-16 1994-06-15 Tintenstrahlaufzeichnungsgerät mit elektrostatischem Betätiger und Verfahren zu seiner Steuerung Expired - Lifetime EP0629503B1 (de)

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EP0629503A2 EP0629503A2 (de) 1994-12-21
EP0629503A3 true EP0629503A3 (de) 1995-08-16
EP0629503B1 EP0629503B1 (de) 1998-09-02

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DE (1) DE69412917T2 (de)
SG (1) SG79907A1 (de)

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US6164759A (en) * 1990-09-21 2000-12-26 Seiko Epson Corporation Method for producing an electrostatic actuator and an inkjet head using it
EP0671372A3 (de) * 1994-03-09 1996-07-10 Seiko Epson Corp Anodisches Bindeverfahren und Verfahren zur Herstellung eines Tintenstrahlkopfes unter Verwendung des Bindeverfahrens.
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US6234607B1 (en) * 1995-04-20 2001-05-22 Seiko Epson Corporation Ink jet head and control method for reduced residual vibration
US6000785A (en) * 1995-04-20 1999-12-14 Seiko Epson Corporation Ink jet head, a printing apparatus using the ink jet head, and a control method therefor
JP2940542B2 (ja) * 1997-05-07 1999-08-25 セイコーエプソン株式会社 インクジェット式プリントヘッドの駆動波形生成装置及び駆動波形生成方法
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US6341839B1 (en) 1998-09-17 2002-01-29 Igor Dimtrievich Erasiov Large format ink-jet color printer
US6750589B2 (en) * 2002-01-24 2004-06-15 Honeywell International Inc. Method and circuit for the control of large arrays of electrostatic actuators

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US4275402A (en) * 1979-01-29 1981-06-23 Siemens Aktiengesellschaft Circuit arrangement for temperature-dependent voltage regulation of piezo-electric recording nozzles in ink mosaic recording devices
US4282535A (en) * 1978-11-17 1981-08-04 Siemens Aktiengesellschaft Circuit arrangement for the operation of recording nozzles in ink mosaic recording devices
US4398204A (en) * 1980-09-30 1983-08-09 Siemens Aktiengesellschaft Circuit for operating recording nozzles
EP0479441A2 (de) * 1990-09-21 1992-04-08 Seiko Epson Corporation Tintenstrahlaufzeichnungsgerät und Verfahren zur Herstellung des Kopfes davon

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EP0046676B2 (de) * 1980-08-25 1994-06-22 Epson Corporation Verfahren zum Betreiben eines auf Bedarf abgestellten Tintenspritzkopfes und Vorrichtung dafür
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US4282535A (en) * 1978-11-17 1981-08-04 Siemens Aktiengesellschaft Circuit arrangement for the operation of recording nozzles in ink mosaic recording devices
US4275402A (en) * 1979-01-29 1981-06-23 Siemens Aktiengesellschaft Circuit arrangement for temperature-dependent voltage regulation of piezo-electric recording nozzles in ink mosaic recording devices
US4398204A (en) * 1980-09-30 1983-08-09 Siemens Aktiengesellschaft Circuit for operating recording nozzles
EP0479441A2 (de) * 1990-09-21 1992-04-08 Seiko Epson Corporation Tintenstrahlaufzeichnungsgerät und Verfahren zur Herstellung des Kopfes davon

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EP0629503B1 (de) 1998-09-02

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