EP0855270A2 - Système et méthode pour imprimer à l'aide d'une partie d'une tête d'impression à jet d'encre - Google Patents

Système et méthode pour imprimer à l'aide d'une partie d'une tête d'impression à jet d'encre Download PDF

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EP0855270A2
EP0855270A2 EP97310188A EP97310188A EP0855270A2 EP 0855270 A2 EP0855270 A2 EP 0855270A2 EP 97310188 A EP97310188 A EP 97310188A EP 97310188 A EP97310188 A EP 97310188A EP 0855270 A2 EP0855270 A2 EP 0855270A2
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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
    • B41J2/0451—Control methods or devices therefor, e.g. driver circuits, control circuits for detecting failure, e.g. clogging, malfunctioning actuator
    • 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
    • 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
    • B41J2/04586—Control methods or devices therefor, e.g. driver circuits, control circuits controlling heads of a type not covered by groups B41J2/04575 - B41J2/04585, or of an undefined type

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  • the present invention relates to a system and method for controlling a print head in an ink-jet printer and, more particularly, to a system and method for controlling the print head in a manner that allows the printer to maintain print quality while printing with only a portion of the print head. For example, if a portion of the print head fails, print quality is maintained by controlling the print head in a manner that does not use the defective portion of the print head.
  • the invention also relates to a system for identifying which, if any, portion of a print head is defective.
  • Ink-jet printers are reliable and efficient printing devices.
  • an ink-jet printer utilizes a print head mounted on a carriage which moves back and forth over a print medium, such as paper.
  • the print head commonly has one or more ink jets which can be selectively activated to eject a small quantity of ink onto the print medium.
  • a control system selectively activates the appropriate ink jets as the print head moves over the appropriate locations on the print medium to form desired images and characters.
  • the print head typically includes an array of several ink jets arranged in columns or rows. This allows the print head to print a "swath" as it is moved across the print medium.
  • the ink-jets would typically be arranged in a vertical (as defined by the direction of print medium travel) array one-half inch high.
  • the print head is moved horizontally across the surface of the print medium and the control system selectively activates the individual ink-jets to print a one-half inch swath.
  • the print medium is then advanced vertically one-half inch and the print head is moved back across the print medium to print another one-half inch swath. This process is repeated to print an entire sheet.
  • one or more ink-jets on a print head will fail. Failure may result from defects in the print head, cracks forming in the passivation layer, clogging of the ink-jet, mechanical wear or other reasons. Such failures may cause the ink-jet to miss fire, to misdirect the ejected ink or to fail to eject any ink. In any case, failure of one or more ink-jets on a print head can decrease the print quality of the print head.
  • a system in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention reduces the inconvenience associated with many defective print heads by controlling the printer in a manner that produces high print quality using less than all of the ink-jets on a print head.
  • the print head is controlled to print, albeit at a reduced speed, using only properly functioning ink-jets. For example, if the top half of a print head contains one or more defective ink-jets, the top half of the print head could be disabled. Then using the defect-free bottom half of the print head, the printer can continue to print with high print quality.
  • the printer would make two swaths with the bottom half of the print head to print what would normally be printed in a single swath of a fully functional print head. Thus, the print speed would be reduced by approximately half.
  • a system for detecting and locating defective ink-jets is provided.
  • a print head having potentially defective ink-jets can be controlled to print a test pattern. Defects in the printed test pattern can be detected to indicate the existence of defective ink-jets.
  • the test pattern may be such that the location of defects in the test pattern allows for the location of the defective ink-jet to be determined. For example, a first portion of the test pattern may be printed using only a top portion of the print head and a second portion of the test pattern may be printed using only a bottom portion of the test pattern.
  • defects appearing in the first portion of the test pattern would not only indicate that the print head contained defective ink-jets, but also that the top half of the print head contained defective ink-jets.
  • this system may be used to locate defective ink-jets with even greater accuracy.
  • Figure 1 shows a block diagram of a printing system into which a preferred embodiment of the present invention is incorporated.
  • Figure 2 shows a schematic representation of a print head of the printing system of Figure 1.
  • Figure 3 illustrates the print head of Figure 2 operating in the normal print mode.
  • Figure 4 illustrates the print head of Figure 2 operating in the corrective mode.
  • Figure 5 is a flow chart illustrating a preferred method of implementing an embodiment of the present invention in the printing system of Figure 1.
  • Figure 6 is a flow chart illustrating a preferred method of identifying the location of defective ink-jets.
  • Figure 7 illustrates an example of how a print head can be defined into print zones.
  • Figure 8 is an exemplary test pattern for use in the method of Figure 6.
  • Figure 9 is an alternative example of a test pattern for use in the method of Figure 6.
  • FIG. 1 A block diagram of an exemplary printing system into which a preferred embodiment of the present invention can be implemented is indicated in Figure 1 by reference numeral 10.
  • the exemplary printing system includes a host computer 12 coupled to a printer 14.
  • the printer 14 includes an interface buffer 16 which receives data and instructions from the host computer 12.
  • the data and instructions from the host computer are then processed by a microprocessor 18 in accordance with a program stored in a program memory 20.
  • data to be printed is stored in a bit mapped memory 22.
  • the microprocessor also controls a print head controller 24 which retrieves data from the bit mapped memory and coordinates firing of the individual ink-jets 28 during the movement of the print head 26 to print the retrieved data.
  • the microprocessor 18 provides information to a motor control unit 30.
  • the motor control unit 30 provides control signals to one or more motors 32 which, in turn, control movement of the print head 26 across the paper and advance the paper through the printer 14 after each swath of the print head 26.
  • the hardware illustrated in Figure 1 may be that found in conventional ink-jet printing systems.
  • the print head 26 has an array of ink jets 28 from which ink is expelled during printing.
  • the array of ink jets 28 is made of ink-jets arranged in two columns 36a and 36b with each column having one hundred fifty-two ink jets 28 spaced one three hundredth of an inch apart.
  • the ink jets in column 36a are vertically offset by one six hundredth of an inch from those in column 36b.
  • the print head 26 can print a one half inch swath at a resolution of 600 dots per inch (dpi).
  • dpi dots per inch
  • the printing system 10 is operable in at least two different modes: a normal mode in which all ink-jets are available for printing and a corrective mode in which some ink-jets are disabled and are not available for printing.
  • a normal mode illustrated in Figure 3
  • the print head 26 is moved horizontally over a sheet of paper 38 or other print medium, and the print head controller 24 selectively activates appropriate ink-jets 28 at appropriate times to print the data stored in bit mapped memory 22.
  • the data stored in the bit mapped memory 22 contains the characters ABC one-half inch high. Because the illustrated print head 26 is a one-half inch print head, this data can be printed in a single swath of the print head 26, as illustrated in Figure 3.
  • the print head controller 24 could still print the data, but would require at least two swaths of the print head. As illustrated in Figure 4, the print head controller could print the top half of the illustrated data on a first swath, advance the print medium 38 one half the normal distance, and print the bottom half of the data on a second swath.
  • FIG. 5 is a flow chart illustrating a preferred process for changing between the normal printing mode and the corrective printing mode.
  • step 40 poor print quality is detected, for example by a user observing defects in printed images, step 42, and a fault isolation procedure is initiated, step 44.
  • the fault isolation procedure is preferably an algorithm which helps to identify the cause of poor print quality.
  • the fault isolation procedure may display queries and solicit responses to assist in diagnosing the cause of poor print quality.
  • the fault isolation procedure may also perform internal diagnostic tests to troubleshoot problems with various components of the printing system.
  • the fault isolation procedure is implemented as a set of computer software or firmware instructions executed by the host computer 12, the microprocessor 18, or both.
  • Many printers include some type of fault isolation procedure or diagnostic routine for detecting various printer problems. Those skilled in the art could either modify existing fault isolation procedures or could create new fault isolation procedures to implement the current system.
  • part of the fault isolation procedure would determine whether the poor print quality is attributable to a defective print head, step 46. If the poor print quality is not attributable to the print head, the fault isolation procedure may continue in an effort to identify potential causes, step 48. Aside from detecting a faulty print head, the exact operation and implementation of the fault isolation procedure is not critical to the current system.
  • the user is given the option of attempting to implement the corrective mode, step 50. If the user opts not to attempt to implement the corrective mode, the user may either replace the print head, step 52, and resume normal printing or may simply continue to print with the defective print head, step 54.
  • step 56 If the user opts to implement the corrective mode, further diagnostics are performed in an effort to locate which portion or portions of the print head are defective, step 56. If the defective portion or portions of the print head cannot be identified or if the remaining portions are not sufficient to allow printing, step 58, the corrective mode cannot be implemented and the user can either replace the print head, step 52, or continue printing with the defective print head, step 54. Otherwise, the defective portion or portions of the print head are disabled and the corrective mode is implemented, step 60.
  • Figure 6 is a flow chart illustrating one preferred method. The process of Figure 6 is initiated when a user opts to attempt the corrective mode, step 64.
  • the printing system defines various print zones on the print head, step 66.
  • An example of one possible definition of the print zones is illustrated in Figure 7.
  • the print head 26 is divided vertically into quarters with each quarter being a fault isolation zone, 62a-d. Any two adjacent fault isolation zones form a print zone, 63a-c.
  • a different number of print zones or different sizes and arrangements of print zones could also be used.
  • the use of three print zones is believed to provide a good compromise between accuracy of defect location identification and simplicity.
  • the print head controller 24 then controls the print head to print a test pattern, step 68.
  • the test pattern may be any suitable pattern that allows for the identification of defective print zones. Exemplary test patterns are illustrated in Figures 8 and 9 as reference numerals 64a and 64b, respectively. As indicated in Figures 8 and 9, in each of the illustrated test patterns, a discrete portion of the pattern is printed with a single print zone. That pattern also uses each ink-jet within the print zone to print the test pattern. As a result, any defective ink-jets within a particular print zone will adversely affect the print quality of the portion of the pattern printed with that print zone.
  • the illustrated system requests and obtains user input as to which, if any, portions of the test pattern contain defects, step 70. For example, if a portion of the test pattern contains broken or uneven lines, or extraneous spots or markings, it may indicate the presence of one or more defective ink-jets within the print zone used to print that portion. In some embodiments, it may be desirable to display defect-free test patterns or examples of defective test patterns on the computer screen so that the user will have some basis for evaluating the printed test pattern. Based upon the user input, print zones which produce acceptable print quality are identified, step 72.
  • test pattern of Figure 8 Using the test pattern of Figure 8 as an example, if a user indicates that swatch 1 of the test pattern is of unacceptable quality and the rest of the pattern is of acceptable quality, the system can conclude that fault isolaton zone 62a contains one or more defective ink-jets, and that fault isolation zones 62b-d do not. Thus, print zones 63b or 63c can be selected for use in corrective mode.
  • the results of the process illustrated in Figure 7, are used to determine whether the corrective mode can be entered, step 58 of Figure 6. This determination is based both on the identified defects in the print head and on the constraints of the particular corrective scheme which is allowed in a given system. For example, in the illustrated example, the system is designed such that in the corrective mode, any two adjacent defect-free fault isolation zones are used and the remaining fault isolation zones are deactivated. Thus, if the system determines that fault isolation zones 62a and 62c contain defective ink-jets, the corrective mode is not possible because there are not two adjacent fault isolation zones without defective ink-jets. Likewise, if all four fault isolation zones are found to contain defective ink-jets the corrective mode is not feasible.
  • the illustrated configuration and implementation is one of design choice. It is possible to define more or fewer than three print zones or four fault isolation zones. It is also possible to use nonadjacent fault isolation zones to define a print zone or to use more or fewer than two fault isolation zones to define a print zone. At one extreme, the test pattern could be selected such that each individual ink jet can be independently identified and evaluated. Alternatively, the print head could be divided to define only two print zones. It is also possible to define the print zones by columns or any other suitable criteria. Likewise the particular implementation of the corrective mode is also a matter of design choice. For example, the corrective mode could be implemented using non-contiguous print zones or using more or fewer than two print zones.
  • the print head controller 24 is provided with a map, stored in non-volatile memory, of available ink-jets.
  • the print head controller uses this map to determine which ink-jets are available for printing and then controls the movement of the print head and activation of the available ink-jets to print the desired characters and images.
  • an ink-jet may be disabled by removing it from the map of available ink-jets.
  • the corrective mode can be implemented by removing those ink-jets within those print zones that are to be disabled from the map of available ink-jets.
  • other methods of implementation may also be available and may be more suitable for other types of print head controllers.
  • the current system may be implemented into an existing printing system by altering the software, firmware and algorithms used to control the existing printing system.
  • existing systems may be altered and would be able to modify or prepare appropriate software, firmware or algorithms.
  • those skilled in the art would also be able, based upon this disclosure, to implement the current system into a new printing system.

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