EP0867284A3 - Bilderzeugungsgerät und angepasstes Verfahren zur Regelung des Volumes von Tintentröpfchen und der Bläschenerzeugung - Google Patents

Bilderzeugungsgerät und angepasstes Verfahren zur Regelung des Volumes von Tintentröpfchen und der Bläschenerzeugung Download PDF

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EP0867284A3
EP0867284A3 EP98200819A EP98200819A EP0867284A3 EP 0867284 A3 EP0867284 A3 EP 0867284A3 EP 98200819 A EP98200819 A EP 98200819A EP 98200819 A EP98200819 A EP 98200819A EP 0867284 A3 EP0867284 A3 EP 0867284A3
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    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
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    • B41J2/04588—Control methods or devices therefor, e.g. driver circuits, control circuits using a specific waveform
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
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    • B41J2/04501—Control methods or devices therefor, e.g. driver circuits, control circuits
    • B41J2/04593—Dot-size modulation by changing the size of the drop
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
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    • B41J2/04501—Control methods or devices therefor, e.g. driver circuits, control circuits
    • B41J2/04598—Pre-pulse
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
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    • B41J2/14451—Structure of ink jet print heads discharging by lowering surface tension of meniscus
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    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
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    • 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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EP98200819A 1997-03-26 1998-03-16 Bilderzeugungsgerät und angepasstes Verfahren zur Regelung des Volumes von Tintentröpfchen und der Bläschenerzeugung Withdrawn EP0867284A3 (de)

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JPH05238010A (ja) * 1992-03-02 1993-09-17 Seiko Instr Inc バブルジェット記録駆動装置
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EP0288044A2 (de) * 1987-04-24 1988-10-26 Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. Tintenstrahlaufzeichnungsgerät mit Dichtekontrollfunktion
JPH05238010A (ja) * 1992-03-02 1993-09-17 Seiko Instr Inc バブルジェット記録駆動装置
EP0609997A2 (de) * 1993-02-05 1994-08-10 Hewlett-Packard Company Verfahren zur Reduzierung der Antriebsenergie in einem thermischen Tintenstrahlschnelldrucker
EP0649746A1 (de) * 1993-10-26 1995-04-26 Hewlett-Packard Company Tintenstrahldruckköpfe mit variablem Halbton-Betrieb
EP0709213A2 (de) * 1994-10-28 1996-05-01 Canon Kabushiki Kaisha Verfahren und Vorrichtung für Korrektionskopf und Drucker mit diesem Kopf
WO1996032289A1 (en) * 1995-04-12 1996-10-17 Eastman Kodak Company Apparatus for printing multiple drop sizes and fabrication thereof

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