EP0890436A3 - A liquid ink printing apparatus and system - Google Patents

A liquid ink printing apparatus and system Download PDF

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EP0890436A3
EP0890436A3 EP98119750A EP98119750A EP0890436A3 EP 0890436 A3 EP0890436 A3 EP 0890436A3 EP 98119750 A EP98119750 A EP 98119750A EP 98119750 A EP98119750 A EP 98119750A EP 0890436 A3 EP0890436 A3 EP 0890436A3
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drops
drop
meniscus position
selection means
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Kia Silverbrook
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Eastman Kodak Co
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Eastman Kodak Co
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Priority claimed from AUPN2308A external-priority patent/AUPN230895A0/en
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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
    • B41J2/06—Ink jet characterised by the jet generation process generating single droplets or particles on demand by electric or magnetic field
    • B41J2/065—Ink jet characterised by the jet generation process generating single droplets or particles on demand by electric or magnetic field involving the preliminary making of ink protuberances
    • 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
    • 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
    • B41J2/135—Nozzles
    • B41J2/14—Structure thereof only for on-demand ink jet heads
    • B41J2/14451—Structure of ink jet print heads discharging by lowering surface tension of meniscus

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  • Particle Formation And Scattering Control In Inkjet Printers (AREA)
  • Ink Jet (AREA)

Abstract

A new printing system is disclosed for drop on demand printing. This printing mechanism divides the printing process into two stages; a drop selection means to select drops to be printed which generates a difference in meniscus position between selected drops and unselected drops of fluidized ink; and a drop separation means, attracting the ink of said drops to a substrate, the attraction being insufficient to overcome the surface tension of drops in an unselected meniscus position but being sufficient to overcome the surface tension of drops in a selected meniscus position so as to cause movement of the drops to the substrate. The drop selection means can produce a difference in meniscus position in the absence of the drop separation means.
The separation of drop selection means from drop separation means significantly reduces the energy required to select which ink drops are to be printed. Only the drop selection means must be driven by individual signals to each nozzle. The drop separation means can be a field or condition applied simultaneously to all nozzles.
EP98119750A 1995-04-12 1996-04-09 A liquid ink printing apparatus and system Expired - Lifetime EP0890436B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (13)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
AUPN2311A AUPN231195A0 (en) 1995-04-12 1995-04-12 Drop size adjustment in proximity lift printing by varying head to media distance
AUPN2308/95 1995-04-12
AUPN2310/95 1995-04-12
AUPN2310A AUPN231095A0 (en) 1995-04-12 1995-04-12 Drop separation in lift printing by print media proximity
AUPN2312A AUPN231295A0 (en) 1995-04-12 1995-04-12 Augmenting proximity lift printing with acoustic ink waves
AUPN2312/95 1995-04-12
AUPN230895 1995-04-12
AUPN2311/95 1995-04-12
AUPN231295 1995-04-12
AUPN231095 1995-04-12
AUPN2308A AUPN230895A0 (en) 1995-04-12 1995-04-12 A liquid ink fault tolerant (lift) printing mechanism
AUPN231195 1995-04-12
EP96911663A EP0765235B1 (en) 1995-04-12 1996-04-09 A liquid ink printing apparatus and system

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EP96911663A Division EP0765235B1 (en) 1995-04-12 1996-04-09 A liquid ink printing apparatus and system

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EP0890436A2 EP0890436A2 (en) 1999-01-13
EP0890436A3 true EP0890436A3 (en) 1999-07-28
EP0890436B1 EP0890436B1 (en) 2002-08-28

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EP96911663A Expired - Lifetime EP0765235B1 (en) 1995-04-12 1996-04-09 A liquid ink printing apparatus and system
EP98119751A Expired - Lifetime EP0890437B1 (en) 1995-04-12 1996-04-09 A liquid ink printing apparatus and system

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EP (3) EP0890436B1 (en)
JP (1) JPH10501491A (en)
KR (1) KR970703857A (en)
CN (1) CN1150777A (en)
BR (1) BR9606313A (en)
DE (3) DE69603057T2 (en)
MX (1) MX9606283A (en)
WO (1) WO1996032279A1 (en)

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WO1996032279A1 (en) 1996-10-17
EP0890437A3 (en) 1999-07-28
MX9606283A (en) 1998-03-31
EP0890436A2 (en) 1999-01-13
BR9606313A (en) 1997-09-02
JPH10501491A (en) 1998-02-10
DE69603057T2 (en) 2000-01-05
EP0890437B1 (en) 2002-08-21
DE69623135T2 (en) 2003-05-08
EP0890436B1 (en) 2002-08-28
DE69623135D1 (en) 2002-09-26
EP0765235A1 (en) 1997-04-02
EP0765235B1 (en) 1999-06-30
CN1150777A (en) 1997-05-28
DE69603057D1 (en) 1999-08-05
KR970703857A (en) 1997-08-09
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