EP2084008A4 - Inkjet printhead with adjustable bubble impulse - Google Patents

Inkjet printhead with adjustable bubble impulse

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Publication number
EP2084008A4
EP2084008A4 EP06790346A EP06790346A EP2084008A4 EP 2084008 A4 EP2084008 A4 EP 2084008A4 EP 06790346 A EP06790346 A EP 06790346A EP 06790346 A EP06790346 A EP 06790346A EP 2084008 A4 EP2084008 A4 EP 2084008A4
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Prior art keywords
inkjet printhead
bubble impulse
adjustable bubble
adjustable
impulse
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Application number
EP06790346A
Other languages
German (de)
French (fr)
Other versions
EP2084008A1 (en
EP2084008B1 (en
Inventor
Angus John North
Jennifer Mia Fishburn
Samuel James Myers
Kia Silverbrook
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
Memjet Technology Ltd
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Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd
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Publication of EP2084008A4 publication Critical patent/EP2084008A4/en
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Classifications

    • 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
    • B41J2/04588—Control methods or devices therefor, e.g. driver circuits, control circuits using a specific waveform
    • 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
    • B41J2/0458—Control methods or devices therefor, e.g. driver circuits, control circuits controlling heads based on heating elements forming bubbles
EP06790346.8A 2006-10-09 2006-10-09 Inkjet printhead with adjustable bubble impulse Not-in-force EP2084008B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
PCT/AU2006/001476 WO2008043121A1 (en) 2006-10-09 2006-10-09 Inkjet printhead with adjustable bubble impulse

Publications (3)

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EP2084008A1 EP2084008A1 (en) 2009-08-05
EP2084008A4 true EP2084008A4 (en) 2010-12-01
EP2084008B1 EP2084008B1 (en) 2014-05-07

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EP06790346.8A Not-in-force EP2084008B1 (en) 2006-10-09 2006-10-09 Inkjet printhead with adjustable bubble impulse

Country Status (5)

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EP (1) EP2084008B1 (en)
JP (1) JP2010504227A (en)
CA (1) CA2662724C (en)
TW (1) TWI380911B (en)
WO (1) WO2008043121A1 (en)

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US5781205A (en) * 1995-04-12 1998-07-14 Eastman Kodak Company Heater power compensation for temperature in thermal printing systems
US20040023567A1 (en) * 2002-07-08 2004-02-05 Canon Kabushiki Kaisha Liquid discharge method and apparatus and display device panel manufacturing method and apparatus

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US7086718B2 (en) * 2002-11-23 2006-08-08 Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd Thermal ink jet printhead with high nozzle areal density
US6736489B1 (en) * 2002-11-23 2004-05-18 Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd Thermal ink jet printhead with low heater mass
US6755509B2 (en) * 2002-11-23 2004-06-29 Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd Thermal ink jet printhead with suspended beam heater
US7328978B2 (en) * 2002-11-23 2008-02-12 Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd Printhead heaters with short pulse time
US7101025B2 (en) * 2004-07-06 2006-09-05 Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd Printhead integrated circuit having heater elements with high surface area
US7448729B2 (en) * 2005-04-04 2008-11-11 Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd Inkjet printhead heater elements with thin or non-existent coatings

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US5781205A (en) * 1995-04-12 1998-07-14 Eastman Kodak Company Heater power compensation for temperature in thermal printing systems
US20040023567A1 (en) * 2002-07-08 2004-02-05 Canon Kabushiki Kaisha Liquid discharge method and apparatus and display device panel manufacturing method and apparatus

Non-Patent Citations (1)

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Title
See also references of WO2008043121A1 *

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JP2010504227A (en) 2010-02-12
WO2008043121A1 (en) 2008-04-17
EP2084008A1 (en) 2009-08-05
TWI380911B (en) 2013-01-01
EP2084008B1 (en) 2014-05-07
CA2662724A1 (en) 2008-04-17
TW200817193A (en) 2008-04-16
CA2662724C (en) 2013-09-03

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