JP2004255874A - インクジェットプリントヘッド用インク供給装置およびインク供給方法 - Google Patents
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【解決手段】インクジェットプリントヘッド用インク供給装置10は、インク16を軽陰圧にてプリントヘッド12に供給するインクリザーバ14と、リザーバ14内の陰圧を一定に維持するとともに供給されたインク相当のインクをインク供給源30からリザーバ14に補充する圧調節およびインク補充機構36と、を有する。圧調節およびインク補充機構36は、リザーバ14の開口部を気密に覆いリザーバ14内を実質的に一定の陰圧に維持するようコンプライアントな圧調節部材32と、補充アクティベータ36とを含む。補充アクティベータ36は、リザーバ14の外側に位置する圧調節部材32に連結することでインク16に接触せず、リザーバ14内のインク16がプリントヘッド12に供給された際にリザーバ14へのインク補充を開始させる。
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- インクジェットプリントヘッド用インク供給装置であって、
いくらかのインクを軽陰圧にてプリントヘッドに供給するインクリザーバと、
前記リザーバ内のいくらかのインクが前記プリントヘッドに供給された際に実質的に一定の陰圧を前記リザーバ内に維持し、そのインク供給に応答していくらかのインクをインク供給源から前記リザーバに補充する、圧調節およびインク補充機構と、を有し、
前記圧調節およびインク補充機構が、
前記リザーバの開口部を気密に覆い、コンプライアントであって、前記リザーバ内のいくらかのインクが前記プリントヘッドに供給された時に内側に変形し、前記リザーバにいくらかのインクが補充された時に外側に復元することで、実質的に一定の陰圧を前記リザーバ内に維持する、圧調節膜と、
前記リザーバの外側に位置する前記圧調節膜に連結することでインクに接触せず、前記圧調節膜が内側に変形した時に前記リザーバへのインク補充を開始させ、前記圧調節膜が外側に復元した時にインク補充を終了する、補充アクティベータとを含む、インク供給装置。 - 請求項1に記載のインク供給装置において、
インク導管が、前記リザーバ内へ注ぐ構成になっており、
前記補充アクティベータが、前記インク導管を開放および閉鎖することで前記リザーバへのインク補充を実施または阻止するコンプライアントな弁膜を有し、
前記圧調節膜および前記弁膜が互いに接続されることで、前記圧調節膜が内側に変形した時に前記インク導管が開放され、前記圧調節膜が外側に復元した時に前記インク導管が閉鎖される、インク供給装置。 - 請求項2に記載のインク供給装置において、前記補充アクティベータが、前記圧調節膜と前記弁膜との間を接続するロッカレバーを含む、インク供給装置。
- ドロップオンデマンド式インクジェットプリンタのプリントヘッドにインクを送出するリザーバにインクを補充する方法であって、
インクが前記リザーバから前記プリントヘッドに送出されたことによってコンプライアントな圧調節膜が変形した時に、コンプライアントな弁膜を変形させてインク導管を開放することで、前記インク導管からインクを前記リザーバへ補充させるステップと、
インクが前記リザーバに補充された後に前記コンプライアントな圧調節膜が復元した時に、前記コンプライアントな弁膜を復元させて前記インク導管を再度キャップすることで、前記インク導管からインクを前記リザーバに補充することを阻止するステップと、を有する方法。
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