JP6423961B2 - プライミングされたプリントヘッドの識別 - Google Patents
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- インク供給部からインク流路を通してプリントヘッドにインクを流入させて前記プリントヘッドをプライミングするために、可動部材を第1の位置から第2の位置に移動させるステップと、
前記第1の位置から前記第2の位置まで移動するための前記可動部材の応答時間を測定するステップと、
前記測定された応答時間がある閾値時間を満たす場合には、前記プリントヘッドをプライミングされたものとして識別するステップ
を含む方法。 - センサーの光検知メカニズムによって、可撓性のダイヤフラムに対する前記可動部材の動きを検出するステップを含む、請求項1の方法。
- 前記可動部材が前記第2の位置で前記インク供給部の容器に係合するように、前記可動部材を移動させるステップを含む、請求項1または2の方法。
- 前記測定された応答時間は、前記第1の位置に関連付けられた第1の時刻と、前記第2の位置に関連付けられた第2の時刻との差に等しい、請求項1〜3のいずれかの方法。
- 前記第1の時刻は、駆動機構の作動時に記録され、前記第2の時刻は、前記第2の位置において前記可動部材を検出したときに記録される、請求項4の方法。
- 前記インクを前記プリントヘッドに流入させて、前記プリントヘッドをプライミングするために、前記可動部材を前記第1の位置から前記第2の位置まで周期的に移動させるステップを含む、請求項1〜5のいずれかの方法。
- 前記閾値時間を満たす前記測定された応答時間は、前記閾値時間に等しいかまたは該閾値時間よりも長い、請求項1〜6のいずれかの方法。
- 命令を格納している非一時的なコンピューター可読媒体であって、
前記命令は、
可動部材を第1の位置から第2の位置へと周期的に移動させて、インク供給部からインク流路を通してプリントヘッドにインクを流入させるために駆動機構を作動させるステップと、
前記第1の位置から前記第2の位置まで移動するための前記可動部材のそれぞれの応答時間を測定するステップと、
前記それぞれの応答時間に対応するインク供給圧力を推定するステップと、
推定された圧力がある閾値圧力を満たす場合には、前記プリントヘッドをプライミングされたものとして識別するステップ
をコンピューターに実行させるために処理資源によって実行可能である、コンピューター可読媒体。 - 前記プリントヘッドがプライミングされたものとして識別されたことに応答して、印刷ジョブの少なくとも一部を印刷するための命令を含む、請求項8のコンピューター可読媒体。
- 前記推定された圧力が前記閾値圧力を満たしていない場合に、前記可動部材を前記第1の位置から前記第2の位置へと周期的に移動させることを継続するための命令を含む、請求項8または9のコンピューター可読媒体。
- 前記推定された圧力が前記閾値圧力を満たしていない場合に、回復ルーチンを開始するための命令を含む、請求項8または9のコンピューター可読媒体。
- 印刷システムであって、
可撓性のダイヤフラムを含むインク供給部と、
可動部材と、ベース部材と、前記ベース部材及び前記可動部材に結合されたばねとを備える加圧システムと、
前記インク供給部からインク流路を通してプリントヘッドにインクを流入させるために、前記ベース部材に関連付けられた第1の位置から、前記可撓性のダイヤフラムに関連付けられた第2の位置へと、前記可動部材を移動させるための駆動機構と
前記第2の位置において前記可動部材を検出するためのセンサーと、
前記可動部材の測定された応答時間がある閾値時間を満たす場合には、プリントヘッドをプライミングされたものとして識別するコントローラ
を備える印刷システム。 - 前記センサーは、
受光器と、
前記受光器に向けて光を送るために前記受光器から隔置された発光体
を備えることからなる、請求項12の印刷システム。 - 前記インク供給部は軸外に配置される、請求項12または13の印刷システム。
- 前記駆動機構はカムを備える、請求項12〜14のいずれかの印刷システム。
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