US3852768A - Charge detection for ink jet printers - Google Patents
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- G01R29/24—Arrangements for measuring quantities of charge
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- B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
- B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
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- 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
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- B41J2/12—Ink jet characterised by jet control testing or correcting charge or deflection
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- SUMMARY sensor is also coupled to a detection circuit for developing signals from drops passing through the sensor.
- a prime object of the present'invention is to provide improved sensor arrangements for ink jet printers, the
- FIG. 1 illustrates a detection circuit incorporating a sensor. the sensor being shown in greater detail in FIGS. 2 and 3.
- FIG. 4 illustrates a variation further comprising a probe sensor having an external shield that is grounded.
- FIG. Si is another variation using a planar sensor.
- DESCRIPTION Non-contact sensing of the charge on an ink'stream provides for fast charge synchronization in an ink jet printer when sensitive sensors and detection circuits are provided as shown in FIGS. 1 and 4.
- the circuit shown in FIG. 1 permits the use of a noncontact sensor shown in more detail in FIGS. 2 and 3 to sense the charge on afew drops or a single drop of ink.
- An ink stream [comprising a plurality of drops proceeds from left to right originating from a nozzle. such as that shown in the Woods, et al applicationf'The stream passes througha charge electrode 2 that places a variable charge on each drop of ink in accordance with' data signals, and the like.
- sensor 3 comprising a center conductor and an inner-shield 3b, togetherwith an outer shield 3;-
- A'Field Effect Transistor (FET) operational amplifier 10 connected as shown in FIGS. 1 and 4 to the center conductor 32 and the inner shield 31; of
- a large value resistor.l6 is connected as shown in FIGS. 1 and 4 to supply bias current to the FEToperational amplifier. This results in the ability to senseone drop of charged ink with a charge per drop less than 3 lO-l4 coulombs and with a frequency of less than 2500 samples/second.
- the output of amplifier 10 is AC coupled to another amplifier circuit l1 and thereafter to'a threshold circuit 12 with a signal ultimately provided on line 13. Such signal may be incorporated in various circuits to control synchronization in the system as discussed in the Woods, et al application.
- the center conductor 3a and the inner shield 3b are protected by an outer (guard) shield 3c connected to ground to reduce the noise pickup of the sensor.
- the threshold circuit is time strobed on line 15 to reduce the effects of any noise pickup. This strobing time isolates the main noise source which is the charge electrode, and the charge-sensor sense time, during which the charged drops are passing the sensor.
- FIG. 3 More details of the laminated sensor are shown in FIG. 3 wherein the layers of the sensor comprise alternate sheets of copper and Mylar* *Registered Trademark of Dupont).
- the configuration in FIG. 4 comprises a cylindrical member 3 with cylindrical elements 3a, 3b, and 3c serving functions similar to those previously described.
- This configuration is characterized as a probe-type sensor, rather than a laminar sensor.
- the circuit in FIG. 1 and sensor configurations of FIGS. 2 and 3 or FIG. 4 can be used to detect the charge placed upon a drop of ink, thereby indicating when the charging time of the charge electrode is synchronized with the ink drop formation.
- FIGS. 50 and 5b represents a probe-type sensor 3 constructed on one plane, rather than as a cylinder like the sensor in FIG. 4. However, similar elements are similarly referenced. Additional applications: i
- Velocity By placing two sensors along the stream of ink some distance apart,,then measuring-the time it takes a drop of charged ink to move the known distance, a velocity can be observed (v distance/time). A package or a single drop of charged drops can also be used'but with somewhat less resolution;
- a sensor system for ink jet printers particularly providing reduced noise and'improved signal to noise ratio, comprising:
- nozzle means for forming and propelling a stream of ink jet drops, charging means for charging said ink drops, deflecting means for deflecting said ink drops in accordance with the charge on said drops in a predetermined path toward a document to be printed, or the like; sensor means positioned downstream from said nozzle means in the path of travel of said ink drops,
- said sensor means comprising an assembly of laminar elements including a sensor element, an inner shield, and an outer shield, and said sensor means having an aperture through which said ink drops pass, the arrangement being such that drops passing through said aperture are capacitively coupled to said sensor means for generating charges thereon in timed relation to passage of drops through the aperture of said sensor means; means interconnected with said outer shield for electrically grounding said outer shield to thereby reduce noise pickup by said sensor means; anda circuit interconnected with said sensor element and said inner shield for developing signals representative of detected charges.
- said sensor means comprises:
- said sensor means comprises:
- a cylindrical structure composed of concentrically mounted elements comprising a central concentric metallic sensor element, an inner shield surrounding said sensor element, an outer shield surrounding said inner shield, insulation interposed between said shields, and an aperture formed through the center of said sensor element in said cylindrical structure.
- strobe means incorporated in said circuit means for time strobing charges induced in said sensor means in order to further minimize effects of noise induced in said sensor means.
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DE2434759A DE2434759C2 (de) | 1973-08-17 | 1974-07-19 | Einrichtung zum Abfühlen der Aufladung von Tintentropfen |
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US3977010A (en) * | 1975-12-22 | 1976-08-24 | International Business Machines Corporation | Dual sensor for multi-nozzle ink jet |
US3992713A (en) * | 1975-06-20 | 1976-11-16 | International Business Machines Corporation | Ink jet printing system with pedestal synchronization |
US4032924A (en) * | 1974-10-31 | 1977-06-28 | Nippon Telegraph And Telephone Public Corporation | Distortion reduction in ink jet system printer |
US4067019A (en) * | 1976-06-14 | 1978-01-03 | International Business Machines Corporation | Impact position transducer for ink jet |
US4121223A (en) * | 1975-09-19 | 1978-10-17 | Hitachi, Ltd. | Ink jet recording apparatus with an improved ink sensor |
US4150384A (en) * | 1977-10-17 | 1979-04-17 | International Business Machines Corporation | Method and apparatus for synchronizing charging of droplets of a pressurized conductive liquid stream |
FR2413980A1 (fr) * | 1978-01-09 | 1979-08-03 | Ibm | Dispositif de mise hors service d'elements defectueux dans une imprimante a jet d'encre |
DE2905062A1 (de) | 1979-02-10 | 1980-08-14 | Olympia Werke Ag | Verfahren, einrichtung und detektoren zum ueberwachen der geschwindigkeit von tintentropfen |
US4323908A (en) * | 1980-08-01 | 1982-04-06 | International Business Machines Corp. | Resonant purging of drop-on-demand ink jet print heads |
US4333083A (en) * | 1980-12-23 | 1982-06-01 | International Business Machines Corporation | Electrostatic drop sensor with sensor diagnostics for ink jet printers |
EP0070054A1 (en) * | 1981-07-10 | 1983-01-19 | Agfa-Gevaert N.V. | Method and apparatus of assessing the dynamic surface potential of a solution |
US4417256A (en) * | 1980-05-09 | 1983-11-22 | International Business Machines Corporation | Break-off uniformity maintenance |
FR2545041A1 (fr) * | 1983-04-29 | 1984-11-02 | Imaje Sa | Dispositif de controle de charge des gouttes et tete d'imprimante a projection d'encre qui en est equipee |
EP0124465A1 (fr) * | 1983-04-29 | 1984-11-07 | Imaje S.A. | Dispositif de contrÔle de charge, et son application au contrÔle de la vitesse des gouttes d'encre d'une imprimante à jet d'encre. |
EP0149739A2 (de) * | 1984-01-20 | 1985-07-31 | Codi-Jet Markierungs Systeme GmbH | Verfahren und Anordnung für das Tintenzuführsystem eines Tintenstrahldruckers |
US4688047A (en) * | 1986-08-21 | 1987-08-18 | Eastman Kodak Company | Method and apparatus for sensing satellite ink drop charge and adjusting ink pressure |
US4760342A (en) * | 1985-02-19 | 1988-07-26 | U.S. Philips Corp. | Electrostatic induction probe arrangement using several probes |
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US3907429A (en) * | 1974-08-08 | 1975-09-23 | Ibm | Method and device for detecting the velocity of droplets formed from a liquid stream |
US3911445A (en) * | 1974-09-25 | 1975-10-07 | Dick Co Ab | Ink drop stream integrity checker in an ink jet printer |
US4032924A (en) * | 1974-10-31 | 1977-06-28 | Nippon Telegraph And Telephone Public Corporation | Distortion reduction in ink jet system printer |
US3992713A (en) * | 1975-06-20 | 1976-11-16 | International Business Machines Corporation | Ink jet printing system with pedestal synchronization |
US4121223A (en) * | 1975-09-19 | 1978-10-17 | Hitachi, Ltd. | Ink jet recording apparatus with an improved ink sensor |
US3977010A (en) * | 1975-12-22 | 1976-08-24 | International Business Machines Corporation | Dual sensor for multi-nozzle ink jet |
US4067019A (en) * | 1976-06-14 | 1978-01-03 | International Business Machines Corporation | Impact position transducer for ink jet |
US4150384A (en) * | 1977-10-17 | 1979-04-17 | International Business Machines Corporation | Method and apparatus for synchronizing charging of droplets of a pressurized conductive liquid stream |
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US4688047A (en) * | 1986-08-21 | 1987-08-18 | Eastman Kodak Company | Method and apparatus for sensing satellite ink drop charge and adjusting ink pressure |
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