WO1996032259A3 - Fault tolerance in high volume printing presses - Google Patents

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WO1996032259A3
WO1996032259A3 PCT/US1996/004822 US9604822W WO9632259A3 WO 1996032259 A3 WO1996032259 A3 WO 1996032259A3 US 9604822 W US9604822 W US 9604822W WO 9632259 A3 WO9632259 A3 WO 9632259A3
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printing
module
modules
downstream
spare
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PCT/US1996/004822
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Kia Silverbrook
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Eastman Kodak Co
Kia Silverbrook
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Priority to US08/759,774 priority Critical patent/US6030072A/en
Priority to JP8531090A priority patent/JPH10501762A/en
Priority to EP96912625A priority patent/EP0770005A2/en
Publication of WO1996032259A2 publication Critical patent/WO1996032259A2/en
Publication of WO1996032259A3 publication Critical patent/WO1996032259A3/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
    • B41J2/135—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
    • 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
    • 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
    • B41J3/00—Typewriters or selective printing or marking mechanisms characterised by the purpose for which they are constructed
    • B41J3/42—Two or more complete typewriters coupled for simultaneous operation
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06K—GRAPHICAL DATA READING; PRESENTATION OF DATA; RECORD CARRIERS; HANDLING RECORD CARRIERS
    • G06K15/00—Arrangements for producing a permanent visual presentation of the output data, e.g. computer output printers
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06K—GRAPHICAL DATA READING; PRESENTATION OF DATA; RECORD CARRIERS; HANDLING RECORD CARRIERS
    • G06K2215/00—Arrangements for producing a permanent visual presentation of the output data
    • G06K2215/0082—Architecture adapted for a particular function
    • G06K2215/0085—Error recovery

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Theoretical Computer Science (AREA)
  • Ink Jet (AREA)
  • Accessory Devices And Overall Control Thereof (AREA)

Abstract

Single printing press modules using drop on demand printing technology can be constructed with high reliability. However, if a large number of printing modules are used in an 'assembly line' manner, a failure in a single module can mean that the entire assembly line must be stopped for the duration of repairs. The invention is a method of reducing the 'downtime' of the printing line to approximately one second. The method involves the inclusion of at least one spare printing module, and a method of transferring digital representations of page images between modules. As soon as the fault is detected, the digital image data describing the sheet printed by the faulty module is transferred to the adjacent printing module downstream from the faulty module. The data in this module is simultaneously sent to the module downstream of it. This process repeats until a page image is sent to the spare printing module, which is best located as the most downstream of all the printing modules. Once all of the data has been transferred, printing can recommence. If this data transfer can occur in less than the time required to print a sheet, the line can continue printing without stopping, and without any wastage of printed copies. If more than one spare printing module is included at the end of the printing 'assembly line', then more than one simultaneous fault can be accommodated without productivity loss.
PCT/US1996/004822 1995-04-12 1996-04-10 Fault tolerance in high volume printing presses WO1996032259A2 (en)

Priority Applications (3)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US08/759,774 US6030072A (en) 1995-04-12 1996-04-10 Fault tolerance in high volume printing presses
JP8531090A JPH10501762A (en) 1995-04-12 1996-04-10 Fault tolerable yield in high volume printing presses.
EP96912625A EP0770005A2 (en) 1995-04-12 1996-04-10 Fault tolerance in high volume printing presses

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AUPN2328 1995-04-12
AUPN2328A AUPN232895A0 (en) 1995-04-12 1995-04-12 Fault tolerance in high volume lift printing presses

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WO1996032259A2 WO1996032259A2 (en) 1996-10-17
WO1996032259A3 true WO1996032259A3 (en) 1996-11-14

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JP (1) JPH10501762A (en)
AU (1) AUPN232895A0 (en)
WO (1) WO1996032259A2 (en)

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JP2006007504A (en) * 2004-06-24 2006-01-12 Noritsu Koki Co Ltd Ink jet printer

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US4164745A (en) * 1978-05-08 1979-08-14 Northern Telecom Limited Printing by modulation of ink viscosity
DE2949808A1 (en) * 1978-12-11 1980-07-10 Nippon Electric Co Ink-jet printer using conductive ink - has acceleration electrode mounted clear of nozzle outlet for form convex meniscus and subsequent droplet formation
US4293865A (en) * 1978-04-10 1981-10-06 Ricoh Co., Ltd. Ink-jet recording apparatus
US4312009A (en) * 1979-02-16 1982-01-19 Smh-Adrex Device for projecting ink droplets onto a medium
JPS59230759A (en) * 1983-06-13 1984-12-25 Toshiba Corp Apparatus for manufacturing printed matter
JPS60104335A (en) * 1983-11-10 1985-06-08 Canon Inc Ink jet recording apparatus
US4752783A (en) * 1986-03-27 1988-06-21 Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd. Thermal-electrostatic ink jet recording method and apparatus
EP0372895A2 (en) * 1988-12-06 1990-06-13 Canon Kabushiki Kaisha Liquid jet recording apparatus
WO1990014233A1 (en) * 1989-05-26 1990-11-29 P.A. Consulting Services Limited Liquid jet recording process and apparatus therefore
US5124720A (en) * 1990-08-01 1992-06-23 Hewlett-Packard Company Fault-tolerant dot-matrix printing
EP0498291A1 (en) * 1991-01-30 1992-08-12 Canon Information Systems Research Australia Pty Ltd. Nozzle structures for bubblejet print devices
EP0600712A2 (en) * 1992-11-30 1994-06-08 Hewlett-Packard Company Method and apparatus for ink transfer printing

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US4293865A (en) * 1978-04-10 1981-10-06 Ricoh Co., Ltd. Ink-jet recording apparatus
US4164745A (en) * 1978-05-08 1979-08-14 Northern Telecom Limited Printing by modulation of ink viscosity
DE2949808A1 (en) * 1978-12-11 1980-07-10 Nippon Electric Co Ink-jet printer using conductive ink - has acceleration electrode mounted clear of nozzle outlet for form convex meniscus and subsequent droplet formation
US4312009A (en) * 1979-02-16 1982-01-19 Smh-Adrex Device for projecting ink droplets onto a medium
JPS59230759A (en) * 1983-06-13 1984-12-25 Toshiba Corp Apparatus for manufacturing printed matter
JPS60104335A (en) * 1983-11-10 1985-06-08 Canon Inc Ink jet recording apparatus
US4752783A (en) * 1986-03-27 1988-06-21 Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd. Thermal-electrostatic ink jet recording method and apparatus
EP0372895A2 (en) * 1988-12-06 1990-06-13 Canon Kabushiki Kaisha Liquid jet recording apparatus
WO1990014233A1 (en) * 1989-05-26 1990-11-29 P.A. Consulting Services Limited Liquid jet recording process and apparatus therefore
US5124720A (en) * 1990-08-01 1992-06-23 Hewlett-Packard Company Fault-tolerant dot-matrix printing
EP0498291A1 (en) * 1991-01-30 1992-08-12 Canon Information Systems Research Australia Pty Ltd. Nozzle structures for bubblejet print devices
EP0600712A2 (en) * 1992-11-30 1994-06-08 Hewlett-Packard Company Method and apparatus for ink transfer printing

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PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 009, no. 252 (M - 420) 9 October 1985 (1985-10-09) *

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JPH10501762A (en) 1998-02-17
EP0770005A2 (en) 1997-05-02

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