WO2016104756A1 - Procédé d'excitation d'une tête de dégagement de gouttelettes et dispositif de dégagement de gouttelettes - Google Patents

Procédé d'excitation d'une tête de dégagement de gouttelettes et dispositif de dégagement de gouttelettes Download PDF

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WO2016104756A1
WO2016104756A1 PCT/JP2015/086355 JP2015086355W WO2016104756A1 WO 2016104756 A1 WO2016104756 A1 WO 2016104756A1 JP 2015086355 W JP2015086355 W JP 2015086355W WO 2016104756 A1 WO2016104756 A1 WO 2016104756A1
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亜紀子 木澤
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  • the present invention relates to a droplet discharge head driving method and a droplet discharge device, and more particularly to a droplet discharge head driving method and a droplet discharge device capable of stably forming large droplets in a shorter drive cycle. .
  • ink (liquid) is ejected as ink droplets (droplets) from an inkjet head (droplet ejection head) to the media (medium), and the ink droplets adhere to the media Inkjet recording apparatuses that perform printing by performing the above are known.
  • an ink jet recording apparatus for example, there is a demand for forming a large dot on a medium by discharging a droplet as large as possible from a nozzle, in addition to discharging a small droplet for improving image quality.
  • the formation of large dots can be used not only for gradation expression, but also when, for example, high-speed printing is efficiently performed with large droplets. Further, when performing single pass printing, it is possible to compensate for missing nozzles by ejecting large droplets from nozzles adjacent to nozzles that do not eject droplets due to nozzle clogging or the like.
  • the method of changing the dot diameter there are a method of changing the number of droplets ejected from the same nozzle within one pixel period, a method of changing the drive signal according to the dot size, and the like.
  • the method of changing the number of droplets has an advantage that gradation can be expressed easily by simply changing the number of drive signals applied within one pixel period.
  • the pixel period becomes longer, and there is a problem in performing high frequency driving. For this reason, there is a need for a device that can stably form large dots with a shorter driving cycle.
  • Patent Documents 1 to 3 Conventionally, there are methods described in Patent Documents 1 to 3 as driving methods of a droplet discharge head.
  • Patent Document 1 when ejecting at least two droplets that are continuously ejected from the same nozzle at different speeds, the slower one is ejected before the faster one. It is described that one pixel is formed by overlapping and adhering in one pixel.
  • Patent Document 2 discloses a drive signal composed of a rectangular wave, a first pulse for expanding the volume of the pressure chamber, a second pulse for contracting the volume of the pressure chamber, and a third pulse for expanding the volume of the pressure chamber. It is described that a drive signal for sequentially generating a fourth pulse for contracting the volume of the pressure chamber is applied.
  • the third pulse has a shorter pulse width than the first pulse, and the fourth pulse has a shorter pulse width than the second pulse.
  • the time difference between the pulse width center of the first pulse and the pulse width center of the third pulse is 1AL
  • the time difference between the pulse width center of the second pulse and the pulse width center of the fourth pulse is 1AL
  • the pulse width of the first pulse And the ratio of the pulse width of the third pulse and the ratio of the pulse width of the second pulse to the pulse width of the fourth pulse according to the attenuation rate of the residual vibration of the ink in the pressure chamber,
  • the pressure wave generated by the second pulse is canceled by the third pulse and the fourth pulse.
  • Patent Document 3 describes that the pulse width of the first ejection pulse signal to be applied first is 0.35T to 0.65T, and T Subsequent droplets ejected from the nozzle by the first ejection pulse signal are assumed to be T from the pulse width of the ejection pulse signal applied thereafter and T as the time interval between the first ejection pulse signal and the subsequent ejection pulse signal. It is described that a droplet by a second ejection pulse signal is ejected from a nozzle before leaving.
  • the actuator wall With each ejection pulse signal, the actuator wall is deformed to increase the volume of the ink flow path, and after a certain period of time, the actuator wall returns to the state before deformation, and ink droplets are ejected by applying pressure to the ink.
  • the droplet ejected by the second ejection pulse signal catches up with the droplet ejected by the first ejection pulse signal, and a large droplet is ejected.
  • Such a situation is not limited to an ink jet recording apparatus, but is generally common to liquid droplet ejection apparatuses that eject liquid as liquid droplets.
  • a droplet discharge head that applies a drive signal to pressure generating means for expanding or contracting the volume of the pressure chamber, applies pressure to the liquid in the pressure chamber by driving the pressure generating means, and discharges droplets from the nozzles
  • the first drive signal is: A first expansion pulse for expanding the volume of the pressure chamber and contracting after a certain time; A first contraction pulse for contracting the volume of the pressure chamber and expanding after a certain time; A second expansion pulse for expanding the volume of the pressure chamber and contracting after a certain time; A second contraction pulse that contracts the volume of the pressure chamber and expands after a certain time in this order;
  • the method of driving a droplet discharge head wherein the pulse width of the first expansion pulse is greater than 2AL and less than 4AL (where AL is 1 ⁇ 2 of the acoustic resonance period of the pressure wave in the pressure chamber).
  • the liquid droplet ejection head driving method according to claim 1, wherein the first drive signal has a pulse width of the first expansion pulse of 2.5 AL or more and less than 3.8 AL. 3.
  • a pulse width of the first contraction pulse is 0.4 AL or more and 0.7 AL or less, and a pulse width of the second expansion pulse is 0.8 AL or more and 1.2 AL or less.
  • the voltage value of the first expansion pulse is equal to the voltage value of the second expansion pulse, and the voltage value of the first contraction pulse and the voltage of the second contraction pulse are the same. 4.
  • the method for driving a droplet discharge head according to 1, 2, or 3 having the same value. 5.
  • the first drive signal is obtained by setting the voltage values of the first expansion pulse and the second expansion pulse to VH2, the first contraction pulse, and the second 5.
  • 2/1, where VH1 is the voltage value of the contraction pulse. 6).
  • the viscosity of the liquid is 5 mPa ⁇ s or less, the first drive signal is obtained by setting the voltage values of the first expansion pulse and the second expansion pulse to VH2, the first contraction pulse, and the second 5.
  • the first drive signal further includes a third contraction pulse that contracts the volume of the pressure chamber and expands after a predetermined time;
  • the pulse width of the second contraction pulse is not less than 0.3 AL and not more than 0.7 AL,
  • the pulse width of the third contraction pulse is not less than 0.8 AL and not more than 1.2 AL, 3.
  • a pulse width of the first contraction pulse is 0.4 AL or more and 0.7 AL or less, and a pulse width of the second expansion pulse is 0.8 AL or more and 1.2 AL or less.
  • the voltage value of the first expansion pulse is equal to the voltage value of the second expansion pulse, and the voltage value of the first contraction pulse, the second contraction pulse, 9.
  • the first drive signal is configured such that the voltage values of the first expansion pulse and the second expansion pulse are VH2, the first contraction pulse, and the second 10.
  • 2/1, where VH1 is the voltage value of the contraction pulse and the third contraction pulse.
  • the first drive signal is obtained by setting the voltage values of the first expansion pulse and the second expansion pulse of the first drive signal to VH2, and the first drive signal. 10.
  • the drive signal has a second drive signal
  • the second drive signal is: A first expansion pulse for expanding the volume of the pressure chamber and contracting after a certain time; A first contraction pulse that contracts the volume of the pressure chamber and expands after a predetermined time in this order,
  • the pulse width of the first expansion pulse of the second drive signal is the same as the pulse width of the second expansion pulse of the first drive signal;
  • the pulse width of the first contraction pulse of the second drive signal is the same as the pulse width of the second contraction pulse of the first drive signal; 12.
  • Head drive method. 13 A liquid droplet ejection head that applies a pressure for ejection to the liquid in the pressure chamber by driving the pressure generating means, and ejects liquid droplets from the nozzle;
  • the drive signal comprises a first drive signal;
  • the first drive signal is: A first expansion pulse for expanding the volume of the pressure chamber and contracting after a certain time; A first contraction pulse for contracting the volume of the pressure chamber and expanding after a certain time; A second expansion pulse for expanding the volume of the pressure chamber and contracting after a certain time; A second contraction pulse that contracts the volume of the pressure chamber and expands after a certain time in this order;
  • the droplet discharge device, wherein the pulse width of the first expansion pulse is greater than 2AL and less than
  • the droplet discharge device according to 13, 14, or 15 having the same value. 17.
  • the viscosity of the liquid is greater than 5 mPa ⁇ s, When the voltage value of the first expansion pulse and the second expansion pulse is VH2, and the voltage value of the first contraction pulse and the second contraction pulse is VH1, 17.
  • the droplet discharge apparatus according to 16, wherein VH2
  • 2/1. 18.
  • the viscosity of the liquid is 5 mPa ⁇ s or less, When the voltage value of the first expansion pulse and the second expansion pulse is VH2, and the voltage value of the first contraction pulse and the second contraction pulse is VH1, 17.
  • the droplet discharge device 16, wherein VH2
  • 1/1. 19.
  • the first drive signal further includes a third contraction pulse that contracts the volume of the pressure chamber and expands after a predetermined time;
  • the pulse width of the second contraction pulse is not less than 0.3 AL and not more than 0.7 AL,
  • the pulse width of the third contraction pulse is not less than 0.8 AL and not more than 1.2 AL, 15.
  • a pulse width of the first contraction pulse is 0.4 AL or more and 0.7 AL or less
  • a pulse width of the second expansion pulse is 0.8 AL or more and 1.2 AL or less.
  • the voltage value of the first expansion pulse is equal to the voltage value of the second expansion pulse, and the voltage value of the first contraction pulse, the second contraction pulse, 21.
  • the viscosity of the liquid is greater than 5 mPa ⁇ s
  • the first drive signal includes VH2 as a voltage value of the first expansion pulse and the second expansion pulse, and voltage values of the first contraction pulse, the second contraction pulse, and the third contraction pulse. 22.
  • 2/1. 23.
  • the viscosity of the liquid is 5 mPa ⁇ s or less
  • the first drive signal has a voltage value of VH2 of the first expansion pulse and the second expansion pulse of the first drive signal, the first contraction pulse, the second contraction pulse, and the first 22.
  • the liquid droplet ejection apparatus as described in 21 above, wherein
  • 1/1 when the voltage value of the contraction pulse 3 is VH1. 24.
  • the drive signal has a second drive signal
  • the second drive signal is: A first expansion pulse for expanding the volume of the pressure chamber and contracting after a certain time; A first contraction pulse that contracts the volume of the pressure chamber and expands after a predetermined time in this order,
  • the pulse width of the first expansion pulse of the second drive signal is the same as the pulse width of the second expansion pulse of the first drive signal;
  • the pulse width of the first contraction pulse of the second drive signal is the same as the pulse width of the second contraction pulse of the first drive signal;
  • the drive control unit performs the first drive so as to separate a large droplet by the first drive signal and a small droplet by the second drive signal from the same nozzle according to image data.
  • a large liquid droplet with an increased liquid volume can be efficiently and stably formed in a short driving cycle.
  • a droplet ejection head driving method and a droplet ejection apparatus that can be provided can be provided.
  • FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram showing an example of an ink jet recording apparatus according to the present invention. It is a figure which shows an example of an inkjet head, (a) is the perspective view which shows an external appearance in cross section, (b) is sectional drawing seen from the side surface
  • generated in a drive control part (A)-(c) is a figure explaining the discharge operation
  • FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram showing an example of an ink jet recording apparatus according to the present invention.
  • the transport mechanism 2 sandwiches a medium 7 made of paper, a plastic sheet, a fabric, or the like by a pair of transport rollers 22, and rotates the transport roller 21 by a transport motor 23 in the Y direction (sub-scanning direction). ).
  • An ink jet head (hereinafter simply referred to as a head) 3 is provided between the transport roller 21 and the transport roller pair 22.
  • the head 3 is mounted on the carriage 5 so that the nozzle surface side faces the recording surface 71 of the medium 7.
  • the head 3 is electrically connected via a flexible cable 6 to a drive control unit 8 constituting drive control means in the present invention.
  • the carriage 5 is driven by a driving means (not shown) along the guide rail 4 spanned across the width direction of the medium 7 along the XX ′ direction (main scanning direction) in FIG. It is provided so that reciprocation is possible.
  • the head 3 moves the recording surface 71 of the medium 7 in the main scanning direction, and in the course of this movement, ejects droplets from the nozzles according to the image data to record an inkjet image. It is like that.
  • FIG. 2A and 2B are diagrams showing an example of the head 3, in which FIG. 2A is a perspective view showing an external appearance in cross section, and FIG. 2B is a cross-sectional view seen from the side.
  • 30 is a channel substrate.
  • a large number of narrow groove-like channels 31 and partition walls 32 are arranged in parallel so as to be alternately arranged.
  • a cover substrate 33 is provided on the upper surface of the channel substrate 30 so as to block all the channels 31 above.
  • a nozzle plate 34 is bonded to the end surfaces of the channel substrate 30 and the cover substrate 33. One end of each channel 31 communicates with the outside through a nozzle 341 formed in the nozzle plate 34.
  • each channel 31 is formed so as to gradually become a shallow groove with respect to the channel substrate 30.
  • a common flow path 331 common to each channel 31 is formed in the cover substrate 33, and the other end of each channel 31 communicates with this common flow path 331.
  • the common channel 331 is closed by the plate 35.
  • An ink supply port 351 is formed in the plate 35, and ink is supplied from the ink supply pipe 352 into the common flow channel 331 and each channel 31 through the ink supply port 351.
  • the partition wall 32 is made of a piezoelectric element such as PZT which is an electrical / mechanical conversion means.
  • the partition wall 32 is an example in which an upper wall portion 321 and a lower wall portion 322 are formed of piezoelectric elements that are polarized in opposite directions.
  • the portion formed by the piezoelectric element in the partition wall 32 may be only the upper wall portion 321, for example. Since the partition walls 32 and the channels 31 are alternately arranged in parallel, one partition wall 32 is shared by the adjacent channels 31 and 31.
  • drive electrodes are formed from the wall surfaces of the partition walls 32, 32 to the bottom surface.
  • a drive signal of a predetermined voltage is applied from the drive control unit 8 to the two drive electrodes arranged with the partition wall 32 in between
  • the partition wall 32 is bordered by the joint surface between the upper wall portion 321 and the lower wall portion 322. Shear deformation.
  • two adjacent partition walls 32 and 32 are shear-deformed in opposite directions, the volume of the channel 31 sandwiched between the partition walls 32 and 32 expands or contracts, and a pressure wave is generated inside. As a result, pressure for ejection is applied to the ink in the channel 31.
  • This head 3 is a shear mode type head in which the ink in the channel 31 is ejected from the nozzle 341 when the partition wall 32 undergoes shear deformation, and is a preferred embodiment in the present invention.
  • the shear mode head can efficiently discharge droplets by preferably using a rectangular wave described later as a drive signal.
  • the channel 31 surrounded by the channel substrate 30, the partition wall 32, the cover substrate 33 and the nozzle plate 34 constitutes a pressure chamber in the present invention, and the partition wall 32 and the driving electrode on the surface thereof are in the present invention. It constitutes pressure generating means.
  • the drive control unit 8 generates a drive signal for discharging droplets from the nozzle 341.
  • the generated drive signal is output to the head 3 and applied to each drive electrode formed on each partition wall 32.
  • FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a first embodiment of a first drive signal for forming a large droplet generated in the drive control unit 8.
  • the first drive signal PA1 is a drive signal for discharging at least two droplets from the same nozzle 341 and combining them during flight immediately after discharge to form a large droplet.
  • the first drive signal PA1 expands the volume of the channel 31 and contracts after a certain time
  • the first contraction pulse Pa2 contracts the volume of the channel 31 and expands after a certain time.
  • the channel 31 has a second expansion pulse Pa3 that expands the volume of the channel 31 and contracts after a certain time, and a second contraction pulse Pa4 that contracts the volume of the channel 31 and expands after a certain time.
  • the first expansion pulse Pa1 of the first drive signal PA1 shown in the present embodiment is a pulse that rises from the reference potential and falls to the reference potential after a certain time.
  • the first contraction pulse Pa2 is a pulse that falls from the reference potential and rises to the reference potential after a certain time.
  • the second expansion pulse Pa3 is a pulse that rises from the reference potential and falls to the reference potential after a certain time.
  • the second contraction pulse Pa4 is a pulse that falls from the reference potential and rises to the reference potential after a certain time.
  • the reference potential is 0 potential here, it is not particularly limited.
  • the first drive signal PA1 is composed of an expansion pulse that rises from the reference potential and falls to the reference potential after a certain time, and a contraction pulse that falls from the reference potential and rises to the reference potential after a certain time.
  • the first contraction pulse Pa2 falls continuously without any rest period from the end of the fall of the first expansion pulse Pa1. Further, the second expansion pulse Pa3 rises continuously without any rest period from the end of the rise of the first contraction pulse Pa2. Further, the second contraction pulse Pa4 continuously falls without any rest period from the end of the fall of the second expansion pulse Pa3.
  • the first contraction pulse Pa2 to the drive electrode following the application of the first expansion pulse Pa1
  • the first large droplet is ejected from the nozzle 341, and immediately after that, the second expansion pulse Pa2 is applied.
  • the second droplet is ejected from the same nozzle 341 by applying the pulse Pa3 and the second contraction pulse Pa4.
  • the ejected droplets merge immediately after ejection to form a large droplet, and then land on the medium 7.
  • the timing of combining may be at least before landing on the medium 7.
  • the timing interval between the ejection of the first droplet and the ejection of the second droplet is narrowed so that the first droplet and the second droplet become a continuous liquid column.
  • a large droplet may be formed by discharging, and then land on the medium 7. According to this method, the landing position can be controlled more easily than the case where the second droplet is landed on the medium 7 after the first droplet has landed on the medium 7 and stacked on the medium 7. .
  • the pulse width PAW1 of the first expansion pulse Pa1 is set to be greater than 2AL and less than 4AL.
  • the pulse width PAW1 of the first expansion pulse Pa1 is set to be greater than 2AL and less than 4AL.
  • the discharge efficiency is best when the pulse width PAW1 is around 1 AL. Therefore, in the present invention, the discharge efficiency is lowered by setting the pulse width PAW1 to be greater than 2AL and less than 4AL.
  • the pulse width PAW3 of the second expansion pulse Pa3 is made closer to 1AL than the pulse width PAW1 of the first expansion pulse Pa1, so that the velocity of the first large droplet ejected thereby is immediately thereafter. Since the speed of the second droplet ejected by the application of the second expansion pulse Pa3 and the second contraction pulse Pa4 is increased, a large droplet is formed by joining the first droplet. be able to.
  • At least two droplets may be ejected in a partially connected state or separated from each other as long as they combine to form a large droplet during flight immediately after ejection. Good.
  • the large droplet in the present invention is a basic droplet composed of the second expansion pulse Pa3 and the second contraction pulse Pa4 at the same droplet velocity as the droplet velocity ejected by the first drive signal PA1. It is a droplet having a larger liquid volume than one droplet ejected by a DRR (Draw-Release-Reinforce) waveform (see FIG. 7A).
  • the liquid volume ratio to the liquid droplets ejected by the DRR waveform (the liquid volume of the liquid droplet by the driving signal according to the present invention / the liquid volume of the liquid droplet by the DRR waveform) is 2.8 or more. It is preferable that The amount of liquid can be measured, for example, by measuring the droplet velocity and weighing an arbitrary number of droplets.
  • AL is an abbreviation for Acoustic Length, and is 1/2 of the acoustic resonance period of the pressure wave in the channel 31.
  • AL measures the flying speed of a droplet discharged when a rectangular wave driving signal is applied to the driving electrode, and changes the pulse width of the rectangular wave while keeping the rectangular wave voltage value constant. It is determined as the pulse width that maximizes the droplet flight speed.
  • the pulse width is defined as the time between 10% rise of the voltage from 0V and 10% fall from the peak voltage when 0V is 0% and the peak voltage is 100%.
  • the rectangular wave refers to a waveform in which the rise time and fall time between 10% and 90% of the voltage are both within 1 ⁇ 2, preferably within 1 ⁇ 4 of AL.
  • the pressure generated in the channel 31 due to the expansion of the volume of the channel 31 is reversed every 1 AL from negative to positive and from positive to negative. For this reason, when the pulse width PAW1 of the first expansion pulse Pa1 is an even number AL, the pressure in the channel 31 is negatively inverted, so that the volume of the channel 31 is contracted by the end of application of the first expansion pulse Pa1. The positive pressure at the time cancels each other, and the discharge efficiency becomes worse. For this reason, the pulse width PAW1 of the first expansion pulse Pa1 is greater than 2AL and less than 4AL.
  • the pulse width PAW1 of the first expansion pulse Pa1 is preferably set in the vicinity of an odd number AL where pressure waves do not cancel each other, and specifically, 2.5 AL or more and less than 3.8 AL. It is preferable.
  • the pulse width PAW2 of the first contraction pulse Pa2 is preferably set to 0.4 AL or more and 0.7 AL or less. 0.5AL is most preferred.
  • the pulse width PAW3 of the second expansion pulse Pa3 is preferably set to 0.8 AL or more and 1.2 AL or less, and most preferably 1AL.
  • the pulse width PAW4 of the second contraction pulse Pa4 is preferably set to 1.8 AL or more and 2.2 AL or less, and most preferably 2AL.
  • FIG. 4 shows a part of a cross section obtained by cutting the head 3 in a direction orthogonal to the length direction of the channel 31.
  • FIG. 5 shows a conceptual diagram of large droplets ejected when the first drive signal PA1 is applied.
  • the application of the first expansion pulse Pa1 ends.
  • the volume of the channel 31B contracts from the expanded state, and the partition walls 32B and 32C return to the neutral state shown in FIG.
  • the first contraction pulse Pa2 is subsequently applied without any rest period, the volume of the channel 31B immediately enters the contracted state shown in FIG. At this time, pressure is applied to the ink in the channel 31B, and the ink is pushed out from the nozzle 341 and discharged as the first large droplet.
  • the volume of the channel 31B expands from the contracted state, and the partition walls 32B and 32C return to the neutral state shown in FIG.
  • the second expansion pulse Pa3 is subsequently applied without any pause, the volume of the channel 31B immediately enters the expanded state shown in FIG. 4B, and a negative pressure is generated in the channel 31. For this reason, the speed of the first large droplet ejected first is suppressed. Ink flows again by the negative pressure generated in the channel 31B.
  • the volume of the channel 31B contracts from the expanded state, and the partition walls 32B and 32C return to the neutral state shown in FIG.
  • the second contraction pulse Pa4 is subsequently applied without any rest period, the volume of the channel 31B immediately enters the contracted state shown in FIG.
  • a large pressure is applied to the ink in the channel 31B, and the ink is further pushed out after the first large droplet ejected by the first expansion pulse Pa1 and the first contraction pulse Pa2, and is eventually pushed out.
  • the second ink droplet is ejected and the second droplet having a high droplet velocity is ejected.
  • the droplets ejected by the first drive signal PA1 follow the first droplet 101, which has a slow droplet velocity due to the first expansion pulse Pa1 and the first contraction pulse Pa2, as shown in FIG.
  • the second droplet 102 having a high droplet velocity is formed by the second expansion pulse Pa3 and the second contraction pulse Pa4.
  • the droplet 100 at the beginning of ejection has a form in which the first droplet 101 and the second droplet 102 are continuous, but the ejection speed of the second droplet 102 is sufficiently higher than that of the first droplet 101. For this reason, they merge into a single large droplet 100 during the flight immediately after ejection.
  • the first droplet 101 having a small droplet velocity and the second droplet 102 having a large droplet velocity are combined, so that compared to the case where one large droplet having the same liquid amount is ejected from the nozzle 341, The droplet velocity is reduced and the amount of satellite is also suppressed.
  • satellites are generated when a tail formed so as to extend backward accompanying the ejected main droplet is separated from the main droplet.
  • the satellites are separated in close proximity to the main droplets, they land at almost the same position, so there is little effect on the image quality.
  • the satellite is separated at a position away from the main droplet, the landing position is also greatly separated from the main droplet, which causes a reduction in image quality.
  • the droplet can be discharged at a low speed even when the amount of the droplet is increased, the length of the tail accompanying the droplet 100 (main droplet) can be shortened, and the number of satellites is reduced. And at a position close to the main droplet. Therefore, the influence of the satellite can be suppressed while discharging the large droplet 100.
  • the droplet velocity is calculated by recognizing a droplet image by a droplet observation device and obtaining an elapsed time from ejection and a position coordinate at which the droplet is present. Specifically, it is calculated from the distance at which the droplets fly for 50 ⁇ s from the position 500 ⁇ m away from the nozzle surface.
  • the elapsed time from the ejection can be calculated by synchronizing the ejection signal of the inkjet head and the observation strobe. Further, the position coordinates of the droplet can be calculated by performing image processing on the flying image.
  • the first drive signal PA1 is preferably a rectangular wave.
  • the first expansion pulse Pa1, the first contraction pulse Pa2, the second expansion pulse Pa3, and the second contraction pulse Pa4 constituting the first drive signal PA1 are rectangular waves as shown in FIG. .
  • the shear mode type head 3 can generate pressure waves in phase with respect to the application of a drive signal composed of a rectangular wave, it can eject large droplets efficiently and drive voltage. Can be further reduced.
  • a voltage is always applied to the head 3 regardless of whether it is ejected or not. Therefore, a low driving voltage is important for suppressing heat generation of the head 3 and ejecting droplets stably.
  • the circuit configuration can be simplified as compared with the case of using a trapezoidal wave having a gradient wave that requires an analog circuit.
  • the voltage value of the first expansion pulse Pa1 and the voltage value of the second expansion pulse Pa3 are equal, and the voltage value of the first contraction pulse Pa2 and the second contraction pulse Pa4
  • the voltage value is preferably equal. Since at least two power sources are sufficient, the number of power sources can be reduced. Thereby, the circuit configuration of the drive control unit 8 can be simplified.
  • the voltage values of the first expansion pulse Pa1 and the second expansion pulse Pa3 are set to VH2, the first contraction pulse Pa2 and the second contraction.
  • the voltage value of the pulse Pa4 is VH1, it is preferable that
  • 2/1.
  • FIG. 6 is a diagram for explaining a second embodiment of the first drive signal for forming large droplets generated in the drive control unit 8.
  • the first drive signal PA2 is also for ejecting at least two droplets from the same nozzle 341 and combining them during flight immediately after ejection to form a large droplet. It is a drive signal.
  • the first drive signal PA2 expands the volume of the channel 31 and contracts after a certain time, and the first contraction pulse Pa2 contracts the volume of the channel 31 and expands after a certain time;
  • a second expansion pulse Pa3 that expands the volume of the channel 31 and contracts after a certain time;
  • a second contraction pulse Pa4 that contracts the volume of the channel 31 and expands after a certain time; and a volume of the channel 31 is contracted;
  • a third contraction pulse Pa5 that expands after a certain time is provided in this order.
  • the configuration of the waveform of the first drive signal PA2 is a drive signal having the second expansion pulse Pa3 and the second contraction pulse Pa4 as the basic waveform (DRR waveform), and the interval from the end of application of the second contraction pulse Pa4.
  • the third contraction pulse Pa5 is different from the first drive signal PA1.
  • the third contraction pulse Pa5 is a pulse that falls from the reference potential and rises to the reference potential after a certain time.
  • the reference potential is set to 0 potential, but is not particularly limited.
  • the pulse width PAW1 of the first expansion pulse Pa1 is set to be greater than 2AL and less than 4AL. Then, the second expansion pulse Pa3 and the second contraction pulse Pa4 are applied immediately after the first droplet is ejected from the nozzle 341 by the application of the first expansion pulse Pa1 and the first contraction pulse Pa2. The second droplet is ejected. For this reason, there exists an effect similar to 1st drive signal PA1.
  • the pulse width PAW4 of the second contraction pulse Pa4 is set to 0.3 AL or more and 0.7 AL or less
  • the pulse width PAW5 of the third contraction pulse Pa5 is set to 0.8 AL or more and 1.2 AL or less
  • the third contraction pulse Pa5 is set to be applied at an interval for maintaining a reference potential of 0.3 AL or more and 0.7 AL or less from the end of application of the second contraction pulse Pa4, that is, at a rest period PAW6.
  • the influence of the satellite can be further reduced by promoting the tearing of the tail associated with the main droplet.
  • the pressure wave reverberation vibration in the channel 31 can also be effectively canceled by the third contraction pulse Pa5.
  • the pulse width PAW4 of the second contraction pulse Pa4 is most preferably 0.5AL
  • the pulse width PAW5 of the third contraction pulse Pa5 is most preferably 1AL
  • the second contraction pulse Pa4 Most preferably, the third contraction pulse Pa5 is applied at an interval of 0.5 AL from the end of application.
  • the pulse width PAW2 of the first contraction pulse Pa2 and the pulse width PAW3 of the second expansion pulse Pa3 are the same as the first contraction pulse Pa2 and the second contraction pulse Pa2 in the first drive signal PA1.
  • the expansion pulse Pa3 is preferably the same.
  • the volume of the channel 31B sandwiched between the partition walls 32B and 32C contracts from the expanded state, and the partition walls 32B and 32C are as shown in FIG. Return to the neutral state shown.
  • the second contraction pulse Pa4 is subsequently applied to the drive electrode 36B without any rest period, the volume of the channel 31B immediately enters the contracted state shown in FIG.
  • a large pressure is applied to the ink in the channel 31B, and further ink is ejected following the ink ejected by the first expansion pulse Pa1 and the first contraction pulse Pa2, and the first droplet is the same as in FIG.
  • a large droplet 100 composed of 101 and the second droplet 102 is ejected.
  • the volume of the channel 31B expands from the contracted state, and the partition walls 32B and 32C return to the neutral state shown in FIG.
  • the ink meniscus is pulled back relatively early by the negative pressure generated in the channel 31.
  • the tail of the ejected ink droplet is cut early, and the tail accompanying the ejected droplet 100 (main droplet) is shortened. Therefore, the influence of the satellite can be further reduced as compared with the case of the first drive signal PA1.
  • the third contraction is performed at intervals of 0.3 AL to 0.7 AL.
  • the pulse Pa5 is applied, the volume of the channel 31B is again brought into the contracted state shown in FIG. After a lapse of 0.8 AL or more and 1.2 AL or less, the volume of the channel 31B expands while positive pressure remains in the channel 31, and the partition walls 32B and 32C again become neutral as shown in FIG. By returning to the state, a negative pressure is generated in the channel 31, and the pressure wave reverberation vibration is cancelled.
  • the first drive signal PA2 is also preferably a rectangular wave for the same reason as the first drive signal PA1. That is, the first expansion pulse Pa1, the first contraction pulse Pa2, the second expansion pulse Pa3, the second contraction pulse Pa4, and the third contraction pulse Pa5 constituting the first drive signal PA2 are also shown in FIG. As shown, it is preferably composed of a rectangular wave.
  • the voltage value of the first expansion pulse Pa1 is equal to the voltage value of the second expansion pulse Pa3 for the same reason as the first drive signal PA1, and the first contraction is performed.
  • the voltage value of the pulse Pa2, the voltage value of the second contraction pulse Pa4, and the voltage value of the third contraction pulse Pa5 are preferably equal.
  • Is VH2, and the voltage values of the first contraction pulse Pa2, the second contraction pulse Pa4, and the third contraction pulse Pa5 are VH1, it is preferable that
  • 2/1
  • the viscosity of the liquid to be discharged is 5 mPa ⁇ s or less, it is preferable that
  • 1/1.
  • FIGS. 7A and 7B show one embodiment of each of the second drive signals for ejecting small droplets in this way.
  • the second drive signal PB1 shown in FIG. 7A is a first expansion pulse Pb1 that expands the volume of the channel 31 and contracts after a certain time, and a first expansion pulse Pb1 that contracts the volume of the channel 31 and expands after a certain time. 1 contraction pulse Pb2 in this order.
  • the pulse width PBW1 of the first expansion pulse Pb1 of the second drive signal PB1 is the same as the pulse width PAW3 of the second expansion pulse Pa3 of the first drive signal PA1, and the second width of the second drive signal PB1
  • the pulse width PBW2 of one contraction pulse Pb2 is set to be the same as the pulse width PAW4 of the second contraction pulse Pa4 of the first drive signal PA1.
  • the second drive signal PB1 has a general DRR (Draw-Release-Reinforce) waveform, which has a shape excluding the first expansion pulse Pa1 and the first contraction pulse Pa2 in the first drive signal PA1.
  • Drive signal As a result, it is possible to eject a small droplet having a smaller liquid volume than the large droplet ejected by the first drive signal PA1.
  • the second drive signal PB2 shown in FIG. 7B expands the volume of the channel 31 and contracts the first expansion pulse Pb1 that contracts after a certain time and the volume of the channel 31 and expands after a certain time.
  • the second contraction pulse Pb3 is applied after a predetermined rest period from the end of application of the first contraction pulse Pb2.
  • the pulse width PBW1 of the first expansion pulse Pb1 of the second drive signal PB2 is the same as the pulse width PAW3 of the second expansion pulse Pa3 of the first drive signal PA2, and the second width of the second drive signal PB2
  • the pulse width PBW2 of one contraction pulse Pb2 is the same as the pulse width PAW4 of the second contraction pulse Pa4 of the first drive signal PA2, and the pulse width PBW3 of the second contraction pulse Pb3 of the second drive signal PB2 Is set to be the same as the pulse width PAW5 of the third contraction pulse Pa5 of the first drive signal PA2.
  • the pause period PBW4 of the second drive signal PB2 is set to be the same as the pause period PAW6 of the first drive signal PA2.
  • the configuration of the waveform of the second drive signal PB2 is a drive signal having a shape excluding the first expansion pulse Pa1 and the first contraction pulse Pa2 in the first drive signal PA2. As a result, it is possible to eject a small droplet having a smaller liquid volume than the large droplet ejected by the first drive signal PA2.
  • the second contraction pulse Pb3 of the second drive signal PB2 may be omitted.
  • a small liquid is discharged from the same nozzle 341 as the nozzle 341 from which large droplets are discharged by the first drive signal PA1 or PA2.
  • a droplet can be discharged, and a large droplet by the first drive signal PA1 or PA2 and a small droplet by the second drive signal PB1 or PB2 can be distinguished from the same nozzle 341.
  • the second drive signal PB1 or PB2 has a waveform configuration obtained by dividing the first expansion pulse Pa1 and the first contraction pulse Pa2 from the first drive signal PA1 or PA2, the first drive signal PA1 or PB2 It can be easily formed by using the waveform portion after the second expansion pulse Pa3 of PA2. Therefore, even when large droplets and small droplets are separated from the same nozzle 341, it is only necessary to prepare the first drive signal PA1 or PA2 as a drive signal. There is an effect that can be simplified.
  • the droplet discharge device may be a droplet discharge device that discharges liquid other than ink.
  • the liquid here may be any material that can be discharged from the droplet discharge device.
  • it may be in a state in which the substance is in a liquid phase, such as a liquid with high or low viscosity, sol, gel water, other inorganic solvents, organic solvents, solutions, liquid resins, liquid metals (metal melts ).
  • a liquid as one state of a substance but also a substance in which particles of a functional material made of a solid such as a pigment or a metal particle are dissolved, dispersed or mixed in a solvent is included.
  • Typical examples of the liquid include ink and liquid crystal as described in the above embodiment.
  • the ink includes general water-based inks and oil-based inks, and various liquid compositions such as gel inks and hot melt inks.
  • the droplet discharge device include, for example, a material such as a liquid crystal display, an EL (electroluminescence) display, a surface emitting display, and an electrode material and a color material used for manufacturing a color filter in a dispersed or dissolved form.
  • a droplet discharge device that discharges liquid as droplets.
  • it may be a droplet discharge device that discharges bio-organic matter used for biochip manufacturing, a droplet discharge device that discharges a liquid that is used as a precision pipette, and serves as a sample.
  • a transparent resin liquid such as UV curable resin is used to form a droplet ejection device that ejects lubricating oil pinpoint to precision machines such as watches and cameras, and hemispherical lenses (optical lenses) used in optical communication elements.
  • a droplet discharge device that discharges an etching solution such as an acid or an alkali to etch a substrate or the like may be used.
  • the head 3 is exemplified by shearing the partition wall 32 between the adjacent channels 31, 31, but is not particularly limited.
  • the upper wall or the lower wall of the channel may be pressure generating means constituted by a piezoelectric element such as PZT, and the upper wall or the lower wall may be subjected to shear deformation.
  • the droplet discharge head in the present invention is not limited to the shear mode type.
  • the pulse width PAW2 of the first contraction pulse Pa2 0.5AL
  • the pulse width PAW3 1AL of the second expansion pulse Pa3
  • the pulse width PAW4 2AL of the second contraction pulse Pa4
  • the driving cycle is 9AL
  • the liquid The droplet speed was 6 m / s.
  • the droplet according to the present invention with respect to the liquid volume (6.1 ng) of the liquid droplet discharged when the driving cycle is 5AL and the liquid droplet velocity is 6 m / s.
  • the liquid volume ratio (liquid volume according to the present invention / liquid volume based on DRR waveform) was determined.
  • the flight determination was evaluated according to the following evaluation criteria. That is, it was determined that the flight stability was higher as the droplet velocity was higher when the nozzle missing or the discharge bending phenomenon occurred.
  • FIG. 8 is a graph showing the relationship between the pulse width of the first expansion pulse and the liquid amount.
  • the first drive signal PA2 shown in FIG. 6 is used, the first drive signal PA2 is ejected with a DRR waveform having the basic waveform of the second expansion pulse Pa3 and the second contraction pulse Pa4 of the first drive signal PA2.
  • the liquid volume ratio was obtained based on the liquid volume of the droplet, the large droplet was stabilized as described above when the pulse width PAW1 of the first expansion pulse Pa1 was larger than 2AL and smaller than 4AL as described above. It was confirmed that it can be discharged.
  • Inkjet recording apparatus 2 Transport mechanism 21: Transport roller 22: Transport roller pair 23: Transport motor 3: Inkjet head 30: Channel substrate 31: Channel 32: Partition wall 321: Upper wall portion 322: Lower wall portion 33: Cover substrate 331: Common flow path 34: Nozzle plate 341: Nozzle 35: Plate 351: Ink supply port 352: Ink supply pipe 4: Guide rail 5: Carriage 6: Flexible cable 7: Media 71: Recording surface 8: Drive control unit 100: Droplet 101: First droplet 100: Second droplet PA1, PA2: First drive signal Pa1: First expansion pulse Pa2: First contraction pulse Pa3: Second expansion pulse Pa4: Second contraction Pulse Pa5: Third contraction pulse PAW1 to PAW5: Pulse width AW6: rest period PB1, PB2: second driving signal Pb1: first expansion pulse Pb2: first decreasing pulse Pb3: second decreasing pulse PBW1 ⁇ PBW3: Pulse Width PBW4: rest period

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La présente invention traite le problème consistant à former de manière efficiente et stable, lors d'un dégagement continu de gouttelettes à partir de la même buse en vue de faire coalescer les gouttelettes et de former de grosses gouttelettes, de grosses gouttelettes d'un volume de liquide accru avec un cycle d'excitation court. Lorsqu'un signal d'excitation est appliqué à un moyen de génération de pression en vue de dilater ou de contracter le volume d'une chambre à pression, d'appliquer une pression sur un liquide présent dans la chambre à pression en excitant ledit moyen de génération de pression, et de dégager des gouttelettes à partir d'une buse, le problème ci-dessus est résolu par: un premier signal d'excitation PA1 comportant une première impulsion de dilatation Pa1 servant à dilater le volume de la chambre à pression et à le contracter après une période spécifiée, une première impulsion de contraction Pa2 servant à contracter le volume de la chambre à pression et à le dilater après une période spécifiée, une deuxième impulsion de dilatation Pa3 servant à dilater le volume de la chambre à pression et à le contracter après une période spécifiée, et une deuxième impulsion de contraction Pa4 servant à contracter le volume de la chambre à pression et à le dilater après une période spécifiée, dans cet ordre; et la largeur d'impulsion PAW1 de la première impulsion de dilatation Pa1 étant supérieure à 2AL et inférieure à 4 AL (AL étant la moitié de la période de résonance acoustique de l'onde de pression dans la chambre à pression).
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