CA1319561C - Ink flow control system and method for an ink jet printer - Google Patents

Ink flow control system and method for an ink jet printer

Info

Publication number: CA1319561C
Authority: CA; Canada
Prior art keywords: ink; transducer; opening; printhead; orifice plate
Prior art date: 1988-08-10
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Expired - Fee Related

Application number

CA000595739A

Other languages

English (en)

French (fr)

Inventor

Steven J. Bares

Marzio A. Leban

Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)

HP Inc

Original Assignee

Hewlett Packard Co

Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)

1988-08-10

Filing date

1989-04-05

Publication date

1993-06-29

1989-04-05 Application filed by Hewlett Packard Co filed Critical Hewlett Packard Co

1993-06-29 Application granted granted Critical

1993-06-29 Publication of CA1319561C publication Critical patent/CA1319561C/en

2010-06-29 Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

Status Expired - Fee Related legal-status Critical Current

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Classifications

- 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
- B41J2/14201—Structure of print heads with piezoelectric elements
- 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
- B41J2/015—Ink jet characterised by the jet generation process
- B41J2/04—Ink jet characterised by the jet generation process generating single droplets or particles on demand
- B41J2/045—Ink jet characterised by the jet generation process generating single droplets or particles on demand by pressure, e.g. electromechanical transducers
- B41J2/055—Devices for absorbing or preventing back-pressure
- 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
- B41J2/14016—Structure of bubble jet print heads
- B41J2/14032—Structure of the pressure chamber
- B41J2/1404—Geometrical characteristics
- 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
- B41J2002/14387—Front shooter

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Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
Geometry (AREA)
Particle Formation And Scattering Control In Inkjet Printers (AREA)

CA000595739A 1988-08-10 1989-04-05 Ink flow control system and method for an ink jet printer Expired - Fee Related CA1319561C (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
US23064488A	1988-08-10	1988-08-10
US230,644		1988-08-10

Publications (1)

Publication Number	Publication Date
CA1319561C true CA1319561C (en)	1993-06-29

Family

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Family Applications (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
CA000595739A Expired - Fee Related CA1319561C (en)	1988-08-10	1989-04-05	Ink flow control system and method for an ink jet printer

Country Status (3)

Country	Link
EP (1)	EP0354706A3 (de)
JP (1)	JPH0288246A (de)
CA (1)	CA1319561C (de)

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JPH07242009A (ja) *	1994-03-08	1995-09-19	Sony Corp	熱転写記録装置
US6217159B1 (en)	1995-04-21	2001-04-17	Seiko Epson Corporation	Ink jet printing device
JPH0952360A (ja) *	1995-04-21	1997-02-25	Seiko Epson Corp	インクジェット式記録装置
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US7364277B2 (en) *	2004-04-14	2008-04-29	Eastman Kodak Company	Apparatus and method of controlling droplet trajectory
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US4646110A (en) *	1982-12-29	1987-02-24	Canon Kabushiki Kaisha	Liquid injection recording apparatus
JPS61106259A (ja) *	1984-10-31	1986-05-24	Hitachi Ltd	インク滴噴出装置
US4580149A (en) *	1985-02-19	1986-04-01	Xerox Corporation	Cavitational liquid impact printer

1989
- 1989-04-05 CA CA000595739A patent/CA1319561C/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 1989-08-01 EP EP89307791A patent/EP0354706A3/de not_active Withdrawn
- 1989-08-10 JP JP20778389A patent/JPH0288246A/ja active Pending

Also Published As

Publication number	Publication date
JPH0288246A (ja)	1990-03-28
EP0354706A3 (de)	1990-08-01
EP0354706A2 (de)	1990-02-14

Legal Events

Date	Code	Title	Description
2000-06-29	MKLA	Lapsed

Publication	Publication Date	Title
US5023625A (en)	1991-06-11	Ink flow control system and method for an ink jet printer
EP0437106B1 (de)	1995-01-25	Verfahren und Gerät zum Drucken mit in der Grösse veränderbaren Tintentropfen unter Verwendung eines auf Anforderung reagierenden Tintenstrahl-Druckkopfes
US5381162A (en)	1995-01-10	Method of operating an ink jet to reduce print quality degradation resulting from rectified diffusion
US4492968A (en)	1985-01-08	Dynamic control of nonlinear ink properties for drop-on-demand ink jet operation
GB2338927A (en)	2000-01-12	Reduction of ink chamber vibration of a drop on demand inkjet printhead using drive pulses of variable duration and magnitude
EP0354706A2 (de)	1990-02-14	Steuersystem für den Tintenfluss und sein Anwendungsverfahren bei einem Tintenstrahldrucker
EP0064416B1 (de)	1986-08-13	Druckkopf für einen Tintenstrahldrucker nach der gesteuerten Tröpfchenerzeugungsart
JP3763200B2 (ja)	2006-04-05	インクジェット式記録装置
EP0636481A2 (de)	1995-02-01	Flüssigkeitsstrahlaufzeichnungskopf und damit versehene Flüssigkeitsstrahldruckvorrichtung
EP0271904B1 (de)	1994-06-01	Mit Flüssigkeitseinspritzung arbeitendes Schreibverfahren
US6471321B1 (en)	2002-10-29	Ink jet recording apparatus and ink jet recording head
US20030058305A1 (en)	2003-03-27	Method for ejecting liquid, liquid ejection head and image-forming apparatus using the same
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US6450602B1 (en)	2002-09-17	Electrical drive waveform for close drop formation
US6260959B1 (en)	2001-07-17	Ink ejector
JP3554110B2 (ja)	2004-08-18	インクジェット記録装置
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US20120139999A1 (en)	2012-06-07	Liquid ejecting head and liquid ejecting apparatus
US20020196299A1 (en)	2002-12-26	Liquid ejection head and image-forming device using the same
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JPH0789074A (ja)	1995-04-04	プリントヘッド、プリント装置およびプリントヘッドの駆動方法