EP0805031B1 - Moyens pour positionner un assemblage de paupière à une tête d'une imprimante à jet d'encre continu - Google Patents

Moyens pour positionner un assemblage de paupière à une tête d'une imprimante à jet d'encre continu Download PDF

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EP0805031B1
EP0805031B1 EP19970302695 EP97302695A EP0805031B1 EP 0805031 B1 EP0805031 B1 EP 0805031B1 EP 19970302695 EP19970302695 EP 19970302695 EP 97302695 A EP97302695 A EP 97302695A EP 0805031 B1 EP0805031 B1 EP 0805031B1
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eyelid
catcher
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ink jet
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Bruce A. Bowling
Scott D. Ayers
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Kodak Versamark Inc
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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
    • B41J2/165—Prevention or detection of nozzle clogging, e.g. cleaning, capping or moistening for nozzles
    • B41J2/16505—Caps, spittoons or covers for cleaning or preventing drying out
    • B41J2/16508—Caps, spittoons or covers for cleaning or preventing drying out connected with the printer frame
    • 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
    • B41J2/17—Ink jet characterised by ink handling
    • B41J2/1714—Conditioning of the outside of ink supply systems, e.g. inkjet collector cleaning, ink mist removal
    • 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
    • B41J2/17—Ink jet characterised by ink handling
    • B41J2/18—Ink recirculation systems
    • B41J2/185—Ink-collectors; Ink-catchers

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  • the present invention relates to continuous ink jet printing and, more particularly, to registering the linkage that locates an eyelid assembly to a continuous ink jet printhead.
  • Ink jet printing systems are known in which a printhead defines one or more rows of orifices which receive an electrically conductive recording fluid from a pressurized fluid supply manifold and eject the fluid in rows of parallel streams.
  • Printers using such printheads accomplish graphic reproduction by selectively charging and deflecting the drops in each of the streams and depositing at least some of the drops on a print receiving medium, while others of the drops strike a drop catcher device.
  • the eyelid diverts the flow of ink from a resonator back into the printhead while the printer is running but not printing.
  • screws are used to fasten pivot plates into an ink jet printhead.
  • a fixture is used to locate these pivot plates to an unimportant part of the printhead.
  • the optimum relationship is between the catcher and the eyelid assembly. Without this relationship, tolerance is added by the assembly of many parts. Clearance holes for securing the pivot plates with screws also add additional tolerance. Screws require multidirectional directional assembly instead of the desired assembly, which adds labor costs. Furthermore, screws inherently increase part count to a product, which is also undesirable. Whatever means is used to align the catcher to the eyelid assembly, the more precise an alignment is, the better the eyelid operates.
  • an eyelid assembly is precisely aligned to a catcher in a continuous ink jet printhead.
  • An eyelid linkage mechanism associated with the eyelid assembly fastens to the ink jet printhead to provide pivot areas that allow the eyelid assembly to rotate in and out of the catcher.
  • a fixture precisely holds and locates the eyelid linkage mechanism to accurately register the eyelid assembly to the catcher.
  • the eyelid linkage mechanism is bonded to the printhead frame in reference to the catcher, to provide the pivot areas that allow the eyelid assembly to rotate in and out of the catcher.
  • the accurately registered eyelid assembly is then secured to the eyelid linkage mechanism.
  • a typical ink jet printhead generally designated 10 includes a resonator 2, a catcher 3, and an eyelid assembly 1.
  • An eyelid linkage mechanism, or pivot plates 4, fasten to and travel with the ink jet printhead 10.
  • the pivot plates are bonded into place, such as with an instant adhesive that is wicked or placed between identified bond sites 8 of the eyelid linkage 4 and a printhead frame 5.
  • the pivot plates provide pivot areas that allow the eyelid assembly 1 to rotate in-and-out of the catcher 3, thereby diverting ink from the resonator 2 when actuated into the ink path and sealing against the catcher 3.
  • the eyelid assembly 1 can be disconnected from the printhead 10 by pulling a pivot pin 7, receivable into pivot apertures 13, from the eyelid assembly 1 and linkage plates 4.
  • the eyelid assembly 1 stays with the printer and the linkage plates go with the printhead.
  • the precision design according to the present invention succeeds by establishing a direct locational relationship between the catcher 3 and the eyelid assembly 1. This accuracy is ensured by eliminating screws and their clearance holes, and by fixturing directly to the catcher 3 via precise alignment holes 6 located in the bottom of the catcher 3. Fixture 9 precisely holds and locates the eyelid links 4, and accurately registers to the catcher assembly via the catcher alignment holes 6 and associated mating pins 11. This creates the most accurate possible relationship between the eyelid assembly 1 and the catcher 3 by bypassing all of the hardware between these parts via the fixture. A bonding means can then be applied to bond sites 8, associated with the precisely aligned eyelid assembly 1 and catcher 3, to permanize the relationship between these parts.
  • the bonding means can be any suitable means, including instant adhesive.
  • the bond sites 8 preferably have a surface finish of 100-200 RMS to enhance mechanical interlocking of the bonding means.
  • the printhead frame 5 utilizes capillary channels 12 to feed instant adhesive between the eyelid links 4 and the printhead frame 5 to the bond sites 8.
  • An instant adhesive can be pre-applied to the printhead frame 5 or the eyelid links 4, as long as the positioning of the parts takes place before the adhesive dries, typically within 45 seconds.
  • the present invention is useful in the field of ink jet printing, and has the advantage of maximizing print quality by allowing the print media to be particularly close to the printer.
  • the present invention provides the further advantage of providing a precisely registered sealing surface between the eyelid assembly and the printhead.
  • the registration system of the present invention provides the advantage of eliminating screws, thereby saving labor and assembly costs.

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Claims (5)

  1. Moyen pour un alignement précis d'un ensemble de paupière avec un dispositif de saisie dans une tête d'impression à jet d'encre en continu, comprenant :
    un mécanisme de liaison de paupière associé à l'ensemble de paupière ;
    un dispositif de serrage pour le maintien et le positionnement, de façon précise, du mécanisme de liaison de paupière pour un alignement précis de l'ensemble de paupière avec le dispositif de saisie ;
    un moyen de connexion pour connecter le mécanisme de liaison de paupière sur le cadre de la tête d'impression selon le dispositif de saisie afin de prévoir des zones de pivotement permettant à l'ensemble de paupière de tourner vers l'intérieur et vers l'extérieur du dispositif de saisie ; et
    un moyen de verrouillage pour bloquer l'ensemble de paupière aligné, de façon précise, sur le mécanisme de liaison de paupière.
  2. Moyen pour un alignement précis d'un ensemble de paupière avec un dispositif de saisie selon la revendication 1, dans lequel les zones de pivotement comprennent un point de pivotement sur lequel tourne la paupière.
  3. Moyen pour un alignement précis d'un ensemble de paupière avec un dispositif de saisie selon la revendication 1, dans lequel le moyen de verrouillage comprend une broche de pivotement.
  4. Moyen pour un alignement précis d'un ensemble de paupière avec un dispositif de saisie selon la revendication 1, dans lequel le mécanisme de liaison de paupière est maintenu et positionné, de façon précise, par le dispositif de fixation effectuant un alignement précis avec l'ensemble de saisie via des trous d'alignement de dispositif de saisie et des broches d'adaptation associées.
  5. Moyen pour un alignement précis d'un ensemble de paupière avec un dispositif de saisie selon la revendication 1, dans lequel le dispositif de fixation est provisoire.
EP19970302695 1996-04-30 1997-04-21 Moyens pour positionner un assemblage de paupière à une tête d'une imprimante à jet d'encre continu Expired - Lifetime EP0805031B1 (fr)

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