EP1164014A1 - Flüssigkeitsstrahlgerät und Flüssigkeitsstrahl-Ansteuermethode - Google Patents
Flüssigkeitsstrahlgerät und Flüssigkeitsstrahl-Ansteuermethode Download PDFInfo
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- EP1164014A1 EP1164014A1 EP00112694A EP00112694A EP1164014A1 EP 1164014 A1 EP1164014 A1 EP 1164014A1 EP 00112694 A EP00112694 A EP 00112694A EP 00112694 A EP00112694 A EP 00112694A EP 1164014 A1 EP1164014 A1 EP 1164014A1
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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
- B41J2/14008—Structure of acoustic ink jet print heads
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- the vibration exciter has a first vibration exciter supplied with the jet burst signal and a second vibration exciter supplied with the suppressing signal.
- the jet burst signal and the suppressing signal are supplied for the vibration exciter repeatedly with a second frequency.
- the second frequency is a frequency with which the liquid makes free vibration in a mode specific to the shape of the opening.
- the jet burst signal is supplied for the vibration exciter repeatedly during a period required for a to-and-fro movement of a surface wave in the opening, which is excited on the basis of a radiation pressure to push the liquid out from the opening in a period while the vibration exciter is driven.
- the suppressing signal is a pulse to be supplied in order for the vibration exciter to provide the liquid with a pressure.
- the suppressing signal is supplied at the same cycle as the jet burst signal, the motion of liquid becomes stationary and stable droplets are jetted.
- the second frequency set to be larger than the period while the jet burst signal is supplied, the meniscus of liquid in the opening is retreated towards the side of the vibration exciter, to narrow the width of jetting liquid.
- the hydrostatic pressure applying mechanism by applying the hydrostatic pressure to the liquid so that the meniscus of the liquid reaches the rim of the opening in a waiting state where the liquid is in a stationary state as the jet burst signal is not supplied and reducing the hydrostatic pressure or applying the negative pressure when the jet burst signal is supplied, it is possible to prevent the meniscus from spilling over from the opening. That makes the meniscus stable, and avoids jet failure of the liquid and jetting of large droplets.
- the vibration provided for the liquid on the basis of the jet burst signal also works as the radiation pressure to push the liquid out from the opening in the period. Since the pressure opposite to the radiation pressure is provided for the liquid in the period while the radiation pressure works, the method of the eighteenth aspect can produce the same effect as the method of the thirteenth aspect.
- the vibration exciter 9a has an ultrasonic vibration exciter, for example, a piezoelectric vibrator 92, and further a protection sheet 91 between the body 94 and the piezoelectric vibrator 92, for protecting the piezoelectric vibrator 92 so that it should not be wetted by the ink 30.
- an ultrasonic vibration exciter for example, a piezoelectric vibrator 92
- a protection sheet 91 between the body 94 and the piezoelectric vibrator 92, for protecting the piezoelectric vibrator 92 so that it should not be wetted by the ink 30.
- burst cycle T2 At a value slightly shifted from the time required for the to-and-fro movement of the second surface wave in the opening 95. It falls within correction of burst cycle of this description, however, to adjust the cycle of variation in level of ink 30 due to the second surface wave and the burst cycle T2 for keeping equally the shape of meniscus at the point of time when the jet burst signal 26 is supplied.
- Figs. 21A to 21C are waveform views showing a liquid jet driving technique in accordance with the fifth preferred embodiment of the present invention.
- Fig. 21A shows a timing for supplying the jet burst signal 26
- Fig. 21B shows a timing for supplying the pressure pulse signal
- Fig. 21C shows the center position in the surface of the ink 30 which is exposed in the opening 95.
- the base lines of Figs. 21A to 21C show the same as those of Figs. 19A to 19C. For convenience, it is shown that the negative pressure pulse signal is supplied at the point of time when the pressure pulse signal becomes "L".
- the third to fifth preferred embodiments can be also achieved with the ink head 9 having the structure of Fig. 2 by driving the piezoelectric vibrator 92 with the pressure pulse signal, instead of using the ink head 9 having the structure of Fig. 18.
- providing the pressure pulse generator 96 additionally to the piezoelectric vibrator 92 driven with the jet burst signal 26 is better for easy designing.
- Fig. 23 is a cross section schematically showing the state of meniscus of the ink 30 in a waiting state of the ink head.
- the "waiting state of the ink head” refers to a stationary state where only atmospheric pressure is applied to the ink 30 for a long time.
- the ink 30 is retreated towards the piezoelectric vibrator 92 while keeping wetting against the inner wall of the nozzle plate 93 with surface tension, and the meniscus is out of contact with the rim of the opening 95.
- the jet burst signal 26 when the jet burst signal 26 is supplied from the waiting state of the ink head, it is desirable to provide the ink 30 with the hydrostatic pressure, to push the liquid level of the ink 30 up to the rim of the opening 95, and to reduce the hydrostatic pressure or provide a negative hydrostatic pressure after the jet burst signal 26 is supplied for the piezoelectric vibrator 92.
- the seventh preferred embodiment proposes a control to avoid the state where the meniscus of the ink 30 is out of contact with the rim of the opening 95 while preventing the ink 30 from spilling over from the opening 95. It is possible, however, to control the hydrostatic pressure while keeping the liquid surface of the ink 30 in contact with the rim of the opening 95 also in the state where the ink head is driven at the dot cycle T3, instead of the waiting state of the ink head.
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EP20000112694 EP1164014B1 (de) | 2000-06-15 | 2000-06-15 | Flüssigkeitsstrahlgerät und Flüssigkeitsstrahl-Ansteuermethode |
DE2000606366 DE60006366T2 (de) | 2000-06-15 | 2000-06-15 | Flüssigkeitsstrahlgerät und Flüssigkeitsstrahl-Ansteuermethode |
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EP20000112694 EP1164014B1 (de) | 2000-06-15 | 2000-06-15 | Flüssigkeitsstrahlgerät und Flüssigkeitsstrahl-Ansteuermethode |
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Cited By (2)
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US7097280B2 (en) | 2004-02-12 | 2006-08-29 | Lexmark International, Inc. | Printheads having improved heater chip construction |
CN109720106A (zh) * | 2017-10-30 | 2019-05-07 | 惠普赛天使公司 | 打印试剂干燥 |
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US5122818A (en) * | 1988-12-21 | 1992-06-16 | Xerox Corporation | Acoustic ink printers having reduced focusing sensitivity |
EP0557048A2 (de) * | 1992-02-19 | 1993-08-25 | Xerox Corporation | Verfahren und Vorrichtung zur Unterdrückung von Kapillarwellen in einem Tintenstrahldrucker |
EP0845357A2 (de) * | 1996-10-30 | 1998-06-03 | Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha | Flüssigkeitsausstossgerät und damit versehener drucker |
US5798779A (en) * | 1995-03-16 | 1998-08-25 | Fujitsu Limited | Ultrasonic printing apparatus and method in which the phases of the ultrasonic oscillators are controlled to prevent unwanted phase cancellations |
US5877789A (en) * | 1995-06-12 | 1999-03-02 | Oce-Nederland B.V. | Acoustic pressure wave propagating ink-system |
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US5122818A (en) * | 1988-12-21 | 1992-06-16 | Xerox Corporation | Acoustic ink printers having reduced focusing sensitivity |
EP0557048A2 (de) * | 1992-02-19 | 1993-08-25 | Xerox Corporation | Verfahren und Vorrichtung zur Unterdrückung von Kapillarwellen in einem Tintenstrahldrucker |
US5798779A (en) * | 1995-03-16 | 1998-08-25 | Fujitsu Limited | Ultrasonic printing apparatus and method in which the phases of the ultrasonic oscillators are controlled to prevent unwanted phase cancellations |
US5877789A (en) * | 1995-06-12 | 1999-03-02 | Oce-Nederland B.V. | Acoustic pressure wave propagating ink-system |
EP0845357A2 (de) * | 1996-10-30 | 1998-06-03 | Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha | Flüssigkeitsausstossgerät und damit versehener drucker |
Cited By (3)
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US7097280B2 (en) | 2004-02-12 | 2006-08-29 | Lexmark International, Inc. | Printheads having improved heater chip construction |
CN109720106A (zh) * | 2017-10-30 | 2019-05-07 | 惠普赛天使公司 | 打印试剂干燥 |
CN109720106B (zh) * | 2017-10-30 | 2020-12-18 | 惠普赛天使公司 | 打印试剂干燥单元和方法 |
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