EP4091819A1 - Ink-jet recording device and recording operation driving method - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to an ink-jet recording device and a recording operation driving method.
- Patent Document 1 JP 2013-199021 A
- the present invention has been made in consideration of the above problems in the conventional techniques, and an object of the present invention is to stably eject large droplets by the ink-jet recording device.
- an ink-jet recording device includes an ink-jet head that includes a pressure chamber connected to a nozzle and ejects ink in the pressure chamber from the nozzle; and a head driving unit that drives a recording operation by the ink-jet head, wherein the head driving unit is able to apply an ejection drive pulse that causes the ink to be ejected from the nozzle and a non-ejection drive pulse to an extent of causing meniscus formed in the nozzle to behave without causing the ink to be ejected from the nozzle, each of the ejection drive pulse and the non-ejection drive pulse being a drive pulse voltage that expands and contracts the pressure chamber, the head driving unit performs ejection driving of applying the ejection drive pulse a number of times with a gradation number n as an upper limit for one dot to be landed on a recording medium and changing a dot diameter according to the number of times during an ink ejection period for one-dot formation in the recording
- the storage 50 stores image data to be recorded and its processing data, as well as other setting data and programs.
- Image data may be stored, for example, in DRAM, which allows for temporary large-capacity storage and high-speed output.
- the setting data and programs are stored in non-volatile memory such as flash memory and/or HDD (Hard Disk Drive), which can be stored even when the power supply to the ink-jet recording device 1 is stopped.
- the communication unit 70 controls data transmission and reception with external devices according to a predetermined communication standard (e.g., TCP/IP).
- the communication unit 70 may be connected to a LAN (Local Area Network) or the like and be able to connect to the external Internet via a router or the like, or it may connect directly to peripheral devices via a USB cable connected to the USB terminal.
- a predetermined communication standard e.g., TCP/IP.
- the communication unit 70 may be connected to a LAN (Local Area Network) or the like and be able to connect to the external Internet via a router or the like, or it may connect directly to peripheral devices via a USB cable connected to the USB terminal.
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- the non-ejection period Tb is equal to the ink ejection period Ta for one dot formation and corresponds to cycle T.
- the voltage value Vb of the non-ejection drive pulse Pb is set lower than the voltage value Va of the ejection drive pulse Pa.
- the pulse width Pwb of the non-ejection drive pulse Pb is set narrower than the pulse width Pwa of the ejection drive pulse Pa. This is to prevent ink ejection from occurring due to the application of the non-ejection drive pulse Pb.
- the meniscus 22 is set to behave to a degree large enough to be close to the time of ejection, with the condition that ink ejection does not occur when the non-ejection drive pulse Pb is applied. For this reason, the pulse width is preferably set to satisfy the condition of 0.6Pwa ⁇ Pwb ⁇ Pwa.
- the voltage values preferably satisfy the condition of 0.3 ⁇ Vb/Va ⁇ 0.5.
- the ink ejection period Ta and ink non-ejection period Tb during the recording operation are for individual nozzles.
- the ink ejection period Ta or ink non-ejection period Tb is not fixed for the entire device, since when one nozzle is in ink ejection period Ta, another nozzle may be in ink non-ejection period Tb.
- FIG. 5 shows the drive pulses of the comparative example.
- the ink enters the ink non-ejection period Tb after continuous ejection as shown in FIG. 7 , the meniscus 22b is at the back of nozzle 27, and over time, the vibration dampens and the ink supply brings the position of the meniscus 22b closer to the ejection opening of the nozzle 27.
- the position and vibration of the meniscus 22b is unstable and varies at the start of the ink ejection period Ta following the ink non-ejection period Tb.
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- The present invention relates to an ink-jet recording device and a recording operation driving method.
- Conventional ink-jet devices are known that circulate ink through the ink-jet head and eject ink from the nozzle of the ink-jet head.
- In general, the ink-jet recording device is equipped with the ink-jet head, which has a number of nozzles that eject tiny ink droplets.
- Since these nozzles eject ink from a minute-diameter outlet, the state of the meniscus formed at the nozzle before ejection has a pronounced effect on the flying state of the droplets, i.e., on the image quality of the printed material. Improving the stability of droplets ejected from the ink-jet head nozzles is an important issue because it affects the image quality of printed materials.
- On the other hand, it has been realized to generate multi-drive signals containing multiple drive pulses to eject relatively large droplets.
- However, the state and position of the meniscus before ejection also changes during repeated ejection and non-ejection. Therefore, during ejection after the non-ejection period, ejection is more likely to be unstable due to non-ejection and flying bending of droplets.
- The invention described in
Patent Document 1 supplies, to the ink-jet head, a non-ejection drive voltage that moves the meniscus to the outside of the non-ejection nozzle in order to prevent ejection errors caused by foreign matter attached to the nozzle edges. The relationship between the diameter dn of the non-ejection nozzle and the meniscus diameter dm, which is moved to the outside of the non-ejection nozzle, is 1.1 ≤ dm/dn ≤ 1.4. - Patent Document 1:
JP 2013-199021 A - However, the invention described in the
Patent Document 1 to prevent ejection abnormalities caused by foreign matter adhesion, and the meniscus formed by the non-ejection drive voltage is static. - Even by forming a static meniscus during non-ejection as in the invention described in
Patent Document 1, it is not possible to eliminate the instability that causes non-ejection and flying bending of droplets during subsequent ejection. - The present invention has been made in consideration of the above problems in the conventional techniques, and an object of the present invention is to stably eject large droplets by the ink-jet recording device.
- According to an aspect of the present invention, an ink-jet recording device includes an ink-jet head that includes a pressure chamber connected to a nozzle and ejects ink in the pressure chamber from the nozzle; and a head driving unit that drives a recording operation by the ink-jet head, wherein the head driving unit is able to apply an ejection drive pulse that causes the ink to be ejected from the nozzle and a non-ejection drive pulse to an extent of causing meniscus formed in the nozzle to behave without causing the ink to be ejected from the nozzle, each of the ejection drive pulse and the non-ejection drive pulse being a drive pulse voltage that expands and contracts the pressure chamber, the head driving unit performs ejection driving of applying the ejection drive pulse a number of times with a gradation number n as an upper limit for one dot to be landed on a recording medium and changing a dot diameter according to the number of times during an ink ejection period for one-dot formation in the recording operation, and the head driving unit performs non-ejection driving of applying the non-ejection drive pulse m times and causing the meniscus to behave for a period equal to the ink ejection period for the one-dot formation, the m being a number equal to or more than the gradation number n, during an ink non-ejection period in the recording operation.
- According to another aspect of the present invention, a recording operation driving method for driving a recording operation by an ink-jet head that includes a pressure chamber connected to a nozzle and ejects ink in the pressure chamber from the nozzle includes: using an ejection drive pulse that causes the ink to be ejected from the nozzle and a non-ejection drive pulse to an extent of causing meniscus formed in the nozzle to behave without causing the ink to be ejected from the nozzle, each of the ejection drive pulse and the non-ejection drive pulse being a drive pulse voltage that expands and contracts the pressure chamber, ejection driving that is applying the ejection drive pulse a number of times with a gradation number n as an upper limit for one dot to be landed on a recording medium and changing a dot diameter according to the number of times during an ink ejection period for one-dot formation in the recording operation, and non-ejection driving that is applying the non-ejection drive pulse m times and causing the meniscus to behave for a period equal to the ink ejection period for the one-dot formation, the m being a number equal to or more than the gradation number n, during an ink non-ejection period in the recording operation.
- According to the present invention, it is possible to stably eject large droplets by the ink-jet recording device.
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FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the functional configuration of the ink-jet recording device according to an embodiment of the present invention. -
FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of the pressure chamber and nozzle viewed in the axial direction of the nozzle, showing changes in the pressure chamber in response to the drive pulse voltage. -
FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram showing the operation of ink droplets ejected from nozzles. -
FIG. 4 is a drive signal waveform diagram showing an example of drive pulse voltage for one embodiment of the invention. -
FIG. 5 is a drive signal waveform diagram showing the drive pulse voltage for a comparative example. -
FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of the nozzle and the meniscus in a statically stable state. -
FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view of the nozzle and the meniscus after continuous ejection. - Hereinafter, one embodiment of the invention is described below with reference to the drawings. The following is an embodiment of the invention and does not limit the invention.
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jet recording device 1 includes theconveyance unit 10, therecording operation unit 20, thecleaning unit 30, thecontroller 40, thestorage 50, thecommunication unit 70, theoperation receiving unit 81, thedisplay 82, thepower supply unit 90, etc. - The
conveyance unit 10 moves the recording media on which images are to be recorded to face the recording range by therecording operation unit 20. Theconveyance unit 10 includes, for example, aconveyance motor 14 that draws out long recording media rolled up at a predetermined speed. The recording medium is, for example, woven fabric, but may be other materials such as paper. - The
recording operation unit 20 records images by ejecting ink onto the recording media. Therecording operation unit 20 includes: the ink-jet head 21 that includesmultiple nozzles 27 which are arranged in a predetermined pattern to eject ink, andpiezoelectric elements 26 which deform ink channels (pressure chambers) that supply ink to thenozzles 27 and provide pressure fluctuations to the ink; and thehead driving unit 25 that outputs a drive pulse voltage that deforms eachpiezoelectric element 26. - Applying a drive pulse voltage P to the
piezoelectric element 26 as shown inFIG. 2 deforms theside wall 29 of thepressure chamber 28 connected to thenozzle 27 and vibrates themeniscus 22 formed near the ejection opening of thenozzle 27 as shown inFIG. 3 to eject theink droplet 23, separating it from themeniscus 22. - The
cleaning unit 30 is equipped with awiping member 32 that removes ink, its solidified matter, etc. adhering to the nozzle surface wherenozzle 27 openings are arranged, and adriving unit 31 that operates saidwiping member 32. Thewiping member 32 is not limited to any particular material, but can be, for example, a nonwoven fabric that absorbs ink or a resin member in a blade form that scrapes off solids. - The
controller 40 is a processor that controls the overall operation of the ink-jet recording device 1. Thecontroller 40 is equipped with, for example, a CPU 41 (Central Processing Unit) and RAM42 (Random Access Memory), etc. TheCPU 41 performs arithmetic operations and various control processes. TheRAM 42 provides working memory space forCPU 41 and stores temporary data. - The
storage 50 stores image data to be recorded and its processing data, as well as other setting data and programs. Image data may be stored, for example, in DRAM, which allows for temporary large-capacity storage and high-speed output. The setting data and programs are stored in non-volatile memory such as flash memory and/or HDD (Hard Disk Drive), which can be stored even when the power supply to the ink-jet recording device 1 is stopped. - The
communication unit 70 controls data transmission and reception with external devices according to a predetermined communication standard (e.g., TCP/IP). Thecommunication unit 70 may be connected to a LAN (Local Area Network) or the like and be able to connect to the external Internet via a router or the like, or it may connect directly to peripheral devices via a USB cable connected to the USB terminal. - The
power supply unit 90 supplies power to the ink-jet recording device 1 from a power source. - Next, the driving of the recording operation is explained.
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head driving unit 25 applies, to thepiezoelectric element 26, a drive pulse voltage P that expands and contracts thepressure chamber 28. Two types of drive pulse voltages P (Pa, Pb) shown inFIG. 4 are used. Thehead driving unit 25 can apply the ejection drive pulse Pa that causes ink to be ejected from thenozzle 27 and the non-ejection drive pulse Pb that causes themeniscus 22 formed at thenozzle 27 to behave without ejecting ink from thenozzle 27. - The voltage value of ejection drive pulse Pa is Va and the pulse width (time from the rise of the pulse to the start of its fall) is Pwa, and the voltage value of non-ejection drive pulse Pb is Vb and the pulse width is Pwb.
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head driving unit 25 performs ejection driving of applying the ejection drive pulse the number of times with the gradation number n as the upper limit for one dot to be landed on the recording medium and changing the dot diameter according to the number of times, during the ink ejection period Ta (= cycle T) to form one dot in the recording operation. - In this embodiment, n = 8.
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FIG. 4 , eight pulses of ejection drive pulse Pa are applied in cycle T to form the largest dot diameter. - With the application of one ejection drive pulse Pa for each pulse, ink droplets are ejected and land on the recording medium as shown in
FIG. 3 . - By selecting the number of pulses of ejection drive pulses Pa, the number of droplets ejected is selected and the dot diameter is changed. The ink-
jet recording device 1 uses the recording method of expressing gradation by this. - The
head driving unit 25 performs non-ejection driving that is causing themeniscus 22 to behave by applying m times of non-ejection drive pulses Pb during the ink non-ejection period Tb (=cycle T) in the recording operation, m being equal to or more than the gradation number n. The non-ejection period Tb is equal to the ink ejection period Ta for one dot formation and corresponds to cycle T. In the embodiment, n = m = 8. - The voltage value Vb of the non-ejection drive pulse Pb is set lower than the voltage value Va of the ejection drive pulse Pa. The pulse width Pwb of the non-ejection drive pulse Pb is set narrower than the pulse width Pwa of the ejection drive pulse Pa. This is to prevent ink ejection from occurring due to the application of the non-ejection drive pulse Pb. The
meniscus 22 is set to behave to a degree large enough to be close to the time of ejection, with the condition that ink ejection does not occur when the non-ejection drive pulse Pb is applied. For this reason, the pulse width is preferably set to satisfy the condition of 0.6Pwa < Pwb ≤ Pwa. The voltage values preferably satisfy the condition of 0.3 < Vb/Va < 0.5. - The voltage value Vb or pulse width Pwb of the non-ejection drive pulse Pb may be equal to the ejection drive pulse Pa, and the other may be adjusted so that no ejection of ink occurs.
- The ink ejection period Ta and ink non-ejection period Tb during the recording operation are for individual nozzles. The ink ejection period Ta or ink non-ejection period Tb is not fixed for the entire device, since when one nozzle is in ink ejection period Ta, another nozzle may be in ink non-ejection period Tb.
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FIG. 5 shows the drive pulses of the comparative example. - This comparative example differs in that no pulse voltage is applied during the ink non-ejection period Tb, and, in the other respects, is the same as the drive pulses of the embodiment shown in
FIG. 4 . - In the static stable state before the drive pulse is applied, the
meniscus 22a is kept concave at approximately the ejection opening position of thenozzle 27, as shown inFIG. 6 . - With continuous ejection, especially continuous ejection of large droplets (n = 8), the meniscus gradually recedes to the back of the
nozzle 27. When the ink enters the ink non-ejection period Tb after continuous ejection, as shown inFIG. 7 , the meniscus 22b is at the back ofnozzle 27, and over time, the vibration dampens and the ink supply brings the position of the meniscus 22b closer to the ejection opening of thenozzle 27. However, if no pulse voltage is applied during the ink non-ejection period Tb, the position and vibration of the meniscus 22b is unstable and varies at the start of the ink ejection period Ta following the ink non-ejection period Tb. Furthermore, during continuous ejection, the meniscus becomes unstable due to the repetition of theFIG. 6 and FIG. 7 states. Thus, in the ink ejection period Ta after the ink non-ejection period Tb, ejection is more likely to be unstable due to non-ejection of droplets and flying bending of droplets, etc. - In the demonstration experiment of the comparative example in which driving was performed in a repetitive pattern of
FIG. 5 with cycle T = 175.4 µs and Pwa = 1.2 AL, when the droplet velocity reached 7.6 m/s, the occurrence of non-ejection of droplets was observed. - On the other hand, in the demonstration experiment of an example of the present invention in which driving was performed in a repetitive pattern of
FIG. 4 with cycle T = 175.4 µs and Pwa = Pwb = 1.2 AL, even when the droplet velocity reached 9.1 m/s, non-ejection of droplets did not occur, confirming stable ejection of ink. - In the example of the present invention, in the ink non-ejection period Tb, there is a constant vibration of the meniscus with a frequency and amplitude that approximates to the ink ejection period Ta and is dynamically stable with behavior similar to that of the ink ejection period Ta.
- Therefore, the ink ejection period Ta following the ink non-ejection period Tb has a condition close to the ink ejection period Ta before the ink ejection period Tb, and the ink ejection is as stable as in the case of continuous ejection.
- To achieve the above effect, m ≥ n is preferable. In particular, it is preferable to set m = n, as in the embodiment. The same number of meniscus vibration can occur in ink non-ejection period Tb as in ink ejection period Ta, and ink ejection is stable in the next ink ejection period Ta.
- In order to effectively obtain the above effects, the following conditions are used.
- The condition of 20 µm < dn < 50 µm is satisfied when the ejection opening diameter of the
nozzle 27 is dn. More preferably, the condition of 30 µm < dn < 50 µm is particularly satisfied. - Ink with a specific gravity greater than 1 is applied.
- The condition of 1AL≤Pwa≤1.4AL is satisfied. More preferably, 1.2 AL ≤ Pwa ≤ 1.4 AL is satisfied. AL is one-half the natural vibration cycle of the
pressure chamber 28. - As explained above, according to the embodiment, it is possible to stably eject large droplets by the ink-jet recording device.
- The present invention is applicable to an ink-jet recording device.
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- An ink-jet recording device comprising:an ink-jet head that includes a pressure chamber connected to a nozzle and ejects ink in the pressure chamber from the nozzle; anda head driving unit that drives a recording operation by the ink-jet head, whereinthe head driving unit is able to apply an ejection drive pulse that causes the ink to be ejected from the nozzle and a non-ejection drive pulse to an extent of causing meniscus formed in the nozzle to behave without causing the ink to be ejected from the nozzle, each of the ejection drive pulse and the non-ejection drive pulse being a drive pulse voltage that expands and contracts the pressure chamber,the head driving unit performs ejection driving of applying the ejection drive pulse a number of times with a gradation number n as an upper limit for one dot to be landed on a recording medium and changing a dot diameter according to the number of times during an ink ejection period for one-dot formation in the recording operation, andthe head driving unit performs non-ejection driving of applying the non-ejection drive pulse m times and causing the meniscus to behave for a period equal to the ink ejection period for the one-dot formation, the m being a number equal to or more than the gradation number n, during an ink non-ejection period in the recording operation.
- The ink-jet recording device according to claim 1, wherein Pwa which is a pulse width of the ejection drive pulse and Pwb which is a pulse width of the non-ejection drive pulse satisfy 0.6Pwa < Pwb ≤ Pwa.
- The ink-jet recording device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein Va which is a voltage value of the ejection drive pulse and Vb which is a voltage value of the non-ejection drive pulse satisfy 0.3 < Vb/Va < 0.5.
- The ink-jet recording device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein m = n is satisfied.
- The ink-jet recording device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein dn which is an ejection opening diameter of the nozzle satisfies 20 µm < dn < 50 µm.
- The ink-jet recording device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein dn which is an ejection opening diameter of the nozzle satisfies 30 µm < dn < 50 µm.
- The ink-jet recording device according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein a specific gravity of the ink is larger than 1.
- The ink-jet recording device according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein Pwa which is a pulse width of the ejection drive pulse and AL which is one-half a natural vibration cycle of the pressure chamber satisfy 1AL≤Pwa≤1.4AL.
- The ink-jet recording device according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein Pwa which is a pulse width of the ejection drive pulse and AL which is one-half a natural vibration cycle of the pressure chamber satisfy 1.2 AL ≤ Pwa ≤ 1.4 AL.
- A recording operation driving method for driving a recording operation by an ink-jet head that includes a pressure chamber connected to a nozzle and ejects ink in the pressure chamber from the nozzle, the recording operation driving method comprising:using an ejection drive pulse that causes the ink to be ejected from the nozzle and a non-ejection drive pulse to an extent of causing meniscus formed in the nozzle to behave without causing the ink to be ejected from the nozzle, each of the ejection drive pulse and the non-ejection drive pulse being a drive pulse voltage that expands and contracts the pressure chamber,ejection driving that is applying the ejection drive pulse a number of times with a gradation number n as an upper limit for one dot to be landed on a recording medium and changing a dot diameter according to the number of times during an ink ejection period for one-dot formation in the recording operation, andnon-ejection driving that is applying the non-ejection drive pulse m times and causing the meniscus to behave for a period equal to the ink ejection period for the one-dot formation, the m being a number equal to or more than the gradation number n, during an ink non-ejection period in the recording operation.
- The recording operation driving method according to claim 10, wherein Pwa which is a pulse width of the ejection drive pulse and Pwb which is a pulse width of the non-ejection drive pulse satisfy 0.6Pwa < Pwb ≤ Pwa.
- The recording operation driving method according to claim 10 or 11, wherein Va which is a voltage value of the ejection drive pulse and Vb which is a voltage value of the non-ejection drive pulse satisfy 0.3 < Vb/Va < 0.5.
- The recording operation driving method according to any one of claims 10 to 12, wherein m = n is satisfied.
- The recording operation driving method according to any one of claims 10 to 13, wherein dn which is an ejection opening diameter of the nozzle satisfies 20 µm < dn < 50 µm.
- The recording operation driving method according to any one of claims 10 to 13, wherein dn which is an ejection opening diameter of the nozzle satisfies 30 µm < dn < 50 µm.
- The recording operation driving method according to any one of claims 10 to 15, wherein a specific gravity of the ink is larger than 1.
- The recording operation driving method according to any one of claims 10 to 16, wherein Pwa which is a pulse width of the ejection drive pulse and AL which is one-half a natural vibration cycle of the pressure chamber satisfy 1AL≤Pwa≤1.4AL.
- The recording operation driving method according to any one of claims 10 to 16, wherein Pwa which is a pulse width of the ejection drive pulse and AL which is one-half a natural vibration cycle of the pressure chamber satisfy 1.2 AL ≤ Pwa ≤ 1.4 AL.
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