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JP2013193264A5
JP2013193264A5 JP2012060492A JP2012060492A JP2013193264A5 JP 2013193264 A5 JP2013193264 A5 JP 2013193264A5 JP 2012060492 A JP2012060492 A JP 2012060492A JP 2012060492 A JP2012060492 A JP 2012060492A JP 2013193264 A5 JP2013193264 A5 JP 2013193264A5
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上記目的を達成するために、本発明に係る液体吐出装置は、大気中で揮発する成分を有乾燥性を有する液体を媒体へ吐出させるノズルの開口が形成され、前記液体に対する親液性を示す液体吐出面を有するノズルプレートを具備し、前記ノズルと連通する液室内の液体を加圧する加圧手段を具備し、前記液体吐出面が前記液体により覆われた状態で使用されるインクジェットヘッドと、液体を吐出させない非吐出ノズルに対応する加圧手段に対して液体を吐出させない非吐出駆動電圧を供給する駆動電圧供給手段と、を備え、前記駆動電圧供給手段により前記非吐出ノズルに対応する加圧手段に対して非吐出駆動電圧を供給し、前記非吐出ノズル内の液体を振動させるとともに前記液体吐出面へあふれ出させて、前記液体吐出面を覆っている前記液体を流動させる。 To achieve the above object, a liquid ejecting apparatus according to the present invention, opening of the nozzle for discharging liquid having a drying property have a component that volatilizes in air to the medium is formed, a lyophilic with respect to the liquid An ink jet head that includes a nozzle plate having a liquid discharge surface, a pressurizing unit that pressurizes liquid in a liquid chamber communicating with the nozzle, and is used in a state where the liquid discharge surface is covered with the liquid; Drive voltage supply means for supplying a non-ejection drive voltage that does not eject liquid to a pressurizing means corresponding to a non-ejection nozzle that does not eject liquid, and corresponds to the non-ejection nozzle by the drive voltage supply means A non-ejection driving voltage is supplied to the pressurizing means, and the liquid in the non-ejection nozzle is vibrated and overflows to the liquid ejection surface to cover the liquid ejection surface. Flowing the said liquid.

本発明によれば、大気中で揮発する成分を有乾燥性を有する液体に対して親液性を有する液体吐出面を具備し、液体吐出面が液体で覆われた状態で使用されるインクジェットヘッドを備えた液体吐出記録装置において、ノズルから液体を吐出させない非吐出駆動電圧を加圧手段へ供給し、ノズル内の液体を振動させるとともに液体吐出面へあふれ出させて、液体吐出面を覆う液体を流動させることにより、液体の乾燥による増粘が抑制される。 According to the present invention, an ink jet is used in a state that comprises the ejection faces lyophilic with respect to the liquid having drying properties have a component that volatilizes in air, the liquid ejection surface is covered with liquid In a liquid discharge recording apparatus having a head, a non-discharge drive voltage that does not discharge liquid from a nozzle is supplied to a pressurizing unit, and the liquid in the nozzle is vibrated and overflowed to the liquid discharge surface to cover the liquid discharge surface By causing the liquid to flow, thickening due to drying of the liquid is suppressed.

(第1態様):大気中で揮発する成分を有乾燥性を有する液体を媒体へ吐出させるノズルの開口が形成され、液体に対する親液性を示す液体吐出面を有するノズルプレートを具備し、ノズルと連通する液室内の液体を加圧する加圧手段を具備し、液体吐出面が液体により覆われた状態で使用されるインクジェットヘッドと、液体を吐出させない非吐出ノズルに対応する加圧手段に対して液体を吐出させない非吐出駆動電圧を供給する駆動電圧供給手段と、を備え、駆動電圧供給手段により非吐出ノズルに対応する加圧手段に対して非吐出駆動電圧を供給し、非吐出ノズル内の液体を振動させるとともに液体吐出面へあふれ出させて、液体吐出面を覆っている液体を流動させる液体吐出装置。 (First embodiment): opening of the nozzle for discharging liquid having a have a component that volatilizes in air drying the medium is formed, comprising a nozzle plate having a liquid ejection surface showing a lyophilic to liquid, A pressurizing unit that pressurizes liquid in a liquid chamber that communicates with the nozzle, and that is used in a state where the liquid ejection surface is covered with the liquid, and a pressurization unit that corresponds to a non-ejection nozzle that does not eject liquid Drive voltage supply means for supplying a non-ejection drive voltage that does not eject liquid, and a non-ejection drive voltage is supplied to the pressurizing means corresponding to the non-ejection nozzle by the drive voltage supply means. A liquid ejecting apparatus that vibrates the liquid inside and overflows the liquid ejecting surface to flow the liquid covering the liquid ejecting surface.

かかる態様によれば、大気中で揮発する成分を有乾燥性を有する液体に対して親液性を有する液体吐出面を具備し、液体吐出面が液体で覆われた状態で使用されるインクジェットヘッドを備えた液体吐出記録装置において、ノズルから液体を吐出させない非吐出駆動電圧を加圧手段へ供給し、ノズル内の液体を振動させるとともに液体吐出面へあふれ出させて、液体吐出面を覆う液体を流動させることにより、液体の乾燥による増粘が抑制される。 According to this embodiment, the ink jet used in a state that comprises the ejection faces lyophilic with respect to the liquid having drying properties have a component that volatilizes in air, the liquid ejection surface is covered with liquid In a liquid discharge recording apparatus having a head, a non-discharge drive voltage that does not discharge liquid from a nozzle is supplied to a pressurizing unit, and the liquid in the nozzle is vibrated and overflowed to the liquid discharge surface to cover the liquid discharge surface By causing the liquid to flow, thickening due to drying of the liquid is suppressed.

(第7態様):供給切換手段は、液体吐出面の中央部及び中央部近傍の非吐出ノズルに対応する前記加圧手段に対してのみ、非吐出駆動電圧を供給する液体吐出装置。 (Seventh aspect): A liquid discharge apparatus in which the supply switching means supplies a non-discharge driving voltage only to the central portion of the liquid discharge surface and the pressurizing means corresponding to the non-discharge nozzles in the vicinity of the central portion.

(第10態様):大気中で揮発する成分を有乾燥性を有する液体を媒体へ吐出させるノズルの開口が形成され、前記液体に対する親液性を示す液体吐出面を有するノズルプレートを具備し、前記ノズルと連通する液室内の液体を加圧する加圧手段を具備し、前記液体吐出面が前記液体により覆われた状態で使用されるインクジェットヘッドの駆動方法であって、液体を吐出させない非吐出ノズルに対応する加圧手段に対して液体を吐出させない非吐出駆動電圧を供給し、前記非吐出ノズル内の液体を振動させるとともに前記液体吐出面へあふれ出させて、前記液体吐出面を覆っている前記液体を流動させるインクジェットヘッド駆動方法。 (Tenth aspect): opening of the nozzle for discharging liquid having a have a component that volatilizes in air drying the medium is formed, comprising a nozzle plate having a liquid ejection surface showing a lyophilic property against the liquid A method of driving an ink-jet head comprising pressurizing means for pressurizing liquid in a liquid chamber communicating with the nozzle, wherein the liquid ejection surface is covered with the liquid, and does not eject liquid. A non-ejection driving voltage that does not cause the liquid to be ejected is supplied to the pressurizing unit corresponding to the ejection nozzle, and the liquid in the non-ejection nozzle is vibrated and overflows to the liquid ejection surface to cover the liquid ejection surface. An inkjet head driving method for causing the liquid to flow.

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大気中で揮発する成分を有乾燥性を有する液体を媒体へ吐出させるノズルの開口が形成され、前記液体に対する親液性を示す液体吐出面を有するノズルプレートを具備し、前記ノズルと連通する液室内の液体を加圧する加圧手段を具備し、前記液体吐出面が前記液体により覆われた状態で使用されるインクジェットヘッドと、
液体を吐出させない非吐出ノズルに対応する加圧手段に対して液体を吐出させない非吐出駆動電圧を供給する駆動電圧供給手段と、
を備え、
前記駆動電圧供給手段により前記非吐出ノズルに対応する加圧手段に対して非吐出駆動電圧を供給し、前記非吐出ノズル内の液体を振動させるとともに前記液体吐出面へあふれ出させて、前記液体吐出面を覆っている前記液体を流動させる液体吐出装置。
Is formed an opening of a nozzle for discharging liquid having a perforated drying of the components volatilized in the air to the medium, comprising a nozzle plate having a liquid ejection surface showing a lyophilic property against the liquid, communicating with said nozzle An ink jet head that includes a pressurizing unit that pressurizes the liquid in the liquid chamber, and is used in a state where the liquid discharge surface is covered with the liquid;
Drive voltage supply means for supplying a non-ejection drive voltage that does not eject liquid to a pressurizing means corresponding to a non-ejection nozzle that does not eject liquid;
With
The drive voltage supply means supplies a non-ejection drive voltage to the pressurizing means corresponding to the non-ejection nozzle, vibrates the liquid in the non-ejection nozzle, and overflows the liquid ejection surface, so that the liquid A liquid discharge apparatus for causing the liquid covering the discharge surface to flow.
前記インクジェットヘッドは、複数のノズルを具備し、
前記駆動電圧供給手段は、前記非吐出ノズルの一部に対応する加圧手段に対して、他の非吐出ノズルに対応する加圧手段に供給される非吐出駆動電圧の周波数よりも相対的に高い周波数を有する非吐出駆動電圧を供給する請求項1に記載の液体吐出装置。
The inkjet head includes a plurality of nozzles,
The drive voltage supply means is relative to the pressurization means corresponding to a part of the non-ejection nozzles relative to the frequency of the non-ejection drive voltage supplied to the pressurization means corresponding to other non-ejection nozzles. The liquid ejection apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a non-ejection driving voltage having a high frequency is supplied.
前記駆動電圧供給手段により相対的に高い周波数を有する前記非吐出駆動電圧が供給される加圧手段と、相対的に低い周波数を有する前記非吐出駆動電圧が供給される加圧手段と、を切り換える周波数切換手段を備えた請求項2に記載の液体吐出装置。   Switching between the pressurizing means to which the non-ejection drive voltage having a relatively high frequency is supplied by the drive voltage supply means and the pressurizing means to which the non-ejection drive voltage having a relatively low frequency is supplied. The liquid ejection apparatus according to claim 2, further comprising a frequency switching unit. 前記周波数切換手段による前記非吐出駆動電圧の切換周期を設定する切換周期設定手段を備えた請求項3に記載の液体吐出装置。   The liquid ejection apparatus according to claim 3, further comprising a switching cycle setting unit that sets a switching cycle of the non-ejection driving voltage by the frequency switching unit. 前記インクジェットヘッドは、複数のノズルを具備し、
前記駆動電圧供給手段は、複数の前記非吐出ノズルの一部に対応する加圧手段に対してのみ非吐出駆動電圧を供給する請求項1に記載の液体吐出装置。
The inkjet head includes a plurality of nozzles,
The liquid ejection apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the driving voltage supply unit supplies a non-ejection driving voltage only to a pressurizing unit corresponding to a part of the plurality of non-ejection nozzles.
前記駆動電圧供給手段は、非吐出駆動電圧を供給する加圧手段と非吐出駆動電圧を供給しない加圧手段とを選択的に切り換える供給切換手段を備えた請求項5に記載の液体吐出装置。   The liquid ejection apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the drive voltage supply unit includes a supply switching unit that selectively switches between a pressurization unit that supplies a non-ejection drive voltage and a pressurization unit that does not supply a non-ejection drive voltage. 前記供給切換手段は、前記液体吐出面の中央部及び前記中央部近傍の非吐出ノズルに対応する前記加圧手段に対してのみ、前記非吐出駆動電圧を供給する請求項6に記載の液体吐出装置。 The liquid according to claim 6, wherein the supply switching unit supplies the non-ejection driving voltage only to the pressurizing unit corresponding to a central portion of the liquid ejection surface and a non-ejection nozzle in the vicinity of the central portion. Discharge device. 前記駆動電圧供給手段は、吐出データに基づく液体吐出中は、前記非吐出ノズルに対応する加圧手段に対して非吐出駆動電圧を供給する請求項1から7のいずれか1項に記載の液体吐出装置。   The liquid according to claim 1, wherein the drive voltage supply unit supplies a non-ejection drive voltage to a pressurizing unit corresponding to the non-ejection nozzle during liquid ejection based on ejection data. Discharge device. 前記駆動電圧供給手段は、非吐出駆動電圧の供給を停止してから所定の時間が経過した後に次の非吐出駆動電圧を供給する請求項1から8のいずれか1項に記載の液体吐出装置。   9. The liquid ejection apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the drive voltage supply unit supplies the next non-ejection drive voltage after a predetermined time has elapsed since the supply of the non-ejection drive voltage was stopped. . 大気中で揮発する成分を有乾燥性を有する液体を媒体へ吐出させるノズルの開口が形成され、前記液体に対する親液性を示す液体吐出面を有するノズルプレートを具備し、前記ノズルと連通する液室内の液体を加圧する加圧手段を具備し、前記液体吐出面が前記液体により覆われた状態で使用されるインクジェットヘッドの駆動方法であって、
液体を吐出させない非吐出ノズルに対応する加圧手段に対して液体を吐出させない非吐出駆動電圧を供給し、前記非吐出ノズル内の液体を振動させるとともに前記液体吐出面へあふれ出させて、前記液体吐出面を覆っている前記液体を流動させるインクジェットヘッド駆動方法。
Is formed an opening of a nozzle for discharging a liquid having a perforated drying of the components volatilized in the air to the medium, comprising a nozzle plate having a liquid ejection surface showing a lyophilic property against the liquid, communicating with said nozzle A method for driving an inkjet head comprising a pressurizing means for pressurizing a liquid in a liquid chamber, wherein the liquid ejection surface is covered with the liquid.
Supplying a non-ejecting drive voltage that does not eject liquid to a pressurizing unit corresponding to a non-ejecting nozzle that does not eject liquid, causing the liquid in the non-ejecting nozzle to vibrate and overflowing to the liquid ejection surface, An ink jet head driving method for causing the liquid covering the liquid discharge surface to flow.
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