EP0748691A3 - Ink-jet system - Google Patents
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- EP0748691A3 EP0748691A3 EP96201578A EP96201578A EP0748691A3 EP 0748691 A3 EP0748691 A3 EP 0748691A3 EP 96201578 A EP96201578 A EP 96201578A EP 96201578 A EP96201578 A EP 96201578A EP 0748691 A3 EP0748691 A3 EP 0748691A3
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- Prior art keywords
- ink
- jet system
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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
- B41J2/015—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
- B41J2/04501—Control methods or devices therefor, e.g. driver circuits, control circuits
- B41J2/04521—Control methods or devices therefor, e.g. driver circuits, control circuits reducing number of signal lines needed
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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
- B41J2/015—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
- B41J2/04501—Control methods or devices therefor, e.g. driver circuits, control circuits
- B41J2/04581—Control methods or devices therefor, e.g. driver circuits, control circuits controlling heads based on piezoelectric elements
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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
- B41J2/015—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
- B41J2/04501—Control methods or devices therefor, e.g. driver circuits, control circuits
- B41J2/04588—Control methods or devices therefor, e.g. driver circuits, control circuits using a specific waveform
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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
- B41J2/14201—Structure of print heads with piezoelectric elements
- B41J2/14274—Structure of print heads with piezoelectric elements of stacked structure type, deformed by compression/extension and disposed on a diaphragm
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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
- B41J2202/00—Embodiments of or processes related to ink-jet or thermal heads
- B41J2202/01—Embodiments of or processes related to ink-jet heads
- B41J2202/11—Embodiments of or processes related to ink-jet heads characterised by specific geometrical characteristics
Priority Applications (1)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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EP19960201578 EP0748691B1 (en) | 1995-06-12 | 1996-06-05 | Ink-jet system |
Applications Claiming Priority (3)
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EP95201536 | 1995-06-12 | ||
EP95201536 | 1995-06-12 | ||
EP19960201578 EP0748691B1 (en) | 1995-06-12 | 1996-06-05 | Ink-jet system |
Publications (3)
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EP0748691A2 EP0748691A2 (en) | 1996-12-18 |
EP0748691A3 true EP0748691A3 (en) | 1997-07-30 |
EP0748691B1 EP0748691B1 (en) | 2002-10-02 |
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EP19960201578 Expired - Lifetime EP0748691B1 (en) | 1995-06-12 | 1996-06-05 | Ink-jet system |
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Families Citing this family (4)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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EP0790126B1 (en) | 1996-02-14 | 1999-12-15 | Océ-Technologies B.V. | Print head for an ink-jet printer |
US6020905A (en) * | 1997-01-24 | 2000-02-01 | Lexmark International, Inc. | Ink jet printhead for drop size modulation |
US6186610B1 (en) * | 1998-09-21 | 2001-02-13 | Eastman Kodak Company | Imaging apparatus capable of suppressing inadvertent ejection of a satellite ink droplet therefrom and method of assembling same |
GB0204010D0 (en) * | 2002-02-20 | 2002-04-03 | Xaar Technology Ltd | Droplet deposition apparatus |
Citations (9)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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US4364069A (en) * | 1980-05-08 | 1982-12-14 | Ricoh Co., Ltd. | Multi-ink jet head |
EP0072685A1 (en) * | 1981-08-14 | 1983-02-23 | William Anthony Denne | Droplets-generating device for an ink jet printer |
GB2104006A (en) * | 1981-07-02 | 1983-03-02 | Shinshu Seiki Kk | Ink-jet printer head |
JPS6011369A (en) * | 1983-06-30 | 1985-01-21 | Fujitsu Ltd | Ink jet apparatus |
US4525728A (en) * | 1982-04-27 | 1985-06-25 | Epson Corporation | Ink jet recording head |
EP0214855A2 (en) * | 1985-09-05 | 1987-03-18 | Nec Corporation | Drop-on-demand ink-jet printing apparatus |
US4672398A (en) * | 1984-10-31 | 1987-06-09 | Hitachi Ltd. | Ink droplet expelling apparatus |
EP0608135A2 (en) * | 1993-01-22 | 1994-07-27 | Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha | Ink jet head |
DE4328433A1 (en) * | 1993-08-24 | 1995-03-02 | Heidelberger Druckmasch Ag | Ink jet spray method, and ink jet spray device |
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- 1996-06-05 EP EP19960201578 patent/EP0748691B1/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
Patent Citations (9)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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US4364069A (en) * | 1980-05-08 | 1982-12-14 | Ricoh Co., Ltd. | Multi-ink jet head |
GB2104006A (en) * | 1981-07-02 | 1983-03-02 | Shinshu Seiki Kk | Ink-jet printer head |
EP0072685A1 (en) * | 1981-08-14 | 1983-02-23 | William Anthony Denne | Droplets-generating device for an ink jet printer |
US4525728A (en) * | 1982-04-27 | 1985-06-25 | Epson Corporation | Ink jet recording head |
JPS6011369A (en) * | 1983-06-30 | 1985-01-21 | Fujitsu Ltd | Ink jet apparatus |
US4672398A (en) * | 1984-10-31 | 1987-06-09 | Hitachi Ltd. | Ink droplet expelling apparatus |
EP0214855A2 (en) * | 1985-09-05 | 1987-03-18 | Nec Corporation | Drop-on-demand ink-jet printing apparatus |
EP0608135A2 (en) * | 1993-01-22 | 1994-07-27 | Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha | Ink jet head |
DE4328433A1 (en) * | 1993-08-24 | 1995-03-02 | Heidelberger Druckmasch Ag | Ink jet spray method, and ink jet spray device |
Non-Patent Citations (2)
Title |
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"1985 Sid International Symposium, Digest of Technical Papers", PALISADES INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH SERVICES, INC., NEW YORK, XP002031532 * |
PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 009, no. 128 (M - 384) 4 June 1985 (1985-06-04) * |
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EP0748691B1 (en) | 2002-10-02 |
EP0748691A2 (en) | 1996-12-18 |
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