Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To reduce standby power consumption of a printer device such that a regulation of each nation and various kinds of regulations are cleared while keeping an interface with an external apparatus in an effective state. SOLUTION: A plurality of power reduction techniques for reducing power of a print engine 22 corresponding to regulation values of a plurality of pieces of required standby power consumption are mounted in the printer device 20, the plurality of power reduction techniques mounted in the printer device 20A are presented, selection of a power reduction technique corresponding to the regulation value of the standby power consumption corresponding to the environmental condition under which the printer device 20A is used, is received from the plurality of power reduction techniques, and a printer standby state where the power of the print engine 22 is reduced while maintaining a communication function of a communication control part 21 is set by the power reduction technique selected from the plurality of power reduction techniques. COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To solve a problem wherein a communication interface for data transfer is set regardless of the state of a system and a user's convenience. SOLUTION: The transfer data transmitting side or receiving side electronic equipment side is equipped with a mating side interface information receiving function of receiving communication interfaces usable in mating side electronic equipment; a common interface detecting function of comparing the communication interfaces usable in the mating side electronic equipment, with communication interfaces usable in the own device, to detect the communication interfaces common to both the equipments; and a communication interface setting function of setting one of the communication interfaces common to both devices, as the communication interface of transfer data and informing the mating side electronic equipment. COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To solve the problem that a power shortage takes place in some cases during execution of printing if the printing is started while charging of a sub-power source is not completed. SOLUTION: A printer of an inkjet system comprises (a) a main power source which is connected to a commercial power supply and supplies a first power to a printing head, (b) the sub-power source of a charging type which supplies a second power that compensates for the first power to the printing head when a power necessary for driving of the printing head exceeds the first power during execution of printing, (c) a switch part which is located on a feeding line of the power and electrically connects the sub-power source to the feeding line of the power when the power necessary for driving of the printing head exceeds the first power, (d) a charging state measuring part which measures a charging amount of the sub-power source at least before printing a next page is started, and (e) a printing starting controlling part which stops starting of printing of the next page by the printing head and charges the sub-power source during the time if the measured charging amount does not satisfy a reference value, and which permits starting of printing of the next page by the printing head when the measured charging amount satisfies the reference value. COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To solve the problem that a power source loaded in a printer of an inkjet system becomes large consequent on the fact that a printing resolution is made highly fine and a printing speed is made high. SOLUTION: The printer of the inkjet system is loaded with (a) an image processing part which processes and supplies image data to a printing head, (b) the power source which supplies electric power to the printing head, and (c) a controlling part which, through direct communication with the power source, reduces the supply of a current to the printing head per printing when the supply of the current to the printing head is judged to be in an over current state. COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a printer apparatus of a carriage jet system enabling required gradational expression, a printer system, and a method for driving a printer apparatus. SOLUTION: A carrier jet printer 40 includes an output characteristic conversion circuit 41 which carries out a predetermined conversion process to input signals including information of input dots, thereby converting the signals to printing signals necessary for printing, and a printer head 30 which mixes ink and a dilution liquid to correspond to a density of dots for every printing of dots on the basis of the printing signals to form an ink liquid, and discharges the ink liquid onto a recording medium thereby printing dots onto the recording medium. The output characteristic conversion circuit 41 converts the input signals to printing signals so that a dot-printing means mixes ink with the dilution liquid even when the printing is executed on the basis of the input signals including information of dots of a lowest density.
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent deterioration of the printing quality in time sharing printing in continuous scanning by providing a recording element group of N pieces in the sub-scanning direction with a K dot interval in a printer head such that the K/N becomes an irreducible fraction and dividing the recording element group in groups to be driven at a predetermined timing. SOLUTION: In recording heads 30Y, 30M, 30C, 30K a nozzle group 1 to N of N pieces are arranged in the Y (sub-scanning) direction with a K dot interval number (D dot interval) such that K/N becomes an irreducible fraction. That is, the arrangement is prepared such that a nozzle interval P=K×D is satisfied. An ink tank group 58 supplies inks to the recording heads 30Y, 30M, 30C, 30K through an ink supply pipe 57. The recording heads 30Y, 30M, 30C, 30K select inks from the nozzle group of N pieces and jet the same to a recording paper 53 based on priting data supplied from a predetermined control circuit via a flexible board 55 so as to print a color image.
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To automatically set a head drive voltage simultaneously with the replacement of an ink cartridge and save time and labor for a trouble for adjustment. SOLUTION: A head rank detection part sets a head rank by cutting a specified detection resistance or marking it with an electroconductive substance in accordance with a head rank and changing the combination of resistance values after setting detection resistances beforehand on a head cartridge 2. In addition, a printer reads the combined resistances as analog values through contact points 1, 2, and reads the head rank by converting the analog values into digital values, Thus it is possible to realize a high image quality print without the necessity to adjust the head cartridge 2 when replaced.
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an ink-jet printer capable of removing an under color in accordance with the kind or the presence/absence of a black head by making the black head exchangeable. SOLUTION: A printer head part is constituted of a color printer head 25 for, e.g. a yellow color (Y), a magenta color (M) and a cyan color (C), a binary Bk head 26, a two liquid mixture Bk head 27 exchangeable with the binary Bk head 26, a carriage unit 28 loading the heads and moving in a forward direction or rearward direction of a head feed direction, etc. An optimum under color removal is conducted in accordance with the kind of the black head. If the black head is not present, the under color removal is not carried out, or the like treatment is carried out. Accordingly, even when both a full color image and a text are to be printed, the full color image can be printed with high quality and the text can be printed with sharp and clear black.
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To eliminate contamination due to unnecessary ejection and facilitate change of printing area. SOLUTION: Memories 25-28 each having an address corresponding to a time interval whereby all of the print heads 21-24 can be scanned one time are provided with respect to each of the print heads of respective colors. Enable signal generating means 29-32 are provided corresponding to the memories 25-28, respectively. Control information indicative of an enable interval for each printing is written to each of the generating means 29-32 corresponding to print information written in the respective memory 25-28. Each of the generating means 29-32 is driven in response to the accessing of the respective memory 25-28, then the print information is supplied to the respective print head 21-24 and the enable signal from each of the generating means 29-32 is supplied to the respective print head 21-24. Thereby, each of the print heads 21-24 is driven only during the interval when the respective enable signal is in the high voltage.
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To print an image having sufficient gradation by using a dither method. SOLUTION: Input image data is converted to multiple gradation dithered image data by a dither controller 13. The ink dot diameter of each pixel is controlled by an ink dot diameter controller 15, output as output image data to a D-A converter 17, and then output as a head drive signal to a head driver 4. An image is printed by a printing head 7 by a head application signal based on the head drive signal output from the driver 4.