公开(公告)号：US6409300B2

公开(公告)日：2002-06-25

申请号：US33417599

申请日：1999-06-16

Applicant: CANON KK

Inventor： IMANAKA YOSHIYUKI ,  INABA MASAKI ,  IKEDA MASAMI ,  KOIZUMI YUTAKA ,  ORIKASA TSUYOSHI ,  FURUKAWA TATSUO ,  KASHINO TOSHIO ,  KISHIDA HIDEAKI ,  KARITA SEIICHIRO ,  KOYAMA SHUJI ,  TERAI HARUHIKO ,  HAYASAKI KIMIYUKI ,  KATAO SHUICHI ,  GOTO AKIRA ,  OMATA KOUICHI ,  MARU HIROYUKI ,  IZUMIDA MASAAKI ,  KAMIYAMA YUJI ,  ONO TAKAYUKI

IPC: B41J2/05 ,  B41J2/155 ,  B41J29/393 ,  B41J2/01

CPC classification number: B41J2/04506 ,  B41J2/04541 ,  B41J2/04543 ,  B41J2/04563 ,  B41J2/04565 ,  B41J2/0458 ,  B41J2/04588 ,  B41J2/04591 ,  B41J2/04598 ,  B41J2/155 ,  B41J29/393 ,  B41J2202/17 ,  B41J2202/20 ,  B41J2202/21

Abstract: A printing head has a plurality of heater boards, each of which includes a shift register to which printing data and selection data for selecting preheating pulse signals are applied as inputs, a latch circuit for latching the printing data, a selection-data latch circuit for latching the selection data, a selection circuit for selecting any one of a plurality of preheating pulse signals inputted in accordance with the latched selection data, and a plurality of heating resistors driven by the printing data or preheating pulse signals. Correction data, obtained by a head correcting apparatus, for performing printing at an average density by correcting the characteristics of each heater board is stored in a memory of the printing head. A printing apparatus decides the selection data in accordance with the correction data and sets the selection data in the selection-data latch circuit.

Abstract translation: 打印头具有多个加热器板，每个加热板包括一个移位寄存器，打印数据和用于选择预热脉冲信号的选择数据被作为输入，用于锁存打印数据的锁存电路，一个选择数据锁存电路， 锁存选择数据，用于选择根据锁存的选择数据输入的多个预热脉冲信号中的任何一个的选择电路和由打印数据或预热脉冲信号驱动的多个加热电阻。 通过头校正装置获得的用于通过校正每个加热器板的特性以平均密度进行打印的校正数据被存储在打印头的存储器中。 打印装置根据校正数据确定选择数据，并将选择数据设置在选择数据锁存电路中。

公开(公告)号：EP0811495A3

公开(公告)日：1998-08-19

申请号：EP97303994

申请日：1997-06-09

Applicant: CANON KK

Inventor： ASAKAWA YOSHIE ,  KUDO KIYOMITSU ,  KOIZUMI YUTAKA ,  SUGAMA SADAYUKI ,  AONO KIYOMI ,  ABE TSUTOMU ,  ISHINAGA HIROYUKI ,  KASHINO TOSHIO ,  KARITA SEIICHIRO ,  OKAZAKI TAKESHI ,  OMATA KOUICHI ,  KUBOTA MASAHIKO ,  TAJIMA HIROKI ,  YOSHIHIRA AYA

IPC: B41J2/14 ,  B41J2/05

CPC classification number: B41J2/14048 ,  B41J2/14129 ,  B41J2202/21

Abstract: The present invention provides a liquid discharging head comprising a discharge port for discharging liquid, a bubble generating area (11) for generating a bubble in the liquid, a movable member (31) disposed in a confronting relation to the bubble generating area and displaceable between a first position and a second position more spaced apart from the bubble generating area than the first position, and side members integrally formed with at least parts of the movable member on its both sides and shiftable together with the movable member and adapted to cover sides of a bubble generated, and wherein the movable member is shifted from the first position to the second position by pressure due to generation of the bubble in the bubble generating area, and the bubble is more expanded downstream than upstream of a direction toward the discharge port by the displacement of the movable member. The present invention further provides a head cartridge having such a liquid discharging head and a liquid discharging apparatus having such a liquid discharging head.

公开(公告)号：EP0791463A3

公开(公告)日：1998-07-08

申请号：EP96114621

申请日：1996-09-12

Applicant: CANON KK

Inventor： ABE TSUTOMU ,  KOIZUMI YUTAKA ,  AONO KIYOMI ,  KARITA SEIICHIRO ,  OMATA KOUICHI ,  TAJIMA HIROKI

IPC: B41J2/17 ,  B41J2/175

CPC classification number: B41J2/17523 ,  B41J2/1721 ,  B41J2/17513 ,  B41J2/17556 ,  B41J2/17559 ,  B41J2002/1728

Abstract: An ink tank (10) has an ink container (11) storing the ink to be used in the printing apparatus (102), a waste ink container (13) storing the ink used in the printing apparatus, an atmosphere communication hole (36) provided in the waste ink container(13), and a coupling member (18, 19) provided on one of or both of the ink container (11) and the waste ink container (13) and provided for coupling the ink container (11) and the waste ink container (13), and forming an ink guide path (46) for guiding the ink flown from the atmosphere communication hole (36) to a predetermined position of the ink container (11) or the waste ink container (13). An elastic body (16) has a domed shape, and is used at a coupling portion (20A, 20B, 20C) in one of or both of the ink container (11) and the waste ink container (13), the coupling portion (20A, 20B, 20C) for coupling the containers (11, 13) to the printing apparatus (102).

公开(公告)号：EP0811490A3

公开(公告)日：1998-11-25

申请号：EP97303927

申请日：1997-06-06

Applicant: CANON KK

Inventor： ASAKAWA YOSHIE ,  OKAZAKI TAKESHI ,  KASHINO TOSHIO ,  OMATA KOUICHI ,  YOSHIHIRA AYA ,  KUDO KIYOMITSU ,  KATO MASAO ,  TSUBOI HITOSHI ,  TAJIKA HIROSHI

IPC: B41J2/05 ,  B41J2/14

CPC classification number: B41J2/04528 ,  B41J2/04563 ,  B41J2/0458 ,  B41J2/04588 ,  B41J2/04591 ,  B41J2/04593 ,  B41J2/04598 ,  B41J2/14024 ,  B41J2/14048 ,  B41J2/14056 ,  B41J2202/21

Abstract: A liquid ejection method includes preparing a head comprising an ejection outlet (18) for ejecting the liquid, a bubble generation region for generating the bubble in the liquid, a movable member (31) disposed faced to the bubble generation region (11) and displaceable between a first position and a second position further from the bubble generation region (11) than the first position; displacing the movable member (31) from the first position to the second position by pressure produced by the generation of the bubble in the bubble generating portion (11) to permit expansion of the bubble more in a downstream side closer to the ejection outlet (18) than in an upstream side; supplying, to a heat generating element (2) for applying thermal energy to the bubble generating region (11), a driving pulse divided into a first pulse and an adjacent second pulse with interval time therebetween; pre-heating the liquid by the first pulse to an extent not enough to eject the liquid through the ejection outlet; generating a bubble by heating the liquid by the second pulse to eject the liquid through the ejection outlet (18); controlling a degree of pre-heating of the liquid by changing at least one of a pulse width of the first pulse or the interval time.

Abstract translation: 一种液体喷射方法，包括：制备一个头在喷射出口，其包括用于喷射液体，在液体中产生气泡的气泡发生区域，一可动件，面向所述气泡发生区域，并在第一位置和另外的第二位置之间移动 从比第一位置的气泡发生区域; 通过在气泡发生部分的气泡的发生而产生的，以允许气泡的扩展更在下游侧比在上游侧更靠近喷射出口的压力可动件从第一位置到第二位置移动; 供给，在热产生元件，用于将热能施加到气泡产生区，一个驱动脉冲分成第一脉冲和与间隔时间之间存在相邻的第二脉冲; 由第一脉冲在幅度不足以喷射通过喷射出口的液体预加热的液体; 通过由第二脉冲加热液体以喷射通过所述喷射出口的液体中产生气泡; 控制通过改变第一脉冲或间隔时间的脉冲宽度中的至少一个一定程度的液体的预加热的。

公开(公告)号：EP0721845A3

公开(公告)日：1998-12-30

申请号：EP96100283

申请日：1996-01-10

Applicant: CANON KK

Inventor： OMATA KOUICHI ,  HARADA TSUTOMU ,  FUKUSHIMA TATSUYA

IPC: B41J2/165

CPC classification number: B41J2/16526

Abstract: A liquid jet recording apparatus is structured to enable recording liquid to circulate by conductively connecting the recording head (13) for discharging recording liquid and means for retaining recording liquid through a forwarding path (30) for recording liquid to flow into the head and a returning path (31) for recording liquid to flow out from the head. This apparatus comprises means (11,9) for generating pressure to suck recording liquid on the returning path (31) from the head (13), while exerting pressure on recording liquid in the forwarding path (30) toward the head (13). In this way, dust particles and air bubbles in ink are removed without allowing ink to flow out of the discharge ports (15) of the recording head so as to save the consumption of ink to be used wastefully when a recovery operation is executed for the apparatus.

公开(公告)号：DE69911819D1

公开(公告)日：2003-11-13

申请号：DE69911819

申请日：1999-01-26

Applicant: CANON KK

Inventor： ISHIMATSU SHIN ,  ABE TSUTOMU ,  OKAZAKI TAKESHI ,  OMATA KOUICHI

IPC: B41J2/14 ,  B41J2/16

公开(公告)号：DE69527690T2

公开(公告)日：2003-04-03

申请号：DE69527690

申请日：1995-11-07

Applicant: CANON KK

Inventor： OMATA KOUICHI ,  KOIZUMI YUTAKA ,  KASHINO TOSHIO ,  KARITA SEIICHIRO ,  TERAI HARUHIKO ,  TAJIMA HIROKI ,  IKETANI MASARU

IPC: B41J2/05 ,  B41J2/155

Abstract: An ink jet recording method for recording by use of an ink jet head, which is provided with a plurality of elemental substrates having a plurality of discharge energy generating elements arranged in line, the substrates being arranged in the direction of such line, comprises the step of selecting adjacent discharge energy generating elements between adjacent elemental substrates to be ready for driving simultaneously or continuously, or the step of shifting the position to start the driving cycle for the discharge energy generating elements from the respective seamed portions between the elemental substrates, hence reducing the unevenness of prints brought about on the seamed portions between elemental substrates.

公开(公告)号：DE69621218T2

公开(公告)日：2002-10-31

申请号：DE69621218

申请日：1996-09-12

Applicant: CANON KK

Inventor： ABE TSUTOMU ,  KOIZUMI YUTAKA ,  AONO KIYOMI ,  KARITA SEIICHIRO ,  OMATA KOUICHI ,  TAJIMA HIROKI

IPC: B41J2/17 ,  B41J2/175

Abstract: An ink tank (10) has an ink container (11) storing the ink to be used in the printing apparatus (102), a waste ink container (13) storing the ink used in the printing apparatus, an atmosphere communication hole (36) provided in the waste ink container(13), and a coupling member (18, 19) provided on one of or both of the ink container (11) and the waste ink container (13) and provided for coupling the ink container (11) and the waste ink container (13), and forming an ink guide path (46) for guiding the ink flown from the atmosphere communication hole (36) to a predetermined position of the ink container (11) or the waste ink container (13). An elastic body (16) has a domed shape, and is used at a coupling portion (20A, 20B, 20C) in one of or both of the ink container (11) and the waste ink container (13), the coupling portion (20A, 20B, 20C) for coupling the containers (11, 13) to the printing apparatus (102).

公开(公告)号：AU706934B2

公开(公告)日：1999-07-01

申请号：AU3664795

申请日：1995-11-03

Applicant: CANON KK

Inventor： OMATA KOUICHI ,  KIOZUMI YUTAKI ,  KASHINO TOSHIO ,  KARITA SEIICHIRO ,  TERAI HARUHIKO ,  TAJIMA HIROKI ,  IKETANI MASARU

IPC: B41J2/05 ,  B41J2/155

Abstract: An ink jet recording method for recording by use of an ink jet head, which is provided with a plurality of elemental substrates having a plurality of discharge energy generating elements arranged in line, the substrates being arranged in the direction of such line, comprises the step of selecting adjacent discharge energy generating elements between adjacent elemental substrates to be ready for driving simultaneously or continuously, or the step of shifting the position to start the driving cycle for the discharge energy generating elements from the respective seamed portions between the elemental substrates, hence reducing the unevenness of prints brought about on the seamed portions between elemental substrates.

公开(公告)号：AU2474797A

公开(公告)日：1997-12-11

申请号：AU2474797

申请日：1997-06-06

Applicant: CANON KK

Inventor： KUDO KIYOMITSU ,  KOIZUMI YUTAKA ,  SUGAMA SADAYUKI ,  AONO KIYOMI ,  ABE TSUTOMU ,  ISHINAGA HIROYUKI ,  KASHINO TOSHIO ,  KARITA SEIICHIRO ,  OKAZAKI TAKESHI ,  OMATA KOUICHI ,  KUBOTA MASAHIKO ,  TAJIMA HIROKI ,  YOSHIHIRA AYA ,  ASAKAWA YOSHIE

IPC: B41J2/14 ,  B41J2/055 ,  B41J2/05 ,  B41J2/21

Abstract: The present invention provides a liquid discharging head comprising a discharge port for discharging liquid, a bubble generating area for generating a bubble in the liquid, a movable member disposed in a confronting relation to the bubble generating area and displaceable between a first position and a second position more spaced apart from the bubble generating area than the first position, and side members integrally formed with at least parts of the movable member on its both sides and shiftable together with the movable member and adapted to cover sides of a bubble generated, and wherein the movable member is shifted from the first position to the second position by pressure due to generation of the bubble in the bubble generating area, and the bubble is more expanded downstream than upstream of a direction toward the discharge port by the displacement of the movable member. The present invention further provides a head cartridge having such a liquid discharging head and a liquid discharging apparatus having such a liquid discharging head.