EP0835757A3 - Method of driving the piezoelectric elements in a print head of a droplets generator - Google Patents
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Abstract
Der Druckkopf hat eine Vielzahl nebeneinander angeordneter Kanäle (3) mit piezoelektrischen Scher-Wandlern. Die Impulsform zur Aktivierung der Wandler wird abhängig von der Anzahl gleichzeitig aktivierter Nachbarkanäle so geändert, dass die Austrittsgeschwindigkeit der Tintentröpfchen konstant ist. Dadurch kann ein besseres Druckbild erreicht werden. The printhead has a large number of channels (3) arranged next to one another with piezoelectric shear transducers. The pulse shape for activating the transducers is changed depending on the number of adjacent channels activated at the same time so that the exit velocity of the ink droplets is constant. This enables a better print image to be achieved.
Applications Claiming Priority (3)
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CH02446/96A CH691049A5 (en) | 1996-10-08 | 1996-10-08 | A method for controlling piezo-elements in a printhead of a droplet generator. |
CH2446/96 | 1996-10-08 | ||
CH244696 | 1996-10-08 |
Publications (3)
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EP0835757A2 EP0835757A2 (en) | 1998-04-15 |
EP0835757A3 true EP0835757A3 (en) | 1999-03-31 |
EP0835757B1 EP0835757B1 (en) | 2002-11-27 |
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EP97810560A Expired - Lifetime EP0835757B1 (en) | 1996-10-08 | 1997-08-08 | Method of driving the piezoelectric elements in a print head of a droplets generator |
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US (1) | US6286925B1 (en) |
EP (1) | EP0835757B1 (en) |
CA (1) | CA2217833C (en) |
CH (1) | CH691049A5 (en) |
DE (1) | DE59708813D1 (en) |
Families Citing this family (13)
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AU7440398A (en) * | 1997-05-15 | 1998-12-08 | Xaar Technology Limited | Operation of droplet deposition apparatus |
EP0936069B1 (en) * | 1998-02-13 | 2007-07-25 | Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha | Ink-jet head driving device |
GB2338927B (en) * | 1998-07-02 | 2000-08-09 | Tokyo Electric Co Ltd | A driving method of an ink-jet head |
GB2338928B (en) | 1998-07-02 | 2000-08-09 | Tokyo Electric Co Ltd | A driving method of an ink-jet head |
JP2000203014A (en) | 1999-01-08 | 2000-07-25 | Fujitsu Ltd | Head drive circuit and inkjet printer equipped with head drive circuit |
DE19911399C2 (en) * | 1999-03-15 | 2001-03-01 | Joachim Heinzl | Method for controlling a piezo print head and piezo print head controlled according to this method |
US7278701B2 (en) * | 2003-07-30 | 2007-10-09 | Lexmark International, Inc. | Method of informing a user of an imaging apparatus of an event via a print fade |
US20070273731A1 (en) * | 2006-05-26 | 2007-11-29 | Icf Technology Limited | Method for driving an ink jet head having piezoelectric actuator |
EP2252461B1 (en) * | 2008-03-17 | 2013-10-16 | Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. | Print head diaphragm support |
WO2014174503A1 (en) | 2013-04-23 | 2014-10-30 | Hewlett-Packard Industrial Printing Ltd. | Cross-talk suppression of adjacent inkjet nozzles |
JP6999317B2 (en) * | 2017-07-21 | 2022-01-18 | 東芝テック株式会社 | Inkjet heads and inkjet printers |
JP2019188613A (en) * | 2018-04-18 | 2019-10-31 | 東芝テック株式会社 | Liquid discharge head |
JP7501629B2 (en) * | 2020-06-29 | 2024-06-18 | コニカミノルタ株式会社 | Inkjet head drive control method and inkjet recording apparatus |
Citations (7)
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EP0376532A1 (en) * | 1988-12-30 | 1990-07-04 | Am International Incorporated | Droplet deposition apparatus |
JPH04175167A (en) * | 1990-11-09 | 1992-06-23 | Citizen Watch Co Ltd | Ink jet head |
US5142296A (en) * | 1990-11-09 | 1992-08-25 | Dataproducts Corporation | Ink jet nozzle crosstalk suppression |
US5221931A (en) * | 1988-04-26 | 1993-06-22 | Canon Kabushiki Kaisha | Driving method for ink jet recording head and ink jet recording apparatus performing the method |
JPH05338165A (en) * | 1992-06-05 | 1993-12-21 | Ricoh Co Ltd | Method for driving liquid jet recording head |
WO1995025011A1 (en) * | 1994-03-16 | 1995-09-21 | Xaar Limited | Improvements relating to pulsed droplet deposition apparatus |
US5461403A (en) * | 1991-08-16 | 1995-10-24 | Compaq Computer Corporation | Droplet volume modulation techniques for ink jet printheads |
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GB9022662D0 (en) * | 1990-10-18 | 1990-11-28 | Xaar Ltd | Method of operating multi-channel array droplet deposition apparatus |
JPH07132590A (en) * | 1993-11-09 | 1995-05-23 | Brother Ind Ltd | Driving of ink jet device |
CH688960A5 (en) | 1994-11-24 | 1998-06-30 | Pelikan Produktions Ag | Droplet generator for microdroplets, especially for an inkjet printer. |
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- 1996-10-08 CH CH02446/96A patent/CH691049A5/en not_active IP Right Cessation
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- 1997-08-08 DE DE59708813T patent/DE59708813D1/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1997-08-08 EP EP97810560A patent/EP0835757B1/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1997-10-07 US US08/946,643 patent/US6286925B1/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1997-10-08 CA CA002217833A patent/CA2217833C/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
Patent Citations (7)
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US5221931A (en) * | 1988-04-26 | 1993-06-22 | Canon Kabushiki Kaisha | Driving method for ink jet recording head and ink jet recording apparatus performing the method |
EP0376532A1 (en) * | 1988-12-30 | 1990-07-04 | Am International Incorporated | Droplet deposition apparatus |
JPH04175167A (en) * | 1990-11-09 | 1992-06-23 | Citizen Watch Co Ltd | Ink jet head |
US5142296A (en) * | 1990-11-09 | 1992-08-25 | Dataproducts Corporation | Ink jet nozzle crosstalk suppression |
US5461403A (en) * | 1991-08-16 | 1995-10-24 | Compaq Computer Corporation | Droplet volume modulation techniques for ink jet printheads |
JPH05338165A (en) * | 1992-06-05 | 1993-12-21 | Ricoh Co Ltd | Method for driving liquid jet recording head |
WO1995025011A1 (en) * | 1994-03-16 | 1995-09-21 | Xaar Limited | Improvements relating to pulsed droplet deposition apparatus |
Non-Patent Citations (2)
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PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 016, no. 480 (M - 1321) 6 October 1992 (1992-10-06) * |
PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 018, no. 173 (M - 1581) 24 March 1994 (1994-03-24) * |
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US6286925B1 (en) | 2001-09-11 |
EP0835757B1 (en) | 2002-11-27 |
CH691049A5 (en) | 2001-04-12 |
CA2217833C (en) | 2005-07-26 |
EP0835757A2 (en) | 1998-04-15 |
DE59708813D1 (en) | 2003-01-09 |
CA2217833A1 (en) | 1998-04-08 |
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