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20080218540 | DUAL PRINTER FOR REGULAR AND RAISED PRINT - Disclosed is an ink jet printing device including an ink jet print head and a print region surface toward which ink is jetted from the ink jet print head, wherein a height distance between the ink jet print head and the print region surface is adjustable. The ink jet printing device is thus a dual printing device capable of printing both regular height and raised height images such as Braille. | 09-11-2008 |
20080218541 | PRINTER - A printer includes a holding unit, a printer head, a supporting device, a movement controller and a printing controller. The holding unit is configured to hold a print substrate having a surface to be printed. The axes X and Y pass through the print substrate. The movement controller is configured to move the holding unit and the printer head relative to each other in the directions of the axes X, Y and Z which are substantially perpendicular to each other and configured to rotate the holding unit about the axes X and Y relative to the printer head. The printing controller is configured to control ejection of the ink from the printer head according to a relative position of the holding unit and the printer head. | 09-11-2008 |
20080218542 | PRINTER AND PRINTING METHOD - A printer includes a holding unit, a printer head, a movement controller and a printing controller. The holding unit is configured to hold a print substrate having a surface to be printed. The printer head is configured to eject ink from a plurality of ejection nozzles to the surface. The movement controller is configured to move the holding unit and the printer head relative to each other. The printing controller is configured to control ejection of the ink from the printer head according to a surface curvature of the surface and a relative position of the holding unit and the printer head. | 09-11-2008 |
20080238958 | CARRIAGE, RECORDING APPARATUS, AND LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS - A carriage carries a recording unit and is movable while being supported by a guiding member. The recording unit performs recording on a recording medium in a scanning direction in which the guiding member extends and the carriage moves with the recording unit. The carriage includes a guided member that is in contact with the guiding member at two positions spaced apart from each other by a distance d in the scanning direction. The guided member is swingable in conformity with a bend in the guiding member while moving in the scanning direction. When the guiding member is supported by a plurality of supporting members provided at a span L in the scanning direction, the distance d satisfies Expression (1) below: | 10-02-2008 |
20080238959 | Image Recording Apparatus - An image recording apparatus improves the operating efficiency while preventing trouble due to the contact of a recording medium with a discharging surface of a recording head. A distance sensor for detecting the distance of the leading edge of a sheet from a conveying surface is provided upstream from the inkjet head in the conveying direction of the sheet. A gap control unit controls a frame moving mechanism to move the inkjet head up so that a gap between the discharging surface and the conveying surface increases when the distance detected by the distance sensor is above a first distance, and the gap distance may be increased by different amounts depending on the distance detected by the distance sensor. A discharging control unit controls the inkjet head to discharge ink droplets after the gap is increased. | 10-02-2008 |
20080266337 | PRINTER SYSTEM HAVING CONTROLLER WITH CORRECTION FOR NOZZLE DISPLACEMENT - A printing system is provided having a carrier, a printhead module carried by the carrier and a controller. The printhead module has at least one row of ink ejection nozzles. Each of the nozzles is configured to eject ink in response to fire signals from the controller. The controller is configured to determine erroneous rotational displacement of the printhead module relative to the carrier, determine a correction factor based on a thickness of media being printed that at least partially compensates for ink dot displacement by at least one of the nozzles, and using the correction factor, alter the output of the fire signals to the nozzles so as to alter the ejection of ink dots to at least partially compensate for the rotational displacement. | 10-30-2008 |
20080273049 | Ascent and Descent Apparatus for Liquid Material Spray Printer - Disclosed is an ascent and descent apparatus for a liquid material spray printer, which may control a distance between a subject to be coated and a spray assembly optimally. The apparatus includes a predetermined number of rotary shafts installed in a vertical direction and having spiral ridges on outer circumferences thereof, the rotary shafts being selectively rotated by a driving motor; and a lifting member installed to the rotary shafts to support a transferring table to which a subject to be coated is mounted, the lifting member having a spiral ridge with a shape conforming to the spiral ridges of the rotary shafts so that the transferring table is lifted when the rotary shafts are rotated. | 11-06-2008 |
20080278525 | Height-adjusting foolproof apparatus for a printing module - A height-adjusting foolproof apparatus for a printing module used in a large ink-jet printer comprises a first adjusting member in connection with a printing module for moving the printing module vertically and a second adjusting member in connection with the large ink-jet printer for presetting the height of the printing module according to the thickness or hardness of a material. After the second adjusting member is adjusted to the position of the preset height, the first adjusting member together with the printing module are leveled downward until the first adjusting member is against a protrusion of the second adjusting member, so that the printing module is pulled at the preset height. | 11-13-2008 |
20080284803 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus is provided with a recording device for printing a recording medium, a conveyance unit arranged below the recording device to face the recording device and adapted to convey the recording medium, and an elevator for moving the conveyance unit upward and downward. The elevator includes an eccentric cam having an eccentrically located rotation axis line. The conveyance unit has a contact surface to be held in contact with the circumferential surface of the eccentric cam and is moved upward and downward by the rotation of the eccentric cam. | 11-20-2008 |
20090002410 | Inkjet Printer and Printing Method - Data is printed predetermined number of times on a print area having a width W | 01-01-2009 |
20090002411 | METHOD AND APPARATUS TO MAINTAIN IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A method and apparatus to maintain an image forming apparatus. The method includes: detecting an actual separation distance from an initial position of a platen, which moves during maintenance operations, to the maximum separation position of the platen; and compensating distance information to move the platen using the detected actual separation distance and a set separation distance. Therefore, the position on a moving path of the platen, which moves to perform the maintenance operations to maintain a performance of an array inkjet head included in the image forming apparatus, can be compensated, and thus, an optimal maintenance can be performed. | 01-01-2009 |
20090002412 | FLUID EJECTING APPARATUS AND FLUID EJECTION CONTROL METHOD USED BY FLUID EJECTING APPARATUS - The invention provides a fluid ejecting apparatus that includes: an apparatus body; and a plurality of fluid ejecting heads that can eject fluid onto a fluid ejection target medium. In the configuration of the fluid ejecting apparatus according to an aspect of the invention, at least one of the plurality of fluid ejecting heads can move in a predetermined direction that intersects the transport direction of the fluid ejection target medium so as to change the relative positions of the plurality of fluid ejecting heads as viewed in the predetermined direction that intersects the transport direction of the fluid ejection target medium. | 01-01-2009 |
20090040252 | RECORDING APPARATUS AND RECOVERY METHOD - A recording apparatus includes recording heads mounted in a carriage which can move in a direction vertical to a main surface of a recording medium, a guide rail which guides movement of the carriage, and a recovery unit which recovers recording characteristics. The carriage has a regulating section which regulates vertical upward movement of the carriage. A regulating section distance between the guide rail and regulating section is switchable between a first distance and a second distance which is smaller than the first distance. The regulating section distance is set to the second distance when the recovery unit performs a recovery operation. | 02-12-2009 |
20090051715 | Segmented receiver table and throw distance calibration for a digital printer - A receiver table ( | 02-26-2009 |
20090058895 | INKJET PRINTING APPARATUS - In an inkjet printing apparatus, uneven density is reduced while suppressing a landing position deviation caused by a difference of head-to-medium distances in a printing medium conveying direction. Specifically, predetermined patterns for detecting a difference of the head-to-medium distances are printed. Reading of the patterns is performed and then a detection of a difference between the head-to-medium distances is performed based on the reading result. Then, adjustment of the head-to-medium distance is performed based on the difference between the head-to-medium distances detected. Specifically, the respective head-to-medium distances at the upstream side ejection port and the downstream side ejection port are made equal by changing an attitude of the print head. | 03-05-2009 |
20090066735 | STAMP HAVING WITH A GOVERNOR FOR REGULATING MOTION OF THE A PRINTHEAD - Provided is a stamp having a housing defining an opening, and a printhead and ink cartridge arrangement housed within the housing. The printhead is displaceable between a protected position within the housing and a printing position in which the printhead is exposed via the opening. The stamp also includes control circuitry configured to control the printhead for printing preprogrammed indicia on a print media, the control circuitry including a memory for storing said indicia. The stamp further includes a mechanical arrangement with a governor for displacing the printhead from the protected position to the printing position, said governor regulating motion of the printhead during printing. | 03-12-2009 |
20090085941 | PRINTER CONTROLLER FOR CORRECTION OF ROTATIONALLY DISPLACED PRINTHEAD - A printer controller is provided for supplying ejection data to a printhead mounted to a carrier and having a plurality of ejection nozzles. The printer controller is configured to determine a rotational displacement of the printhead relative to the carrier, determine a correction factor at least partially based on a thickness of media being printed on so as to at least partially compensate for the determined rotational displacement, and alter the supply of the ejection data based on the correction factor. | 04-02-2009 |
20090102871 | Method for measuring a gap between an intermediate imaging member and a print head using thermal characteristics - A method uses temperature measurements for a print head and an imaging member to identify a distance between a print head and an imaging member and a heat transfer function. The method includes heating an imaging member to a predetermined imaging member temperature, activating a heat source to heat a print head to a predetermined print head temperature while the print head is at a non-imaging position with reference to the imaging member, moving the heated print head to a print position with reference to the imaging member, the print position being closer to the imaging member than the non-imaging position, deactivating the heat source, measuring a first temperature for the print head in response to a first time period expiring, and identifying a distance between the print head in the print position and the imaging member from the temperature measured for the print head, the predetermined imaging member temperature, and a difference between the predetermined print head temperature and the temperature measured for the print head. | 04-23-2009 |
20090102872 | IMAGE RECORDING APPARATUS - An image recording apparatus including: a medium-convey belt; a recording head; an image sensor being movable together with the recording head and including an image-pickup element, an image-forming optical system, and a light-entering surface which is more distant from the medium-convey belt than an ejection surface of the recording head, and a raising and lowering mechanism which positions the recording head, wherein the recording head is positioned, when in an inspecting mode in which the recording head is inspected, at a first height at which an optical image of an image recorded on the medium-convey belt or recorded on the recording medium on the medium-convey belt is formed on the image-pickup element by the image-forming optical system, while positioned, when in a normal recording mode, at a second height at which the ejection surface is more distant from the medium-convey belt than at the first height, and wherein the image sensor picks up the image when the recording head is positioned at the first height. | 04-23-2009 |
20090102873 | LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS AND LIQUID EJECTING METHOD - A liquid ejecting apparatus includes a first nozzle, a second nozzle, an image formation control unit, a latent image formation control unit, and a position detection unit. The first nozzle ejects a first liquid droplet for forming an image on a recording medium. The second nozzle ejects a second liquid droplet that is transparent to visible light for forming a latent image on the recording medium. The image formation control unit, during the relative movement, ejects the first liquid droplet onto the recording medium to thereby form an image pattern. The latent image formation control unit ejects the second liquid droplet onto the recording medium so as to overlap the image pattern to thereby form a latent image pattern. The position detection unit recognizes the latent image pattern as a reference position on the recording medium and detects a relative position between the recording medium and the first nozzle. | 04-23-2009 |
20090122094 | INK JET PRINTING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING INK JET PRINTING APPARATUS - The present invention provides an ink jet printing apparatus that inhibits possible density unevenness in an image even though the apparatus performs printing by driving a fan mounted therein. The ink jet printing apparatus according to the present invention includes a print head having an ejection port through which ink is ejected and scanning a print medium in a direction orthogonal to a direction in which the print medium is conveyed, while ejecting droplets to the print medium for printing. A fan performing rotational driving is mounted in the ink jet printing apparatus. The fan is driven so as to vary the number of revolutions thereof for every predetermined amount of scan performed by the print head. | 05-14-2009 |
20090135216 | Liquid ejection apparatus - A liquid ejection apparatus for discharging a medium on which liquid is ejected by a discharge roller after ejecting liquid on the medium by a liquid ejection head includes a medium pressing roller for controlling floatation of the medium between the liquid ejection head and the discharge roller, the medium pressing roller being provided on a rotatable discharge frame, wherein the liquid ejection apparatus operates by switching between a first mode where the medium pressing roller moves to an upper position by rotation of the discharge frame and a second mode where the medium pressing roller moves to a lower position than the first mode to press the medium downward. | 05-28-2009 |
20090160889 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PRINTING ON VARIABLE THICKNESS PRINT MEDIA - A method for printing information on a print medium, such as a mailpiece, that includes determining a thickness of the medium while it is being transported toward a print head, such as an ink jet print head, causing the distance between the top surface of the medium the print head when the medium is located below the print head to be within a specified range based on the determined thickness, and printing the information on the print medium. Also, an apparatus includes a printing station having a print head, a transport mechanism for transporting the medium toward the printing station, and a thickness measuring mechanism. The apparatus is structured to cause the distance between the top surface of the medium and a portion of the print head when the medium is located below the print head to be within a specified distance range based on the thickness of the medium. | 06-25-2009 |
20090174737 | INKJET PRINTER ASSEMBLY - An inkjet printer assembly includes a cartridge which has a pagewidth printhead integrated circuit (IC) and a printhead auxiliary member. The auxiliary member is operatively rotatable between a platen position, to support a printing medium proximate the IC, a blotting position, to blot the printhead IC, and a capping position, to cap the printhead IC. The assembly also includes a cradle configured to receive the cartridge such that the printhead IC is adjacent a media feed path. The cradle has a transmission assembly arranged selectively to engage and rotate the printhead auxiliary member. The assembly also includes a controller arranged to determine a performance characteristic of the cartridge and to operate said transmission assembly, printhead IC and printhead auxiliary member in response to the determined performance characteristic. | 07-09-2009 |
20090179927 | PRINTER WITH PAPER GUIDE ON THE PRINTHEAD AND PAGEWIDTH PLATEN ROTATED INTO POSITION - An inkjet printer having an inkjet printhead having at least one printhead IC for ejecting ink, and a support structure for mounting the ink jet printhead in the printer and supporting the at least one printhead IC. The support structure has a paper guide adjacent the at least one printhead IC. The printer also has a print platen for facing the at least one printhead IC during printing to define a gap between the print platen and the at least one printhead IC, the print platen having a guide surface for directing the sheets of print media into the gap. A media feed path extends through the printer along which sheets of media substrate are fed, the media feed path being partially defined by the paper guide on the support structure and the guide surface of the print platen. During use, the sheets of print media path in sliding contact with the paper guide and spaced from the guide surface during printing. | 07-16-2009 |
20090179928 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image-forming apparatus includes a head unit configured to include line-type recording heads for ejecting ink droplets, a transport mechanism disposed facing the recording head and configured to transport a sheet, a maintain-recovery mechanism disposed downstream from the transport mechanism in a direction in which the sheet is transported and configured to maintain and recover the line type recording heads, and a head drive mechanism configured to move the head unit between a position facing the transport mechanism and a position facing the maintain-recovery mechanism in the direction in which the sheet is transported. | 07-16-2009 |
20090189932 | DROPLET EMITTING APPARATUS HAVING PIEZOELECTRIC VOLTAGE GENERATOR AND METHOD OF EMITTING A DROPLET USING THE SAME - Provided are a droplet emitting apparatus and a method of emitting droplets using the same. The apparatus includes a solution tank for containing a solution; a nozzle including an opening through which at least a droplet of the solution is emitted; and a voltage generator including a piezoelectric material for generating a voltage by instantaneous pressure application, wherein the voltage generated by the pressure to the piezoelectric material is applied to the solution in order for the at least a droplet of the solution to be emitted through the nozzle | 07-30-2009 |
20090201325 | Method For The Printing Of Homogeneous Electronic Material With A Multi-Ejector Print Head - Printing systems are disclosed that produce homogenous, smooth edged printed patterns (such as integrated circuit (IC) patterns) by separating pattern layouts into discrete design layers having only parallel layout features. By printing each design layer in a printing direction aligned with the parallel layout features, the individual print solution droplets deposited onto the substrate do not dry before adjacent droplets are deposited. Therefore, printed patterns having accurate geometries and consistent electrical properties can be printed. | 08-13-2009 |
20090219311 | Droplet Applying Apparatus, Method for Measuring Gap of Droplet Ejecting Section and Method for Adjusting Gap of Droplet Ejecting Section - A droplet applying apparatus includes a base | 09-03-2009 |
20090231368 | Inkjet head, method of detecting ejection abnormality of the inkjet head, and method of forming film - There are provided n number of line-type inkjet nozzles ( | 09-17-2009 |
20090231369 | INKJET RECORDING APPARATUS - A inkjet recording apparatus includes a first inkjet head which ejects color ink having one of a hydrophobic property and an aqueous property; a second inkjet head which ejects colorless ink having the remaining the other property; and an ejection controller which controls the first inkjet head to eject the color ink on an image region and controls the second inkjet head to eject the colorless ink on an ejection region contacting the image region with a boundary therebetween. The ejection controller controls the first and second inkjet heads so that the colorless ink ejected from the second inkjet head reaches a second minute segment in the ejection region, the second minute segment adjacent to a first minute segment in the image region with the boundary interposed therebetween, before the color ink ejected from the first inkjet head reaches the first minute segment in the image region. | 09-17-2009 |
20090237427 | IMAGE RECORDING APPARATUS - In an image recording apparatus, there are oppositely arranged an image recording section capable of recording an image all over the recording width of a recording medium, and a platen section which holds the recording medium and which conveys the recording medium perpendicularly to a width direction of the recording medium. A platen driving unit can vary a space between the image recording section and the platen section. Positioning pins of a carriage are engaged with slide hooks to set a space between the platen driving unit and the image recording section. | 09-24-2009 |
20090244123 | Printing apparatus - A printing apparatus to form an image on a recording medium is provided. The printing apparatus includes a recording head, an ink cartridge, which contains the ink therein, an ink cartridge storage to store the ink cartridge, an ink conveyer tube, which connects the recording head and the ink cartridge to convey the ink, and a maintenance system having an aspirator to aspirate the ink to be drawn in the recording head and the ink conveyer tube and a cap to cover a nozzle surface of the recording head, and a releasing system, which is arranged in the ink conveyer tube to switch an open state and a closed state. The releasing system is arranged in a position higher than a position of the ink cartridge so that the releasing system and the ink cartridge have a predetermined water head difference therebetween. | 10-01-2009 |
20090244124 | IMAGE RECORDING APPARATUS - An image recording apparatus includes a recording section having a head holding member holding a plurality of head units ejecting ink, and a position adjusting mechanism including position adjusting members, each being provided for each head unit, for adjusting a position of the head unit relative to the head holding member according to movement thereof, a driving mechanism for generating a force moving the position adjusting member, and transmission mechanisms, each being provided for each position adjusting member, for transmitting the force generated by the driving mechanism to the position adjusting member, the driving mechanism selecting the transmission mechanism to be transmitted with the force from the plurality of transmission mechanisms to supply the force to only the selected transmission mechanism. | 10-01-2009 |
20090256872 | Print Head and Printer Equipped Therewith - A print head which prevents printing force from being reduced by making the distance between the tip of a printing wire and a printing medium adjustable, and a printer equipped therewith are provided. When the tip of a wire ( | 10-15-2009 |
20090256873 | PRINTING APPARATUS AND PRINTING METHOD - The present invention forms a high-quality image by using a print head, in which a plurality of arrayed small heads, each having a plurality of print elements arranged in columns, are arranged so that at least two sets of print elements in adjoining small heads are aligned in a scan direction. The print head and a print medium are moved relative to each other in the scan direction crossing a direction of the print element columns. The print elements are divided into a plurality of drive blocks and activated the drive blocks on a time-division basis. The small heads each have the plurality of print elements arranged in columns, the number of print elements being equal to an integer times the number of time-division drive blocks. Drive timings with which to activate the paired print elements aligned in the scan direction are the same time-division drive timing. | 10-15-2009 |
20090273619 | LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS - A liquid ejecting apparatus includes at least one liquid ejecting head having a nozzle surface formed with a nozzle array which is operable to eject liquid toward a target medium and extends in a first direction, a reference surface perpendicular to the nozzle surface, and two correctors arranged side by side with a predetermined distance and brought into contact with the reference surface. | 11-05-2009 |
20090284556 | RECORDING APPARATUS - A recording apparatus includes: a recording head that performs recording on a recording target medium; a driving mechanism that is capable of causing the recording head to move closer to the recording target medium or move away from the recording target medium; and a controlling section that determines driving amount for one driving operation that is performed by the driving mechanism on the basis of results of a comparison made between a first recording head movement direction that is taken or to be taken in the one driving operation and a second recording head movement direction that was taken in another driving operation that is immediately before the one driving operation and thus precedes the one driving operation. | 11-19-2009 |
20090295850 | RECORDING APPARATUS - Durability of a recording apparatus is enhanced. The recording apparatus includes: a carriage that carries a recording head which discharges a liquid onto a recording medium; and a guide unit that supports the carriage so as to be freely movable. The carriage has a first sliding surface and a second sliding surface. The first sliding surface is slidable on the guide unit, and the second sliding surface is displaceable with respect to the carriage and slidable on the guide unit. The recording apparatus is switchable between a first condition in which the guide unit and the first sliding surface are in contact with each other, and a second condition in which the guide unit and the second sliding surface are in contact with each other. | 12-03-2009 |
20090303268 | FORMING IMAGES WITH STITCHED SWATHS - A method for forming an image on recording media includes providing a support adapted to receive the recording media; providing a controller programmed for controlling a print head comprising a plurality of individually controllable marking elements to form the image on the recording media in accordance with image data corresponding to the image; and operating the print head to form a plurality of sub-images on the recording media, wherein the plurality of sub-images are stitched together to form the image with a stitching pattern that is determined based at least one a size of a portion of a feature of the image that can be formed in each sub-image of the plurality of sub-images. | 12-10-2009 |
20090309905 | Droplet Discharging and Drawing Apparatus - A defect repairing apparatus ( | 12-17-2009 |
20090309906 | INKJET APPLICATION DEVICE, MULTI-LAYERED INFORMATION RECORDING MEDIUM, AND METHOD OF PRODUCING THE MEDIUM - An inkjet coating device, which applies a radioactive-ray curable resin to a subject, while moving either the subject or an inkjet head relative to the other, includes an inkjet head provided with an inkjet unit having an inkjet nozzle for ejecting droplets of the radioactive-ray curable resin and a radioactive-ray irradiation unit that is placed on the rear side of the inkjet unit in a moving direction relative to the subject so as to be spaced therefrom with a predetermined distance, and irradiates the radioactive-ray curable resin coated onto the subject with radioactive rays; and a driving unit that moves the inkjet head relative to the subject. | 12-17-2009 |
20090315929 | Drop Coating Apparatus - A droplet applying apparatus includes a base | 12-24-2009 |
20090322810 | FLUID EJECTING APPARATUS AND FLUID EJECTING METHOD - A fluid ejecting apparatus includes a rotatable drum that holds a medium on a periphery thereof, a head that ejects a fluid onto the medium held by the drum, a fixing portion that fixes the fluid ejected from the head onto the medium, an outer-radius measuring portion that measures an outer radius of the drum, an adjusting portion that adjusts a distance between the drum and the head, and a controller that causes the adjusting portion to adjust a distance between the head and the medium in accordance with a variation in the outer radius of the drum measured by the outer-radius measuring portion. | 12-31-2009 |
20100002029 | IMAGE RECORDING APPARATUS AND INKJET APPARATUS FOR DOUBLE-SIDE RECORDING - The inkjet apparatus for double-side recording, comprises: liquid ejection heads which are disposed on either side of a recording medium and face each other across the recording medium, the liquid ejection heads ejecting liquid onto recording surfaces of the recording medium; conveyance devices which hold the recording medium in such a manner that a normal of each of the recording surfaces is substantially horizontal, and convey the recording medium in a horizontal direction in such a manner that the recording surfaces face ejection surfaces of the liquid ejection heads; and end supporting devices which support an upper end and a lower end of the recording medium, as the conveyance devices convey the recording medium in a horizontal direction while holding the recording medium in such a manner that the normal of each of the recording surfaces is substantially horizontal. | 01-07-2010 |
20100002030 | IMAGE RECORDING APPARATUS AND INKJET APPARATUS FOR DOUBLE-SIDE RECORDING - The inkjet apparatus for double-side recording, comprises: liquid ejection heads which are disposed on either side of a recording medium and face each other across the recording medium, the liquid ejection heads ejecting liquid onto recording surfaces of the recording medium; conveyance devices which hold the recording medium in such a manner that a normal of each of the recording surfaces is substantially horizontal, and convey the recording medium in a horizontal direction in such a manner that the recording surfaces face ejection surfaces of the liquid ejection heads; and end supporting devices which support an upper end and a lower end of the recording medium, as the conveyance devices convey the recording medium in a horizontal direction while holding the recording medium in such a manner that the normal of each of the recording surfaces is substantially horizontal. | 01-07-2010 |
20100013877 | IMAGE RECORDING APPARATUS - An image recording apparatus is provided with the following a conveying section including a platen which conveys a recording medium, an image recording section which performs image recording with respect to the recording medium conveyed by the conveying section, and a moving mechanism which moves at least one of the image recording section and the conveying section and enables a movement between a recording position in which the image recording is performed and a non-recording position in which the image recording is not performed, and a positioning section which permits the space between the image recording section and the conveying section to have a predetermined value at the recording position. The point of application of a force with which at least one of the image recording section and the conveying section is moved by the moving mechanism is substantially coincident with the positioning section. | 01-21-2010 |
20100060679 | LIQUID DROPLET EJECTION DEVICE, LIQUID DROPLET EJECTION METHOD, MANUFACTURING METHOD OF ELECTRO-OPTICAL DEVICE, ELECTRO-OPTICAL DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT - A liquid droplet ejection device for ejecting a liquid from a nozzle of a head to a workpiece, the liquid droplet ejection device including: a table for loading the workpiece; a first shifting section capable of shifting the table in a first direction and in a second direction approximately intersecting the first direction at a right angle; a plurality of carriages having the head; and a second shifting section capable of positioning each of the carriages by mutually shifting each of the carriages along the second direction. | 03-11-2010 |
20100091051 | NONUNIFORM MASK CIRCULATION FOR IRREGULAR PAGE ADVANCE - A method for reducing banding artifacts in a printed image, including irregularly advancing a media that will be printed upon while employing an entire single mask for marking elements of a printhead; and calculating a difference between an irregular advance amount of the media versus a nominal advance amount of the media. Finally, the single mask is nonuniformly circulated by the difference calculated in order to compensate for the media being irregularly advanced. | 04-15-2010 |
20100097414 | Inkjet printer - An inkjet printer with a frame and a printhead module further includes an adjusting piece and a pair of adjusting units, for adjusting a distance between the printhead module and a printing medium. An indicating portion and a scale portion are further disposed on the adjusting unit to indicate up-and-down moving amplitude of the adjusting piece. Thereby, the up-and-down moving amplitude of the printhead module is quantized, and the adjustment of the distance between the printhead module and the printing medium is precisely controlled. | 04-22-2010 |
20100128073 | LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS - A liquid ejecting apparatus includes a liquid ejecting head which ejects liquid from a nozzle orifice, a blowing mechanism disposed on the liquid ejecting head side, and a gap control unit which relatively controls a gap between the nozzle orifices and an ejection target medium, in which driving of the blowing mechanism is controlled depending on the gap between the nozzle orifices and the ejection target medium. | 05-27-2010 |
20100141695 | INK-JET RECORDING DEVICE AND INK-JET RECORDING METHOD - An ink-jet recording device and method capable of recording a high-quality image with no conspicuous joint belt-like line formed along the border portions between bands each of which is formed by horizontal scannings by serial recording. A band having a width corresponding to a predetermined amount M of movement is formed by (n+1) recording scannings. The ink-jet recording device has a control unit ( | 06-10-2010 |
20100156970 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISCHARGING LIQUID MATERIAL - [Object] To provide a method and apparatus for discharging a liquid material, which can solve the problems regarding the occurrence of a satellite and accuracy of a landing position. | 06-24-2010 |
20100188447 | LIQUID EJECTING DEVICE, COMPUTER SYSTEM, AND LIQUID EJECTION METHOD - A liquid ejecting apparatus etc. creating no blank space on a medium is achieved. The liquid ejecting apparatus has: a movable ejection head for ejecting a liquid; a feed mechanism for feeding a medium; and detecting means for detecting a position of an edge of the medium; wherein the apparatus repeats an operation of detecting the position of the edge with the detecting means, an operation of feeding the medium with the feed mechanism, and an operation of ejecting the liquid onto the medium from the moving ejection head; in accordance with the position of the edge that has been detected, the apparatus changes at least either one of a start position and an end position for ejecting the liquid from the moving ejection head; and if the position of the edge was not detected, the apparatus sets the start position or the end position to a position that has been established in advance. | 07-29-2010 |
20100214333 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING APPARATUS, CONTROL APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, AND THREE-DIMENSIONAL OBJECT - A three-dimensional modeling apparatus includes a stage, a head, an adjustment mechanism, an ejection command means, and a control means. On the stage, a powder material is accumulated. The head ejects ink to the powder material on the stage. The adjustment mechanism adjusts a relative height of the stage and the head for each predetermined layer thickness so that a three-dimensional object is formed on the stage by the predetermined layer thickness. The ejection command means causes the ink to be ejected from the head so that the powder material is colored a plurality of colors corresponding to multilevel luminance information items in a multivalued image obtained by performing a multivalued processing of luminance with respect to a two-dimensional cross-sectional image data of a modeling target object. The control means controls the adjustment mechanism and the ejection command means so that the multivalued image is drawn for each layer thickness. | 08-26-2010 |
20100245414 | Adjustment Assembly for Adjustably Mounting Guide Members on Printhead Carrier Support Frame to Establish Desired Print Gap - An adjustment assembly adjustably mounts opposite ends of elongated guide members on opposite side panels of a printhead carrier support frame of a printer to establish a desired mounting relationship between the guide members and opposite side panels and thereby establish a desired print gap between a sheet of print media passing through a print zone and a printhead supported on a carrier reciprocally moving on the guide members. In addition to the opposite side panels, the adjustment assembly includes a pair of adjustment plates each for placement in a facing relationship with an outside surface of one of the opposite side panels and a plurality of mounting elements associated with the adjustment plates and opposite side panels that enable aligning and mounting them at the opposite ends of the guide members in the desired mounting relationship that establishes the desired print gap. | 09-30-2010 |
20100245415 | System And Method For Facilitating Replacement Of A Printhead With Minimal Impact On Printhead Alignment - A system enables a printhead to be aligned independently of other printheads in a printhead assembly. The system includes a printhead configured to eject ink onto an image receiving member, a plate to which the printhead can be rigidly mounted and selectively removed, and a translation carriage to which the plate is rigidly mounted and locked into position with reference to a distance between the plate and the image receiving member, a pitch position, and a yaw position, the translation carriage being coupled to an actuator for movement of the translation carriage, plate, and printhead in a cross-process direction across the image receiving member. | 09-30-2010 |
20100253720 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND POSITIONING UNIT - According to an example of the invention, an image forming apparatus includes, a head mounting section having a head opposed to a medium, a moving section configured to move a conveying section, which is configured to convey the medium, with respect to the head mounting section to come into contact with and separate from the head mounting section, and a positioning mechanism configured to determine positions of the conveying section and the head mounting section through engagement of a head-side engaging section formed in the head mounting section and a conveying-section-side engaging section formed in the conveying section. | 10-07-2010 |
20100295885 | Apparatuses for Printing on Generally Cylindrical Objects and Related Methods - An ink jet printer for printing on an at least partially cylindrical objects comprises one or more printheads positioned above a line of travel and a carriage assembly configured to hold an at least partially cylindrical object axially aligned along the line of travel and to position said object relative to the printheads, and then rotate the object relative to said one or more printheads. The printer also includes a curing device located along the line of travel and configured to emit an energy suitable to cure the deposited fluid. | 11-25-2010 |
20100328372 | SELECTABLE PRINTHEAD-TO-PAPER SPACING ADJUSTMENT METHOD - A method of adjusting the spacing between a portion of a printhead and a portion of a media support in a printing system. The spacing is easily adjustable at least at the time of manufacture for locking a printhead at a selected distance from the media support. A rotatable variable spacer is abutted against an anti-rotation rail to lock into place the printhead at the selected distance. | 12-30-2010 |
20110018917 | PRINTING DEVICE AND PRINTING METHOD - A printing device that forms a background by a first ink and images on the background by a second ink includes a head having first and second nozzle lines that eject, respectively, the first and second inks. The inks are ejected as the head moves, with respect to a medium, in a main scanning direction intersecting the first and second nozzle lines. A transport section transports the medium in a sub-scanning direction along the first and second nozzle lines. In an ejecting operation, the first and second inks are ejected in the relative movement in the main scanning direction and the relative transportation in the sub-scanning direction is performed. In the sub-scanning direction, first and second nozzle line used areas are set where the first and second inks, respectively, are ejected from the first and second nozzle lines. A nozzle unused area is defined therebetween. | 01-27-2011 |
20110074844 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PRINTING ON VARIABLE THICKNESS PRINT MEDIA - A method for printing information on a print medium, such as a mailpiece, that includes determining a thickness of the medium while it is being transported toward a print head, such as an ink jet print head, causing the distance between the top surface of the medium the print head when the medium is located below the print head to be within a specified range based on the determined thickness, and printing the information on the print medium. Also, an apparatus includes a printing station having a print head, a transport mechanism for transporting the medium toward the printing station, and a thickness measuring mechanism. The apparatus is structured to cause the distance between the top surface of the medium and a portion of the print head when the medium is located below the print head to be within a specified distance range based on the thickness of the medium. | 03-31-2011 |
20110102485 | Multipurpose printer - A multipurpose printer and techniques for operating the printer are presented. A printer includes first and second print elements. During a first mode of operation for the printer, both the first and second print elements are configured to image both first and second sides of print media passing through the printer. During a second mode of operation, the first print element is prevented from interfacing with at least portions of the first side of the media that include adhesive materials affixed thereto. | 05-05-2011 |
20110254886 | REDUCING VERTICAL BANDING - A method for reducing vertical banding of a printed image, the method performed by a control system associated with a printer, the method includes, with the control system, adjusting the spacing between which ink droplets are fired from ink nozzles of the printer as the ink nozzles move in relation to a substrate. A printing apparatus includes a platen and a carriage including a number of ink nozzles, the carriage being configured to move across a substrate placed on top of the platen; and a control system configured to adjust the spacing between which ink droplets are fired from ink nozzles of the printer as the ink nozzles move in relation to a substrate. | 10-20-2011 |
20110273496 | RECORDING APPARATUS - Prior to recording, the gap between ink nozzles and a sheet is set to a first gap and a humidified gas is supplied in a short time. After that, the gap is varied from the first gap to a second gap smaller than the first gap and recording is then started. | 11-10-2011 |
20110316909 | IMAGE RECORDING APPARATUS AND IMAGE RECORDING METHOD - An image recording apparatus of the present invention includes: a conveying unit that conveys a recording medium; a conveying speed detection unit that detects a conveying speed of the recording medium; a conveying control unit that controls the conveying unit so as to accelerate or decelerate the conveying speed of the recording medium detected by the conveying speed detection unit between a stationary state and a constant speed state; a recording unit that faces the recording medium and records an image; a recording control unit that varies a recording frequency of the recording unit according to the conveying speed of the recording medium; and a throw distance control unit that controls a throw distance between the recording unit and a recording face of the recording medium according to the conveying speed of the recording medium. | 12-29-2011 |
20120019577 | Inkjet recording apparatus - [Problem to be Solved] To provide an inkjet recording apparatus capable of adjusting a gap with high accuracy and easily. | 01-26-2012 |
20120075366 | RECORDING APPARATUS - A recording apparatus, includes a recording head including ink nozzles configured to record an image on a sheet being conveyed along a direction, a reading unit configured to read the image recorded on the sheet by the recording head at a reading position, a supply unit configured to supply a gas to flow along the direction through a space where the ink nozzles are exposed, and a exhaust unit including an inlet which is placed in the vicinity of a position between the recording position and the reading position, at least a part of the gas flowed through the space being sucked from the inlet. | 03-29-2012 |
20120147074 | DROPLET DISCHARGE DEVICE AND DROPLET DISCHARGE METHOD - A printer comprises: a vacuum table for supporting a jig which holds a medium; a printer head for discharging droplets; and a relative movement means for moving the printer head relative to the medium; a registration mark detection unit and barcode detection unit for acquiring holding platform information and support position information for the jig; and a controller for controlling the movement of the printer head by the relative movement means and controlling the discharge of droplets from the printer head on the basis of the holding platform information, the support position information and information pertaining to the desired pattern. As a result of this configuration, it is possible to generate image data without aligning the jig with a reference position on the vacuum table. | 06-14-2012 |
20120182336 | PRINTER AND PRINTER CONTROL METHOD - A printer is provided to improve the conveying accuracy of a Y-bar, thus improving printed image quality. The printer includes the Y-bar that extends in a first direction above a flatbed on which a medium is mounted, holds an ink droplet ejecting head unit so that the head unit is movable in the first direction, and is held so as to be movable with respect to the flatbed in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction. The printer includes a drive mechanism that conveys the Y-bar in the second direction, a drive control device that carries out a drive control of the drive mechanism, and a measuring device that directly measures an amount of movement of the Y-bar with respect to the flatbed. The drive control device corrects controlled variables of the drive mechanism based on the amount of movement of the Y-bar measured by the measuring device. | 07-19-2012 |
20120212527 | SWATH HEIGHT ADJUSTMENTS - In one example, a first swath is caused to be printed by a print unit on a media. The media is advanced with respect to the print unit. For a nominal second swath to be printed to beneath and adjacent to the first swath, a plurality of adjustment regions along the width of the nominal second swath are determined in accordance with a profile of non-constant advance errors for the media. An adjusted second swath is formed by, for each of the regions, adjusting the height of the nominal second swath in memory based on the determined amount of advancement error for the region. The print unit is caused to print the adjusted second swath on the media. | 08-23-2012 |
20120218328 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus comprising: a conveying unit; a liquid droplet jetting head that jets liquid droplets onto a recording medium conveyed by the conveying unit; an uplift amount detection unit that is provided at the recording medium conveying direction upstream side of the liquid droplet jetting head, projects and receives light along the conveying unit, and detects an uplift amount of the recording medium; a control unit that lowers the conveying speed of the conveying unit or separates the liquid droplet jetting head from the conveying unit when the uplift amount detected is a threshold value or greater; a temperature detection unit that detects temperatures; and a correcting unit that corrects the threshold value or the uplift amount based on the temperature difference between a temperature detected at the periphery of the uplift amount detection unit and a temperature detected at the periphery of the liquid droplet jetting heads. | 08-30-2012 |
20120320116 | PRINTING SYSTEM - A printing system includes first and second printheads spaced apart so as to define a gap between the first and second printheads. A controller is configured to the control printheads, including establishing a swath height based on the gap. | 12-20-2012 |
20130002744 | RECORDING APPARATUS - A recording apparatus includes: a recording head that performs recording on a recording target medium; a driving mechanism that is capable of causing the recording head to move closer to the recording target medium or move away from the recording target medium; and a controlling section that determines driving amount for one driving operation that is performed by the driving mechanism on the basis of results of a comparison made between a first recording head movement direction that is taken or to be taken in the one driving operation and a second recording head movement direction that was taken in another driving operation that is immediately before the one driving operation and thus precedes the one driving operation. | 01-03-2013 |
20130038649 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROL OF PRINT GAP - Gas bearing systems, print gap control systems, and methods of print gap control are provided. The gas bearing systems can accommodate one or more print module packages. The systems and methods can be used for inkjet and/or thermal printing applications such as manufacturing organic light emitting devices (OLEDs). Gas bearing systems can employ one or more of pressurized gas and vacuum. For oxygen-sensitive applications, an inert gas, such as nitrogen gas, can be employed as the pressurized gas. Fluid channels and apertures of the gas bearing systems can be varied in terms of size and relative position to one another. Fluid channels and apertures can be grouped and paired with one or more manifolds and ultimately a pressurized gas and/or vacuum source. | 02-14-2013 |
20130100184 | INKJET RECORDING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CLEANING CARRIAGE - A method for cleaning a carriage of an inkjet recording apparatus including a recording head configured to discharge ink to execute recording on a sheet, a conveyance unit configured to convey the sheet, a carriage configured to mount the recording head thereon and to move in a main-scanning direction crossing to a sheet conveyance direction, and a height change mechanism configured to move the carriage in a height direction includes moving the carriage in the main-scanning direction to the outside of a sheet conveyance area of the conveyance unit, conveying a cleaning sheet, to which a fold is previously given, to a recording position, moving the carriage to a first height position via the height change mechanism, moving the carriage to the inside of the sheet conveyance area, moving the carriage to a second height position via the height change mechanism, and conveying the cleaning sheet via the conveyance unit. | 04-25-2013 |
20130208036 | GAS CUSHION CONTROL OF OVJP PRINT HEAD POSITION - An OVJP apparatus and method for applying organic vapor or other flowable material to a substrate using a printing head mechanism in which the print head spacing from the substrate is controllable using a cushion of air or other gas applied between the print head and substrate. The print head is mounted for translational movement towards and away from the substrate and is biased toward the substrate by springs or other means. A gas cushion feed assembly supplies a gas under pressure between the print head and substrate which opposes the biasing of the print head toward the substrate so as to form a space between the print head and substrate. By controlling the pressure of gas supplied, the print head separation from the substrate can be precisely controlled. | 08-15-2013 |
20130222446 | DETECTING POTENTIAL COLLISION DAMAGE TO PRINTHEAD - A method of printing on a recording medium using a printhead having a printhead face that includes an array of marking elements, the method includes advancing the recording medium along a medium advance direction toward a printing region; detecting with a sensor whether a portion of the recording medium is positioned such that it would be in a collision path with the printhead face if the recording medium is advanced into the printing region; and advancing the recording medium into the printing region for printing if it is detected that the recording medium would not be in a collision path with the printhead face. | 08-29-2013 |
20130222447 | INKJET PRINTING APPARATUS AND INKJET PRINTING METHOD - An inkjet printing head prints an image on a printing medium located at a printing position facing the printing head, by a printing operation in which the printing head ejects ink onto the printing medium, and the printing head is capable of resuming the printing operation after suspension of the printing operation. A supporting unit supports the printing medium on which the image is printed by the printing head, and an adjusting unit is capable of adjusting a facing distance between the printing head and the supporting unit. A control unit controls the adjusting unit so that the facing distance is greater than that during the printing of a printed image, in case the printing operation is resumed and the printed image moves relative to the printing position. The control unit controls the adjusting unit based on the time elapsed between the suspension of the printing operation and the resumption of the printing operation, so that the facing distance is greater as the elapsed time is longer. | 08-29-2013 |
20130241982 | MEDIA FLATNESS VERIFICATION AND PREVIEW MODE - A printer and method of printing wherein a preview mode conveys media through the printer in a manner that avoids the possibility that the media can contact a print head. A hold-down system of the printer and/or media transport generates a hold-down pressure applied to the substrate media in the direction of the first media transport. A precurler unit applies a predetermined degree of curl to the substrate media. A media height sensor determines the height of the substrate media above the first media transport under the influence of the hold-down pressure. A print head array marks the substrate media with an image in the marking zone, and an actuator adjusts the relative spacing between the print head array and the first media transport. The gap between print head and the media is adjustable in view of the measurements. | 09-19-2013 |
20130249979 | PRINTHEAD POSITIONING FOR WEB GAP ADJUSTMENT - An inkjet printer includes a printhead module having a plurality of printheads which eject ink for printing images on the surface of a recording media supported by a backing member. A gap distance between the printheads and the surface of the recording media is adjusted by a positioner coupled to the printhead module where a sensor determines the gap distance between the printhead module and the backing member. | 09-26-2013 |
20130249980 | PRINTING APPARATUS, PRINTING SYSTEM, AND CONTROL METHOD FOR THE SAME SYSTEM - The optimal number of print passes and a head-to-platen distance are set according to a content of an image to be printed and the user's request (emphasis is put on quality or speed, etc.) to thereby appropriately meet the needs for higher image quality and higher productivity and to perform printing with high reliability. To this end, it is made possible to select whether to execute processing for issuing an instruction to set the number of print passes and the head-to-platen distance according to discrimination of the content of the image. When the execution of the processing is selected, the number of print passes and the head-to-platen distance are appropriately set according to the content of the image (duty, etc.). Meanwhile, when it is not selected, the image is printed by one-pass print with the head-to-platen distance set larger, regardless of the content of the image. | 09-26-2013 |
20130257935 | Method and Inkjet Printer for Acquiring Gap Information - A method is provided that is implemented on a control device connected with an inkjet printer, which includes an inkjet head having an ink discharging surface, a head scanning unit reciprocating the inkjet head relative to a recording sheet along a scanning direction parallel to the ink discharging surface, and a wave shape generating mechanism deforming the recording sheet in a predetermined wave shape that has tops of portions protruding in a first direction toward the ink discharging surface and bottoms of portions recessed in a second direction opposite to the first direction alternately arranged along the scanning direction, the method including acquiring gap information related to a gap between the ink discharging surface and each individual one of the tops and the bottoms on the recording sheet, and determining whether the gap information acquired for each individual one of the tops and the bottoms is abnormal. | 10-03-2013 |
20130257936 | INKJET PRINTER, GAP DETECTABLE DEVICE, AND A METHOD TO OBTAIN FLUCTUATION OF GAP LEVELS - An inkjet printer including an inkjet head with an ink discharging surface, a head scanning unit to drive the inkjet head to reciprocate along a first direction, and a pattern-printing control device to control printing a gap level pattern on a recording medium, is provided. The pattern-printing control device controls the inkjet head and the head scanning unit to print the gap level pattern including a plurality of unit patterns, in each of which the first linear pattern and the second linear pattern intersect each other, aligned along the first direction by manipulating the inkjet head to form a plurality of first linear patterns, which are formed to intersect the first direction, along the first direction, and to form a plurality of second linear patterns, which are formed to intersect the first linear patterns respectively at a same angle, along the first direction. | 10-03-2013 |
20130257937 | Inkjet Printer and Method for Acquiring Gap Information of the Inkjet Printer - An inkjet printer, including an inkjet head, a conveyer unit to convey a recording medium in a conveying direction, a position detecting unit to detect a position of the recording medium along the conveying direction, a wave shape generating mechanism to deform the recording medium into a predetermined wave shape along a direction orthogonal to the conveying direction, a gap information storing device to store gap information related to a gap between an ink discharging surface of the inkjet head and the recording medium, and a correcting device to correct the gap information according to a position of the recording medium along the conveying direction, is provided. | 10-03-2013 |
20130257938 | Method and Inkjet Printer for Acquiring Gap Information - An inkjet printer including an inkjet head, a head scanning unit, a wave shape generating mechanism to deform a recording medium into a predetermined wave shape, an obtaining device to obtain information concerning a type of the recording medium to be used in a printing operation, a gap information storing device to store gap information related to a gap between an ink discharging surface and the recording medium in association with a predetermined type of the recording medium, the gap information being acquired from a predetermined range in the recording medium, and a correcting device to correct the gap information according to the type of the recording medium obtained by the obtaining device when the type of the recording medium obtained by the obtaining device is different from the predetermined type of the recording medium stored in association with the gap information, is provided. | 10-03-2013 |
20130257939 | Inkjet Printer and Method for Acquiring Gap Information - An inkjet printer is provided, which is configured to acquire gap information related to a gap between an ink discharging surface and a recording sheet in each individual position of top-formed positions and bottom-formed positions within a predetermined wave-shape generating range, identify, when the predetermined wave-shape generating range includes a partial range in which the recording sheet is not placed, a top-formed position where the gap information has not been acquired and a bottom-formed position where the gap information has not been acquired, within the partial range, complement the unacquired gap information in the identified top-formed position with a value determined based on the respective pieces of gap information acquired in other top-formed positions, and complement the unacquired gap information in the identified bottom-formed position with a value determined based on the respective pieces of gap information acquired in other bottom-formed positions. | 10-03-2013 |
20130257940 | INKJET PRINTER AND METHOD FOR ACQUIRING GAP INFORMATION - An inkjet printer is provided that is configured to store a plurality of pieces of gap information respectively corresponding to a plurality of examined sections discretely arranged along a head moving direction on a recording sheet, each of the plurality of examined sections including a corresponding one portion of top portions and bottom portions on the recording sheet, and calculate interpolation gap information to be interpolated over a whole width in the head moving direction of at least one of a plurality of segments, each of which has a width in the head moving direction defined by two adjacent sections of the plurality of examined sections, based on the stored gap information. | 10-03-2013 |
20130271518 | INKJET PRINTER - An inkjet printer is provided that includes a control device configured to determine an ink discharge moment when an inkjet head discharges an ink droplet from nozzles while moving within at least one of a acceleration range to accelerate the inkjet head and a deceleration range to decelerate the inkjet head, based on a distance between an ink discharge surface of the inkjet head and a recording sheet held in a predetermined wave shape and an amount of change in a moving velocity of the inkjet head. | 10-17-2013 |
20130278655 | INKJET PRINTER - An inkjet printer is provided that includes a control device configured to determine ink discharge moments to sequentially discharge ink droplets from a specific one of nozzles, in such a manner that a time interval between any two successive ones of the ink discharge moments is longer than a predetermined time period required for an operation to be executed by an inkjet head when forming a single dot, based on gap variation information related to a variation, in a scanning direction, of a gap between an ink discharge surface and a recording sheet held in a wave shape. | 10-24-2013 |
20130286066 | PRINTING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ADJUSTING A GAP - A printing apparatus includes: a support member that supports a recording medium; a head plate that extends in a direction that intersects a transporting direction of the recording medium; a head body mounted on the head plate and having a nozzle that ejects a liquid onto the recording medium supported on a surface of the support member; and adjusting members that respectively project from opposite ends of the head plate in a direction of the head plate that intersects the transporting direction toward the support member, and that position the head plate with respect to the surface of the support member when each distal end of the adjusting members contacts the surface of the support member. | 10-31-2013 |
20130293605 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING WRINKLES IN A PRINT MEDIUM - An inkjet printer comprising a print table and a carriage that reciprocates across the print table, wherein the carriage comprises print-heads and further comprises a distance gauge mounted on the carriage for monitoring the distance between the carriage and a medium thereunder on the print table. | 11-07-2013 |
20130321502 | NOZZLE POSITION ADJUSTING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PRINTER - A nozzle position adjusting apparatus includes a rack and a shaft. A first and a second electromagnets are mounted on the rack. A nozzle module is mounted on the shaft. A first and a second mounting blocks are mounted on opposite ends of the shaft. The first mounting block includes a first receiving slot in which a first magnet is mounted. | 12-05-2013 |
20130335467 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY ADJUSTING PRINT TRAY POSITION RELATIVE TO PRINT HEAD NOZZLES - Systems and methods automatically adjust a distance between a target print area on a substrate to be printed and a plurality of print nozzles of one or more print heads in a printer to within a predetermined optimal distance. | 12-19-2013 |
20130342595 | PRINTING APPARATUS AND PRINTING METHOD - A printing method that forms images by arranging liquid material on a target print medium in such a manner that liquid droplets is discharged from discharge nozzles while relatively moving a discharge head, which is provided with the discharge nozzles that discharge the liquid material as the liquid droplets, and the target print medium, includes storing a shape pattern of the target print medium, detecting at least one piece of positional information for the target print medium, calculating a shape of the target print medium by comparing the detected positional information with the shape pattern, and calculating a distance between a nozzle surface and a target printing surface from the shape, and landing the liquid droplets onto the target printing surface by controlling landing positions of the liquid droplets depending on the distance between the nozzle surface and the target printing surface. | 12-26-2013 |
20140009518 | RECORDING DEVICE - A recording apparatus includes a recording head performing recording on a recording medium, a carriage movable in a scanning direction of the recording head; a first guide member guiding the carriage in the scanning direction; a second guide member provided positioned at a predetermined distance in a direction intersecting the scanning direction with respect to the first guide member; a first gap adjusting unit provided on the carriage, and causing the housing of the carriage to displace in a direction changing the gap between a support face supporting a recording medium and the recording head; a second gap adjusting unit causing the housing of the carriage to displace by being synchronized with the first gap unit in a direction changing the gap; a synchronization unit. | 01-09-2014 |
20140009519 | RECORDING APPARATUS - A recording apparatus includes a carriage that is provided with a recording head which performs recording on a recording medium and is movable in a scan direction of the recording head, a guide member that guides the carriage in the scan direction, and a gap adjusting unit that is interposed between a housing of the carriage and the guide member so as to displace the housing of the carriage in a direction in which a gap varies between the recording medium and the recording head, the gap adjusting unit being mounted on the carriage. | 01-09-2014 |
20140022293 | PRINTING DEVICE - A printing device comprises a medium handling section to handle a print medium; an image section to form an image on the print medium while the medium is handled by the medium handling section; a variable stop to support the medium handling section or the image section when the printing device is in a first configuration, the variable stop having at least two states, each state defining a respective separation between the medium handling section and the image section when in the first configuration, a movement section to cause relative movement between the medium handling section and the image section, the relative movement moving the printing device between the first configuration and a second configuration, where neither the medium handling section nor the image section is supported by the variable stop in the second configuration; the variable stop to change state when the printing device is in the second configuration. | 01-23-2014 |
20140028746 | DEVICE FOR ADJUSTING GAP BETWEEN PLATEN AND PRINT HEAD AND INKJET PRINTER USING THE DEVICE - A device for adjusting gap between platen and print head includes a base, a printing unit, a platen and a pair of adjusting elements. The printing unit is located on the base and includes a print head. The platen is located between the printing unit and the base, in which the platen has a platen-portion and a pair of adjusting-portions, the adjusting-portions are disposed at opposite sides of the platen-portion, and each of the adjusting-portions has a step-guiding-surface. The adjusting elements are disposed beside the platen and correspondingly contact the step-guiding-surfaces of the adjusting-portions, in which the distance between the platen and the print head is varied with positions of the adjusting elements relative to the step-guiding-surfaces. | 01-30-2014 |
20140063091 | PRINTING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF ADJUSTING PRINTING GAP - A time recorder includes: a housing that has a platen; a printing unit that prints on an object to be printed, the printing unit being disposed within the housing and on the platen; and printing gap adjusters ( | 03-06-2014 |
20140063092 | INKJET RECORDING APPARATUS - To provide an inkjet recording apparatus in a simple configuration that can accurately adjust a gap between a nozzle surface of an inkjet head and a recording medium placed on a feed route with simple operations, it is provided with a printing section having an inkjet head and performing printing on a recording medium, an apparatus main body having a pair of side frames that supports the printing section so as to stand the inkjet head face to face with the recording medium and a medium feed mechanism that feeds the recording medium along a feed route, and a gap adjustment section moving the printing section in parallel with respect to the pair of side frames in a separate direction and adjusting a gap between the nozzle surface of the inkjet head and the recording medium placed on the feed route. | 03-06-2014 |
20140210882 | PRINTHEAD SPACING - A method of printing includes directing print media to a print zone between a printhead and a platen for a print job; and adjusting a spacing between the printhead and the platen during the print job, including one of adjusting the spacing within a page of the print job and adjusting the spacing between pages of the print job. | 07-31-2014 |
20140210883 | INKJET PRINTER AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING INK DISCHARGING TIMING - An inkjet printer is configured to acquire gap variation information related to a variation of a gap between a specific portion of an ink discharging surface and a recording sheet as a function of an inkjet head position, the specific portion located within a usage nozzle disposed area where usage nozzle rows to be actually used are disposed, determine representative gap variation information related to a variation, as a function of the inkjet head position, of a representative gap representing actual gaps between the usage nozzle rows and the recording sheet, by multiplying the gap variation information by a correction coefficient dependent on a width of the usage nozzle disposed area in a head moving direction and a wavelength of a wave shape of the recording sheet, and determine ink discharging timing based on the representative gap variation information, assuming that the actual gaps are equal to the representative gap. | 07-31-2014 |
20140218426 | INKJET PRINTER AND METHOD FOR ACQUIRING GAP INFORMATION - An inkjet printer is provided that is configured to store a plurality of pieces of gap information respectively corresponding to a plurality of examined sections discretely arranged along a head moving direction on a recording sheet, each of the plurality of examined sections including a corresponding one portion of top portions and bottom portions on the recording sheet, and calculate interpolation gap information to be interpolated over a whole width in the head moving direction of at least one of a plurality of segments, each of which has a width in the head moving direction defined by two adjacent sections of the plurality of examined sections, based on the stored gap information. | 08-07-2014 |
20140292846 | PRINT CONTROL DEVICE, PRINTING DEVICE AND PRINTING METHOD - The object of the invention is to effectively prevent a medium from swelling due to ejected liquid, and prevent a head and the medium from contacting each other. When “strong rubbing prevention” is selected in the “rubbing prevention settings”, the margin amount of the paper P is enlarged and printing is conducted. Therefore, by enlarging the margin amount, the paper can be prevented from swelling due to ejected ink, and the paper and the printing head can be more reliably prevented from contacting each other (paper rubbing). | 10-02-2014 |
20140292847 | Reference Position Detection Device For Rotary Mechanism, Platen Gap Adjustment Mechanism, And Printer - A small, compactly configured reference position detection device | 10-02-2014 |
20140347413 | PRINTING DEVICE - The time recorder comprises a casing comprising gears ( | 11-27-2014 |
20140347414 | IMAGE RECORDING DEVICE, IMAGE RECORDING METHOD - An image recording device includes a support member, a print head, a tension adjustment unit, and a control unit. The control unit is configured: to move the print head to the retracted position; to control the tension adjustment unit to adjust the tension of the print medium to a print tension while the print head is positioned at the retracted position; to move the print head to the print position; to control the print head to execute printing; to move the print head to the retracted position, and to control the tension adjustment unit to release the tension of the print medium while the print head is positioned at the retracted position. | 11-27-2014 |
20150062210 | METHOD AND INKJET PRINTER FOR ACQUIRING GAP INFORMATION - A method is provided that is implemented on a control device connected with an inkjet printer, which includes an inkjet head having an ink discharging surface, a head scanning unit reciprocating the inkjet head relative to a recording sheet along a scanning direction parallel to the ink discharging surface, and a wave shape generating mechanism deforming the recording sheet in a predetermined wave shape that has tops of portions protruding in a first direction toward the ink discharging surface and bottoms of portions recessed in a second direction opposite to the first direction alternately arranged along the scanning direction, the method including acquiring gap information related to a gap between the ink discharging surface and each individual one of the tops and the bottoms on the recording sheet, and determining whether the gap information acquired for each individual one of the tops and the bottoms is abnormal. | 03-05-2015 |
20150070417 | Inkjet Printer and Method for Acquiring Gap Information - An inkjet printer is provided, which is configured to acquire gap information related to a gap between an ink discharging surface and a recording sheet in each individual position of top-formed positions and bottom-formed positions within a predetermined wave-shape generating range, identify, when the predetermined wave-shape generating range includes a partial range in which the recording sheet is not placed, a top-formed position where the gap information has not been acquired and a bottom-formed position where the gap information has not been acquired, within the partial range, complement the unacquired gap information in the identified top-formed position with a value determined based on the respective pieces of gap information acquired in other top-formed positions, and complement the unacquired gap information in the identified bottom-formed position with a value determined based on the respective pieces of gap information acquired in other bottom-formed positions. | 03-12-2015 |
20150116394 | DROPLET DISCHARGE DEVICE AND DROPLET DISCHARGE METHOD - A printer includes a control section that is capable of executing a first process for forming an image on a sheet by discharging ink droplets from a liquid ejection head on the basis of image data and a second process for forming, on the sheet, a test pattern for determination of a shift in ink droplet adhesion position by discharging droplets on the basis of test data. The control section executes the second process in a state in which a print gap between the liquid ejection head and a support is longer than the shortest adjustable print gap. | 04-30-2015 |
20150116395 | PRINTER AUTOMATICALLY VARYING PRINTHEAD TO PAPER PATH SPACING - A printing system includes a media transport system that transports a web of print media in a media transport direction along a media path including through a print zone. A printhead having faces print zone, defining a spacing between the printhead and the media path. A positioning apparatus is configured to increase the spacing in response to receiving a signal indicative of a potential paper crash. | 04-30-2015 |
20150116396 | INKJET PRINTER AND METHOD FOR ACQUIRING GAP INFORMATION - An inkjet printer is provided that is configured to store a plurality of pieces of gap information respectively corresponding to a plurality of examined sections discretely arranged along a head moving direction on a recording sheet, each of the plurality of examined sections including a corresponding one portion of top portions and bottom portions on the recording sheet, and calculate interpolation gap information to be interpolated over a whole width in the head moving direction of at least one of a plurality of segments, each of which has a width in the head moving direction defined by two adjacent sections of the plurality of examined sections, based on the stored gap information. | 04-30-2015 |
20150298473 | RECORDING APPARATUS - A recording apparatus includes a transport section that transports a recording medium, a movement section that includes a recording head capable of ejecting ink onto the recording medium, and that is capable of moving along a cross direction intersecting with a transport direction of the recording medium, and a gap detection section that is provided to the movement section and detects a gap between the recording head and the recording medium. The gap detection section includes plural light emitting devices capable of radiating light toward different positions on the recording medium, and a light receiving device capable of receiving reflected light that was radiated from the plural light emitting devices. | 10-22-2015 |
20150321492 | INKJET RECORDING APPARATUS - To provide an inkjet recording apparatus in a simple configuration that can accurately adjust a gap between a nozzle surface of an inkjet head and a recording medium placed on a feed route with simple operations, it is provided with a printing section having an inkjet head and performing printing on a recording medium, an apparatus main body having a pair of side frames that supports the printing section so as to stand the inkjet head face to face with the recording medium and a medium feed mechanism that feeds the recording medium along a feed route, and a gap adjustment section moving the printing section in parallel with respect to the pair of side frames in a separate direction and adjusting a gap between the nozzle surface of the inkjet head and the recording medium placed on the feed route. | 11-12-2015 |
20150328910 | Apparatus and Method for Control of Print Gap - Gas bearing systems, print gap control systems, and methods of print gap control are provided. The gas bearing systems can accommodate one or more print module packages. The systems and methods can be used for inkjet and/or thermal printing applications such as manufacturing organic light emitting devices (OLEDs). Gas bearing systems can employ one or more of pressurized gas and vacuum. For oxygen-sensitive applications, an inert gas, such as nitrogen gas, can be employed as the pressurized gas. Fluid channels and apertures of the gas bearing systems can be varied in terms of size and relative position to one another. Fluid channels and apertures can be grouped and paired with one or more manifolds and ultimately a pressurized gas and/or vacuum source. | 11-19-2015 |
20160023487 | Method and System for Adjusting a Gap between Rollers of a Printer in Accordance with a Media or Image Length - The invention relates to a method for adjusting a gap in a printing system in which a first roller and a second roller are provided, wherein at least one of said first roller and said second roller comprises a seam, said seam corresponding to a variation of the diameter of said first roller and said second roller, respectively, along a circumference thereof. An interaction zone is provided, wherein said second roller is in rolling contact with said first roller under pressure, said interaction zone defining a gap for inserting a media to be printed. A size of said gap is controlled by varying a relative position of said first roller and said second roller when said at least one seam passes through said interaction zone, and said gap is adjusted in accordance with a length of said media to be printed and/or in accordance with a length of an image to be printed. | 01-28-2016 |
20160023488 | EXTERNAL TABLE HEIGHT ADJUSTMENT FOR PRINTER SYSTEMS - An external table height adjustment technique for a printer system is disclosed. An operator can align an image gap between a printer table of the printer system and a printhead carriage via a height adjustment mechanism. The operator can perform the table height adjustment while a belt is installed on the printer table and media is loaded on top of the printer table. A height adjustment assembly is secured onto a supporting frame of the printer table such that an adjustment component exposed beyond an edge of the belt can raise or lower a portion of the printer table where the height adjustment assembly is secured. | 01-28-2016 |
20160031240 | INKJET PRINTER AND METHOD FOR ACQUIRING GAP INFORMATION - An inkjet printer is provided, which is configured to acquire gap information related to a gap between an ink discharging surface and a recording sheet in each individual position of top-formed positions and bottom-formed positions within a predetermined wave-shape generating range, identify, when the predetermined wave-shape generating range includes a partial range in which the recording sheet is not placed, a top-formed position where the gap information has not been acquired and a bottom-formed position where the gap information has not been acquired, within the partial range, complement the unacquired gap information in the identified top-formed position with a value determined based on the respective pieces of gap information acquired in other top-formed positions, and complement the unacquired gap information in the identified bottom-formed position with a value determined based on the respective pieces of gap information acquired in other bottom-formed positions. | 02-04-2016 |
20160096385 | RECORDING APPARATUS - A recording apparatus includes: a carriage that has a housing in which a recording head is provided; a guide member that guides the carriage; a gap adjusting unit that adjust a gap between the medium and the recording head; and a cap member by which the recording head is capped. The gap adjusting unit includes a sliding member that slides over the guide member, a cam member that is interposed between a part of the housing and the sliding member and has a shape with which the housing is caused to shift in the direction in which the gap is changed, by moving in the first direction relative to the housing and the sliding member, and a pressing member that presses the cam member to the housing of the carriage in a second direction intersecting with the first direction and the direction in which the gap is changed. | 04-07-2016 |
20160136949 | PRINTING APPARATUS - A printing apparatus includes a transport mechanism section which has a support surface that supports and transports a workpiece, a printing mechanism section which has an ink jet head that executes printing on the workpiece that is transported by the transport mechanism section, a detecting section which is provided further on the upstream side in the transport direction than the ink jet head and detects an upper surface position of the workpiece, an adjustment section which adjusts a separation distance between the support surface and the ink jet head, and a control section. In addition, the control section selects a first mode for printing and a second mode for stopping printing by adjusting the separation distance by operating the adjustment section based on a detection result of the detecting section. | 05-19-2016 |
20160167412 | LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS | 06-16-2016 |
20160176211 | INKJET RECORDING APPARATUS | 06-23-2016 |
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20160375706 | Printing Apparatus - A printing apparatus including a discharge head that performs scanning movement with respect to a print medium and discharges ink to a surface of the print medium, a signal output unit which includes a reference scale in which optical density changes stepwise along a scanning movement direction of the discharge head and a reading unit that optically reads the reference scale and outputs a signal according to the optical density and in which the reference scale and the reading unit move relatively with each other along with the movement of the discharge head, and a stain detection unit that detects stain of the signal output unit based on a detection result of a strength level of the signal. | 12-29-2016 |
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20180022124 | GAP ADJUSTMENT METHOD OF AN INK JET DEVICE AND AN INK JET DEVICE | 01-25-2018 |
20180022125 | PRINTER WITH HEIGHT ADJUSTABLE PRINT HEAD | 01-25-2018 |
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20190143722 | PRINTING CONTROL DEVICE AND PRINTING CONTROL METHOD | 05-16-2019 |