CA2200194A1 - Method of multi-tone printing - Google Patents
Method of multi-tone printingInfo
- Publication number
- CA2200194A1 CA2200194A1 CA002200194A CA2200194A CA2200194A1 CA 2200194 A1 CA2200194 A1 CA 2200194A1 CA 002200194 A CA002200194 A CA 002200194A CA 2200194 A CA2200194 A CA 2200194A CA 2200194 A1 CA2200194 A1 CA 2200194A1
- Authority
- CA
- Canada
- Prior art keywords
- channels
- printing
- resonant frequency
- tone
- substrate
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
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Classifications
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
- B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
- B41J2/00—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed
- B41J2/005—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by bringing liquid or particles selectively into contact with a printing material
- B41J2/01—Ink jet
- B41J2/21—Ink jet for multi-colour printing
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
- B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
- B41J2/00—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed
- B41J2/005—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by bringing liquid or particles selectively into contact with a printing material
- B41J2/01—Ink jet
- B41J2/015—Ink jet characterised by the jet generation process
- B41J2/04—Ink jet characterised by the jet generation process generating single droplets or particles on demand
- B41J2/045—Ink jet characterised by the jet generation process generating single droplets or particles on demand by pressure, e.g. electromechanical transducers
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
- B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
- B41J2/00—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed
- B41J2/005—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by bringing liquid or particles selectively into contact with a printing material
- B41J2/01—Ink jet
- B41J2/135—Nozzles
- B41J2/14—Structure thereof only for on-demand ink jet heads
- B41J2/14201—Structure of print heads with piezoelectric elements
- B41J2/14209—Structure of print heads with piezoelectric elements of finger type, chamber walls consisting integrally of piezoelectric material
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
- B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
- B41J2/00—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed
- B41J2/005—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by bringing liquid or particles selectively into contact with a printing material
- B41J2/01—Ink jet
- B41J2/21—Ink jet for multi-colour printing
- B41J2/2121—Ink jet for multi-colour printing characterised by dot size, e.g. combinations of printed dots of different diameter
- B41J2/2128—Ink jet for multi-colour printing characterised by dot size, e.g. combinations of printed dots of different diameter by means of energy modulation
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
- H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
- H04N1/00—Scanning, transmission or reproduction of documents or the like, e.g. facsimile transmission; Details thereof
- H04N1/40—Picture signal circuits
- H04N1/40025—Circuits exciting or modulating particular heads for reproducing continuous tone value scales
- H04N1/40031—Circuits exciting or modulating particular heads for reproducing continuous tone value scales for a plurality of reproducing elements simultaneously
Abstract
A method of multi-tone printing employs a drop-on-demand printing apparatus (100) for depositing ink droplets from an array of channels (104) on printing element areas of a substrate (111) which is movable relatively to said apparatus. The channels' length and nozzle location and dimensions afford each channel with a high longitudinal resonant frequency and electrically actuable means (110, 112, 114, 116, 118) supply energy pulses to a selected band of channels at or near the resonant frequency of the channels to deposit from each selected channel in the corresponding printing element area of the substrate a number of drops equal to the number of pulses applied thereto, the number of pulses applied being dependent on the tone of printing required.
Droplet ejection from even numbered channels is in anti-phase at the resonant frequency with droplet ejection from odd numbered channels.
Droplet ejection from even numbered channels is in anti-phase at the resonant frequency with droplet ejection from odd numbered channels.
Applications Claiming Priority (3)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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US08/316,256 US5512922A (en) | 1989-10-10 | 1994-09-30 | Method of multi-tone printing |
US08/316,256 | 1994-09-30 | ||
PCT/GB1995/002335 WO1996010488A1 (en) | 1994-09-30 | 1995-10-02 | Method of multi-tone printing |
Publications (2)
Publication Number | Publication Date |
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CA2200194A1 true CA2200194A1 (en) | 1996-04-11 |
CA2200194C CA2200194C (en) | 2008-04-22 |
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Family Applications (1)
Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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CA002200194A Expired - Lifetime CA2200194C (en) | 1994-09-30 | 1995-10-02 | Method of multi-tone printing |
Country Status (9)
Country | Link |
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US (1) | US5512922A (en) |
EP (1) | EP0783410B1 (en) |
JP (1) | JP3076923B2 (en) |
KR (1) | KR100361673B1 (en) |
CN (1) | CN1074359C (en) |
AT (1) | ATE188650T1 (en) |
CA (1) | CA2200194C (en) |
DE (1) | DE69514534T2 (en) |
WO (1) | WO1996010488A1 (en) |
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1994
- 1994-09-30 US US08/316,256 patent/US5512922A/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
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1995
- 1995-10-02 WO PCT/GB1995/002335 patent/WO1996010488A1/en active IP Right Grant
- 1995-10-02 EP EP95933482A patent/EP0783410B1/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1995-10-02 AT AT95933482T patent/ATE188650T1/en not_active IP Right Cessation
- 1995-10-02 CA CA002200194A patent/CA2200194C/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1995-10-02 JP JP08511534A patent/JP3076923B2/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1995-10-02 CN CN95195388A patent/CN1074359C/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1995-10-02 KR KR1019970702075A patent/KR100361673B1/en not_active IP Right Cessation
- 1995-10-02 DE DE69514534T patent/DE69514534T2/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
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Also Published As
Publication number | Publication date |
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EP0783410A1 (en) | 1997-07-16 |
WO1996010488A1 (en) | 1996-04-11 |
ATE188650T1 (en) | 2000-01-15 |
JP3076923B2 (en) | 2000-08-14 |
KR970706131A (en) | 1997-11-03 |
CN1074359C (en) | 2001-11-07 |
CA2200194C (en) | 2008-04-22 |
JPH10506338A (en) | 1998-06-23 |
DE69514534D1 (en) | 2000-02-17 |
KR100361673B1 (en) | 2003-06-09 |
EP0783410B1 (en) | 2000-01-12 |
DE69514534T2 (en) | 2000-06-21 |
CN1159785A (en) | 1997-09-17 |
US5512922A (en) | 1996-04-30 |
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Legal Events
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EEER | Examination request | ||
MKEX | Expiry |
Effective date: 20151002 |