EP0178886A3 - Ink jet apparatus and method of operating the same - Google Patents

Ink jet apparatus and method of operating the same Download PDF

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EP0178886A3
EP0178886A3 EP85307376A EP85307376A EP0178886A3 EP 0178886 A3 EP0178886 A3 EP 0178886A3 EP 85307376 A EP85307376 A EP 85307376A EP 85307376 A EP85307376 A EP 85307376A EP 0178886 A3 EP0178886 A3 EP 0178886A3
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ink jet
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Arthur Mikalsen
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Ricoh Printing Systems America Inc
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Exxon Research and Engineering Co
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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
    • B41J2/17—Ink jet characterised by ink handling
    • B41J2/195—Ink jet characterised by ink handling for monitoring ink quality
    • 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
    • B41J2/17—Ink jet characterised by ink handling
    • B41J2/175—Ink supply systems ; Circuit parts therefor
    • B41J2/17593—Supplying ink in a solid state
EP85307376A 1984-10-16 1985-10-14 Ink jet apparatus and method of operating the same Expired EP0178886B1 (en)

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US66170184A 1984-10-16 1984-10-16
US661701 1984-10-16

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EP0178886A2 EP0178886A2 (en) 1986-04-23
EP0178886A3 true EP0178886A3 (en) 1986-12-10
EP0178886B1 EP0178886B1 (en) 1989-05-24

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JP (2) JPS61192559A (en)
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US5223860A (en) * 1991-06-17 1993-06-29 Tektronix, Inc. Apparatus for supplying phase change ink to an ink jet printer
US5992991A (en) * 1995-11-24 1999-11-30 Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha Ink jet recording device with AC and DC heaters selectively used for hot melt ink
CN1243475A (en) * 1997-01-09 2000-02-02 多米诺印刷科学公开有限公司 Ink cartridge for ink jet printer
US7147313B2 (en) * 2003-12-30 2006-12-12 Xerox Corporation Real time detection of ink stick jams in phasing printing systems

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US4178595A (en) * 1977-11-04 1979-12-11 Ricoh Company, Ltd. Ink jet printing apparatus with ink replenishing
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JPS6028628Y2 (en) * 1981-04-30 1985-08-30 沖電気工業株式会社 Automatic ink supply mechanism for thermal transfer recording devices
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US4609924A (en) * 1984-10-15 1986-09-02 Exxon Printing Systems, Inc. Buffer reservoir for ink jet apparatus and method

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DE2459744A1 (en) * 1973-12-28 1975-07-03 Facit Ab ARRANGEMENT FOR SUPPLYING AND STORING COLOR LIQUID IN A COLOR JET RECORDER
US4178595A (en) * 1977-11-04 1979-12-11 Ricoh Company, Ltd. Ink jet printing apparatus with ink replenishing
EP0097823A2 (en) * 1982-06-30 1984-01-11 International Business Machines Corporation Ink jet recording system

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EP0178886B1 (en) 1989-05-24
EP0178886A2 (en) 1986-04-23
CA1252669A (en) 1989-04-18
DE3570397D1 (en) 1989-06-29
JPH0367632B2 (en) 1991-10-23
JPH0691895A (en) 1994-04-05
JPS61192559A (en) 1986-08-27

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