EP1201449A3 - A system and method for improving the edge quality of inkjet printouts - Google Patents

A system and method for improving the edge quality of inkjet printouts Download PDF

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EP1201449A3
EP1201449A3 EP01309026A EP01309026A EP1201449A3 EP 1201449 A3 EP1201449 A3 EP 1201449A3 EP 01309026 A EP01309026 A EP 01309026A EP 01309026 A EP01309026 A EP 01309026A EP 1201449 A3 EP1201449 A3 EP 1201449A3
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inkjet
inkjet printhead
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Ronald A. Askeland
Satya Prakash
Matthew D. Giere
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HP Inc
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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
    • B41J2/04501—Control methods or devices therefor, e.g. driver circuits, control circuits
    • B41J2/04505—Control methods or devices therefor, e.g. driver circuits, control circuits aiming at correcting alignment
    • 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
    • B41J2/04501—Control methods or devices therefor, e.g. driver circuits, control circuits
    • B41J2/04573—Timing; Delays
    • 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
    • B41J2/04501—Control methods or devices therefor, e.g. driver circuits, control circuits
    • B41J2/0458—Control methods or devices therefor, e.g. driver circuits, control circuits controlling heads based on heating elements forming bubbles
    • 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
    • B41J2202/00—Embodiments of or processes related to ink-jet or thermal heads
    • B41J2202/01—Embodiments of or processes related to ink-jet heads
    • B41J2202/17—Readable information on the head

Abstract

This present invention is embodied in a printing system (100) for improving edge quality of ink drops produced by an inkjet printer (300). In general, the present invention can include an inkjet printhead assembly (116) that incorporates a preprogrammed correction scheme (212) for correcting systematic ink drop placement errors of the inkjet printhead (116). A general correction scheme (212) can be developed for a class of inkjet printhead assemblies during manufacturing of the class of inkjet printhead assemblies. The correction scheme (212) could include general corrections that cover general errors that exist for the entire class of inkjet printheads. Alternatively, individual correction schemes (212) can be developed during manufacturing of each inkjet printhead assembly (116) that covers specific errors that exists for each individual printhead.
EP01309026A 2000-10-31 2001-10-24 A system and method for improving the edge quality of inkjet printouts Withdrawn EP1201449A3 (en)

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EP1029675A2 (en) * 1999-02-19 2000-08-23 Hewlett-Packard Company A system and method for controlling internal operations of a processor of an inkjet printhead
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EP0858049A2 (en) * 1997-02-06 1998-08-12 Hewlett-Packard Company Print dot placement in an ink jet printer
EP1029675A2 (en) * 1999-02-19 2000-08-23 Hewlett-Packard Company A system and method for controlling internal operations of a processor of an inkjet printhead
EP1044816A2 (en) * 1999-04-14 2000-10-18 Canon Kabushiki Kaisha Printer control based on head alignment

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USRE43149E1 (en) 2001-03-27 2012-01-31 Senshin Capital, Llc Method for generating a halftone of a source image
USRE42473E1 (en) 2001-05-30 2011-06-21 Senshin Capital, Llc Rendering images utilizing adaptive error diffusion
US7826660B2 (en) 2003-02-27 2010-11-02 Saquib Suhail S Digital image exposure correction
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US8773685B2 (en) 2003-07-01 2014-07-08 Intellectual Ventures I Llc High-speed digital image printing system

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