WO2001089847A1 - Air supply arrangement for a printer - Google Patents
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- WO2001089847A1 WO2001089847A1 PCT/AU2000/000595 AU0000595W WO0189847A1 WO 2001089847 A1 WO2001089847 A1 WO 2001089847A1 AU 0000595 W AU0000595 W AU 0000595W WO 0189847 A1 WO0189847 A1 WO 0189847A1
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- WIPO (PCT)
- Prior art keywords
- air
- printhead
- inkjet printer
- nozzles
- printer according
- Prior art date
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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
- B41J2/165—Preventing or detecting of nozzle clogging, e.g. cleaning, capping or moistening for nozzles
- B41J2/16517—Cleaning of print head nozzles
- B41J2/16552—Cleaning of print head nozzles using cleaning fluids
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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
- B41J2/04526—Control methods or devices therefor, e.g. driver circuits, control circuits controlling trajectory
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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
- B41J2/04585—Control methods or devices therefor, e.g. driver circuits, control circuits controlling heads based on thermal bent actuators
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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
- B41J2/145—Arrangement thereof
- B41J2/155—Arrangement thereof for line 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
- B41J2/135—Nozzles
- B41J2/165—Preventing or detecting of nozzle clogging, e.g. cleaning, capping or moistening for nozzles
- B41J2/16585—Preventing or detecting of nozzle clogging, e.g. cleaning, capping or moistening for nozzles for paper-width or non-reciprocating print heads
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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
- B41J29/00—Details of, or accessories for, typewriters or selective printing mechanisms not otherwise provided for
- B41J29/02—Framework
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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
- B41J29/00—Details of, or accessories for, typewriters or selective printing mechanisms not otherwise provided for
- B41J29/377—Cooling or ventilating arrangements
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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
- B41J2002/14362—Assembling elements of heads
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Priority Applications (17)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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US09/575,114 US6281912B1 (en) | 2000-05-23 | 2000-05-23 | Air supply arrangement for a printer |
US10/296,433 US7055930B1 (en) | 2000-05-24 | 2000-05-24 | Air supply arrangement for a printer |
PCT/AU2000/000595 WO2001089847A1 (en) | 2000-05-23 | 2000-05-24 | Air supply arrangement for a printer |
CNB00819579XA CN1205044C (en) | 2000-05-24 | 2000-05-24 | Air supply arrangement for printer |
IL15303500A IL153035A (en) | 2000-05-24 | 2000-05-24 | Air supply arrangement for a printer |
IL16672300A IL166723A0 (en) | 2000-05-23 | 2000-05-24 | Printhead with air supply arrangement |
AU2000247330A AU2000247330B2 (en) | 2000-05-24 | 2000-05-24 | Air supply arrangement for a printer |
DE60035711T DE60035711D1 (en) | 2000-05-24 | 2000-05-24 | AIR SUPPLY FOR A PRINTER |
AU4733000A AU4733000A (en) | 2000-05-24 | 2000-05-24 | Air supply arrangement for a printer |
JP2001586064A JP4620925B2 (en) | 2000-05-24 | 2000-05-24 | Inkjet printer |
EP00929107A EP1289764B1 (en) | 2000-05-24 | 2000-05-24 | Air supply arrangement for a printer |
AT00929107T ATE367925T1 (en) | 2000-05-24 | 2000-05-24 | AIR SUPPLY ARRANGEMENT FOR A PRINTER |
ZA200209796A ZA200209796B (en) | 2000-05-24 | 2002-12-03 | Air supply arrangement for a printer. |
AU2004203509A AU2004203509B2 (en) | 2000-05-24 | 2004-08-02 | Printhead with air supply arrangement |
IL166723A IL166723A (en) | 2000-05-24 | 2005-02-07 | Printhead with air supply arrangement |
US11/144,813 US7357475B2 (en) | 2000-05-24 | 2005-06-06 | Filtered air supply for nozzle guard |
US12/019,583 US20080111850A1 (en) | 2000-05-24 | 2008-01-24 | Printhead With Air Supply Valve For An Inkjet Printer |
Applications Claiming Priority (2)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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US09/575,114 US6281912B1 (en) | 2000-05-23 | 2000-05-23 | Air supply arrangement for a printer |
PCT/AU2000/000595 WO2001089847A1 (en) | 2000-05-23 | 2000-05-24 | Air supply arrangement for a printer |
Related Child Applications (2)
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US10296433 A-371-Of-International | 2000-05-24 | ||
US11/144,813 Continuation US7357475B2 (en) | 2000-05-24 | 2005-06-06 | Filtered air supply for nozzle guard |
Publications (1)
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WO2001089847A1 true WO2001089847A1 (en) | 2001-11-29 |
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PCT/AU2000/000595 WO2001089847A1 (en) | 2000-05-23 | 2000-05-24 | Air supply arrangement for a printer |
Country Status (10)
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US (3) | US7055930B1 (en) |
EP (1) | EP1289764B1 (en) |
JP (1) | JP4620925B2 (en) |
CN (1) | CN1205044C (en) |
AT (1) | ATE367925T1 (en) |
AU (3) | AU4733000A (en) |
DE (1) | DE60035711D1 (en) |
IL (1) | IL166723A (en) |
WO (1) | WO2001089847A1 (en) |
ZA (1) | ZA200209796B (en) |
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US6923866B2 (en) | 2003-06-13 | 2005-08-02 | Spectra, Inc. | Apparatus for depositing droplets |
US8162447B2 (en) | 2003-05-09 | 2012-04-24 | Seiko Epson Corporation | Liquid ejection apparatus |
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EP1289764B1 (en) * | 2000-05-24 | 2007-07-25 | Silverbrook Research Pty. Limited | Air supply arrangement for a printer |
US7475976B2 (en) | 2006-03-03 | 2009-01-13 | Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd | Printhead with elongate array of nozzles and distributed pulse dampers |
US7721441B2 (en) * | 2006-03-03 | 2010-05-25 | Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd | Method of fabricating a printhead integrated circuit attachment film |
US7837297B2 (en) | 2006-03-03 | 2010-11-23 | Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd | Printhead with non-priming cavities for pulse damping |
JP4681654B2 (en) * | 2006-03-03 | 2011-05-11 | シルバーブルック リサーチ ピーティワイ リミテッド | Inkjet printer |
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JP2009190410A (en) * | 2009-06-01 | 2009-08-27 | Seiko Epson Corp | Liquid jet apparatus |
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US9180709B2 (en) | 2012-03-30 | 2015-11-10 | Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. | Recirculate and filter air to form air barrier in image forming apparatus |
US9511605B2 (en) | 2014-06-27 | 2016-12-06 | Fujifilm Dimatix, Inc. | High height ink jet printing |
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US11186086B2 (en) | 2019-04-19 | 2021-11-30 | Markem-Imaje Corporation | Systems and techniques to reduce debris buildup around print head nozzles |
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JPH03234539A (en) * | 1990-02-09 | 1991-10-18 | Canon Inc | Ink jet recorder |
EP0604029A2 (en) * | 1992-12-21 | 1994-06-29 | NCR International, Inc. | Printing system including an ink jet printer |
JPH10138461A (en) * | 1996-11-06 | 1998-05-26 | Hitachi Ltd | Printer |
JPH10153453A (en) * | 1996-11-21 | 1998-06-09 | Brother Ind Ltd | Cleaning device for linear encoder, and recording device |
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JPS62292438A (en) | 1986-06-13 | 1987-12-19 | Canon Inc | Ink jet recorder |
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US6281912B1 (en) * | 2000-05-23 | 2001-08-28 | Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd | Air supply arrangement for a printer |
EP1289764B1 (en) * | 2000-05-24 | 2007-07-25 | Silverbrook Research Pty. Limited | Air supply arrangement for a printer |
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- 2000-05-24 EP EP00929107A patent/EP1289764B1/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 2000-05-24 AU AU4733000A patent/AU4733000A/en active Pending
- 2000-05-24 DE DE60035711T patent/DE60035711D1/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 2000-05-24 JP JP2001586064A patent/JP4620925B2/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 2000-05-24 AT AT00929107T patent/ATE367925T1/en not_active IP Right Cessation
- 2000-05-24 CN CNB00819579XA patent/CN1205044C/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 2000-05-24 AU AU2000247330A patent/AU2000247330B2/en not_active Ceased
- 2000-05-24 US US10/296,433 patent/US7055930B1/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 2000-05-24 WO PCT/AU2000/000595 patent/WO2001089847A1/en active IP Right Grant
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- 2002-12-03 ZA ZA200209796A patent/ZA200209796B/en unknown
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- 2004-08-02 AU AU2004203509A patent/AU2004203509B2/en not_active Ceased
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- 2005-02-07 IL IL166723A patent/IL166723A/en not_active IP Right Cessation
- 2005-06-06 US US11/144,813 patent/US7357475B2/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
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- 2008-01-24 US US12/019,583 patent/US20080111850A1/en not_active Abandoned
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JPH03234539A (en) * | 1990-02-09 | 1991-10-18 | Canon Inc | Ink jet recorder |
EP0604029A2 (en) * | 1992-12-21 | 1994-06-29 | NCR International, Inc. | Printing system including an ink jet printer |
JPH10138461A (en) * | 1996-11-06 | 1998-05-26 | Hitachi Ltd | Printer |
JPH10153453A (en) * | 1996-11-21 | 1998-06-09 | Brother Ind Ltd | Cleaning device for linear encoder, and recording device |
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Cited By (3)
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US8162447B2 (en) | 2003-05-09 | 2012-04-24 | Seiko Epson Corporation | Liquid ejection apparatus |
US6923866B2 (en) | 2003-06-13 | 2005-08-02 | Spectra, Inc. | Apparatus for depositing droplets |
US7326439B2 (en) | 2003-06-13 | 2008-02-05 | Fujifilm Dimatix, Inc. | Apparatus for depositing droplets |
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US7055930B1 (en) | 2006-06-06 |
EP1289764B1 (en) | 2007-07-25 |
ATE367925T1 (en) | 2007-08-15 |
EP1289764A4 (en) | 2004-11-17 |
AU4733000A (en) | 2001-12-03 |
US7357475B2 (en) | 2008-04-15 |
US20050225590A1 (en) | 2005-10-13 |
CN1457298A (en) | 2003-11-19 |
AU2004203509B2 (en) | 2004-09-23 |
DE60035711D1 (en) | 2007-09-06 |
IL166723A (en) | 2007-06-17 |
ZA200209796B (en) | 2003-07-30 |
US20080111850A1 (en) | 2008-05-15 |
EP1289764A1 (en) | 2003-03-12 |
JP2004500265A (en) | 2004-01-08 |
AU2004203509A1 (en) | 2004-08-19 |
CN1205044C (en) | 2005-06-08 |
JP4620925B2 (en) | 2011-01-26 |
AU2000247330B2 (en) | 2004-05-06 |
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