EP1960205A4 - Method of modulating printhead peak power requirement using redundant nozzles - Google Patents

Method of modulating printhead peak power requirement using redundant nozzles

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Publication number
EP1960205A4
EP1960205A4 EP05813457A EP05813457A EP1960205A4 EP 1960205 A4 EP1960205 A4 EP 1960205A4 EP 05813457 A EP05813457 A EP 05813457A EP 05813457 A EP05813457 A EP 05813457A EP 1960205 A4 EP1960205 A4 EP 1960205A4
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Prior art keywords
modulating
peak power
power requirement
redundant nozzles
printhead
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EP05813457A
Other languages
German (de)
French (fr)
Other versions
EP1960205B1 (en
EP1960205A1 (en
Inventor
Kia Silverbrook
Simon Robert Walmsley
Brian Robert Brown
Richard Thomas Plunkett
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Memjet Technology Ltd
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Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd
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Publication of EP1960205A4 publication Critical patent/EP1960205A4/en
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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
    • B41J2/04586—Control methods or devices therefor, e.g. driver circuits, control circuits controlling heads of a type not covered by groups B41J2/04575 - B41J2/04585, or of an undefined type
    • 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
    • B41J29/38—Drives, motors, controls or automatic cut-off devices for the entire printing mechanism
    • B41J29/393—Devices for controlling or analysing the entire machine ; Controlling or analysing mechanical parameters involving printing of test patterns
    • 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
    • B41J2/0452—Control methods or devices therefor, e.g. driver circuits, control circuits reducing demand in current or voltage
    • 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
    • B41J2/07—Ink jet characterised by jet control
    • 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
    • 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
    • B41J29/38—Drives, motors, controls or automatic cut-off devices for the entire printing mechanism
EP05813457.8A 2005-12-05 2005-12-05 Method of modulating printhead peak power requirement using redundant nozzles Not-in-force EP1960205B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
PCT/AU2005/001829 WO2007065187A1 (en) 2005-12-05 2005-12-05 Method of modulating printhead peak power requirement using redundant nozzles

Publications (3)

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EP1960205A1 EP1960205A1 (en) 2008-08-27
EP1960205A4 true EP1960205A4 (en) 2010-07-21
EP1960205B1 EP1960205B1 (en) 2014-04-09

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EP05813457.8A Not-in-force EP1960205B1 (en) 2005-12-05 2005-12-05 Method of modulating printhead peak power requirement using redundant nozzles

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EP (1) EP1960205B1 (en)
KR (1) KR101058636B1 (en)
AU (1) AU2005338846B2 (en)
WO (1) WO2007065187A1 (en)

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US20020051024A1 (en) * 2000-11-02 2002-05-02 Masaaki Naoi Printing apparatus and power consumption reduction method of printing apparatus
US20020126168A1 (en) * 2001-03-09 2002-09-12 Anderson Daryl E. Data bandwidth reduction to printhead with redundant nozzles
US20050078133A1 (en) * 2003-10-10 2005-04-14 Pep-Lluis Molinet Compensation of lateral position changes in printing
US20050122355A1 (en) * 2003-12-09 2005-06-09 Canon Kabushiki Kaisha Ink jet printing apparatus and ink jet printing method

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AU2005338846A1 (en) 2007-06-14
EP1960205B1 (en) 2014-04-09
EP1960205A1 (en) 2008-08-27
KR101058636B1 (en) 2011-08-22
AU2005338846B2 (en) 2009-10-01
WO2007065187A1 (en) 2007-06-14
KR20080075904A (en) 2008-08-19

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