EP 1211074 A1 20020605 - Ink jet printer and method of controlling the same
Title (en)
Ink jet printer and method of controlling the same
Title (de)
Tintenstrahldrucker und dazugehöriges Steuerungsverfahren
Title (fr)
Imprimante jet d'encre et sa méthode de commande
Publication
Application
Priority
- EP 01204364 A 20011115
- EP 00204247 A 20001129
Abstract (en)
Method of controlling an ink jet printer comprising a printhead (14) movable relative to a recording medium in a main scanning direction (Y) and having a plurality of nozzles (24) spaced apart from each other in said main scanning direction and being energized at controlled timings for expelling ink droplets onto the recording medium, the method being characterized by the steps of: measuring at least one parameter, e. g. a temperature, that is correlated to the thermal expansion of the printhead (14), determining, for each of the nozzles (24), a thermally induced positional offset ( DELTA d1 ... DELTA dn) in the main scanning direction on the basis of said parameter, and compensating the offsets of the individual nozzles by controlling the timings at which the nozzles are energized. <IMAGE>
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
B41J 2/05 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
B41J 2/04505 (2013.01); B41J 2/04563 (2013.01); B41J 2/04573 (2013.01); B41J 2/0458 (2013.01); B41J 2/04581 (2013.01)
Citation (applicant)
- US 5864349 A 19990126 - HIRABAYASHI HIROMITSU [JP], et al
- US 4544931 A 19851001 - WATANABE YOSHITAKA [JP], et al
- US 5477245 A 19951219 - FUSE TAKESHI [JP]
- JP S60222258 A 19851106 - CANON KK
Citation (search report)
- [X] US 6109719 A 20000829 - CORNELL ROBERT WILSON [US]
- [A] PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 1998, no. 09 31 July 1998 (1998-07-31)
- [A] PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 2000, no. 04 31 August 2000 (2000-08-31)
Designated contracting state (EPC)
DE FR GB NL
DOCDB simple family (publication)
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 01204364 A 20011115