Global Patent Index - EP 1600294 A1

EP 1600294 A1 20051130 - LIQUID DROP EJECTOR AND METHOD FOR DETECTING/JUDGING ABNORMAL EJECTION OF LIQUID DROP EJECTION HEAD

Title (en)

LIQUID DROP EJECTOR AND METHOD FOR DETECTING/JUDGING ABNORMAL EJECTION OF LIQUID DROP EJECTION HEAD

Title (de)

FLÜSSIGTROPFENAUSSTOSSVORRICHTUNG UND VERFAHREN ZUM ERFASSEN/BEWERTEN VON ANOMALEM AUSSTOSS AUS DEM FLÜSSIGTROPFENAUSSTOSSKOPF

Title (fr)

EJECTEUR DE GOUTTES DE LIQUIDE ET PROCEDE DE DETECTION/ESTIMATION D'UNE EJECTION ANORMALE D'UNE TETE D'EJECTION DE GOUTTES DE LIQUIDE

Publication

EP 1600294 A1 20051130 (EN)

Application

EP 04715497 A 20040227

Priority

  • JP 2004002390 W 20040227
  • JP 2003055020 A 20030228
  • JP 2003055021 A 20030228
  • JP 2003092934 A 20030328

Abstract (en)

The droplet ejection apparatus of the invention includes a plurality of droplet ejection heads 100 each having a diaphragm, an actuator that displaces the diaphragm, and a nozzle through which a liquid in a cavity is ejected in the form of droplets in response to the increase and decrease of the internal pressure of the cavity, ejection selecting means 182 for selecting the nozzle of the ink jet head 100 in the plurality of ink jet heads 100 through which a ink droplet is to be ejected, ejection failure detecting means 10 for detecting a residual vibration of the diaphragm and detecting an ejection failure of the droplets on the basis of a vibration pattern of the detected residual vibration, and switching means 23 for switching a connection of the actuator from a driving circuit to the ejection failure detecting means 10 after carrying out a droplet ejection operation by driving the actuator. <IMAGE>

IPC 1-7

B41J 2/01; B41J 2/045; B41J 2/055

IPC 8 full level

B41J 2/01 (2006.01); B41J 2/045 (2006.01); B41J 2/055 (2006.01); B41J 2/14 (2006.01); B41J 2/165 (2006.01); B41J 2/19 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B41J 2/0451 (2013.01); B41J 2/04541 (2013.01); B41J 2/04578 (2013.01); B41J 2/0458 (2013.01); B41J 2/04581 (2013.01); B41J 2/14314 (2013.01); B41J 2002/14411 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

CH DE FR GB IT LI NL

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1600294 A1 20051130; EP 1600294 A4 20060830; JP 3794431 B2 20060705; JP WO2004076180 A1 20060601; WO 2004076180 A1 20040910

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 04715497 A 20040227; JP 2004002390 W 20040227; JP 2005502958 A 20040227