B41J19/005

DIGITAL PRINTING MACHINE
20190176499 · 2019-06-13 ·

A digital printing machine includes moving organs suitable for advancing a textile in a determined direction and a printing station. The printing station includes: a cross-beam extending lengthwise substantially orthogonal to the determined direction; a printing carriage having a frame and a printing device; a first moving apparatus adapted to move the printing carriage along the cross-beam; and a control unit associated with said printing device and substantially integral with the cross-beam, the control unit being configured to supply power to at least the first moving apparatus and control signals to the printing device. The control unit is connected to the printing carriage by way of an electrical connection to supply power to the first moving apparatus, and by way of an optical connection to supply the control signals to the printing device.

CARRIAGE MOVING MECHANISM AND LIQUID DISCHARGE APPARATUS
20190160837 · 2019-05-30 ·

A carriage moving mechanism including a driving unit including a driving pulley, a driving motor, and a first support member for supporting both the driving pulley and the driving motor, a driven unit including a driven pulley and a second support member for supporting the driven pulley, and a third support member supporting both the driving unit and the driven unit, an annular belt that is wound around both the driving pulley and the driven pulley, a first outer peripheral surface and a second outer peripheral surface facing to the first outer peripheral surface, and a first carriage that is attached to the first outer peripheral surface, wherein the second support member, the third support member, and the first support member are aligned in this order in a first axis, and the third support member is disposed inside the annular belt.

LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS
20190160825 · 2019-05-30 ·

A liquid ejecting apparatus includes a carriage unit which is provided with a liquid ejecting head, a liquid storage container which is storing a liquid, a tube which is connected to the carriage unit and which supplies the liquid which is fed from the liquid storage container to the carriage unit, a first driven roller which is provided on a downstream of the liquid ejecting head and which comes into contact with a surface of the medium which faces the liquid ejecting head, and a tube support surface which is positioned closer to a bottom side than the carriage unit in a vertical direction, and supports the tube, in which the tube support surface is at a position which is deviated from the first driven roller in the transport direction of the medium and falls within a height range of the first driven roller in the vertical direction.

RECORDING HEAD AND RECORDING APPARATUS
20190143676 · 2019-05-16 ·

Provided is a recording head including: a recording element; a delay circuit including a delay element and configured to supply a clock signal from a main body unit of a recording apparatus to the delay element; and a logical sum (OR) element configured to generate a clock state signal based on a logical sum of the clock signal and output from each delay element. The recording head detects a defect in the clock signal transmitted from the main body unit to the recording head based on the clock state signal, and sets the recording element to a disable state when a defect is detected in the clock signal.

Liquid ejecting apparatus with tube guide and curved liquid tube

A liquid ejecting apparatus includes a carriage that includes a liquid ejecting head, a liquid storing container that is capable of storing the liquid and that is provided at a different location from the carriage, a tube that supplies the liquid sent from the liquid storing container, and a guide section that is located at a lower side of the carriage in a vertical direction. When one of the moving directions of the carriage is a first direction and another one of the moving directions of the carriage is a second direction, the tube extends in the second direction along the guide section, and is connected to the carriage. The guide section includes a first site and a second site that is lower in the vertical direction than the first site.

INTEGRATED INKJET MODULE
20190118537 · 2019-04-25 ·

An integrated inkjet module includes: first and second opposite end brackets; a single print module asymmetrically positioned between the end brackets, the print module having an elongate printhead; a wiper carriage positioned between a first end of the print module and the first end bracket, the wiper carriage being configured for longitudinally wiping the printhead; and a print module carrier mounted between the first and second end brackets. The print module includes a mounting arm bridging over the wiper carriage and the print module carrier is slidably liftable relative to the first and second end brackets.

INTEGRATED INKJET MODULE FOR SCALABLE PRINTER
20190118538 · 2019-04-25 ·

An integrated inkjet module for a scalable inkjet printer includes: first and second opposite end brackets; a print module asymmetrically positioned between the end brackets; and a maintenance module for maintaining an inkjet printhead of the print module. The maintenance module includes a frame fixedly mounted between the end brackets having a longer leg extending along one side of the print module and a shorter leg positioned between a first end of the print module and the first end bracket. The print module is slidably liftable relative to the end brackets, the longer leg includes a laterally extendible capper for capping the printhead and the shorter leg includes a longitudinally movable wiper carriage for wiping the printhead.

CABLE ARRAY FOR INKJET MODULE
20190118563 · 2019-04-25 ·

An inkjet module includes: first and second opposite end brackets; a print module slidably mounted between the end brackets for raising and lowering the print module relative to the end brackets, the print module having a front face, a rear face and an elongate printhead positioned at a lower surface of the print module; and a cable array including a plurality of laterally arranged cables connected to the print module. The cables of the cable array extend in a common plane parallel to the rear face of the print module and follow a curved path such that an outer cable is longer than an inner cable.

APPARATUS FOR FLEXIBLE FLAT CABLE

Examples of an apparatus for flexible flat cable, installable within a print device, are described. The flexible flat cable may be connected to a print carriage assembly of the print device.

REPLACEABLE PRINTING SUBASSEMBLY

A replaceable printing subassembly is disclosed. The replaceable printing subassembly includes a printbar. A fluid delivery system including a pump is fluidically coupled to the printbar. A frame is coupled to the fluid delivery system. The replaceable printing subassembly also includes a lift mechanism having an actuator to selectively move the printbar with respect to the frame.