B41J2/195

CHARACTERISTIC TABLE GENERATION SYSTEM, METHOD OF GENERATING CHARACTERISTIC TABLE, AND PROGRAM OF GENERATING CHARACTERISTIC TABLE
20220184941 · 2022-06-16 ·

There are provided a characteristic table generation system and so on capable of enhancing the convenience of the user. The characteristic table generation system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure is a system for generating a predictive voltage characteristic table for defining a predictive characteristic curve, the system including a data acquisition section configured to obtain a measured viscosity characteristic table defining a measured characteristic curve between viscosity and temperature of the liquid, and a predetermined parameter separately, as input data, a conversion coefficient generation section configured to generate a conversion coefficient used when performing a conversion process from the measured characteristic curve into the predictive characteristic curve based on the predetermined parameter using a first analytical method as a predetermined analytical method which takes the predetermined parameter as an explanatory variable, and which takes the conversion coefficient as an objective variable, and a table generation section configured to perform the conversion process using the measured viscosity characteristic table and the conversion coefficient generated by the conversion coefficient generation section to thereby generate the predictive voltage characteristic table.

FLUID PROPERTY SENSOR

A fluid property sensor may comprising an integrated circuit (IC) including a fluid level sensor, and/or a pressure sensor; and an external interface electrically coupled to a proximal end of the EC, wherein the pressure sensor may be configured to measure a flexure of the fluid property sensor.

LIQUID CIRCULATION DEVICE AND LIQUID DISCHARGE APPARATUS
20220169033 · 2022-06-02 ·

A liquid circulation device includes a liquid chamber that stores a liquid that is to be supplied to a liquid discharge head. A pipeline through which the liquid can be circulated between the liquid chamber and the liquid discharge head is provided. A heater heats the liquid circulating in the pipeline. A first temperature sensor measures the temperature of the heater, and a second temperature sensor measures the temperature of the liquid in the pipeline. A controller controls the heating of the heater based on the liquid temperature measured by the second temperature sensor. The controller also monitors a change in the measured temperature of the heater over time and turns off the heating of the heater when the monitored change satisfies a predetermined stop condition.

Logic circuitry

A logic circuitry package for a replaceable print apparatus component comprises an interface to communicate with a print apparatus logic circuit, and at least one logic circuit. The logic circuit may be configured to identify, from a command stream received from the print apparatus, parameters including a class parameter, and/or identify, from the command stream, a read request, and output, via the interface, a count value in response to a read request, the count value based on identified received parameters.

PRINTERS AND CONTROLLERS

Example implementations relate to controllers and printers to operate at least one liquid ejection device of a printhead; the liquid ejection device comprising a nozzle and an associated print liquid chamber bearing a transducer to eject print liquid from the nozzle in response to a firing signal; the print chamber being fluidically coupled to a nozzle supply channel; the at least one liquid ejection device comprising a channel coupled to the print liquid chamber and the nozzle supply channel; the channel having a respective actuator to urge print liquid through the print chamber in response to a circulation signal; wherein the controller comprises temperature control circuitry to actuate the respective actuator using a temperature control signal to increase the temperature of print liquid in the print liquid chamber.

INKJET PRINTING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING DISPLAY DEVICE

An inkjet printing apparatus includes: a print head device including an inkjet head to spray a composition for ink including a plurality of bipolar elements; an ink circulation device including an ink storage to store the composition for ink, and transfer the composition for ink to the print head device; an ink injection device to inject the composition for ink into the ink storage; and a temperature adjusting device to adjust a temperature of the composition for ink. The temperature adjusting device includes: a first temperature adjusting device to adjust a temperature to be included in a first reference temperature range; a second temperature adjusting device to adjust a temperature to be included in a second reference temperature range; and a third temperature adjusting device to adjust a temperature to be included in a third reference temperature range.

INKJET PRINTING APPARATUS

An inkjet printing apparatus includes: a stage on which a substrate is disposed; an inkjet head disposed above the stage and spraying ink on the substrate; an ink storage that stores the ink; a first link pipe connecting the ink storage and the inkjet head and supplying the ink from the ink storage to the inkjet head; a second link pipe connecting the ink storage and the inkjet head and collecting a portion of the ink from the inkjet head to the ink storage; and a temperature controller including a cooler and a heater disposed respectively in opposite sides thereof. The portion of the ink remains in the inkjet head after the ink is ejected from the inkjet head on the substrate, the first link pipe is disposed on the heater of the temperature controller, and the second link pipe is disposed on the cooler of the temperature controller.

THERMAL ENERGY DETERMINATION

An example system for thermal energy determination can include a first controller comprising a processor and a non-transitory machine-readable medium (MRM) communicatively coupled to the processor. The non-transitory MRM can include instructions executable by the processor to cause the processor to receive relative humidity information of an environment of a thermal printing device, determine a colormap to a print media of the thermal printing device based on the relative humidity, and determine a particular thermal energy to apply to the print media based on the determined colormap.

Interfaces to connect external print fluid supplies with print fluid reservoirs

An apparatus may include an electrical interface to access a memory. Based on data receivable from the memory, an actuator may allow fluid flow from a print fluid supply external to the apparatus to a print fluid reservoir of the apparatus.

Ink heating device and printing apparatus
11724521 · 2023-08-15 · ·

An ink heating device, which is incorporated in an inkjet printing apparatus, includes: a planar heating member bonded in a state where one surface of the planar heating member is thermally bonded to an outer surface of an ink tank storing ink; an elastic member, having a heat insulation property, is provided on the other surface of the planar heating member and presses the planar heating member against the ink tank; and a hardware processor that performs heating control on the planar heating member in a stepwise manner according to a stop time of a main body of the printing apparatus at a time of starting the main body of the printing apparatus.