B41J2/04543

A Method of Printing and Printer

A method of printing a pattern from at least two rows of fluid ejection nozzles, said nozzles ejecting a first fluid in a multi-pass printing mode, the method comprising: dividing the pattern to be printed between the rows of fluid ejection nozzles; applying masks to the rows of fluid ejection nozzles for printing with selected nozzles of each of the rows of fluid ejection nozzles during each pass; wherein a first mask for printing from a first row of fluid ejection nozzles during an n-th pass is different from a second mask for printing from a second row of fluid ejection nozzles during said n-th pass.

ZONAL FIRING SIGNAL ADJUSTMENTS

In one example in accordance with the present disclosure, a fluidic die is described. The fluidic die includes a number of zones. Each zone includes a number of sets of fluidic devices. Each fluidic device includes a fluid chamber and a fluid actuator disposed in the chamber. Each fluidic device also includes a sensor to sense a characteristic of the zone and an adjustment device. The adjustment device 1) delays a firing signal received from a previous zone as it passes by each set of fluidic devices and 2) adjusts the firing signal as it enters the zone based on a sensed characteristic.

Print head and liquid ejecting apparatus

A print head includes ejecting portions ejecting liquid by being supplied with a high voltage signal, a switch group switching between whether or not to supply the high voltage signal to the first ejecting portion group in accordance with a low voltage logic signal, a memory, a high voltage signal input terminal, and a low voltage logic signal input terminal, the print head having a first mode in which the print head executes reading processing of reading information stored in the memory and does not execute ejection control processing of controlling whether or not to supply the high voltage signal to the first ejecting portion group by switching the switch group in accordance with an input signal input from the low voltage logic signal input terminal and a second mode in which the print head does not execute the reading processing and executes the ejection control processing.

PRINT ELEMENT SUBSTRATE, PRINTHEAD, AND PRINTING APPARATUS
20210379889 · 2021-12-09 ·

A print element substrate, comprising a plurality of heating elements, a plurality of detection elements, each configured to detect a temperature of a corresponding heating element, a first current generation unit, a second current generation unit, and a signal output unit, wherein one of the first and second current generation units supplies a current to a first detection element, the other supplies a current to a second detection element, and the signal output unit outputs a signal according to a potential difference between one terminal of the first detection element on a side where a potential variation occurs upon supply of the current and one terminal of the second detection element on a side where a potential variation occurs upon supply of the current.

Print component with memory array using intermittent clock signal

A print component includes a plurality of data pads, a clock pad to receive an intermittent clock signal, and a plurality of actuator groups each corresponding to a different liquid type and to a different one of the data pads. Each actuator group includes a plurality of configuration functions, an array of fluid actuators, and an array of memory elements including a first portion corresponding to the plurality of configuration functions and a second portion corresponding to the array of fluid actuators. Each time the intermittent clock signal is present on the clock pad, the array of memory elements to serially load a segment of data bits from the corresponding data pad, including loading a first portion of data bits into the first portion of memory elements, and loading a second portion of data bits into the second portion of memory elements.

Fluid ejection device with nozzle column data groups including drive bubble detect data

A fluid ejection device includes a number of primitives, each receiving a same set of addresses and including a number of ejection chambers, each corresponding to a different address of the set of addresses and including a drive bubble formation mechanism and a drive bubble detect (DBD) mechanism. Input logic receives nozzle column data groups (NCG), each NCG including fire pulse groups (FPG), each FPG including DBD data having an enable value or disable value, and ejection data bits, each ejection data bit corresponding to a different one of the primitives. For each FPG of each NCG, activation logic identifies the FPG as a DBD FPG when the DBD data has the enable value and activates in each primitive the drive bubble formation mechanism and the DBD mechanism identified by the DBD FPG to perform a DBD measurement.

Die for a printhead

A die for a printhead is provided in examples. The die includes a number of fluidic actuator arrays, proximate to a number of fluid feed holes. A number of address lines are disposed proximate to a number of logic circuits on a low-voltage side of the fluid feed holes. An address decoder circuit is coupled to at least a portion of the address lines to select a fluidic actuator in a fluidic actuator array for firing. The address decoder circuit is customized to select a different address for each fluidic actuator in the fluidic actuator array. A logic circuit triggers a driver circuit located in a high-voltage side of the plurality of fluid feed holes opposite the low-voltage side, based, at least in part, on a bit value for the fluidic actuator array, the fluidic actuator selected by the address decoder circuit, and a firing signal.

Die for a printhead

A die for a printhead is provided in examples. The die includes a memory voltage regulator disposed on the die, and a high-voltage protection switch disposed on the die in a path of a conductive connection between the memory voltage regulator and a sense bus.

Thermal zone selection with a circular shift register

Examples of a fluidic die for thermal zone selection with a circular shift register are described herein. In some examples, the fluidic die includes multiple thermal zones. Each thermal zone includes a temperature sensor and a fluidic actuator. The fluidic die also includes shared thermal control circuitry to process an output of the temperature sensor of a selected thermal zone. The fluidic die further includes a circular shift register that includes multiple memory elements. Each memory element is associated with one thermal zone. A token circulates within the circular shift register to select one thermal zone at a time for processing by the shared thermal control circuitry.

Signal monitor

An integrated circuit is disclosed. The integrated circuit includes an actuator to eject a fluid in response to a fire signal. The integrated circuit also includes a monitor circuit set by the fire signal to block the fire signal to the actuator circuit after a selected duration.