B41J29/38

INKJET PRINTING APPARATUS, AND A CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR
20230050269 · 2023-02-16 ·

When a disconnection detecting circuit detects failure, a controller of a temperature controller manipulates a duty ratio to distribute the duty ratio to normal heating rollers. Since the amount of heat decreased by failure of a heating roller can be compensated for by the other heating rollers, no defective drying will occur. It is not necessary to stop a printing process immediately when the disconnection detecting circuit detects failure, but a maintenance operation can be carried out after fully securing a preparation time for maintenance. The quick maintenance can be performed to restrain downtime of the printing apparatus.

Inkjet printing apparatus and control method of the inkjet printing apparatus

According to an aspect of the present invention, an inkjet printing apparatus includes a print head having an ejection opening surface on which ejection openings for ejecting ink are formed, a tank storing ink to be supplied to the print head, a supply flow path for supplying the ink from the tank to the print head, a collection flow path for collecting the ink from the print head to the tank, a supply pump provided in the supply flow path to supply the ink from the tank to the print head, a tank decompression pump which decompresses the inside of the tank, and a control unit which controls to drive the supply pump and the tank decompression pump to fill the collection flow path with ink.

Inkjet printing apparatus and control method of the inkjet printing apparatus

According to an aspect of the present invention, an inkjet printing apparatus includes a print head having an ejection opening surface on which ejection openings for ejecting ink are formed, a tank storing ink to be supplied to the print head, a supply flow path for supplying the ink from the tank to the print head, a collection flow path for collecting the ink from the print head to the tank, a supply pump provided in the supply flow path to supply the ink from the tank to the print head, a tank decompression pump which decompresses the inside of the tank, and a control unit which controls to drive the supply pump and the tank decompression pump to fill the collection flow path with ink.

Printing apparatus

A printing apparatus includes: a printing section including a plurality of printing elements that performs printing on a medium; a power supply circuit supplying power to the printing section; a control circuit controlling the printing section and the power supply circuit; and a USB-Type-C interface configured to couple an external device and including a data transmission/reception terminal, a power input/output terminal, and a state identification terminal. When the state identification terminal detects that the external device that receives the power via the power input/output terminal is coupled, and the printing section performs printing, an amount of power supplied to the external device is large in a case in which a drive rate of the plurality of printing elements is low as compared with a case in which the drive rate of the plurality of printing elements is high.

Ejection apparatus and ejection control method
11577507 · 2023-02-14 · ·

An ejection apparatus includes an ejection head having an ejection port, a droplet detection unit, an acquisition unit, a control unit, and a decision unit. The droplet detection unit detects that a droplet ejected from the ejection port has reached a predetermined position. The acquisition unit acquires information regarding a velocity of movement of the detected droplet. The control unit controls the ejection head to eject the droplet from the ejection port. The decision unit decides a number of consecutive ejections of a plurality of droplets from the ejection head based on the acquired information regarding the velocities of each of the plurality of droplets ejected consecutively and detected by the droplet detection unit. If the acquisition unit acquires the information regarding velocities of detected droplets, the control unit controls the ejection head to consecutively eject the droplets from the ejection head based on the decided number of consecutive ejections.

PRINTING UPON WEB MEDIA WITH TRACTOR-FEED HOLES

In an example of the disclosure, a web media is advanced through a printer during a printing operation, Tractor-feed holes in a tractor-feed lane of the web media are detected utilizing a sensor and counted as the web media advances. When the count of tractor-feed holes reaches a target tractor-feed hole n, a fiducial detection period is started wherein a sensor is utilized to detect a fiducial. A printing adjustment is determined based upon a time or time period that the fiducial is detected during the fiducial detection period.

LIQUID DISCHARGE APPARATUS AND LIQUID DISCHARGE METHOD
20230044459 · 2023-02-09 · ·

A liquid discharge apparatus includes a platen to hold a medium; a liquid discharge head to discharge a liquid onto the medium on the platen according to discharge instruction information containing a type of the platen as a designated platen type; an operation panel to display a selection operation screen in which a type of the platen is selectable from the multiple platen types as a selected platen type; and circuitry to: control the operation panel to display the selection operation screen; determine whether the selected platen type matches a first specific platen type; determine whether the designated platen type matches a second specific platen type; control the operation panel to display warning in response to a determination; and control the liquid discharge head to continue to discharge the liquid in response to a determination.

Liquid discharge device and liquid discharge apparatus incorporating same
11554586 · 2023-01-17 · ·

A liquid discharge device includes a head including a discharge port. The head discharges a liquid from the discharge port toward an object. The liquid discharge device further includes a liquid receiving surface to receive the liquid discharged from the discharge port, a liquid collector to collect the liquid received by the liquid receiving surface, and a moving unit to hold the liquid receiving surface and the liquid collector. The moving unit is movable at a facing position where the liquid receiving surface faces the discharge port without changing an inclination of the liquid collector with respect to a horizontal plane.

Liquid discharging apparatus, controlling method for the same, and medium storing program

A liquid discharging apparatus includes a controller configured to execute: a recording processing, a first determining processing, a pre-recording flushing processing, a first flushing processing, and a second flushing processing. In a case that the controller determines, by the first determining processing, that the recording processing is to be executed in the second mode, the controller is configured to make a first flushing interval between the pre-recording flushing processing and the first flushing processing to be longer than a second flushing interval between the first flushing processing and the second flushing processing.

Fluid ejection devices including a memory

An integrated circuit to drive a plurality of fluid actuation devices includes an ID line, a fire line, a discharge path, a memory element, and a latch. The memory element is electrically coupled to the fire line and the discharge path. The latch disables the discharge path in response to a first logic level on the ID line and enables the discharge path in response to a second logic level on the ID line.