EP0011251A3 - Driving circuitry for the printing jets in mosaic colour printers - Google Patents

Driving circuitry for the printing jets in mosaic colour printers Download PDF

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Publication number: EP0011251A3
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: driving circuitry; colour printers; printing jets; mosaic colour; mosaic
Prior art date: 1978-11-17
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Granted

Application number

EP79104402A

Other languages

German (de)

Other versions

EP0011251A2 (en

EP0011251B1 (en

Inventor

Hans Dipl.-Ing. Kern

Reiner Lichti

Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)

Siemens AG

Original Assignee

Siemens AG

Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)

1978-11-17

Filing date

1979-11-08

Publication date

1981-01-07

1979-11-08 Application filed by Siemens AG filed Critical Siemens AG

1980-05-28 Publication of EP0011251A2 publication Critical patent/EP0011251A2/en

1981-01-07 Publication of EP0011251A3 publication Critical patent/EP0011251A3/en

1983-09-07 Application granted granted Critical

1983-09-07 Publication of EP0011251B1 publication Critical patent/EP0011251B1/en

Status Expired legal-status Critical Current

Classifications

- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
- B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
- B41J2/00—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed
- B41J2/005—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by bringing liquid or particles selectively into contact with a printing material
- B41J2/01—Ink jet
- B41J2/015—Ink jet characterised by the jet generation process
- B41J2/04—Ink jet characterised by the jet generation process generating single droplets or particles on demand
- B41J2/045—Ink jet characterised by the jet generation process generating single droplets or particles on demand by pressure, e.g. electromechanical transducers
- B41J2/04501—Control methods or devices therefor, e.g. driver circuits, control circuits
- B41J2/04541—Specific driving circuit
- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
- B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
- B41J2/00—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed
- B41J2/005—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by bringing liquid or particles selectively into contact with a printing material
- B41J2/01—Ink jet
- B41J2/015—Ink jet characterised by the jet generation process
- B41J2/04—Ink jet characterised by the jet generation process generating single droplets or particles on demand
- B41J2/045—Ink jet characterised by the jet generation process generating single droplets or particles on demand by pressure, e.g. electromechanical transducers
- B41J2/04501—Control methods or devices therefor, e.g. driver circuits, control circuits
- B41J2/04581—Control methods or devices therefor, e.g. driver circuits, control circuits controlling heads based on piezoelectric elements

EP79104402A 1978-11-17 1979-11-08 Driving circuitry for the printing jets in mosaic colour printers Expired EP0011251B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
DE2850016A DE2850016C2 (en)	1978-11-17	1978-11-17	Circuit arrangement for controlling writing nozzles in ink mosaic writing devices
DE2850016		1978-11-17

Publications (3)

Publication Number	Publication Date
EP0011251A2 EP0011251A2 (en)	1980-05-28
EP0011251A3 true EP0011251A3 (en)	1981-01-07
EP0011251B1 EP0011251B1 (en)	1983-09-07

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Family Applications (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP79104402A Expired EP0011251B1 (en)	1978-11-17	1979-11-08	Driving circuitry for the printing jets in mosaic colour printers

Country Status (7)

Country	Link
US (1)	US4282535A (en)
EP (1)	EP0011251B1 (en)
AU (1)	AU528270B2 (en)
CA (1)	CA1129477A (en)
CS (1)	CS214674B2 (en)
DE (1)	DE2850016C2 (en)
ZA (1)	ZA796199B (en)

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DE2548691A1 (en) *	1975-10-30	1977-05-12	Siemens Ag	CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENT FOR DRIVING WRITING NOZZLES IN INK MOSAIC WRITING DEVICES
DE2915646A1 (en) *	1978-04-19	1979-10-31	Klaus Mielke	INK SPRAY PRINTER

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1978
- 1978-11-17 DE DE2850016A patent/DE2850016C2/en not_active Expired
1979
- 1979-10-24 US US06/087,677 patent/US4282535A/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1979-10-31 CS CS797405A patent/CS214674B2/en unknown
- 1979-11-08 EP EP79104402A patent/EP0011251B1/en not_active Expired
- 1979-11-15 CA CA339,925A patent/CA1129477A/en not_active Expired
- 1979-11-16 AU AU52893/79A patent/AU528270B2/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 1979-11-16 ZA ZA00796199A patent/ZA796199B/en unknown

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DE2548691A1 (en) *	1975-10-30	1977-05-12	Siemens Ag	CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENT FOR DRIVING WRITING NOZZLES IN INK MOSAIC WRITING DEVICES
DE2915646A1 (en) *	1978-04-19	1979-10-31	Klaus Mielke	INK SPRAY PRINTER

Also Published As

Publication number	Publication date
US4282535A (en)	1981-08-04
EP0011251A2 (en)	1980-05-28
AU528270B2 (en)	1983-04-21
DE2850016A1 (en)	1980-05-22
EP0011251B1 (en)	1983-09-07
AU5289379A (en)	1980-05-22
CS214674B2 (en)	1982-05-28
DE2850016C2 (en)	1984-03-22
ZA796199B (en)	1980-11-26
CA1129477A (en)	1982-08-10

Publication	Publication Date	Title
EP0011251A3 (en)	1981-01-07	Driving circuitry for the printing jets in mosaic colour printers
ZA795457B (en)	1980-10-29	Ink jet printing
GB2063175B (en)	1984-02-15	Ink jet printer
DE3069884D1 (en)	1985-02-07	Ink jet printer
AU531269B2 (en)	1983-08-18	Ink jet printer
JPS567184A (en)	1981-01-24	Ink jet printer
JPS55120676A (en)	1980-09-17	Ink jet printer ink
JPS5649772A (en)	1981-05-06	Jet printing ink composition
JPS54131936A (en)	1979-10-13	Ink jet printer
GB2088402B (en)	1984-06-13	Jet printing ink composition
EP0013296A3 (en)	1981-01-07	Multiple speed ink jet printer
AU4980779A (en)	1981-02-19	Driving ink jet recording elements
AU2157377A (en)	1978-08-03	Jet printing ink
GB2031001B (en)	1982-12-22	Jet printing ink
JPS5693562A (en)	1981-07-29	Ink jet headdassembly
GB2030075B (en)	1983-03-09	Ink-jet printing
JPS5582669A (en)	1980-06-21	Ink jet printing head
JPS5646770A (en)	1981-04-28	Ink jet printing head
GB2041336B (en)	1983-01-19	Ink jet printer
AU531702B2 (en)	1983-09-01	Ink jet printer
GB2053097B (en)	1983-03-02	Ink jet printer
AU7573881A (en)	1982-04-08	Mosaic ink printer
AU5616380A (en)	1980-09-11	Jet printing ink
DE3069671D1 (en)	1985-01-03	Ink jet printer
JPS5548267A (en)	1980-04-05	Jet printing ink

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1980-04-01	PUAI	Public reference made under article 153(3) epc to a published international application that has entered the european phase	Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009012
1980-05-28	AK	Designated contracting states	Designated state(s): CH FR GB IT NL SE
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1981-01-28	17P	Request for examination filed	Effective date: 19801112
1981-01-28	RHK1	Main classification (correction)	Ipc: B41J 3/04
1983-05-10	ITF	It: translation for a ep patent filed
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1983-09-07	AK	Designated contracting states	Designated state(s): CH FR GB IT NL SE
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