JP5954566B2 - 画像形成装置 - Google Patents
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Description
液体の滴を吐出する複数のノズルと、前記ノズルから液体の滴を吐出させる圧力を発生する複数の圧電素子とを有する記録ヘッドと、
前記記録ヘッドの圧電素子に与える駆動波形を生成する駆動波形生成手段と、
前記駆動波形生成手段と前記圧電素子との間に設けられた第1スイッチ手段と、
所定電位と前記圧電素子との間に設けられた第2スイッチ手段と、
前記ノズルから液滴を吐出させないで前記ノズルの液体表面を振動させる程度に前記圧電素子を駆動する微駆動を制御する手段と、を備え、
前記微駆動を制御する手段は、
液滴を吐出させないノズルについて、前記第2スイッチ手段を導通状態として前記圧電素子の電位状態を変化させ、前記第2スイッチ手段を導通状態とした後所定時間経過したときに、前記第2スイッチ手段を非導通状態にし、前記第1スイッチ手段を導通状態にして前記圧電素子の電位状態を再度変化させる制御をする
構成とした。
34、34a、34b 記録ヘッド(液体吐出ヘッド)
500 制御部
508 印刷制御部
701 駆動波形生成部
702 データ転送部
715 アナログスイッチ(第1スイッチ手段)
732 スイッチ(第2スイッチ手段)
Claims (5)
- 液体の滴を吐出する複数のノズルと、前記ノズルから液体の滴を吐出させる圧力を発生する複数の圧電素子とを有する記録ヘッドと、
前記記録ヘッドの圧電素子に与える駆動波形を生成する駆動波形生成手段と、
前記駆動波形生成手段と前記圧電素子との間に設けられた第1スイッチ手段と、
所定電位と前記圧電素子との間に設けられた第2スイッチ手段と、
前記ノズルから液滴を吐出させないで前記ノズルの液体表面を振動させる程度に前記圧電素子を駆動する微駆動を制御する手段と、を備え、
前記微駆動を制御する手段は、
液滴を吐出させないノズルについて、前記第2スイッチ手段を導通状態として前記圧電素子の電位状態を変化させ、前記第2スイッチ手段を導通状態とした後所定時間経過したときに、前記第2スイッチ手段を非導通状態にし、前記第1スイッチ手段を導通状態にして前記圧電素子の電位状態を再度変化させる制御をする
ことを特徴とする画像形成装置。 - 前記所定電位は接地電位であることを特徴とする請求項1に記載の画像形成装置。
- 前記所定電位は前記駆動波形の基準となる中間電位より高い電位であることを特徴とする請求項1に記載の画像形成装置。
- 前記圧電素子を微駆動させる今回の駆動周期より前の前回の駆動周期で前記ノズルから吐出した液滴のサイズで、前記今回の駆動周期における前記第1スイッチ手段及び第2スイッチ手段の状態遷移タイミングを異ならせることを特徴とする請求項1ないし3のいずれかに記載の画像形成装置。
- 前記圧電素子を微駆動させる今回の駆動周期より後の次回の駆動周期で前記ノズルから吐出させる液滴のサイズで、前記今回の駆動周期における前記第1スイッチ手段及び第2スイッチ手段の状態遷移タイミングを異ならせることを特徴とする請求項1ないし4いずれかに記載の画像形成装置。
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