发明名称 |
Ink delivery and printing method for phasing printing systems |
摘要 |
A method and system is provided for more accurately determining ink in-flow and out-flow to a reservoir in a solid-to-liquid ink phasing delivery system for supplying ink to a printer. The printer throughput is safely maximized with a software algorithm that measures the ink available in the printer reservoir for printing. The algorithm is based on the known amount of ink in the reservoir when a level sensor probe is tripped and then calculates additional changes in ink volume. The process is done until the algorithm determines the reservoir volume is below a predetermined minimum level when the level sense probe senses ink. The algorithm calculates the ink leaving the reservoir using an out-flow model based on pixel counting and calculates ink entering the reservoir using an in-flow model based on a minimum guaranteed amount of ink delivered from the melt heater. A time out period is further calculated in which the reservoir should be refilled, and if not, the system is checked for an ink stick jam.
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申请公布号 |
US2005140705(A1) |
申请公布日期 |
2005.06.30 |
申请号 |
US20030749289 |
申请日期 |
2003.12.30 |
申请人 |
XEROX CORPORATION |
发明人 |
GODIL AMIN M.;HINDMAN LARRY E.;THORNTON AMY B. |
分类号 |
B41J2/175;B41J2/195;(IPC1-7):B41J2/195 |
主分类号 |
B41J2/175 |
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