Incremental printing of symbolic information – Ink jet – Controller
Patent
1995-03-16
1999-12-21
Metjahic, Safet
Incremental printing of symbolic information
Ink jet
Controller
347 14, B41J 29393
Patent
active
060039671
ABSTRACT:
A density measuring unit is provided for measuring a density of a printing substance such as ink or toner fixed on a paper sheet and producing a value of the printing substance's density. Further, a determining unit is provided for determining whether or not the value of said printing substance's density obtained from the density measuring unit is lower than a predetermined value. The density of the printing substance measured by the density measuring unit is either a density of the printing substance representing a predetermined mark which has been printed in addition to printing out received image information or a density of said printing substance representing said received image information. A blockage removal unit is provided for performing a blockage removal operation for removing any blockage which prevents a printing unit from normally printing out the received image information. The blockage removal unit performs the blockage removal operation if the determining unit has determined that the value of the printing substance's density obtained from the density measuring unit is lower than the predetermined value immediately after the printing substance is supplied to the printing unit.
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Chizmar John
Metjahic Safet
Ricoh & Company, Ltd.
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