Incremental printing of symbolic information – Ink jet – Controller
Patent
1995-12-11
1998-04-28
Fuller, Benjamin R.
Incremental printing of symbolic information
Ink jet
Controller
347 17, 374141, B41J 2125
Patent
active
057451303
ABSTRACT:
The invention describes a temperature sensing system which provides a digital signal representative of the temperature of an ink jet printhead during a predetermined time period. In one embodiment, a temperature controlled oscillator is formed on the printhead, the oscillator including a resistor whose resistance varies proportional to printhead temperature variations. An analog signal from the resistor representative of printhead temperature is converted by the oscillator into a digital output signal whose frequency varies with variations in the resistor and, therefore, with the printhead temperature. The oscillator outputs are counted in an electrical counter over a sampling period. The accumulated count is converted into a digital code representing the printhead temperature. This byte is available for comparison with predetermined values stored in a look-up table and is converted into electrical image signals sent to the printhead which are adjusted and compensate for changes in the volume of ink ejected by the printhead nozzles.
In a preferred embodiment, the oscillator counter and synchronizing circuitry are formed on one chip located on the printhead. The printhead can be either a single partial width printhead located on a carriage which is moved through a print zone or a full width printhead. The temperature sensing circuit has a high signal to noise ratio resulting in a more accurate temperature measurement. Because of the noise immunity, the sensing can take place during a print operation.
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Becerra Juan J.
Morton Christopher R.
Tellier Thomas A.
Fuller Benjamin R.
Hallacher Craig A.
Xerox Corporation
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