Abstract: An inkjet printer is configured to purge printheads in the printer and clean the purged ink from the printheads. The inkjet printer includes a purge tray configured with a wiper to remove a substantial portion of the purged ink from the faces of the printheads without contacting the printheads. A wiper module rotates wipers through a reservoir of cleaning fluid prior to contacting the printheads to facilitate removal of the remaining purged ink from the printheads as the printheads move past the wiper module to return to a printing position.

Abstract: A printer apparatus comprises a paper conveyance path configured to pull out wound paper and connect the paper with a paper discharge port, a conveyance unit configured to convey the paper in the paper conveyance path; a printing section configured to print on the paper; a cutter configured to cut the paper on which a given printing operation is carried out by the printing section; a curved paper intrusion section configured to be arranged between the cutter and the paper discharge port to accommodate curved paper the front end of which is not conveyed; and a paper detection section configured to detect the paper intruding into the curved paper intrusion section.

Abstract: A sheet supply apparatus includes a supply unit capable of loading a plurality of continuous sheets, a reading unit for reading sheet information that a continuous sheet has, and a control unit that, when the continuous sheet is loaded on the supply unit, enables the reading unit to read the sheet information in a first state and provides a notification to prompt an input of the sheet information in a second state, the first state being the state in which the reading of the sheet information by the reading unit is available, the second state being the state in which the reading of the sheet information by the reading unit is unavailable.

Abstract: A printer apparatus comprises a housing of a main body of the apparatus, a cover which can be opened and closed relative to the housing, a paper conveyance path configured to convey paper; a rotary component configured to be arranged along the paper conveyance path to convey paper through the friction with paper, a rotary gear arranged in the rotary component, a sensor section configured to detect the rotation of the rotary gear, and a drive section configured to be connected with the rotary component to supply a drive force, wherein the rotary gear is arranged at either side of the housing and the cover, and the drive section, which is arranged at the other side of the housing and the cover where no rotary gear is arranged, is connected with the rotary gear and supplies a drive force for the rotary gear when the cover is closed.

Abstract: A liquid ejection head includes a substrate in which a pressure generating chamber that communicates with a nozzle opening is formed; and a piezoelectric element having a piezoelectric layer, a first electrode that is formed on a surface of the piezoelectric layer on a side of the substrate so as to correspond to the pressure generating chamber, and a second electrode that is formed on a surface of the piezoelectric layer opposite to the side on which the first electrode is formed so as to extend over a plurality of the pressure generating chambers, wherein the second electrode is formed to extend to an outside of the pressure generating chamber in a longitudinal direction of the pressure generating chamber.

Abstract: A wiper member 12 that wipes an anchoring plate exposed-surface 17b located on the opposite side of the head unit 16 of the anchoring plate 17 and the nozzle surface 22a. When an angle of contact between the nozzle surface 22a and the liquid is taken as ?n, an angle of contact between the anchoring plate exposed-surface 17b and the liquid is taken as ?s, and an angle of contact between the wiper member 12 and the liquid is taken as ?w, the relationship ?n>?s>?w>90° is fulfilled.

Abstract: A flow channel substrate has pressure chambers, and the pressure chambers communicate with nozzle openings for ejecting liquid. Each of piezoelectric elements on the flow channel substrate has a piezoelectric layer, a pair of electrodes, and a wiring layer coupled to the electrodes. The wiring layer has an adhesion layer and a conductive layer on the adhesion layer. The adhesion layer contains at least one selected from nickel, chromium, titanium, and tungsten. The piezoelectric element has an insulating film at least between the wiring layer and the electrodes. The wiring layer and the electrodes of the piezoelectric element are coupled via contact holes created through the insulating film.

Abstract: A heating device includes first and second heating rollers and first and second pressing rollers. The first pressing roller and the second heating roller forms a first unit, and the second pressing roller and the first heating roller forms a second unit that is rotatable about a rotational axis relative to the first unit. The heating device also includes an eccentric shaft unit disposed on one of the first unit and the second unit and extending in a direction parallel to the rotational axis, a rotational position of an eccentric portion of the eccentric shaft unit being changeable, and an engaging unit disposed on the other one of the first unit and the second unit, and configured to engage with the eccentric shaft, a position of the second unit relative to the first unit being adjusted when the rotational position of the eccentric portion of the eccentric shaft unit is changed.

Abstract: A liquid ejection head includes a substrate on a surface of which an energy-generating element for generating energy for ejecting liquid is formed; and a flow path forming member formed on the substrate, the flow path forming member forming an ejection orifice for ejecting the liquid and a liquid flow path communicating with the ejection orifice. The flow path forming member includes, at a position surrounding the liquid flow path, a depression that opens to an upper surface of the flow path forming member and a groove that opens to the first depression. The angle between the upper surface of the flow path forming member and a slope surface of the depression on the flow path forming member side is an obtuse angle. The groove has a serrated side wall.

Abstract: Provided is a recording apparatus that includes a setting portion in which a recording medium is set, a head portion which discharges ink onto the recording medium, a transporting roller portion which is provided at a portion between the setting portion and the head portion in a transporting path of the recording medium and transports the recording medium, a blower which blows air to a recording surface side of the recording medium transported by the transporting roller portion and to a portion between the transporting roller portion and the head portion, and an ion generator which is provided at a portion between the blower and the recording surface side of the recording medium, in the air blowing path of air blown by the blower.

Abstract: An apparatus is disclosed. The apparatus includes a fluid cartridge and a label stiffener applied to the fluid cartridge to provide stiffness to enable fluid within the fluid cartridge to empty under pressure.

Abstract: A cap assembly is usable with a print head device having nozzles to eject fluid there through. The cap assembly includes an outer cap member, a sealing member, an intermediate cap member, and at least one resilient member. The outer cap member includes a main portion, at least one hinge portion to engage with the print head device to allow movement of the outer cap member toward the print head device to place the nozzles in a cap state, at least one latch portion to engage the print head device in the cap state, and at least one pedestal support portion extending outward from the main portion. The sealing member may seal the nozzles of the print head device in the cap state. The intermediate cap member may be disposed between the sealing member and the outer cap member. The intermediate cap member may support the sealing member.

Abstract: A method for printing information on a substrate includes printing the information on a first surface of the substrate; and heating the substrate causing at least a portion of the printed information to migrate to a second surface of the substrate.

Abstract: A machine for inkjet printing three-dimensional objects, for example gas-filled balls, includes an apparatus having an inkjet print head for inkjet printing an object, an apparatus having at least one sucker for holding the object and an apparatus having a first drive and a second drive for rotating the object about two rotational axes which are different from one another.

Abstract: An ultraviolet-curable ink composition for ink jet is for use in an ink jet recording method that includes irradiating the ultraviolet-curable ink composition for ink jet applied to a substrate with ultraviolet radiation that has a peak wavelength in the range of 380 to 405 nm from a semiconductor light source to obtain a cured coating. The product of the light transmissivity (%) of the cured coating at a wavelength of 395 nm and the irradiation energy of the ultraviolet radiation (mJ/cm2) is 2.0 or more. The ink composition contains a thioxanthone-based photopolymerization initiator and at least one of yellow coloring material and black coloring material. The OD of the cured coating made from the ink composition is 1.8 or more.

Abstract: An apparatus detects inoperative inkjets during printing operations. The apparatus includes a supply of thermal substrate that is exposed to heat to darken the substrate. The thermal substrate is printed with materials ejected from a printhead to form a test pattern. The contrast between the ejected materials and the exposed thermal substrate are imaged by an optical sensor to generate image data that are analyzed to identify inoperative inkjets.

Abstract: There is provided a piezoelectric device comprising a first electrode, a piezoelectric layer that is formed above the first electrode, a second electrode that is formed above the piezoelectric layer and a coating layer that is formed above the second electrode consisting of tungsten or titanium.

Abstract: A recording apparatus includes: a recording unit for applying ink on a sheet by a printing head; a drying unit for drying the sheet; a measuring unit for measuring patterns on the sheet; a conveying unit for conveying the sheet; a recovering unit for performing a printing head-recovering operation; and a control unit for controlling the apparatus such that, the recording apparatus performs recording to form patterns, the conveying unit performs first conveying to convey the sheet from a recording region to a drying region, the drying unit performs drying, the conveying unit performs second conveying to convey the sheet from the drying region to a measuring region, and the measuring unit performs measuring, in sequence, wherein the recovering operation is performed at timing at least partially overlapping at least one of the first and second conveying operations, the drying operation, and the color measuring operation, after the recording operation.

Abstract: An apparatus detects defects in an object during three-dimensional printing of the object. The apparatus uses a terahertz sensor to generate data corresponding to the thickness of an object being formed at a plurality of locations on the surface of a layer of the object. These thickness data are compared to thickness data for locations of the corresponding layer from a previous build of the object. If a difference in thickness exceeds a predetermined threshold, a defect is detected.

Abstract: A printer includes an ejection portion configured to eject liquid, a flat plate-shaped platen arranged at a distance from the ejection portion, a support portion configured to support the platen, a pair of rails extending in a first direction, a movement portion configured to move in the first direction along the pair of rails, a connection portion configured to connect the support portion and the movement portion, and an adjustment mechanism configured to connect the support portion and the movement portion via the connection portion, allowing adjustment of an arrangement of the support portion with respect to the pair of rails. The adjustment mechanism includes at least three sets of adjustment portions, each of the at least three sets of adjustment portions including a penetration portion, a screw hole and a screw.