Abstract: A system and apparatus includes a nozzle formed on a first surface of a substrate, and a fluid passage in the substrate and fluidically connected to the nozzle, the fluid passage being nonlinear along at least a portion of its length and having a cross section that varies along its length, wherein the fluid passage has a width near a second surface of the substrate that is different from a width near a bottom of the fluid passage. A system and apparatus includes a nozzle formed on a surface of a substrate, and a fluid passage defined in the substrate and fluidically connected to the nozzle, the fluid passage having a first portion that substantially lies on a first plane, a second portion that substantially lies on a second plane different from the first plane, and a connecting passage fluidically connecting the first portion to the second portion.

Abstract: A liquid discharging apparatus includes: liquid discharging modules which are arranged in a first direction along a predetermined plane; and a wiring member commonly joined to the liquid discharging modules. The wiring member includes: first parts joined to the liquid discharging modules, respectively, in a state that the first parts are arranged side by side in the first direction along the predetermined plane; second parts; and a sixth part. The second parts include: third parts extending from the first parts, respectively, in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction and along the predetermined plane, fourth parts extending in a third direction away from the predetermined plane, and fifth parts connected to the third parts and the fourth parts, respectively. Width in the first direction of each of the second parts is smaller than width in the first direction of the sixth part.

Abstract: A liquid ejecting head including a plurality of pressure chambers in communication with nozzles that eject a liquid, a diaphragm that includes layers including a first layer and a second layer and that constitutes wall surfaces of the plurality of pressure chambers, a plurality of piezoelectric elements formed on a first region of the diaphragm, the piezoelectric elements each being formed to correspond to a corresponding one of the pressure chambers, and a barrier layer that is in contact with an interface between the first layer and the second layer in a second region of the diaphragm, the second region surrounding the first region.

Abstract: A liquid ejecting apparatus includes a discharge portion provided with a piezoelectric element that is driven by a driving signal and a compression chamber that discharges a liquid from a nozzle according to the driving of the piezoelectric element, a detection unit detecting residual vibration occurring in the discharge portion, in a detection period after the piezoelectric element is driven and outputting a residual vibration signal indicating a waveform of the residual vibration, a specification unit specifying an initial time from a start time when the detection period starts to a reference time when a residual vibration signal becomes a signal level of a center of an amplitude after the start time of the detection period, and an estimation unit estimating a viscosity of the liquid in the compression chamber, based on the initial time.

Abstract: In a droplet discharge head, in an initial state in which a tip of the actuator has contact with the vibrating plate, and the actuator pushes the vibrating plate toward the first direction, based on a drive signal from the control section, the tip of the actuator displaces the vibrating plate toward the second direction in a state of having contact with the vibrating plate to thereby pull in a meniscus in the nozzle toward the liquid chamber, then, the tip of the actuator is separated from the vibrating plate to further displace the vibrating plate toward the second direction, and then, the tip of the actuator collides with the vibrating plate to thereby displace the vibrating plate toward the first direction to discharge the liquid from the nozzle.

Abstract: An inkjet printhead includes: a rigid elongate manifold having at least one ink supply channel and a lower surface with a longitudinal ink cavity defined therein, the longitudinal ink cavity having a roof and sidewalls extending between the roof and the lower surface; a metal film sealingly attached to the lower surface so as to bridge across the longitudinal ink cavity, the film having a plurality of film apertures for receiving ink from the longitudinal ink cavity; and a plurality of printhead chips attached to the film, each printhead chip receiving ink from the longitudinal ink cavity via the film apertures. A plurality of through-holes are defined in the manifold to provide fluid communication between the ink supply channel and the longitudinal ink cavity. The through-holes extend perpendicular to the ink supply channel and the longitudinal ink cavity.

Abstract: In a method of manufacturing a liquid ejection head including transferring a dry film for forming a partial structure of a liquid ejection head from a support to a substrate, the dry film with the support is bonded on a processing surface of the substrate with forming a projection part in which peripheral edges of the dry film and the support protrude further outside than a peripheral edge of the processing surface; the projection part is cut at a cutting position between an outer edge of the projection part and the peripheral edge of the processing surface to form a remaining projection part, and the support is peeled from the substrate with the remaining projection part as a start position to leave the dry film on the processing surface which forms the partial structure of the liquid ejection head.

Abstract: A liquid ejecting head including a first substrate in which a drive element that ejects a liquid from a nozzle, and a first wire electrically coupled to the drive element are formed, a second substrate in which an opposing surface that opposes the first substrate is adhered to the first substrate with an adhesive agent, a second wire being formed in the second substrate, and a protrusion configured to elastically deform, the protrusion being formed between the first substrate and the second substrate and electrically coupling the first wire and the second wire to each other. In the liquid ejecting head, a swelling ratio of the protrusion is larger than a swelling ratio of the adhesive agent.

Abstract: Example methods for the maintenance of printheads are provided, the printheads comprising a reservoir containing a printing fluid with particles in suspension, and a nozzle plate. Example methods may comprise capping the nozzle plate of the printhead, and rotating the capped printhead. Example maintenance devices for printheads are also provided, comprising a support with a socket to attach a printhead to the support, a drive unit to rotate the support about a rotation axis, and a control unit connected to the drive unit to perform a predetermined rotation cycle.

Abstract: A liquid absorber includes an absorbing member. The absorbing member includes a plurality of segments. One segment of the plurality of segments includes a liquid landing surface and a side surface. The liquid landing surface is configured to receive liquid discharged from a liquid discharge head to absorb the liquid. The side surface is perpendicular to the liquid landing surface and contacts a side surface of another segment of the plurality of segments.

Abstract: A recording device includes a supporting stage including a supporting surface formed with a plurality of suction holes and configured to support a target recording medium transported along the supporting surface by applying a negative pressure to an internal space that communicating with the suction holes, a recording head configured to eject a fluid onto the target recording medium supported by the supporting surface to perform recording, and a partition member configured to block a flow of gas in the internal space. The supporting surface includes, in a transport direction of the target recording medium, a first region where a first suction force is generated and a second region where a second suction force weaker than the first suction force is generated.

Abstract: Provided is a printing apparatus including: a material accommodating unit including an accommodating portion for accommodating at least one printing material, and an extruding portion for externally sending the at least one printing material accommodated in the accommodating portion; a printing unit including a nozzle portion for spraying the at least one printing material received from the material accommodating unit toward a printing area according to a preset program, and a first temperature adjusting portion for adjusting a first temperature within the printing area; and a transfer unit including a transfer pipe that guides the at least one printing material sent from the material accommodating unit to the nozzle portion of the printing unit, and a second temperature adjusting portion for adjusting a second temperature of the transfer pipe.

Abstract: A printer includes: a platen having an ink-collection slot extending across its width; a wick bar received in the ink-collection slot, wherein an upstream gap and a downstream gap are defined at either side of the wick bar relative to a media feed direction; a printhead positioned over the wick bar; and a vacuum chamber in fluid communication with the ink-collection slot. The wick bar is absent from a mid-portion of the platen and the mid-portion of the platen is aligned, in the media feed direction, with an upstream media picker.

Abstract: A first retractable member is provided so as to be freely retractable with respect to the first location hole of a turning member in a state where the first retractable member makes contact with a fitting portion. The first retractable member turns the turning member based on a contact force with the fitting portion corresponding to advance and retreat with respect to the first location hole. The first retractable member moves a fourth engagement portion as the turning member is turned so as to change an engagement position with a third engagement portion, and thereby makes a head unit swing with the engagement position of a first engagement portion and a second engagement portion serving as a fulcrum point so as to adjust the position of the head unit in the fitting portion.

Abstract: An ink jet printer includes a printer body and a carriage. The ink jet printer further includes a main ink container and a first attachment that are mounted on the printer body and a sub-ink container and a second attachment that are mounted on the carriage. The first attachment is connected to the main ink container. The second attachment is connected to the sub-ink container. The first attachment and the second attachment are connected to each other when the carriage is set in a first position. The main ink container and the sub-ink container communicate with each other when the first attachment and the second attachment are connected to each other.

Abstract: A liquid housing container includes a suppressing portion at one end portion of a first surface-portion film and one end portion of a second surface-portion film, and at another end portion of the first surface-portion film and another end portion of the second surface-portion film. The suppressing portion suppresses spreading of a gap between the one end portion of the first surface-portion film and the one end portion of the second surface-portion film, and spreading of a gap between the other end portion of the first surface-portion film and the other end portion of the second surface-portion film.

Abstract: In an inkjet recording apparatus, ink reserved in a reserve portion flows into a valve chamber through an inflow port. A first outflow port and a second outflow port are capable of flowing the ink from the valve chamber. The first valve element is preliminarily located at an opening position separated from the first outflow port in an inward direction directed from the first outflow port toward inside of the valve chamber. The first valve element is displaced from the opening position to the first outflow port and closes the first outflow port when the valve chamber is filled with the ink. The second valve element is preliminarily located at a closing position closing the second outflow port, and opens the second outflow port when the valve chamber is filled with the ink. Subsequently, a recording head becomes ready to record an image on a recording object with the ink.

Abstract: A consumables consumption apparatus includes a cartridge determination section that determines one of a specified cartridge and an unspecified cartridge which is attached to the consumables consumption apparatus in accordance with maintenance subject information indicating a subject of a maintenance contract and a notification section that requests a selection of one of use agreement of the unspecified cartridge and replacement of the unspecified cartridge by the specified cartridge when the cartridge determination section determines that the unspecified cartridge is attached and that makes a notification indicating at least one of information on cancellation of the maintenance contract and information on replacement by the specified cartridge when the use agreement is selected.

Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a method for reusing an ink cartridge, a system thereof, a readable storage medium and a reused ink cartridge, which belong to ink cartridge in printing field. The method includes detecting each of a plurality of heating elements in the ink cartridge, wherein the plurality of heating elements are located on both sides of nozzles of the ink cartridge; determining one of the plurality of heating elements which is not matched with a printer as a target heating element according to detecting result; and burning out the target heating element. Therefore, the target heating element will not be detected, the ink cartridge will match with the printer in new version, resulting in the ink cartridge can be reused and applied in the printer in new version.

Abstract: A liquid ejecting apparatus has a liquid-chamber, a fluid-chamber, a flexible member that includes a film and a first-seal-portion and that separates the liquid-chamber and the fluid-chamber, and a pressurizing section which supplies a fluid to the fluid-chamber to pressurize the flexible member toward the liquid-chamber. The fluid-chamber is configured such that a first-seal-portion being provided in the fluid-chamber and the first-seal-portion come into contact with each other to be partitioned into a first-fluid-chamber having an introduction port through which the fluid flows in and a-second-fluid-chamber.

Abstract: Examples disclosed herein relate to displaying, on a user interface, an approximate amount of a supply material in a supply reservoir. Upon receiving, in a receptacle, a new supply container, the supply reservoir may be filled with supply material from the new supply container. The user interface may further display an updated approximate amount of the supply material in a supply reservoir and an approximate amount of the supply material in the supply container.

Abstract: A printing apparatus, comprises: a discharge head; a recovery tank that stores ink recovered from the discharge head; a supply tank that stores ink to be supplied to the discharge head; a circulation pump that performs an ink circulation operation of circulating ink in a circulation path that returns to the recovery tank after reaching the discharge head from the recovery tank via the supply tank; a first negative pressure applying part configured to apply a negative pressure to the supply tank; a second negative pressure applying part configured to apply a negative pressure to the recovery tank; a first solenoid valve to cut off the supply tank and the recovery tank when being energized and cause the supply tank and the recovery tank to communicate when not being energized; and a power supply part configured to supply electric power to the circulation pump and the first solenoid valve.

Abstract: A liquid discharging head includes a nozzle plate having a plurality of nozzles from which liquid is discharged; a plurality of individual liquid chambers that are communicably connected to the plurality of nozzles, respectively; a common liquid chamber that supplies liquid to the plurality of individual liquid chambers; and a circulation common liquid chamber that leads to a plurality of circulation channels. A part of the common liquid chamber overlaps the circulation common liquid chamber from a direction in which liquid is discharged from the nozzles, and another part of the common liquid chamber overlaps the circulation common liquid chamber from a direction orthogonal to both the direction in which liquid is discharged from the nozzles and a direction in which the nozzles are aligned.

Abstract: An inkjet printer includes a maintenance solution supply mechanism. In response to switching of a three-way valve provided in an ink pipe, a maintenance solution is supplied from a maintenance tank to each head through a maintenance pipe. The maintenance tank is a common tank. This suppresses size increase of the printer compared to provision of an individual maintenance tank for each head. The maintenance pipe is connected to the ink pipe at a position downstream of an intermediary tank. This eliminates the need of replacement of ink in the intermediary tank by the maintenance solution during supply of the maintenance solution. This allows reduction in the consumptions of the ink and the maintenance solution.

Abstract: A computer-assisted method for compensating for position-dependent density fluctuations in printing nozzles of inkjet printing heads in an inkjet printing machine includes implementing pre-compensation for all color separations of a print image during the halftoning process in the pre-print department on the basis of a pre-defined density compensation profile by using a pre-print computer. Online compensation is implemented for all color separations of the now pre-compensated print image during an on-going production run for producing the print image on the basis of a re-calculated density compensation profile by using a control unit of the inkjet printing machine.

Abstract: A cassette includes: a housing; and a medium having a first portion contained in the housing and a second portion protruding to an outside of the housing. The second portion of the medium is a protruding portion having an indicator portion on which information is printed.

Abstract: A robotic printing system for an exterior surface of an aircraft includes a robotic printer, the robotic printer having a body and a plurality of vacuum suction cups mounted to the body for attaching the robotic printer to the exterior surface of the aircraft, where the plurality of vacuum suction cups are configured to move the robotic printer along the exterior surface of the aircraft. The robotic printer also includes a printing head mounted to the body, where the printing head is positioned to apply a print medium to the exterior surface of the aircraft. The robotic printer also includes a laser-based positioning device mounted to the body for determining a position of the robotic printer on the exterior surface of the aircraft.

Abstract: The print data generation device includes a controller that generates print data so that when the arrangement order change option that instructs a change in the arrangement order of a plurality of character strings to be printed side by side on a tape in the first direction of the tape is operated, the plurality of character strings is printed side by side in the first direction in the arrangement order different from that before the arrangement order change option is operated.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a technique that improves material efficiency in generating garments and textiles that include graphics. A given product is sorted into cut patterns used to assemble the product. Graphics are digitally applied to each cut pattern in order to generate abstract cut patterns including aligned graphics. Blank cut patterns are nested across a virtual sheet of fabric in a 2D space without any consideration to the graphics. The nested cut patterns implement the abstract cut patterns that include graphics. The graphics are aligned to the positions of the cut patterns according to the nesting scheme. Print instructions including nested cut patterns with aligned graphics are delivered to a printer that executes the print job. The cut patterns are cut away from the fabric sheet including graphic designs that are aligned with the cut patterns.

Abstract: A drying device for drying a recording medium includes a medium guide part that guides the recording medium; a heating body that heats the medium guide part; a cover that is arranged opposing the medium guide part such that the medium carrying path intervenes between the cover and the medium guide part and an air flow path is formed with the medium guide part and the cover; a fan that generates an air flow; and (e) a duct that is configured to discharge the air in the air flow path together with a vapor generated as the recording medium is heated, wherein an air intake port that takes the air in the air flow path into the duct is formed on the downstream side of the flow direction with resect to the heating body.

Abstract: A printing apparatus that performs a printing through an inkjet method is provided and includes: an inkjet head, and a heater. An ink contains an energy ray absorber and a solvent. The energy ray absorber is a substance that generates heat by absorbing an energy ray. The heater evaporates at least a part of the solvent in the ink by irradiating the ink with the energy ray. The ink contains, as at least a part of the solvent, a main solvent which is a component of a liquid that accounts for greater than or equal to 30% by weight ratio with respect to an entire of the ink. The main solvent is one or more mixtures selected from an organic solvent of normal paraffins, an organic solvent of isoparaffins, an organic solvent of naphthenes, an organic solvent of alkylbenzenes, and an organic solvent of olefins.

Abstract: A liquid discharge apparatus includes a housing, a holder configured to hold a medium, a heater configured to heat the medium held by the holder, and a liquid discharge head configured to discharge a liquid onto the medium held by the holder. The holder has a flat holding surface on which the medium is placed flat, the holder is movable in the housing in a direction parallel to the flat holding surface and in a vertical direction, and the heater is disposed inside the housing within a movable region of the holder in which the holder is movable in the direction parallel to the flat holding surface in a view from the vertical direction.

Abstract: An ink jet recording method includes an ink attachment step of discharging an aqueous white color ink containing a white color material from an ink jet head onto a recording medium having a white color recording surface with glossiness of 30 or less at an L* value of 75 or more, and attaching the aqueous white color ink onto the recording medium, and a drying step of drying the recording medium onto which the aqueous white color ink is attached, in which a ratio of glossiness of an attachment portion of the aqueous white color ink to the white color recording surface after the drying is two times or more.

Abstract: In preparation for the stop of a printer, a forward and backward movement of the recording medium in the form of a web is implemented so that the segment of the recording medium that is in contact with a roller of the printer given a stop of the printer is moved at least partially before or after the roller. In preparation for the stop, climatic properties of the recording medium may thus be adapted to the climatic properties of the local environment of the roller, where deformations of the recording medium may be advantageously reduced or eliminated.

Abstract: A belt conveyor for printing sheets includes an outer belt on which the printing sheets rest during transport. The belt conveyor also includes an inner belt. A chain is disposed between the inner belt and the outer belt. The inner belt drives the chain and the chain drives the outer belt.

Abstract: A glass support base (1) for conveyor belts in continuous digital printing machines, includes a set of openings, the glass support base arranged on a case (2) in which a vacuum is created, causing suction through the openings arranged in the base (1), and on which a perforated belt (4) moves, conveying pieces (5) through a printing machine (3).

Abstract: A transport device for transporting printing substrates includes a conveyor belt that is supported on its inner side by revolving profiles. Each profile has grooves, at least one of which has a first bore and a second bore. A vacuum is applied to the first bore and the second bore is in air-conducting connection with a longitudinal groove in a slide so that suction air flows out of the longitudinal groove, through the at least one groove and into the first bore. A printing machine is also provided.

Abstract: An aspect of one or more embodiment may be an inkjet image formation apparatus that may include: a head drive processor that drives a recording head to eject ink; a conveyance processor that drives a conveyance member to convey a recording medium; a carriage drive processor that drives a carriage with the recording head to move in a main scanning direction; a medium detector movable in the main scanning direction and configured to detect the recording medium on a platen; and a medium detection processor that obtains an output of the medium detector that detects plural points on the recording medium, and identify a type of the recording medium based on the obtained output of the medium detector at the plural points.

Abstract: A displacement amount calculation part in a base material processing apparatus calculates the degree of matching between an upstream data section and a downstream data section included in an upstream and a downstream detection results, which indicate time-varying changes in the positions of an edge of the base material in the width direction at an upstream and a downstream detection positions. This calculation uses the results of comparison between signals in a predetermined frequency band extracted from the upstream detection result and signals in the predetermined frequency band extracted from the downstream detection result. Accordingly, a downstream data section that is highly matched with the upstream data section can be identified with high accuracy, and the amount of displacement of the base material in the transport direction can be detected with high accuracy on the basis of an identification result.

Abstract: A displacement amount calculation part in a base material processing apparatus calculates the degree of matching between an upstream data section and a downstream data section included in a first and a second detection results, which indicate time-varying changes in the positions of an edge of a base material in the width direction at an upstream and a downstream detection positions. This calculation uses calculation results obtained by sequentially calculating the degrees of matching between sub-data sections in the upstream data section and downstream sub-data sections in the downstream data section. This reduces the amount of computation and enables highly accurate detection of the amount of displacement of the base material in the transport direction on the basis of an identification result of the downstream data section that is highly matched with the upstream data section.

Abstract: A module, the module including: a first side, a second side, a top, and a bottom; an output port on the first side to feed medium to a side port of an imaging device; a communication port to communicate with the imaging device; and an intake port on the bottom of the module to receive medium from a first medium storage tray.

Abstract: Each of a first pressing member and a second pressing member is rotatable about a predetermined axis so as to be capable of changing its posture between a first posture and a second posture inclined upward at its end from the first posture, and is disposed on the mounting part in a rockable manner in a direction pressing the head unit, so as to press the head unit in the first posture.

Abstract: A printing apparatus according to the present disclosure includes a biasing member that applies a force in a ?Y direction, a motor supporting member including a reference surface and an inclined surface inclined so that a distance between the reference surface and the inclined surface gradually decreases in the ?Y direction, and a motor including an abutting member configured to abut on the reference surface and the inclined surface. By applying the force in the ?Y direction from the biasing member to the motor, the abutting member abuts on the reference surface and the inclined surface.

Abstract: A device for controlling the printing operation in an inkjet printing machine includes at least one inkjet print head disposed at an adjustable distance from a substrate to be printed on. A device receives a print job and a bad sheet sensor has a trigger threshold. A machine control unit adjusts the distance between the inkjet print head and the substrate to be printed on as well as the trigger threshold of the bad sheet sensor before or after the printing operation as a function of a received print job.

Abstract: A liquid discharge head includes a plurality of pressure generating elements configured to generate pressure to discharge a liquid, a plurality of wirings configured to transmit a drive signal to the plurality of pressure generating elements, respectively, a plurality of integrated circuits configured to drive the plurality of pressure generating elements, respectively, the plurality of integrated circuits being provided on the plurality of wirings, respectively, and a heat sink configured to contact the plurality of integrated circuits to dissipate heat in the plurality of integrated circuits. The heat sink includes a first dissipation part that directly contacts one of the plurality of integrated circuits, and a second dissipating part that contacts another of the plurality of integrated circuits via one of the plurality of wirings.

Abstract: A printing module configured to print a label on a curved surface of an article includes an expandable printing mechanism configured to be expanded to an open configuration for receiving the article or contracted to a closed configuration placing the curved surface in an operative position with respect to a print head and an article moving assembly configured to grasp and hold the article and effect relative movement between the curved surface and the print head. The printing mechanism includes contact elements, such as rollers, that contact or otherwise engage the article when the printing mechanism is in the closed configuration and maintain the curved surface in the operative position with respect to the print head during relative movement between the curved surface and the print head.

Abstract: A printing module configured to print a label on a curved surface of an article includes an expandable printing mechanism configured to be expanded to an open configuration for receiving the article or contracted to a closed configuration placing the curved surface in an operative position with respect to a print head and an article moving assembly configured to grasp and hold the article and effect relative movement between the curved surface and the print head. The printing mechanism includes contact elements, such as rollers, that contact or otherwise engage the article when the printing mechanism is in the closed configuration and maintain the curved surface in the operative position with respect to the print head during relative movement between the curved surface and the print head.

Abstract: A printing module configured to print a label on a curved surface of an article includes an expandable printing mechanism configured to be expanded to an open configuration for receiving the article or contracted to a closed configuration placing the curved surface in an operative position with respect to a print head and an article moving assembly configured to grasp and hold the article and effect relative movement between the curved surface and the print head. The printing mechanism includes contact elements, such as rollers, that contact or otherwise engage the article when the printing mechanism is in the closed configuration and maintain the curved surface in the operative position with respect to the print head during relative movement between the curved surface and the print head.

Abstract: A ribbon supply cartridge for use in a card personalization machine. The ribbon supply cartridge is manually adjustable by a user before installation into the card personalization machine from a first, collapsed (or pre-use) configuration to a second, extended or open (or use) configuration. When the ribbon supply cartridge is adjusted from the first configuration to the second configuration, a distance between the supply and take-up is increased. The first, collapsed configuration may be useful for packaging or shipping the ribbon supply cartridge whereby the collapsed configuration reduces the size of the packaging or shipping box containing the ribbon supply cartridge. When the ribbon supply cartridge is to be used, the user can manually adjust the ribbon supply cartridge to the open configuration and then install the ribbon supply cartridge in the card personalization machine.

Abstract: Disclosed is a system and a method for marking a continuously produced sheet of elastomeric material to identify sheet batches associated with a respective stock of raw extrusion material in a longitudinal direction of the continuously produced sheet. The apparatus includes one or more marking tools for providing the continuously produced sheet with a series of batch markings which are indicative of the respective sheet batch and for providing a start or end marking indicating the start or end, respectively, of a respective sheet batch.