13th week of 2022 patent applcation highlights part 19 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20220097328 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING TIRE - A method for manufacturing a tire includes a rubber layer forming step of helically wrapping non-conductive strip rubber supplied from an extruder around an outer circumferential side of a conductive case main body to form a plurality of rubber layers. The rubber layer forming step includes: a non-conductive strip rubber wrapping step of wrapping the non-conductive strip rubber around; and a conductive strip rubber wrapping step of superposing conductive rubber on the non-conductive strip rubber to wrap around as conductive strip rubber. The conductive strip rubber wrapping step includes: wrapping pieces of the conductive rubber around in a layered manner so as to overlap each other in a tire radial direction; and forming a conductive portion reaching up to a tire surface. | 2022-03-31 |
20220097329 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DUAL TIRE BUFFING AND HANDLING - A dual tire buffing apparatus includes a turntable having a first end and an opposite second end. The turntable is rotatable about a central axis between first and second positions. A first expandable hub is rotatably coupled to the turntable proximate the first end. The first expandable hub is configured to receive a first tire casing. A second expandable hub is rotatably coupled to the turntable proximate the second end. The second expandable hub is configured to receive a second tire casing. A rasp head is positioned to operatively engage the first tire casing on the first expandable hub when the turntable is in the first position to perform a buffing operation on the first tire casing, and to operatively engage the second tire casing on the second expandable hub when the turntable is in the second position to perform a buffing operation on the second tire casing. | 2022-03-31 |
20220097330 | Reusable Produce Pack For A Juice Press - A press includes a movable platen and a non-moving platen within a housing defining a pressing chamber including an outlet defined in a front wall of the chamber vertically between the top and bottom of the movable platen. A hanger is mounted to the press and includes magnets. A produce pack includes a buckle that engages the magnets. The produce pack includes a compartment with a foldable tube extending from an opening to the compartment, the foldable tube being folded over the compartment during pressing to seal the compartment. The produce pack may have edges defining a rectangle with a spout and the buckle one either side of an edge defining the opening to the compartment. A filter pouch may be positioned in the produce pack and include a central portion with lobes that are folded over the central portion to form the filter pouch. | 2022-03-31 |
20220097331 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SEPARATING MATERIALS WITH DIFFERENT DEGREES OF FLOWABILITY - An apparatus for separating materials with different degrees of flowability has a rotationally driven hollow drum with a perforated peripheral surface, which is releasably arranged on a drive element. A continuous press belt can be pressed against the hollow drum from the outside while wrapping around a portion of the circumference of the hollow drum. The press belt and the hollow drum cooperate to form an intake wedge for the pressed material. The drive element has at least one controllably movable holding means which is configured and adapted to controllably lock the hollow drum on the drive element as well as to controllably release the hollow drum from the drive element. A corresponding method is also provided. | 2022-03-31 |
20220097332 | A DEVICE FOR COMPRESSION OF EMPTIED CONTAINERS FOR RECYCLING PURPOSES - A device for compression of emptied containers, the device for compression of emptied containers including a container compressing arrangement provided with a first and a second roller, each roller having annular segments provided with specially shaped protruding elements. The device is for compression of plastic bottles as well as metal cans. | 2022-03-31 |
20220097333 | PRESS MACHINE - There is provided a press machine capable of simplifying a slide drive mechanism. The press machine comprises: a slide supported so as to be reciprocally movable; a crankshaft arranged along a longitudinal direction of the slide and having a plurality of eccentric parts; a drive unit configured to rotate the crankshaft; a plurality of yokes and each provided to each of the eccentric parts of the crankshaft and configured to reciprocate, due to rotation of the crankshaft, along a moving direction of the slide; and a plurality of points each connects each of the yokes to the slide, wherein at least one of the plurality of yokes is connected to the slide via some of the plurality of points arranged along a direction perpendicular to an axial direction of the crankshaft. | 2022-03-31 |
20220097334 | CORRUGATED PAPERBOARD BOX MAKING MACHINE - A corrugated paperboard box making machine comprises: a slotter device comprising a rotatable cylindrical-shaped upper slotter, and a slotter blade detachably attached onto an outer periphery of the upper slotter, wherein the slotter device performs slotting on a corrugated paperboard sheet; and an upper-level management device and/or a lower-level management device configured to control the slotter device. The management device is configured to set a limit value of the length of the slotter blade for satisfying a given condition determined from the perimeter of the upper slotter, dimensions of a corrugated paperboard box to be produced by the corrugated paperboard box making machine, and a production mode to be set to operate the slotter device in conformity to the box to be produced, and determine whether or not the length of a given slotter blade to be attached to the slotter device exceeds the limit value. | 2022-03-31 |
20220097335 | DISPENSERS - A method of manufacturing a dispenser for a product in stick form ( | 2022-03-31 |
20220097336 | BAGS OF STRETCHABLE FILMS WITH IMPROVED SEALS - In one example, a plastic product such as a plastic bag includes one or more seals. One of the seals includes respective portions of first and second plastic films that are arranged one on top of the other. The respective portions are joined together and are aligned generally parallel to a direction of elongation associated with the plastic films, where the direction of elongation is a direction in which the plastic films elongate when under load. As well, the respective portions extend along a length of the joined plastic films and have a length that is greater than a length of the plastic films. | 2022-03-31 |
20220097337 | LINERLESS LABEL - This invention relates to a method for manufacturing a direct thermal linerless label web ( | 2022-03-31 |
20220097338 | COILER FOR A DUNNAGE CONVERSION MACHINE AND METHOD FOR COILING A STRIP OF DUNNAGE - A coiler for producing tighter or smaller coils of dunnage uses a cam to move fork pins from a dunnage-receiving position inwardly to a more closely-spaced coiling position. The fork pins are coupled to pin mounts that cooperate with the cam and slots in a guide plate to move the parallel fork pins between the dunnage-receiving and coiling positions. The fork pins are mounted to extend perpendicular to and through the guide plate on opposing sides of a path of the dunnage to capture and wind a dunnage strip into a coil. | 2022-03-31 |
20220097339 | Preparation Method of Display Apparatus and Display Apparatus - Provided are a preparation method of a display apparatus and the display apparatus, relating to a field of display technologies; wherein an edge of at least a side of a flexible display module of the display apparatus is bent to a back side of the flexible display module to form a first bending portion; the preparation method includes providing a flexible display assembly, which includes a flexible display module and a first supporting plate fitted to a display surface of the flexible display module; the first supporting plate is made of a rigid material; an edge of at least a side of the first supporting plate is bent toward a side where the flexible display module is located to form a second bending portion. | 2022-03-31 |
20220097340 | Composite Textile Fabrics - A composite textile fabric that includes a first (face) fabric layer, and a second (back) fabric layer that is formed concurrently with the first fabric layer in a plaited construction. The second fabric includes a plurality of anchored regions at which the second fabric layer is anchored to, and in intimate contact with, the first fabric layer. The second fabric layer also includes a plurality of floating regions, overlying and unattached to the first fabric layer, interspersed between the anchored regions. | 2022-03-31 |
20220097341 | SANDWICH PANEL FOR A CAR ABLE TO CARRY A LOAD - Sandwich panel for use in a vehicle comprising at least a core layer and two fibrous layers in contact with and firmly connected to the core layer, both sides being impregnated with polyurethane whereby the polyurethane is embedding the fibers and binding to the board material, and whereby the sandwich panel further comprises at least a polyether polyurethane foam layer fully impregnated with polyurethane and in contact and firmly connected to the outer surface of at least one fibrous layer by the polyurethane, and a skin layer on the outer surface of the polyether polyurethane foam not in contact with the fibrous layer consisting of compressed polyurethane. | 2022-03-31 |
20220097342 | Nonwoven Fabric for Sterilization Packaging Material - The present invention provides: a non-woven fabric for a sterilization packaging material, the non-woven fabric being capable of being compatible with all sterilization treatment methods and maintaining a sterile state in the interior without breaking even in a variety of environments in which the non-woven fabric can be assumed to be used as a sterilization packaging material; and a non-woven fabric for a sterilization packaging material, the non-woven fabric achieving both easy-peel properties that enable easy handling without breakage and barrier properties for retaining the sterile state in the interior. The non-woven fabric for a sterilization packaging material according to the present invention is characterized in having, as an obverse-layer heat seal surface, a fiber layer (I) that has a void ratio of 30-60% inclusive, and having, as a barrier layer, a fiber layer (II) that has a fiber specific surface area ranging from 1.0 m | 2022-03-31 |
20220097343 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING DISPLAY DEVICE - A method of manufacturing a display device includes: preparing a cover window including a bent part on a side surface thereof, and a guide film including a surface on which a display panel and an adhesive layer are arranged; arranging the cover window and the guide film in a face-to-face manner such that the adhesive layer faces the cover window; seating the guide film onto a seating pad of a first jig; pre-forming the display panel by bringing opposite ends of the guide film into close contact with opposite side surfaces of the seating pad using a pair of push members; and joining the display panel with the cover window by bringing the adhesive layer into contact with the cover window. | 2022-03-31 |
20220097344 | Plaster Boards and Methods for Making Them - The present disclosure relates to a plaster board comprising a first layer of hardened plaster material comprising a first surface and an opposed second surface, a second layer of hardened plaster material comprising a first surface and an opposed second surface, wherein the first surface of the second layer faces the first surface of the first layer, and a viscoelastic interlayer disposed between the first surface of the first layer and the first surface of the second layer, wherein the interlayer includes a score-and-snap element. | 2022-03-31 |
20220097345 | METAL-FIBER REINFORCED PLASTIC COMPOSITE MATERIAL - To provide a metal-fiber reinforced plastic composite material which exhibits favorable impregnation of a matrix resin into a reinforcing fiber substrate and favorable adhesion to metal members, and excellent mechanical properties. The metal-fiber reinforced plastic composite material is a laminate of a metal member and a fiber reinforced plastic, wherein the fiber reinforced plastic includes a reinforcing fiber substrate (A) and a thermoplastic resin composition (B), the thermoplastic resin composition (B) contains a phenoxy resin (B-1) and a polyamide resin (B-2) at a mass ratio (B-1)/(B-2) of 80/20 to 20/80, an adhesive strength of the thermoplastic resin composition (B) to a monofilament of the reinforcing fiber substrate (A) is 40 MPa or more as an interfacial shear strength at 23° C. in a microdroplet method, and an adhesive strength between the metal member and the thermoplastic resin composition (B) is 7.0 MPa or more as a tensile shear strength at 23° C. | 2022-03-31 |
20220097346 | MANUFACTURING METHOD OF ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An manufacturing method of an electronic device includes: providing a first substrate and a second substrate; attaching an adhesive member onto the first substrate; and performing a curve attaching step, so that the first substrate and the second substrate are attached to each other through the adhesive member to form a curved composite component, wherein the curve attaching step is performed at a temperature of 20 degrees Celsius to 160 degrees Celsius. | 2022-03-31 |
20220097347 | FLAME RETARDANT VENEER PANEL - A veneer panel may include a face veneer, a first inner layer bonded to the face veneer, a second inner layer bonded to the first inner layer, and a thermally conductive layer bonded to the second inner layer. The first inner layer and the second inner layer are treated with a flame retardant. The first inner layer is disposed between the face veneer and the second inner layer, and the second inner layer is disposed between the first inner layer and the thermally conductive layer. | 2022-03-31 |
20220097348 | MULTILAYER STRETCH FILMS AND METHODS THEREOF - Embodiments disclosed herein include multilayer films having a cling layer, a core layer, and a release layer, wherein the cling layer comprises a propylene interpolymer and the core layer comprises a core layer polyethylene composition. | 2022-03-31 |
20220097349 | BARRIER FILM AND IMPLEMENTATIONS THEREOF - The present disclosure discloses multilayer barrier (F) comprising: (a) at least one polyolefin core layer (A); (b) at least one barrier layer (B) on both the sides of the core layer; and (c) at least one polyolefin layer (C) adjacent to the at least one barrier layer, wherein the at least one barrier layer individually has thickness in the range of 1 μm-25 μm. It also discloses a process of preparing the multilayer barrier film. Additionally, a laminate comprising the multilayer barrier film of the present disclosure and a process of preparing the laminate is discussed. Furthermore, an article comprising the multilayer barrier film or the laminate of the present disclosure is also disclosed. | 2022-03-31 |
20220097350 | LAMINATION KIT - An example of a lamination kit includes a first flexible film substrate, a primer fluid, a fixer fluid, an aqueous inkjet ink, a lamination adhesive, and a second flexible film substrate. The primer fluid includes a first binder. The fixer fluid includes a cationic salt and an organic acid. The aqueous inkjet ink includes a second binder, a pigment, a surfactant, a co-solvent, and a balance of water. | 2022-03-31 |
20220097351 | COLLATION SHRINK FILM - The present invention relates to a multilayer collation shrink film comprising at least the following layers: A) a layer comprising at least the following components: a1) a multimodal polymer of ethylene with at least two different comonomers selected from alpha-olefins having from 4 to 10 carbon atoms, which multimodal polymer of ethylene has a density in the range from 910 to 935 kg/m | 2022-03-31 |
20220097352 | A WEATHERING STABLE THERMOCHROMIC MEMBRANE - A membrane including a top waterproofing layer and optionally a layer of fiber material, wherein the top waterproofing layer includes at least one thermoplastic polymer P, at least one thermochromic pigment TP, and at least one UV-light absorber A. Such membranes are able to change their color as a response to a change in temperature, which enables controlling the amount of heat energy absorbed into the membrane and transmitted to a building structure. Further, a method for producing a membrane and to a method for covering a substrate using the membranes of the invention. | 2022-03-31 |
20220097353 | SHOCK ABSORBING LAMINATE AND DISPLAY DEVICE - A shock absorbing laminate includes: a shock absorbing layer having an adhesive property and a stress relieving property; a heat diffusion layer having a thermal diffusive property, and a shield layer having electromagnetic interference shielding characteristics. The shock absorbing layer, the heat diffusion layer, and the shield layer are stacked on one another. The shock absorbing laminate which has heat dissipation characteristics and electromagnetic interference shielding characteristics and which can be affixed to another member without using the adhesive layer can be provided. | 2022-03-31 |
20220097354 | Composite Materials with Multilayer Laminate Facing - A composite board with a multilayer laminated facer is presented having a nonwoven, a first polymer layer, and a second polymer layer. The laminate may be printed on the nonwoven, on the upper surface of the first polymer layer or inverted printed on the backside of an applied film. A number of configurations for the polymer layers are disclosed. The laminate may include exposed fibers on the lower surface or the nonwoven may be saturated. A removable peel-ply may be included. By controlling the placement and thickness of the polymer layers it is possible to tailor additive in the polymers such as colorants, opacifiers, UV stabilizers, and fire retardants to improve quality and reduce costs. In an alternate embodiment of the present invention, a first polymer layer is applied to the topside of the nonwoven and the second polymer is laminated to the first polymer layer as a preformed film. The laminated facer is thermally or adhesively bonded to the composite board. | 2022-03-31 |
20220097355 | PRINTING PAD, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING WINDOW USING THE SAME, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING THE PRINTING PAD - A method of manufacturing a window includes: providing an ink pattern to a printing pad; providing the printing pad and the ink pattern to a target substrate; and removing the printing pad from the target substrate, the ink pattern including: a first bezel line surrounding at least one hole; and a second bezel line surrounding the first bezel line, the printing pad including: a top surface; a bottom surface; and a side surface connecting the top surface and the bottom surface, the side surface including a first pattern portion, in which the first bezel line is formed, and a second pattern portion, in which the second bezel line is formed. The first pattern portion has an inclination angle equal to or greater than about 46 degrees and equal to or smaller than about 90 degrees based on the bottom surface of the printing pad. | 2022-03-31 |
20220097356 | WINDOW MANUFACTURING SYSTEM AND WINDOW MANUFACTURING METHOD USING THE SAME - A window manufacturing system includes a first processing unit in which a process of providing a dummy substrate on a stage is performed, a second processing unit in which a process of providing a dummy adhesive layer on the dummy substrate is performed, a third processing unit in which a process of providing a window layer on the dummy adhesive layer is performed, and a fourth processing unit in which a process of providing a protective cover on the window layer is performed. The fourth processing unit includes a pressurization unit which presses the protective cover to the window layer. | 2022-03-31 |
20220097357 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING DISK DRIVE SUSPENSION AND MANUFACTURING APPARATUS OF THE SAME - A method of manufacturing a disk drive suspension includes applying an adhesive to an actuator mounting portion, increasing viscosity of the adhesive by emitting light to the adhesive applied to the actuator mounting portion, arranging the piezoelectric element on the adhesive having the increased viscosity, detecting a height of the piezoelectric element arranged on the actuator mounting portion, and correcting an irradiation condition of the light in accordance with the detected height of the piezoelectric element. | 2022-03-31 |
20220097358 | Driving Circuit And Liquid Ejecting Apparatus - A driving circuit includes an amplification circuit configured to output an amplified modulation signal and a level shift circuit. The level shift circuit includes a second gate driver that outputs a third gate signal and a fourth gate signal, a third transistor that operates based on the third gate signal, and a fourth transistor that operates based on the fourth gate signal. The second gate driver outputs the third gate signal for controlling the third transistor to be conductive and the fourth gate signal for controlling the fourth transistor to be nonconductive in a second period in which a driving signal is fixed in a second potential that is higher than a first potential and lower than a third potential and the fourth gate signal for controlling the fourth transistor to be nonconductive. | 2022-03-31 |
20220097359 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A PRINTING DEVICE - A printing device may include two printers for printing to the front side and the back side of a recording medium. The physical page length of at least one print image applied onto the front side of the recording medium is determined. The required page length of at least one print image to be applied onto the back side of the recording medium is adapted to the determined page length. At least one print line of the print image for the back side is printed repeatedly if the required page length for application of the rear print page onto the back side of the recording medium is smaller than the determined page length. | 2022-03-31 |
20220097360 | PRINTHEAD HIGH SIDE SWITCH CONTROLS - In example implementations, an apparatus is provided. The apparatus includes a power supply, a first switch coupled to the power supply, a second switch coupled to the first switch, a third switch coupled to the power supply, the first switch, and the second switch, and a resistor coupled to the third switch. The first switch is to be controlled via a high voltage logic. The second switch is to be controlled via a low voltage logic. The resistor is to generate heat when energized. The first switch and the second switch are to control activation of the third switch to energize the resistor and cause a nozzle chamber to dispense a printing fluid. | 2022-03-31 |
20220097361 | LIQUID JET HEAD AND LIQUID JET RECORDING DEVICE - A liquid jet head and so on capable of reducing both of a manufacturing cost and power consumption are provided. The liquid jet head according to an embodiment of the present disclosure is provided with a jet section and at least one drive board. The drive board is provided with a first input terminal and a second input terminal, a plurality of drive devices, a plurality of transmission lines, and a plurality of terminal resistors. The drive devices each have a first input/output section and a second input/output section. The plurality of drive devices include a first drive device and a second drive device. The plurality of transmission lines include a first transmission line, a second transmission line, and at least one third transmission line. The plurality of termination resistors include a first termination resistor, a second termination resistor, and a third termination resistor. | 2022-03-31 |
20220097362 | Liquid Discharging Apparatus And Integrated Circuit Device - A liquid discharging apparatus has an integrated circuit that controls supply of a driving signal to a first driving element and to a second driving element according to a discharge control signal. The integrated circuit has: a first switch circuit that receives the driving signal and switches between output and non-output of the driving signal to the first driving element; a second switch circuit that receives the driving signal and switches between output and non-output of the driving signal to the second driving element; and a switch control circuit that receives the discharge control signal and controls whether to cause each of the first switch circuit and the second switch circuit to output the driving signal. The switch control circuit controls the first switch circuit and the second switch circuit according to the first data. | 2022-03-31 |
20220097363 | Driving Circuit And Liquid Ejecting Apparatus - A driving circuit includes an amplification circuit configured to output an amplified modulation signal from a first output point and a level shift circuit configured to output a level-shift amplified modulation signal from a second output point. The level shift circuit includes a second gate driver that outputs a third gate signal and a fourth gate signal, a third transistor, and a fourth transistor. The second gate driver outputs, when a potential of a base driving signal is lower than a predetermined potential, the third gate signal for controlling the third transistor to be conductive and the fourth gate signal for controlling the fourth transistor to be nonconductive, and when a potential of the base driving signal is higher than the predetermined potential, the third gate signal for controlling the third transistor to be nonconductive and the fourth gate signal for controlling the fourth transistor to be conductive. | 2022-03-31 |
20220097364 | Driving Circuit And Liquid Ejecting Apparatus - A driving circuit includes an amplification circuit that outputs an amplified modulation signal and a level shift circuit. In the level shift circuit, when a reference potential of the amplified modulation signal is shifted to a second potential from a first potential, a second gate driver outputs a third gate signal for controlling a third transistor to be nonconductive and a fourth gate signal for controlling a fourth transistor to be conductive, then outputs the third gate signal for controlling the third transistor to be conductive and the fourth gate signal for controlling the fourth transistor to be nonconductive, and thereafter outputs the third gate signal for controlling the third transistor to be nonconductive and the fourth gate signal for controlling the fourth transistor to be conductive. | 2022-03-31 |
20220097365 | APPARATUS AND METHOD - An apparatus includes a generation unit and a multiplexing unit. The generation unit generates image data for recording by a forming apparatus that forms an image on a forming member using a print head that applies energy to the member. The multiplexing unit performs multiplexing processing to generate recording data in which predetermined information to be recognized by a reading apparatus as information different from an image to be recorded on the member is embedded in the image data. | 2022-03-31 |
20220097366 | COATINGS FOR OPTICAL DROP DETECTORS - An example of an apparatus is provided. The apparatus includes a printhead to dispense drops of print fluid on a media. The drops are to travel along a drop path through air from the printhead. In addition, the apparatus includes a light source to emit light across the drop path. The apparatus also includes a detector to detect an intensity of the light received from the light source. The drop path is to intersect an optical path from the light source to the detector. Furthermore, the apparatus includes a coating disposed on the optical path between the drop path and the detector. The coating is to absorb a threshold amount of the light. | 2022-03-31 |
20220097367 | Liquid Ejecting Apparatus And Head Unit - A liquid ejecting apparatus includes a head unit that includes a nozzle that ejects a liquid, a control circuit that outputs a control signal that controls an operation of the head unit, a power supply circuit that supplies a power supply voltage to the head unit, and a liquid container that stores the liquid. The head unit includes a first terminal to which the control signal is input, a second terminal to which the power supply voltage is supplied, and a liquid supply port to which the liquid is supplied, the first terminal and the second terminal are located side by side along a first direction, and the second terminal is located between the first terminal and the liquid supply port in a second direction intersecting the first direction. | 2022-03-31 |
20220097368 | Liquid Discharging Apparatus and Integrated Circuit Device - A liquid discharging apparatus has a switch control circuit that controls whether to cause each of a first switch circuit, a second switch circuit, a third switch circuit, and a fourth switch circuit to output a driving signal. The switch control circuit has a fifth switch circuit, a sixth switch circuit, and a seventh switch circuit. The fifth switch circuit switches between output of the first data to the second switch circuit and output of the second data to the second switch circuit. The sixth switch circuit switches between output of the first data to the third switch circuit and output of the third data to the third switch circuit. The seventh switch circuit switches between output of the first data to the fourth switch circuit and output of the fourth data to the fourth switch circuit. | 2022-03-31 |
20220097369 | FLUID FEED HOLE CORROSION DETECTION - In various examples, a fluid ejection device may include a substrate with a fluid feed hole and a corrosion-detecting conductive path or sensor disposed behind a wall of the fluid feed hold. The corrosion-detecting conductive path or sensor may close a circuit in response being exposed to a fluid contained within the fluid feed hole. | 2022-03-31 |
20220097370 | PRINT HEAD UNIT AND INKJET PRINTER INCLUDING THE SAME - An Inkjet printer includes a substrate on a stage. A print head unit is positioned above the stage and discharges an ink on the substrate. The print head unit includes a manifold for guiding movement of the ink in a first direction therein. A head block is under the manifold and includes a plurality of channels connected to the manifold and piezoelectric elements adjacent to the channels to discharge the ink through the channels. A nozzle unit is under the head block and includes nozzles corresponding to the channels. A dispersion plate is between the manifold and the head block and disperses the ink in a second direction intersecting the first direction to supply the ink to the head block. Resistance plates are between the dispersion plate and the head block, are formed parallel substantially to the second direction, and prevent the ink from flowing in the first direction. | 2022-03-31 |
20220097371 | LIQUID EJECTING HEAD, LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS, AND ACTUATOR - A liquid ejecting head includes a piezoelectric element and a vibrating plate configured to vibrate in response to actuation of the piezoelectric element, the vibrating plate including a first layer that contains SiO | 2022-03-31 |
20220097372 | PIEZOELECTRIC ELEMENT, LIQUID EJECTING HEAD, AND LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS - Provided is a piezoelectric element in which a first electrode, a seed layer, a piezoelectric layer, and a second electrode are laminated on a substrate, in which the seed layer is a composite oxide containing at least Pb, Bi, Fe, and Ti. | 2022-03-31 |
20220097373 | ACTUATOR, LIQUID DISCHARGE HEAD, AND LIQUID DISCHARGE APPARATUS - An actuator includes a substrate, a diaphragm over the substrate, a lower electrode over the diaphragm, a lead titanate (PbTiO | 2022-03-31 |
20220097374 | LIQUID EJECTING HEAD, LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS, AND ACTUATOR - The interface region may include a region in which first intensity is higher than second intensity and in which the first intensity is higher than third intensity, where a degree of orientation of the (−211) crystal face of the second layer is denoted as the first intensity, the degree of orientation of the (−111) crystal face of the second layer is denoted as the second intensity, and the degree of orientation of the (002) crystal face of the second layer is denoted as the third intensity. The surface-layer region may include a region in which the first intensity is higher than the third intensity and in which the second intensity is higher than the third intensity. | 2022-03-31 |
20220097375 | Liquid Ejection Device - A liquid ejection device includes: a nozzle through which a liquid is ejected; a liquid transfer tube through which the liquid is transferred to the nozzle; and a vibration generation unit configured to generate vibration, in which the vibration generation unit is in contact with one of the liquid, the nozzle, and the liquid transfer tube, and when the liquid ejected from the nozzle flies as a plurality of droplets in a state where the vibration generation unit does not generate vibration, and the number of the droplets passing through a predetermined position in a unit time is defined as a droplet frequency, a frequency of the vibration generated by the vibration generation unit is equal to or less than the droplet frequency. | 2022-03-31 |
20220097376 | CLEANING SOLUTION AND INKJET PRINTER CLEANING METHOD - A cleaning solution containing a compound represented by formula (1), a compound represented by formula (2), and water; and an inkjet printer cleaning method using the same. | 2022-03-31 |
20220097377 | INKJET HEAD, INKJET IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, NOZZLE PLATE MANUFACTURING METHOD, AND INKJET HEAD MANUFACTURING METHOD - There are provided an inkjet head, an inkjet image forming apparatus, a nozzle plate manufacturing method, and an inkjet head manufacturing method capable of improving durability against wiping on an ink discharge surface. The inkjet head includes a nozzle substrate including nozzle holes from which ink is discharged. The nozzle substrate has an irregularity structure formed on an ink discharge surface such that neither ink particles contained in the ink nor a wiping member that wipes the ink discharge surface get caught by the irregularity structure. | 2022-03-31 |
20220097378 | LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS AND MAINTENANCE METHOD OF LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS - A liquid ejecting apparatus includes an ejecting head that ejects a liquid containing a humectant and water from a nozzle, a cap configured to form a closed space to which the nozzle opens, and a controller that controls the ejecting head, wherein the controller includes a calculation unit and a discharge controller, wherein the calculation unit calculates an available water amount of the liquid in the cap, and when the available water amount is smaller than a preset initial available water amount, the discharge controller discharges an amount of the liquid, where the amount includes, as the available water amount, an amount obtained by multiplying a difference between the available water amount and the initial available water amount by a predetermined coefficient larger than one. | 2022-03-31 |
20220097379 | LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS - A printer, which is an example of a liquid ejecting apparatus, including a slide mechanism that has a first member and a second member configured to slide with each other in lifting and lowering directions; a head that is fixed to the first member and has a nozzle for ejecting a liquid; a lifting and lowering mechanism that is fixed to the second member, and lifts and lowers the head in the lifting and lowering directions; and a cap that covers the nozzle. The first member is configured of a wall member having an elongated hole, and the second member is configured of a pin. The lifting and lowering mechanism relatively moves the head toward the cap in a state where the head does not slide in a direction away from the cap. | 2022-03-31 |
20220097380 | LIQUID DISCHARGING APPARATUS - A liquid discharging apparatus, having a head with a nozzle surface, a reservoir section having a liquid reservoir chamber and a first atmosphere communication path, a liquid flow path connecting the head with the liquid reservoir chamber, a first switching assembly to switch states of the first atmosphere communication path between a connecting state and a disconnecting state, a cap having a body and a second atmosphere communication path, a movable assembly to move the cap between a covering position and a separated position, and a controller, is provided. The controller is configured to control the head to discharge the liquid, and after discharging the liquid from the head, control the movable assembly to move the cap from the separated position to the covering position. With the cap being located at the covering position, the first atmosphere communication path is placed in the disconnecting state. | 2022-03-31 |
20220097381 | WIPING DEVICE AND LIQUID DISCHARGE APPARATUS - A wiping device includes a wiper unit, a carriage, and a fixing member. The wiper unit includes a wiper that wipes a liquid discharge surface of a liquid discharge head from which liquid is to be discharged. The carriage moves along the liquid discharge surface in a first direction and a second direction, both of which are opposite to each other. The fixing member fixes the wiper unit to the carriage. When the carriage is disposed on a side in the first direction with respect to a middle point in a moving range of the carriage, the fixing member is removable in the first direction. | 2022-03-31 |
20220097382 | PRINTING APPARATUS - A printer includes a line head and a wiper unit. The line head is provided to be movable between a recording position and a retreat position and performs recording on a medium by ejecting ink from an ejection surface at the recording position. The wiper unit is provided to be movable, in the Y direction, between a maintenance position at which a maintenance operation is able to be performed and a non-maintenance position away from the maintenance position. A permitting section is formed in the wiper unit. The permitting section permits a portion of the line head to move in a direction intersecting the Y direction in a state in which the wiper unit is at the non-maintenance position. | 2022-03-31 |
20220097383 | PRINTING APPARATUS - A printing apparatus includes a line head, a wiper unit, and a guide. The line head is configured to eject ink from an ejection surface extending in an A direction. The wiper unit includes a wiping portion configured to wipe the ink and a liquid container configured to hold the wiped ink. The wiper unit is configured to move in a Y direction and clean the ejection surface with the wiping portion. The guide extends in the Y direction and guides the wiper unit. The wiper unit includes a guided portion configured to be guided by the guide. The ink container and the guided portion form an overlap in the A direction when viewed in the Y direction. | 2022-03-31 |
20220097384 | LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS AND WIPING METHOD OF LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS - A liquid ejecting apparatus includes: a liquid ejecting head including a wiped surface that includes a first region including nozzles and a second region outside the first region; and a wiping mechanism that wipes the wiped surface, in which a first wiping operation in which the wiping mechanism moves relative to the wiped surface in a first direction to thereby wipe the first region and the second region is performed, and a second wiping operation in which, before the first wiping operation, the wiping mechanism moves relative to the wiped surface in a direction different from the first direction to thereby wipe a region including an upstream portion of the second region, the upstream portion being arranged, with respect to the first region, in a second direction opposite to the first direction, is performed. | 2022-03-31 |
20220097385 | PRINTING APPARATUS - A printer includes a line head, a cover section, and a discharge tray. The line head performs recording on a medium by ejecting ink from an ejection surface inclined. The cover section is provided to be movable between a facing position at which the cover section faces the line head and a non-facing position located in a downward direction with respect to the facing position and performs maintenance of the line head | 2022-03-31 |
20220097386 | LIQUID DISCHARGING APPARATUS - A liquid discharging apparatus, having a head, a reservoir section including a liquid reservoir chamber and an atmosphere communication path, a liquid flow path, a switching assembly, and a controller to control the switching assembly in a disconnecting process and the head in a discharging process after the disconnecting process, is provided. A volume of an air portion in the reservoir section is controlled to satisfy formulas: Vb=(Po+ΔP)*ΔV/ΔP and ΔP≤Pm. Po represents one atmosphere. AV represents a change in the volume of the air portion due to a change in a volume of the liquid caused by discharging a predetermined amount of liquid in the discharging process. AP represents a change in pressure of the air portion according to the change in the volume of the liquid in the discharging process. Pm represents a pressure resistance of menisci formed with the liquid in the nozzles. | 2022-03-31 |
20220097387 | LIQUID DISCHARGING APPARATUS - A liquid discharging apparatus, having a head with a nozzle surface, a reservoir section having a liquid reservoir chamber and a first atmosphere communication path, a liquid flow path connecting the head with the liquid reservoir chamber, a first switching assembly to switch states of the first atmosphere communication path between a connecting state and a disconnecting state, a cap having a body and a second atmosphere communication path, a movable assembly to move the cap between a covering position and a separated position, and a controller, is provided. The controller is configured to control the head to discharge the liquid, and after discharging the liquid from the head, control the movable assembly to move the cap from the separated position to the covering position. With the cap being located at the covering position, the first atmosphere communication path is placed in the connecting state. | 2022-03-31 |
20220097388 | LIQUID CONTAINER AND LIQUID EJECTION APPARATUS - A liquid container is removably mountable into the apparatus body of a liquid ejection apparatus. The liquid container comprises a liquid storage chamber equipped with an air intake hole and a liquid supply port, for storing liquid and a valve unit having a sealing member and an urging member. The urging member is arranged so as to be at least partly rotationally movable and the urging member has urging force for urging the sealing member in the direction of making the sealing member abut the air intake hole. The sealing member is rotationally movable between a position of abutting and closing the air intake hole and a position separated from the air intake hole so as to open the air intake hole in response to a rotary motion of the urging member. | 2022-03-31 |
20220097389 | CARTRIDGE, PRINTING SYSTEM, AND PRINTING DEVICE - A cartridge includes a cartridge side terminal electrically coupled to a device side terminal, a liquid supply portion that is coupled to a liquid introduction portion and that makes a liquid flow to the liquid introduction portion, a terminal positioning portion that performs positioning by receiving a device side terminal positioning portion to regulate movement of the cartridge side terminal with respect to the device side terminal, and a supply portion positioning portion that performs positioning by receiving a device side supply portion positioning portion to regulate movement of the liquid supply portion with respect to the liquid introduction portion. A first direction is a direction intersecting a second direction, the first direction being a direction in which the terminal positioning portion extends, the second direction being a direction in which the supply portion positioning portion extends. | 2022-03-31 |
20220097390 | RECORDING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR - A recording apparatus includes a carriage, a tank, and a flow passage. The carriage includes a liquid ejecting recording head and reciprocates in first and second directions. The flow passage supplies liquid from the tank to the recording head, and includes a fixed flow passage, a first flow passage, and a second flow passage. The fixed flow passage is connected to the tank and does not to follow a movement of the carriage. The first flow passage is branched off from the fixed flow passage, is connected to the recording head in the first direction, and follows the carriage movement. The second flow passage is branched off from the fixed flow passage, is connected to the recording head in the second direction, and follows the carriage movement. After the carriage moves in the first direction, stops, and moves in the second direction, liquid is sucked from the recording head. | 2022-03-31 |
20220097391 | INK TANK AND IMAGE RECORDING APPARATUS - An ink tank includes: a first liquid storage chamber; a second liquid storage chamber communicating with the first liquid storage chamber through a communication passage; an injector having an opening supplying liquid to the first liquid storage chamber; a cap movable between an open position and a closed position with respect to the injector; a slide member which is inserted so as to be vertically movable with respect to the opening of the injector, the slide member being moved downward by the cap in the closed position; a valve body which is vertically movably inserted in the communication passage and includes a first sealing member opening the communication passage by moving downward together with the slide member moved downward by the cap in the closed position; and an urging member always urging the valve body upward. | 2022-03-31 |
20220097392 | INK TANK AND IMAGE RECORDING APPARATUS - An ink tank includes: a first liquid storage chamber; a second liquid storage chamber; a detector having at least two electrode rods in the first liquid storage chamber; an injector having an opening supplying liquid to the first liquid storage chamber; an atmospheric communication passage communicating an outside of the ink tank with the second liquid storage chamber; a cap movable between an open position and a closed position with respect to the injector and configured to seal the first liquid storage chamber; a valve mechanism opening or closing the communication passage by moving up and down with respect to the communication passage; a link mechanism moving the valve mechanism up and down; and a guide portion guiding the valve mechanism, at least a part of the guide portion being provided in the valve mechanism. | 2022-03-31 |
20220097393 | INK TANK AND IMAGE RECORDING APPARATUS - An ink tank includes: a first liquid storage chamber having a lower limit indicator; a second liquid storage chamber; a liquid inlet communicated with the first liquid storage chamber; a cap openable or closeable the liquid inlet; a rotation shaft extending from an inside of the first liquid storage chamber to an outside through a through hole provided on a side wall of the first liquid storage chamber; a valve member opening or closing the communication passage; a first lever arm rotatable around the rotation shaft and connected to the valve member; a second lever arm provided outside the ink tank and rotatable around the rotation shaft; and a slider member connected to the second lever arm and movable in conjunction with the cap, the through hole being provided at a position above the lower limit indicator. | 2022-03-31 |
20220097394 | INK-SACK-REPLACEABLE INK CARTRIDGE - An ink-sack-replaceable ink cartridge includes a cartridge body, which includes a bottom wall, two lateral walls extending upward from two sides of the bottom wall, and two end walls extending upward from two ends of the bottom wall and connected to the lateral walls. The bottom wall, the lateral walls, and the end walls jointly define a receiving space. The bottom wall is formed with a through hole. Each of the lateral walls includes a cartridge-body slide coupling section. A cartridge cover includes a top wall and two side walls extending downward from two sides of the top wall. Each of the side walls includes a cartridge-cover slide coupling section. The cartridge-cover slide coupling sections are slidably connectable with the cartridge-body slide coupling sections, so that the cartridge cover is combinable with and separable from the cartridge body through slidable connection for closing or opening the receiving space. | 2022-03-31 |
20220097395 | LIQUID SUPPLYING APPARATUS - A liquid supplying apparatus having a tank with a hole, a reservoir chamber to store a portion of liquid in the tank, and a flow path to store another portion of the liquid in the tank, is provided. The flow path connects the reservoir chamber and the hole. The flow path has a first funnel section to reduce a cross-sectional area of a part of the flow path. The first funnel section is located at a position equal to or higher than a surface of a predetermined maximum amount of the liquid storable in the tank in a usable posture. The first funnel section creates a meniscus with the liquid stored in the tank in an X1-rotated posture, in which the tank is rotated about a first axis by a first angle from the usable posture. | 2022-03-31 |
20220097396 | LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS - A liquid ejecting apparatus includes an attachment section to which a liquid storage container having a storage chamber storing a liquid and a communication path communicating with the storage chamber is attached, and a liquid ejecting head configured to eject the liquid from nozzles. The attachment section includes an inlet through which the liquid from the attached liquid storage container flows, a protrusion having a connection port, a seal provided around the protrusion, and an air communication path communicating with the connection port and an air communication port that communicates with the air. The connection port enters the communication path of the attached liquid storage container, and the seal comes into contact with the liquid storage container attached to the attachment section. | 2022-03-31 |
20220097397 | RECORDING APPARATUS - A recording apparatus including a recording unit that performs recording by discharging a liquid on a medium transported in a transport direction, a liquid storage portion that is disposed on an apparatus front side in an apparatus depth direction and that includes a liquid container that contains the liquid discharged from the recording unit, and a maintenance unit that performs maintenance on the recording unit. In the recording apparatus, the maintenance unit is provided in an end portion area on a first direction side in a width direction, the width direction being a direction intersecting the depth direction, and the liquid storage portion is provided in an end portion area on a second direction side, the second direction side being a side opposite the first direction side in the width direction, the liquid storage portion extending in the depth direction to an occupying area of the maintenance unit. | 2022-03-31 |
20220097398 | LIQUID RESIDUAL-AMOUNT DETECTING DEVICE - A liquid residual-amount detecting device includes an optical sensor having a pair of a light emitting portion and a light receiving portion; and a plurality of liquid cartridges, each having a containing portion, a float disposed in the containing portion, and a light shielding portion displaced on a path that crosses an optical path of detection light in synchronization with displacement of the float, wherein the light shielding portions each having a size such that a light amount of the detection light, which the light receiving portion receives, cannot be made smaller than a predetermined light amount by alone; and wherein when the float is at a highest position, they are disposed to be aligned in a direction crossing the optical path so as to shield the optical path, and the light amount, which the light receiving portion receives, is made smaller than the predetermined light amount. | 2022-03-31 |
20220097399 | SYSTEM, SERVER, AND IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS - An apparatus controller performs: updating a number of mounting stored in an apparatus memory when a new consumable is mounted on an image processing apparatus; updating a life stored in the apparatus memory in response to execution of image processing; and transmitting, at a particular timing, the number of mounting and the life to a server. A server controller performs: in response to receiving the number of mounting and the life, not placing an order for the new consumable when the number of mounting is larger than a number of orders or the life is longer than or equal to a particular value, and placing the order for the new consumable when the number of mounting is smaller than or equal to the number of orders and the life is shorter than the particular value; and when the order is placed, updating the number of orders in a server memory. | 2022-03-31 |
20220097400 | LIQUID DISCHARGING APPARATUS - A liquid discharging apparatus, having a head, a reservoir section including a liquid reservoir chamber and an atmosphere communication path, a liquid flow path connecting the head with the liquid reservoir chamber, a switching assembly to switch states of the atmosphere communication path between a connecting state and a disconnecting state, and a controller, is provided. The controller is configured to control the switching assembly to switch the states of the atmosphere communication path from the connecting state to the disconnecting state; after switching the states of the atmosphere communication path, control the head to discharge the liquid; and after switching the states of the atmosphere communication path, and in response to a predetermined connection condition being satisfied, control the switching assembly to switch the states of the atmosphere communication path from the disconnecting state to the connecting state. | 2022-03-31 |
20220097401 | LIQUID SUPPLYING APPARATUS - A liquid supplying apparatus, having a reservoir section including a reservoir chamber, and a communication section connecting the reservoir chamber and a hole, is provided. The communication section has a first wall and a second wall, a first buffer space, and a second buffer space. The first buffer space and the second buffer space store the liquid flowing on the first wall and the second wall, respectively, in the liquid supplying apparatus being in the first rotated posture. The hole is located at an upper position with respect to a surface of a predetermined maximum amount of the liquid storable in the reservoir chamber in the liquid supplying apparatus being in a usable posture. The hole is open neither to the first buffer space nor the second buffer space. The hole is located in neither the first wall nor the second wall. | 2022-03-31 |
20220097402 | LIQUID EJECTING HEAD AND LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS - A liquid ejecting head includes a nozzle configured to eject ink, a filter chamber accommodating a filter, and a nozzle introduction port through which the ink flows out of the filter chamber. The filter chamber includes a first side and a second side that extend toward the nozzle introduction port in plan view in a direction perpendicular to the filter, and the nozzle introduction port is elongated along the first side in plan view in the direction perpendicular to the filter. | 2022-03-31 |
20220097403 | PRINTING DEVICE AND FILTER - A printing device includes an inkjet head, a filter accommodating portion, a filter configured to be accommodated in the filter accommodating portion and extending in a given direction from one end to the other end of the filter to collect mist, and a grip portion provided at least one of the one end or the other end of the filter. The grip portion includes a handle protruding from the filter, a recessed portion recessed inside the filter, or a hole. | 2022-03-31 |
20220097404 | METHOD OF PRINTING FLUID - Method of printing fluid on a printable surface of a substrate. A print head ejects fluid in a continuous stream. The print head that includes a micro-structural fluid ejector, which consists of output, elongate input, and tapering portions between the output and the elongate input portions. The output consists of an exit orifice of an inner diameter ranging between 0.1 μm and 5 μm and an end face having a surface roughness of less than 0.1 μm. The print head is positioned above the substrate with the output of the micro-structural fluid ejector pointing downward. During printing, the print head positioning system maintains a vertical distance between the end face and the printable surface of the substrate within a range of 0 μm to 5 μm, and the pneumatic system applies pressure to the fluid in the micro-structural fluid ejector in the range of −50,000 Pa to 1,000,000 Pa. | 2022-03-31 |
20220097405 | RECORDING APPARATUS - A recording apparatus includes a carriage, a tank, a flow passage, and a valve. The carriage includes a recording head that ejects liquid contained in the tank and supplied from the flow passage. The flow passage includes (i) a fixed flow passage connected to the tank without following a movement of the carriage, (ii) a first flow passage that follows the movement of the carriage and is branched off from the fixed flow passage and connected to the recording head, and (iii) a second flow passage that follows the movement of the carriage and is branched off from the fixed flow passage and connected to the recording head. The valve is provided in one of the first and second flow passages and limits a flow of liquid from the tank to the recording head and allows liquid to flow from the recording head to the tank. | 2022-03-31 |
20220097406 | LIQUID DISCHARGING APPARATUS - A liquid discharging apparatus, having a head, reservoir section, a liquid flow path, a lid, a valve, a switching assembly, and a controller, is provided. The reservoir section has a liquid reservoir chamber, an injection port, and an atmosphere communication path. The liquid flow path connects the head and the liquid reservoir chamber. The lid opens and closes the injection port. The switching assembly switches states of the valve between an opening state, in which the valve opens the atmosphere communication path, and a closing state, in which the valve closes the atmosphere communication path. The controller is configured to control the valve through the switching assembly to close the atmosphere communication path, control the head to discharge the liquid after closing the atmosphere communication path, and control the valve through the switching assembly to open the atmosphere communication path before the liquid is injected through the injection port. | 2022-03-31 |
20220097407 | LIQUID DISCHARGING APPARATUS - A liquid discharging apparatus, having a head, a reservoir section, a valve, a switching assembly, and a controller, is provided. The reservoir section has a liquid reservoir chamber, an air chamber, an injection port, and an atmosphere communication path. The switching assembly switches states of the valve between an opening state, in which the valve opens the atmosphere communication path, and a closing state, in which the valve closes the atmosphere communication path. The controller is configured to control the valve through the switching assembly to close the atmosphere communication path, control the head to discharge the liquid after closing the atmosphere communication path, and control the valve through the switching assembly to close the atmosphere communication path before the liquid is injected through the injection port. | 2022-03-31 |
20220097408 | IMAGE QUALITY CONTROL FOR MULTI-PASS PRINTING - A printing carriage comprises a printhead, and two sensors for scanning an image deposited on a print media by the printhead. The sensors are provided on opposite sides of the printhead in a direction of movement of the printhead so that, during a printing pass of the printhead on the print media, one sensor is positioned on a trailing side of the moving printhead. | 2022-03-31 |
20220097409 | THERMAL PRINT HEAD - The present disclosure provides a thermal print head for achieving fine printing. A thermal print head of the disclosure includes: a substrate, having a substrate main surface and a substrate back surface facing opposite sides in a z direction; a resistor layer, disposed on a side of the substrate main surface and including a plurality of heat generating portions arranged in a main scan direction to generate heat by energization; a wiring layer, disposed on the side of the substrate main surface and including a conduction path for electrically conducting the plurality of heat generating portions; a metal layer, interposed between the substrate and the wiring layer with the resistor layer; and an insulating layer, interposed between the metal layer and the wiring layer with the resistor layer. The conduction path includes the metal layer. The metal layer includes tantalum (Ta). | 2022-03-31 |
20220097410 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL OBJECT PRINTING APPARATUS AND THREE-DIMENSIONAL OBJECT PRINTING METHOD - A three-dimensional object printing apparatus includes a liquid discharge head having a nozzle surface provided with a nozzle array including a plurality of nozzles for discharging a liquid, a moving mechanism that changes a position of the liquid discharge head with respect to a three-dimensional workpiece, and a sensor that detects a positional relationship of the liquid discharge head with respect to the workpiece, in which when an axis parallel to a normal line of the nozzle surface is set as a first axis, an axis parallel to the nozzle surface and intersecting an extending direction of the nozzle array is set as a second axis, and an axis that intersects both the first axis and the second axis is set as a third axis, the sensor detects a relative positional relationship of the liquid discharge head with respect to the workpiece in a direction along the third axis. | 2022-03-31 |
20220097411 | ROBOTIC LIVERY PRINTING SYSTEM - The present disclosure provides a robotic printing system for printing images on the surface of an object. One exemplary system includes a printing module carried by a motion platform to directly eject printing materials on a surface. One aspect of this disclosure provides methods for accurately controlling the motion of the motion platform, generating accurate triggering signals for printing heads, and properly aligning adjacent swaths of an image. | 2022-03-31 |
20220097412 | TAPE PRINTING DEVICE - A tape printing device includes a platen shaft that engages with a platen roller; a thermal head that prints on a tape sandwiched with the platen roller engaged with the platen shaft; a head holder that has a rotating shaft and rotatably holds the thermal head about the rotating shaft; and a pressing member that is provided to be rotatable about the rotating shaft together with the thermal head and presses the thermal head against the platen roller, in which the pressing member has a convex portion that protrudes toward the thermal head and presses the thermal head against the platen roller. | 2022-03-31 |
20220097413 | Garment Printing Apparatus and Method Thereof for Improving Color Fastness and Color Shadings - A garment printing apparatus for improving color fastness and color shadings comprises a production line, a loading station, an unloading station, a plural number of intermediate stations, and a pallet. The loading station and the unloading station are respectively disposed on the production line, and the plural number of intermediate stations are disposed therebetween. The plural number of intermediate stations include a pretreatment station for applying a primer coating on a garment, a pattern printing station for making a pixelated pattern print on the garment, and a at least one plasma treatment station. The at least one plasma treatment station is disposed after the loading station and before the pattern printing station for imposing a plasma efficacy on the garment surface before printing a desired pattern on it. The pallet is mobile on the production line for conveying the garment. A garment printing method is provided accordingly. | 2022-03-31 |
20220097414 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANUFACTURING CONTAINER PRODUCT - A method for manufacturing a container product is disclosed. The method includes filling a container with contents; forming information on the container, the information including a number, a letter, and an image, the information being formed by a first pattern, the first pattern being made up of a collection of second patterns; and heating or cooling the container before or after the forming of the information on the container. | 2022-03-31 |
20220097415 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes a photoelectric sensor and a controller. The photoelectric sensor emits light to an object to be detected, receives the light reflected on the object and outputs an electric signal corresponding to a quantity of the reflected light. The object includes a facing surface area and a sheet on the facing surface area. The controller detects whether the sheet exists on the facing surface area in accordance with an output of the photoelectric sensor. The controller stores, as a threshold of the output of the photoelectric sensor, a first threshold for determining that the sheet does not exist on the facing surface area and a second threshold for determining that the sheet exists on the facing surface area, and determines that the facing surface area is contaminated when the output of the photoelectric sensor is within a range between the first threshold and the second threshold. | 2022-03-31 |
20220097416 | PRINTING APPARATUS - A printing apparatus, comprises a first circuit board configured to control a first motor and a printing unit that performs printing to a print medium, a second circuit board configured to control a second motor, a sensor configured to output a sensor signal used to control the first motor and the second motor, and a signal line configured to input the sensor signal from the sensor to the first circuit board and the second circuit board. | 2022-03-31 |
20220097417 | RECORDING APPARATUS - A recording apparatus includes a recording portion configured to record an image on a recording medium; a housing having an ejection opening on the side of the housing, the recording medium recorded image being ejected from the ejection opening in the ejection direction; and a receiver that receives the recording medium ejected from the ejection opening. The recording apparatus includes a first guide provided inside the ejection opening of the housing, and the receiver has a first end being on an upstream side of the receiver in the ejection direction such that the end is held at a position overlapping with the first guide. | 2022-03-31 |
20220097418 | PRINTING DEVICE - A printing device includes a main body, an opening/closing cover that is coupled to the main body and moves to an open position or a closed position, a roll paper holder provided on the main body and configured to accommodate a first roll paper, and a remaining amount detecting section that detects a remaining amount of the first roll paper accommodated in the roll paper holder, and the remaining amount detecting section shifts from a first state in which the remaining amount of the first roll paper is not detected to a second state in which the remaining amount of the first roll paper is detected, with movement of the opening/closing cover from the open position to the closed position. | 2022-03-31 |
20220097419 | MULTIPLE ZONE PRINTER VACUUM TABLES, SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Disclosed are a printer vacuum tables, and corresponding systems and methods for their use, in which the printer vacuum tables include multiple zones to apply vacuum, to hold a variety of media types and thicknesses within a given flatness range, to allow high definition printing. The vacuum zones run in the print direction, and each can be controlled for vacuum on and off. In an illustrative embodiment, the vacuum zones include one or more vacuum zones that are fixed with respect to a printer vacuum table surface, and one or more variable vacuum zones that are movable with respect to the printer vacuum table surface. One or more of the vacuum zones can be turned off if the print media does not cover the zone, such as to prevent leakage, and to provide more consistent vacuum hold down, regardless of media size or width. | 2022-03-31 |
20220097420 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PRINTING UPON AN ARTIFICIAL FISHING LURE BODY - A system for printing upon an artificial fishing lure body is provided. The system includes a printing device. The printing device includes a printing head operable to spray at least one liquid substance onto the artificial fishing lure body and an ultraviolet light emitting device operable to apply an ultraviolet light beam upon the fishing lure body and dry the at least one liquid substance. The system further includes a fixturing tray including a fixturing detail operable to hold the artificial fishing lure body while the artificial fishing lure body is sprayed. | 2022-03-31 |
20220097421 | PRINTING DEVICE - A printing device includes a roll paper holder configured to accommodate a first roll paper and a second roll paper and having first and second side walls configured to contact side surfaces of the first roll paper, a remaining amount detecting section having a first projection projecting from the first side wall to detect a remaining amount of the first roll paper accommodated in the roll paper holder, a roll paper guide configured to be installed in the roll paper holder and having a third side wall configured to contact a side surface of the second roll paper when the second roll paper is accommodated in the roll paper holder, and a detection assistance section provided on the roll paper guide and having a second projection projecting from the third side wall in a state of being in contact with the first projection. | 2022-03-31 |
20220097422 | IMAGE PRINTING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD - Provided are an image printing apparatus and a method of controlling the same which are capable of appropriately correcting the conveyance amount in each of a plurality of conveyance paths. In a case of conveying a print medium along a first conveyance path, a controller controls the driving of a conveyance motor based on first information. In a case of conveying the print medium along a second conveyance path, the controller controls the driving of the conveyance motor based on second information, which is different from the first information. | 2022-03-31 |
20220097423 | IMAGE PRINTING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING IMAGE PRINTING APPARATUS - An image printing apparatus includes: a print head configured to print an image on a printing medium; a conveyance unit configured to convey the printing medium in a conveyance direction; a detection unit movable in an intersection direction intersecting the conveyance direction and configured to detect an end of the printing medium in the intersection direction; a cutting unit located downstream of a printing region of the print head in the conveyance direction and capable of cutting the printing medium by being moved in the intersection direction; and a control unit configured to control movement of the detection unit such that the detection unit detects a position of the end of the printing medium during movement of the cutting unit for a cutting operation of cutting the printing medium. | 2022-03-31 |
20220097424 | PRINTING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING PRINTING APPARATUS - A printing apparatus includes a first discharge path that discharges a sheet and a second discharge path different from the first discharge path. An angle difference between a direction in which the sheet is discharged in the second discharge path and a conveyance direction of a conveyance roller is smaller than an angle difference between a direction in which the sheet is discharged in the first discharge path and the conveyance direction of the conveyance roller. The printing apparatus includes a control unit that discharges the sheet on which the image is printed using the second discharge path even in a case where an instruction to print an image indicates discharging the sheet to the first discharge path, if the sheet conveyed by the conveyance roller is a sheet having a thickness equal to or greater than a predetermined value. | 2022-03-31 |
20220097425 | SHEET ACCOMMODATING DEVICE AND RECORDING APPARATUS - A recording apparatus includes: a recording portion configured to record an image on a recording medium; a discharge port configured to discharge the recording medium, on which the image is recorded, in a discharge direction; and a receiving member located below the discharge port in a direction of gravity and configured to receive the recording medium discharged from the discharge port, the recording apparatus further including a housing portion configured to be movable between a receiving position which is on a side spaced apart from the discharge port in the discharge direction and in which the housing portion holds one end of the receiving member to receive the recording medium, and a housing position which is on a side further toward the discharge port than the receiving position. The housing portion is configured to house at least a part of the receiving member. | 2022-03-31 |
20220097426 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ELASTIC BODY HAVING TWO-LAYER STRUCTURE, CYLINDER MEMBER, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A method for manufacturing an elastic body having a two-layer structure includes: forming a first elastic body on a provisional cylinder body having a substantially circular shape in cross section; and forming a second elastic body integrally with the first elastic body, which has been formed on the provisional cylinder body. | 2022-03-31 |
20220097427 | CARRIAGE APPARATUS, PRINTING APPARATUS, AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A carriage apparatus characterized by comprising a carriage configured to reciprocally move in a predetermined direction, a first motor arranged on a side of one end of a range of movement of the carriage and configured to drive the carriage, a second motor arranged on a side of the other end of the range of movement of the carriage, configured to drive the carriage, and has the same kind of driving characteristics as driving characteristics of the first motor, detection means for detecting a position of the carriage related to the predetermined direction, and control means for controlling driving of the first motor and the second motor by feeding back a detection result detected by the detection means. | 2022-03-31 |