JP7185593B2 - 標準コンピュータインタフェースを備えたインクジェットプリントヘッド - Google Patents
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- プリントヘッドであって、
プリントヘッドがコンピュータに直接接続されることを可能にする標準コンピュータインタフェースと、
前記コンピュータからの画像データに従って、基板にインクを付着させるジェットアレイと、
バッファを有する処理要素であって、前記バッファは前記処理要素に含まれて前記処理要素に制御され、前記処理要素は、
前記標準コンピュータインタフェースを介して画像データをそれぞれのジェットに対応するデータのワードとして受信し、
前記バッファにおいて前記標準コンピュータインタフェースを介して受信した前記画像データの前記ワードを記憶し、
前記バッファから前記画像データを前記画像データが書き込まれた順序と異なる順序で画像データのそれぞれのワードの部分セットとして前記バッファから前記画像データを読み出し、
ドットクロックに駆動されるとき、画像データの前記ワードの前記部分セットを前記ジェットアレイに送信し、前記バッファは様々な量の画像データを記憶するための柔軟な記憶深度を有し、前記バッファは前記コンピュータからクロックに従って画像データを受信し、前記ドットクロックに従ってデータを出力する、ようにプログラムされた、処理要素と、
画像データの前記ワードの前記部分セットに従って前記ジェットアレイのそれぞれを駆動するドライバと、を含み、前記標準コンピュータインタフェース、前記ジェットアレイ、前記処理要素、前記バッファ、および前記ドライバは、すべて前記プリントヘッド内にあり、
位置エンコーダへの少なくとも一つの接続をさらに含み、
前記ドットクロックは、プリント基板の動きが変化しない場合に固定周波数の内部レート発生器によって内部で生成され、前記プリント基板の速度が変化すると前記位置エンコーダによって位相ロックされて前記プリント基板の位置を追跡する、前記プリントヘッド。 - 前記ドライバにDC電力を提供するための外部直流電源への接続をさらに含む請求項1に記載のプリントヘッド。
- 前記標準コンピュータインタフェースは、ユニバーサルシリアルバス(USB)インタフェースを含む請求項1に記載のプリントヘッド。
- 前記USBインタフェースは、USB2、USBパワーデリバリー、またはUSBタイプCインタフェースのうちの一つを含む請求項3に記載のプリントヘッド。
- 前記処理要素はフィールドプログラマブルゲートアレイを含む請求項1に記載のプリントヘッド。
- DC電源は、前記ドライバへの前記標準コンピュータインタフェースを介して供給される請求項1に記載のプリントヘッド。
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