Microscopic droplet detecting device and ink-jet recording apparatus
US6726318B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 22, 2002 |
| Grant date | Apr 27, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 22, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB41J2/16579
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A microscopic droplet detecting device for detecting a passage of droplets jetted from a nozzle of an ink jetting device, including a droplet detecting section including a paired light emitting and receiving elements, a jet control section to control the ink jetting device to jet droplets serially along the traveling course, and a jetting condition detecting section to detect a jetting condition of the nozzle based on the output signal.
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