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Microscopic droplet detecting device and ink-jet recording apparatus

US6726318B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateNov 22, 2002
Grant dateApr 27, 2004
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Expiry dateNov 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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