Operating Principles
2.2.6.1 Pump MechanismThe pump mechanism, composed of the pump motor and pump unit, absorbs viscous ink in the printhead nozzles and drains it to the waste ink drain pad through the cap. Since this printer has only one pump, it uses the pump for both black and color inks by alternating the rotational direction of the pump motor. When the pump motor rotates forward *1 it absorbs black ink. On the other hand, it absorbs color ink with backward rotation *2. The pump unit is composed of the pulley, tube and 2 rollers, as shown in Figure 2-
10.To draw ink, the pulley rotates the rollers which squeeze the tube reducing volume as they move to produce negative pressure. As a result, the ink is vacuumed and drained into the waste ink drain pads by the pressure produced through the operation.
*1 The direction in which the paper is fed.
*2 The direction in which the paper is fed back.
Pulley
Ink Drawing
Ink Draining
Ink Draining
Ink Drawing
Pump Motor (Backward):Color Ink Drawing | Pump Motor (Forward):Black Ink Drawing |
Pulley |
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No Ink Drawing |
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No Ink Draining | No Ink Drawing |
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Pump Motor (Backward):No Black Ink Drawing | Pump Motor (Forward):No Color Ink Drawing |
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Motor type | ||
Drive voltage | 42 VDC ± 5% (The voltage applied to the driver) | |
Coil resistance | 7.7 Ω ± 10% (at 25°C per phase) | |
Connection | Bipolar | |
Excitation mode | | |
Constant current drive | ||
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Drive frequency | 281 to 1250 Hz | |
Drive current | 825 mA (at fast absorption) | |
500 mA (at slow absorption) | ||
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Rev. A |