1. A method of making a bracket assembly for a brake assembly, the method comprising:
positioning a mounting flange that has an end surface in a first fixture;
positioning a camshaft tube that has a camshaft tube end surface in a second fixture;
friction welding the mounting flange to the camshaft tube by rotating at least one of the mounting flange and the camshaft tube about an axis and engaging the end surface to the camshaft tube end surface; and
stopping rotation of the mounting flange andor the camshaft tube about the axis to fix an angular position of the mounting flange with respect to the camshaft tube within a predetermined tolerance.
2. The method of claim 1 wherein the camshaft tube includes a brake wing that is disposed opposite the camshaft tube end surface, wherein the brake wing is configured to support an actuator for actuating a camshaft.
3. The method of claim 2 further comprising providing a brake wing that has a brake wing end surface and friction welding the brake wing to the camshaft tube along a second camshaft tube end surface that is disposed opposite the mounting flange by rotating at least one of the brake wing and the camshaft tube about the axis, engaging the brake wing end surface to the second camshaft tube end surface, and stopping rotation of the brake wing andor the camshaft tube about the axis to fix an angular position of the mounting flange with respect to the brake wing within a predetermined tolerance.
4. The method of claim 1 wherein the mounting flange rotates about the axis and the camshaft tube does not rotate about the axis during friction welding and rotation of the mounting flange about the axis is stopped by braking the first fixture.
5. The method of claim 1 wherein the camshaft tube rotates about the axis and the mounting flange does not rotate about the axis during friction welding and rotation of the camshaft tube about the axis is stopped by braking the second fixture.
6. The method of claim 1 wherein a first external curl is generated proximate the mounting flange and a second external curl is generated proximate the camshaft tube during friction welding, and the first external curl and the second external curl are removed with a first curl tool after stopping rotation of the camshaft tube andor the mounting flange about the axis.
7. The method of claim 6 wherein the first curl tool is configured as a ring that extends around the camshaft tube and that moves along the axis to sever the first external curl from the mounting flange and the second external curl from the camshaft tube after friction welding.
8. The method of claim 1 further comprising drilling a mounting hole in the mounting flange after fixing the angular position of the mounting flange with respect to the camshaft tube.
9. The method of claim 1 wherein the mounting flange and the camshaft tube cooperate to define a hole for receiving a camshaft, wherein a first internal curl is generated in the hole proximate the mounting flange and a second internal curl is generated in the hole proximate the camshaft tube during friction welding and the first internal curl and the second internal curl are removed with a second curl tool after friction welding.
10. The method of claim 9 wherein the second curl tool is disposed in the hole and moves along the axis to sever the first internal curl from the mounting flange and the second internal curl from the camshaft tube after friction welding.
11. A method of making a bracket assembly for a brake assembly, the method comprising:
positioning a brake wing that has a brake wing end surface in a first fixture;
positioning a camshaft tube that has a camshaft tube end surface in a second fixture;
friction welding the brake wing to the camshaft tube by rotating at least one of the brake wing and the camshaft tube about an axis and engaging the brake wing end surface to the camshaft tube end surface; and
stopping rotation of the brake wing andor the camshaft tube about the axis to fix an angular position of the brake wing with respect to the camshaft tube within a predetermined tolerance.
12. The method of claim 11 wherein the camshaft tube includes a mounting flange that is disposed opposite the camshaft tube end surface.
13. The method of claim 11 wherein the brake wing rotates about the axis and the camshaft tube does not rotate about the axis during friction welding and rotation of the brake wing about the axis is stopped by braking the first fixture.
14. The method of claim 11 wherein the camshaft tube rotates about the axis and the brake wing does not rotate about the axis during friction welding and rotation of the camshaft tube about the axis is stopped by braking the second fixture.
15. The method of claim 11 wherein a first external curl is generated proximate the brake wing and a second external curl is generated proximate the camshaft tube during friction welding, and the first external curl and the second external curl are removed with a first curl tool after stopping rotation of the camshaft tube andor the brake wing about the axis.
16. The method of claim 15 wherein the first curl tool is configured as a ring that extends around the camshaft tube and that moves along the axis to sever the first external curl from the brake wing and the second external curl from the camshaft tube after friction welding.
17. The method of claim 11 further comprising drilling a mounting hole in the mounting flange after fixing the angular position of the brake wing with respect to the camshaft tube.
18. The method of claim 11 wherein the brake wing and the camshaft tube cooperate to define a hole for receiving a camshaft, wherein a first internal curl is generated in the hole proximate the brake wing and a second internal curl is generated in the hole proximate the camshaft tube during friction welding and the first internal curl and the second internal curl are removed with a second curl tool after friction welding.
19. The method of claim 11 further comprising providing a mounting flange that has an end surface and friction welding the mounting flange to the camshaft tube along a second camshaft tube end surface that is disposed opposite the brake wing by rotating at least one of the mounting flange and the camshaft tube about the axis and engaging the end surface to the second camshaft tube end surface and stopping rotation of the mounting flange andor the camshaft tube about the axis to fix an angular position of the mounting flange with respect to the brake wing within a predetermined tolerance.
20. The method of claim 19 wherein the mounting flange, the brake wing, and the camshaft tube cooperate to define a hole that is configured to receive a camshaft for actuating a brake pad assembly.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
What is claimed is:
1. An image processing method of generating print data for a plurality of different color materials to be used by a printer, based on data to be printed, the method comprising:
a step of generating the print data of a secondary or higher mixture color for predetermined two or more color hues among the plurality of print data, based on the data to be printed; and
a step of generating print data replaced at least partially with the print data of the secondary or higher mixture color for the predetermined two or more hues.
2. An image processing method of generating print data for a plurality of different color materials to be used by a printer, based on data to be printed, the method comprising:
a step of generating n-value print data of a secondary or higher mixture color for predetermined two or more color hues among the plurality of print data, based on m-value data to be printed (m>n: m and n being an integer);
a step of causing the generated n-value print data of the secondary or higher mixture color to correspond to the m-value data; and
a step of generating n-value print data for the predetermined two or more color hues based on data obtained by subtracting the corresponded m-value data of the secondary or higher mixture color from the m-value data for the predetermined two or more color hues.
3. An image processing method according to claim 1, wherein a lightness of a print image by a color material of the secondary or higher mixture color is higher than a lightness of a print image by color materials of the predetermined two or more color hues.
4. An image processing method according to claim 1, wherein the predetermined two or more color hues are two color hues among three primary colors for color printing.
5. An image processing method according to claim 1, wherein the color material is ink.
6. An image processing method according to claim 5, wherein the color material of the secondary mixture color is a cation dye and other color materials are anion dye.
7. An image processing method according to claim 2, wherein a lightness of a print image by a color material of the secondary or higher mixture color is higher than a lightness of a print image by color materials of the predetermined two or more color hues.
8. An image processing method according to claim 2, wherein the predetermined two or more color hues are two color hues among three primary colors for color printing.
9. An image processing method according to claim 2, wherein the color material is ink.
10. An image processing method according to claim 9, wherein the color material of the secondary mixture color is a cation dye and other color materials are anion dye.
11. A printer for printing data by using print data for a plurality of different color materials to be used by a printer, based on data to be printed, the printer comprising:
printing means for printing each color by using a plurality of different color materials based on the print data; and
data supplying means for supplying said printing means with print data generated by a secondary mixture color data generating process of generating the print data of a secondary or higher mixture color for predetermined two or more color hues among the plurality of print data, based on the data to be printed and by a data generating process of generating print data replaced at least partially with the print data of the secondary or higher mixture color for the predetermined two or more hues.
12. A printer for printing data by using print data for a plurality of different color materials to be used by a printer, based on data to be printed, the printer comprising:
printing means for printing each of colors by using a plurality of different color materials based on the print data; and
data supplying means for supplying said printing means with print data generated by a secondary color data generating process of generating n-value print data of a secondary or higher mixture color for predetermined two or more color hues among the plurality of print data, based on m-value data to be printed (m>n: m and n being an integer), by a process of causing the n-value print data of the secondary or higher mixture color generated in the secondary color data generating process to correspond to the m-value data, and by a process of generating n-value print data for the predetermined two or more color hues based on data obtained by subtracting the corresponded m-value data of the secondary or higher mixture color from the m-value data for the predetermined two or more color hues.
13. A printer according to claim 11, wherein a lightness of a print image by a color material of the secondary or higher mixture color is higher than a lightness of a print image by color materials of the predetermined two or more color hues.
14. A printer according to claim 11, wherein the predetermined two or more color hues are two color hues among three primary colors for color printing.
15. A printer according to claim 11, wherein the color material is ink.
16. A printer according to claim 11, wherein said printing means includes a head for each of the plurality of color materials for printing by discharging ink.
17. A printer according to claim 16, wherein the head forms a bubble in the ink by using heat energy and discharges the ink by a pressure of the bubble.
18. A printer according to claim 11, wherein the color material of the secondary mixture color is a cation dye and other color materials are anion dye.
19. A printer according to claim 12, wherein a lightness of a print image by a color material of the secondary or higher mixture color is higher than a lightness of print images by color materials of the predetermined two or more color hues.
20. A printer according to claim 12, wherein the predetermined two or more color hues are two color hues among three primary colors for color printing.
21. A printer according to claim 12, wherein the color material is ink.
22. A printer according to claim 12, wherein said printing means includes a head for each of the plurality of color materials for printing by discharging ink.
23. A printer according to claim 22, wherein the head forms a bubble in the ink by using heat energy and discharges the ink by a pressure of the bubble.
24. A printer according to claim 12, wherein the color material of the secondary mixture color is a cation dye and other color materials are anion dye.
25. A storage medium which stored a program readable by an information processing apparatus, the program realizing image processing for generating print data for a plurality of different color materials to be used by a printer, based on data to be printed, the program printer comprising:
a step of generating the print data of a secondary or higher mixture color for predetermined two or more color hues among the plurality of print data, based on the data to be printed; and
a step of generating print data replaced at least partially with the print data of the secondary or higher mixture color for the predetermined two or more hues.
26. A storage medium which stored a program readable by an information processing apparatus, the program realizing image processing for generating a plurality print data for a plurality of different color materials to be used by a printer, based on data to be printed, the program printer comprising:
a step of generating n-value print data of a secondary or higher mixture color for predetermined two or more color hues among the plurality of print data, based on m-value data to be printed (m>n: m and n being an integer);
a step of making the generated n-value print data of the secondary or higher mixture color in one-to-one correspondence with the m-value data; and
a step of generating n-value print data for the predetermined two or more color hues based on data obtained by subtracting the corresponded m-value data of the secondary or higher mixture color from the m-value data for the predetermined two or more color hues.