What is claimed is:
1. An ink cartridge comprising:
a housing having a front side wall, a back side wall opposite the front side wall, a pair of opposed left and right side walls separating the front and the back side walls, and a bottom wall, the walls defining an internal cavity within the housing;
an ink container located within the internal cavity and filled with a liquid ink, the liquid ink having a dissolved gas content of less than 3 ppm as measured on the basis of the amount of dissolved oxygen gas at 20 C. and a static surface tension at 25 C. of greater than 34 dynescm.
2. The ink cartridge according to claim 1, wherein the ink container is a bag.
3. The ink cartridge according to claim 2, wherein the bag is a collapsible bag.
4. The ink cartridge according to claim 2, wherein so that the bag when filled with the liquid ink contacts the front side wall, the back side wall and each of the pair of opposed left and right side walls and the bottom wall.
5. The ink cartridge according to claim 1, wherein the dissolved gas content is less than 1.0 ppm as measured on the basis of the amount of dissolved oxygen gas at 20 C.
6. The ink cartridge according to claim 1, wherein the surface tension is between about 36 to about 40 dynescm.
7. The ink cartridge according to claim 1, wherein the liquid ink has a viscosity at 25 C. greater than 2.5 cp.
8. The ink cartridge according to claim 7, wherein the viscosity at 25 C. is between about 2.5 and 3.5 cp.
9. An ink composition comprising:
a colorant and an aqueous carrier, wherein the ink composition has a dissolved gas content of less than 3 ppm as measured on the basis of the amount of dissolved oxygen gas at 20 C. at 20 C. and a static surface tension at 25 C. of greater than 34 dynescm.
10. The ink composition according to claim 9, wherein the dissolved gas content is less than about 1.0 ppm as measured on the basis of the amount of dissolved oxygen gas at 20 C.
11. The ink composition according to claim 9, wherein the surface tension is between about 36 to about 40 dynescm.
12. The ink composition according to claim 9, wherein the liquid ink has a viscosity at 25 C. greater than 2.5 cp.
13. The ink composition according to claim 12, wherein the viscosity at 25 C. is between about 2.5 and 3.5 cp.
14. The ink composition according to claim 9, wherein the colorant has chromatic color.
15. The ink composition according to claim 9, wherein the colorant includes a dye.
16. The ink composition according to claim 9, wherein the colorant includes a pigment.
17. A method of filling an ink cartridge comprising:
providing a housing having a front side wall, a back side wall opposite the front side wall, a pair of opposed left and right side walls separating the front and the back side walls, and a bottom wall, the walls defining an internal cavity within the housing;
providing an ink container;
positioning the ink container within the internal cavity; and
filling the ink container with a liquid ink having a dissolved gas content of less than 3 ppm as measured on the basis of the amount of dissolved oxygen gas at 20 C. and a static surface tension at 25 C. of greater than 34 dynescm.
18. The method according to claim 17, wherein the container is a collapsible bag.
19. The method according to claim 17, wherein the dissolved gas content is less than 1.0 ppm as measured on the basis of the amount of dissolved oxygen gas at 20 C.
20. The method according to claim 17, wherein the surface tension is between about 36 to about 40 dynescm.
21. The method according to claim 17, wherein the liquid ink has a viscosity at 25 C. greater than 2.5 cp.
22. The method according to claim 21, wherein the viscosity at 25 C. is between about 2.5 and 3.5 cp.
23. An ink cartridge comprising:
an ink container filled with a liquid ink, the liquid ink having a dissolved gas content of less than 3 ppm as measured on the basis of the amount of dissolved oxygen gas at 20 C. and a static surface tension at 25 C. of greater than 34 dynescm.
24. The ink cartridge according to claim 23, wherein the ink container is a bag.
25. The ink cartridge according to claim 24, wherein the bag is a collapsible bag.
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 display apparatus comprising:
an image display section in which a plurality of light emitting elements are arranged in a matrix at intersections of a plurality of scan lines and a plurality of data lines;
a control circuit which selects one of modes as an operation mode in response to a mode switching signal, and outputs a data signal and a scan control signal based on an image signal to be displayed and said selected mode;
a row driving section connected to said plurality of scan lines to sequentially drive said plurality of scan lines based on said scan control signal in a unit determined based on said operation mode;
a column driving section connected to said plurality of data lines to sequentially drive said plurality of data lines based on said data signal;
whereby an image corresponding to said image signal is displayed on said image display section.
2. The image display apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said row driving section sequentially drives said plurality of scan lines one by a first one in one of said modes based on said scan control signal.
3. The image display apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said image display section is divided into an upper section and a lower section, and
said row driving section sequentially drives said plurality of scan lines one by one in each of said upper and lower sections in a second one of said modes based on said scan control signal.
4. The image display apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said image display section is divided into an upper section and a lower section, and
said row driving section sequentially drives said plurality of scan lines N by N (N is an integer more than 1) in each of said upper and lower sections in a third one of said modes based on said scan control signal.
5. The image display apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said row driving section sequentially drives said plurality of scan lines N by N (N is an integer more than 1) in each of said upper and lower sections in a fourth one of said modes based on said scan control signal.
6. The image display apparatus according to claim 2, wherein said control circuit outputs said data signal to said column driving section such that said image display section displays said image in a monochromatic color in said first mode.
7. The image display apparatus according to claim 3, wherein said control circuit outputs said scan control signal to said row driving section such that said scan electrodes of said upper section are scanned from an upper end to a lower end and such that said scan electrodes of said lower section are scanned from an upper end to an lower end.
8. The image display apparatus according to claim 3, wherein said control circuit outputs said scan control signal to said row driving section such that said scan electrodes of said upper section are scanned from an upper end to a lower end and such that said scan electrodes of said lower section are scanned from a lower end to an upper end.
9. The image display apparatus according to claim 3, wherein said control circuit outputs said scan control signal to said row driving section such that said scan electrodes of said upper section are scanned from a lower end to an upper end and such that said scan electrodes of said lower section are scanned from an upper end to a lower end.
10. The image display apparatus according to claim 3, wherein said control circuit outputs said scan control signal to said row driving section such that said scan electrodes of said upper section are scanned from a lower end to an upper end and such that said scan electrodes of said lower section are scanned from a lower end to an upper end.
11. The image display apparatus according to claim 4, wherein said control circuit outputs said scan control signal to said row driving section such that said scan electrodes of said upper section are scanned from an upper end to a lower end and such that said scan electrodes of said lower section are scanned from an upper end to an lower end.
12. The image display apparatus according to claim 4, wherein said control circuit outputs said scan control signal to said row driving section such that said scan electrodes of said upper section are scanned from an upper end to a lower end and such that said scan electrodes of said lower section are scanned from a lower end to an upper end.
13. The image display apparatus according to claim 4, wherein said control circuit outputs said scan control signal to said row driving section such that said scan electrodes of said upper section are scanned from a lower end to an upper end and such that said scan electrodes of said lower section are scanned from an upper end to a lower end.
14. The image display apparatus according to claim 4, wherein said control circuit outputs said scan control signal to said row driving section such that said scan electrodes of said upper section are scanned from a lower end to an upper end and such that said scan electrodes of said lower section are scanned from a lower end to an upper end.
15. The image display apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising:
an external brightness sensor which detects brightness of a peripheral portion of said image display apparatus; and
a CPU which outputs said mode switching signal and said image signal to said control circuit based on designation by a user, and outputs said mode switching signal to said control circuit based on the detected brightness by said external brightness.
16. The image display apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising:
a remaining charge detecting unit which detects a remaining charge quantity of a battery; and
a CPU which outputs said mode switching signal and said image signal to said control circuit based on designation by a user, and outputs said mode switching signal to said control circuit based on the detected remaining charge quantity by said remaining charge detecting unit.
17. The image display apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising:
a receiving unit which receives a call; and
a CPU which outputs said mode switching signal and said image signal to said control circuit based on designation by a user, and outputs said mode switching signal to said control circuit when said call is received by said receiving unit.
18. The image display apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said image display apparatus is an electroluminescence image display apparatus.