Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Inkjet head unit and inkjet apparatus
- Patent Title (中): 喷墨头单元和喷墨设备
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Application No.: US13612497Application Date: 2012-09-12
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Publication No.: US08702215B2Publication Date: 2014-04-22
- Inventor: Junya Kawase , Yasuyuki Tamura , Toru Nakakubo
- Applicant: Junya Kawase , Yasuyuki Tamura , Toru Nakakubo
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Current Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: Canon USA Inc IP Division
- Priority: JP2011-240298 20111101
- Main IPC: B41J2/18
- IPC: B41J2/18 ; B41J2/175

Abstract:
There is provided an inkjet apparatus capable of adjusting pressure in an inkjet head to a predetermined slightly negative pressure without limitations on the installation location of a pressure adjustment unit and without stopping the flow of liquid. The inkjet apparatus includes an inkjet head for discharging ink droplets and an ink tank for retaining liquid to the inkjet head. The inkjet apparatus further includes a liquid feeding unit communicating with the inkjet head and configured to feed the liquid in the ink tank to the inkjet head by reducing the pressure in the inkjet head, an open-close valve configured to open or close a flow channel connecting the inkjet head and the liquid feeding unit, and a pressure adjustment unit configured to open or close the open-close valve according to a pressure difference between inside and outside of the flow channel to adjust the pressure in the inkjet head.
Public/Granted literature
- US20130106963A1 INKJET HEAD UNIT AND INKJET APPARATUS Public/Granted day:2013-05-02
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