Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a compact and inexpensive liquid supply device which can simply stabilize a level height in a subtank (auxiliary tank) where the ink (liquid) is temporarily stored before supplied to a liquid ejecting head (consumption object of the liquid). SOLUTION: The liquid supply device has a line head 20 which can eject the supplied ink from a nozzle 21, an ink cartridge 30 in which the ink ejected by the line head 20 is stored, a transfer pump 50 for transferring the ink stored in the ink cartridge 30, the subtank 40 which temporarily stores the ink transferred by the transfer pump 50 before supplying to the line head 20, and a return pipe 86 arranged to return the ink from the subtank 40 to the ink cartridge 30 when the ink stored in the subtank 40 becomes not smaller than a fixed amount. COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent a defect which may occur when bubbles or dust entering a liquid chamber stays, for example, in an inkjet printer of a liquid droplet ejection head and a liquid droplet ejection device. SOLUTION: Cross sectional shapes of a wall face of a liquid chamber 34 and a wall face of a nozzle 36 are made to be a continuous straight shape. Alternatively, each of the wall face of the liquid chamber 34 and the wall face of the nozzle 36 is made to be a straight shape so that a width of each of the liquid chamber 34 and the nozzle 36 is reduced toward an orifice, and the width of the nozzle 36 is set to be greater at the nozzle 36 side more than that of the liquid chamber 34 at a joint between the liquid chamber and the nozzle. COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a liquid discharge head capable of improving the connection reliability between an outer wiring member, which connects a first substrate equipped with a pressure generating element and a second substrate equipped with a control circuit for driving and controlling the pressure generating element, and the first substrate, and a liquid discharge device equipped with the liquid discharge head. SOLUTION: The liquid discharge head is provided with the outer wiring member 54 which electrically connects the first substrate 52 equipped with the pressure generating element 71 for pressing a liquid i and the second substrate 53 equipped with the control circuit for driving and controlling the pressure generating element 71, and a nozzle sheet 55 in which the window portion 55c is formed to cause a nozzle 55b, from which the liquid i is discharged, and the connecting portion of the outer wiring member 54 and the first substrate 52 to face to the outer portion. The window portion 55c is sealed with a resin material. The sealing portion 56 is formed by hardening the resin material in which the sum of a phosphoric acid ion concentration and a sulfuric acid ion concentration is 100 ppm or less. COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To increase the connection reliability of an external wiring member regarding a liquid discharging head and a liquid discharging device equipped with the liquid discharging head. SOLUTION: This liquid discharging head is equipped with the external wiring member 54, and a nozzle seat 55. In this case, the external wiring member 54 electrically connects a first board 52 and a second board 53. On the first board 52, a pressure generating element 71 which presses a liquid i is provided. On the second board 53, a control circuit which drive-controls the pressure generating element 71 is provided. On the nozzle seat 55, a nozzle 55b by which the liquid i is discharged, and a window section 55c which makes the connected section between the external wiring member 54 and the first board 52 attend to the outside are formed. The window section 55c is sealed with a resin material. The sealed section 56 is formed by hardening the resin material in such a manner that the water absorption may become 1.0 wt.% or lower. COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a head cartridge which enhances the cleaning capacity of a cleaning means by using a liquid sucking force of a wiping member generated along with a restoring action of the wiping member after a temporary increase in the amount of elastic deformation of the wiping member, and a liquid ejector. SOLUTION: The amount (height of a protrusion 17) h of the elastic deformation, which is temporarily imparted to a cleaning roller 21 by the protrusion 17 provided in a near-side position of an ink ejection nozzle 16 in a cleaning direction A of a nozzle surface 12a, is set to satisfy the condition: h>(Vu/Vr)(L+n/2-ϕ/2). In the condition, Vu represents a restoring speed of the elastic deformation of the cleaning roller 21; Vr represents a moving speed of the cleaning roller 21; L represents a moving distance from a starting point P1 of the elastic deformation restoring action of the cleaning roller 21 to a center point of the liquid ejection nozzle; n represents the width of contact between the cleaning roller 21 and the nozzle surface 12a; and ϕ represents the diameter of the ink ejection nozzle 16. COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent the occurrence of the poor ejection, such as nonejection and imperfect ejection, of ink by preventing air from flowing into a line head 10 in the transportation or storage of the line head 10 which is not equipped with an ink cartridge. SOLUTION: A physical distribution container 51, which can be mounted in a cartridge storage part 31 by replacing the ink cartridge with the container 51 and stores a storage liquid, is mounted in the storage part 31, so that the inflow of the air from a nozzle can be prevented by the storage liquid in the container 51 in the transportation or storage of the line head 10. COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To transmit a driving force of a driving part to an operation part of a pressure generating part by making the pressure generating part of a liquid circulating means and its driving part separate members, and combining a head cartridge into an apparatus body part. SOLUTION: The head cartridge 3 equipped with a liquid delivery pump 10 which is disposed on an ink reflux line for returning ink from an ink discharging head 7 to an ink tank 6 and includes the pressure generating part for sucking and discharging to circulate the ink between the ink discharging head 7 and the ink tank 6 is combined into a predetermined part of a printer body part 2 equipped with both the driving part 32 for generating the driving force to operate the pressure generating part of the liquid delivery pump 10 of the head cartridge 3 and a control part 33 for controlling the operation of the driving part 32. Thus the driving force of the driving part 32 can be transmitted to the operation part 28 of the pressure generating part of the liquid delivery pump 10. COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To remove bubbles contained in liquid by generating a negative pressure in a liquid ejection head between the liquid ejection head and a liquid tank located lower than the liquid ejection head and circulating the liquid between them thereby preventing leakage of liquid from a nozzle during circulation. SOLUTION: The liquid ejector comprises a print head 1 ejecting ink 7 from an ink ejection nozzle 10 formed in the nozzle surface 9, a conduit 3 for supplying the print head 1 with ink 7 from an ink tank 2 storing the ink 7 being fed into the print head 1, an ink circulation conduit 4 for returning ink 7 from the print head 1 back to the ink tank 2, and a liquid feed pump 5 arranged on the ink circulation conduit 4 and circulating the ink between the print head 1 and the ink tank 2. The ink tank 2 can be located lower than the print head 1 and the ink 7 is circulated between them by driving a liquid feed pump 5 to generate a negative pressure. COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent air from being entrained through a liquid ejection nozzle by reducing liquid suction pressure in a liquid circulation conduit when liquid is circulated between a liquid ejection head and a liquid tank by generating a negative pressure in the liquid ejection head. SOLUTION: Ink 8 being fed from a plurality of ink ejection nozzles 27 formed in the nozzle surface 10 to a liquid chamber 9 in a print head 2 for ejecting ink is stored in an ink tank 3. Ink 8 is fed from the ink tank 3 through an ink supply conduit 4 to the print head 2 thence returned from the print head 2 through an ink circulation conduit 5 back to the ink tank 3. A negative pressure is generated in the print head 2 by driving a liquid feed pump 6 arranged on the ink circulation conduit 5 and ink is circulated between the print head 2 and the ink tank 3. Ink suction pressure in the ink circulation conduit 5 is reduced at a pressure regulating section 26 arranged on the ink circulation conduit 5 between the liquid feed pump 6 and the print head 2. COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To adjust a gap between a line head and a conveyance belt in a state that the line head is fixed to a predetermined position. SOLUTION: In a gap adjusting mechanism, a follower shaft of a conveyance belt 30 which is driven to be swung in a vertical direction in order to open or close a head cap 1 is made to be in direct contact with a height reference section 132 or to be in contact with it through a spacer 133, thereby adjusting the gap between the line head 9 and the conveyance belt 30.