Abstract:
The present invention provides a liquid discharging method in which communication between a bubble and atmosphere out of a discharge opening is optimized while improving liquid discharging efficiency, a liquid discharge amount or a liquid discharging speed, a liquid discharging head for carrying out such a method, and a recording apparatus using such liquid discharging head. A discharging method for discharging liquid by communicating a bubble formed and grown in the liquid with atmosphere at an area of a discharge opening, according to the present invention, comprising the step of causing displacement of a movable member having a free end for guiding the bubble toward the discharge opening while regulating the growth of the bubble, in accordance with the growth of the bubble.
Abstract:
A thermal-ultrafine bubble generation unit (300) generates thermal-ultrafine bubbles (11) by bringing a liquid (W) into film boiling. The thermal-ultrafine bubble generation unit includes a temperature detection element (1610) that detects generation of the film boiling.
Abstract:
ULTRAFINE BUBBLE-CONTAINING LIQUID PRODUCING APPARATUS AND ULTRAFINE BUBBLE-CONTAINING LIQUID PRODUCING METHOD In order to efficiently produce a liquid containing ultrafine bubbles of a desired gas, an ultrafine bubble-containing liquid producing apparatus (2000) includes a gas dissolving unit (800) that dissolves a predetermined gas into a liquid (W), and a UFB generating unit (1000) that generates ultrafme bubbles in the liquid (W) in which the predetermined gas is dissolved. A CPU (2001) performs control under a first condition in a case of causing the gas dissolving unit (800) to operate in a circulation route passing through the dissolving unit (800). The CPU (2001) performs control under a second condition different from the first condition in a case of causing the UFB generating unit (1000) to operate in a circulation route passing through the UFB generating unit (1000). 26272742_1 FROM w 204 W TOT-UFB PRE-PROCESSING -+ -+GENERATING -~ ~206 w ------------ -------- -- 200
Abstract:
An ink jet cartridge includes a first chamber accommodating a negative pressure producing material and provided with air communication part for communication with ambient air; and a second chamber which is substantially closed except for a fine communication part for communication with the first chamber at a position away from the air communication part, wherein the second chamber directly accommodates the ink to be supplied to the first chamber and a negative pressure producing material free zone is provided adjacent the communication part in the first chamber.
Abstract:
An ion beam apparatus comprises a source of ions (1), an evacuatable chamber (11), first and second electrodes (3,5) disposed within the chamber for forming an ion beam from ions from the ion source, the first electrode being electrically insulated from the second electrode. First and second supports for (17,19) supporting said first and second electrodes, respectively, are provided. The apparatus is arranged to allow said electrodes to be moved independently of one another relative to said chamber from outside said chamber.
Abstract:
There have been desired a liquid discharge method, a liquid discharge head and a liquid discharge apparatus capable of sufficient temperature adjustment for maintaining the viscosity of the discharge liquid within an appropriate range, there by maintaining constantly stable liquid discharge. In this invention, the movable member provided with a heating member simultaneously or individually controls the temperatures of the liquid in the first liquid path and that in the second liquid path.
Abstract:
A liquid ejection method includes preparing a head comprising an ejection outlet for ejecting the liquid, a bubble generation region for generating the bubble in the liquid, a movable member disposed faced to the bubble generation region and displaceable between a first position and a second position further from the bubble generation region than the first position; displacing the movable member from the first position to the second position by pressure produced by the generation of the bubble in the bubble generating portion to permit expansion of the bubble more in a downstream side closer to the ejection outlet than in an upstream side; supplying, to a heat generating element for applying thermal energy to the bubble generating region, a driving pulse divided into a first pulse and an adjacent second pulse with interval time therebetween; pre-heating the liquid by the first pulse to an extent not enough to eject the liquid through the ejection outlet; generating a bubble by heating the liquid by the second pulse to eject the liquid through the ejection outlet; controlling a degree of pre-heating of the liquid by changing at least one of a pulse width of the first pulse or the interval time.
Abstract:
A tone gradation recording method, comprising: providing a liquid ejection outlet; providing a first liquid flow path for first liquid in fluid communication with said liquid ejection outlet; providing a second liquid flow path for second liquid, adjacent to said first liquid flow path; providing a separation wall having a movable member between said first liquid flow path and said second liquid flow path; and ejecting, by displacement of said movable member toward said first liquid flow path, liquid which is a mixture of the first liquid and an amount of the second liquid on the basis of the amount of said first liquid, wherein the amount is controlled in accordance with the tone level to be recorded.