Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent unnecessary radiation and change in quality of liquid from occurring by grounding a nozzle sheet by a simple constitution. SOLUTION: An electrode 23 of a head chip 20 is exposed from a region not covered by the nozzle sheet 25 of a head chip positioning hole. A flexible wiring substrate 3 is disposed to cover the exposed electrode 23 of the head chip 20 at the side of a face of a module frame 11 where the nozzle sheet 25 is provided. The electrode 23 of the head chip 20 is electrically connected with a wiring pattern 3a of the flexible wiring substrate 3 via an anisotropic conductive film 28. At the same time, the nozzle sheet 25 is electrically grounded via the module frame 11 and the anisotropic conductive film 28. COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent an outflow of a sealing material at a connecting part, an exposure part and the like of a wiring board by a simple constitution. SOLUTION: A nozzle sheet 25 is arranged to have nozzles positioned within a head chip stationing hole of a module frame 11 and to cover a part of the region of the head chip stationing hole. A head chip 20 has a pair of groove parts 24a formed in a barrier layer 24. Each head chip 20 is arranged at each head chip stationing hole so that a heating resistor 22 and the nozzle are opposed to each other and each groove part 24a is disposed on the nozzle sheet 25 at a position where the nozzles are not formed. A flexible wiring board 3 is arranged so that its electrode and an electrode of the head chip 20 are electrically connected to each other. A gap between the head chip 20 of the side where the flexible wiring board 3 is set and the module frame 11 is sealed by the sealing material 29. COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent an outflow of a sealing material at a connecting part, an exposing part, etc. of a wiring board by a simple constitution from occurring. SOLUTION: A module frame 11 has a pair of projections 11e formed to be opposed to each other in a head chip stationing hole. A nozzle sheet 25 is arranged so that nozzles are positioned within the head chip stationing hole of the module frame 11, and is arranged to cover each projection 11e in the head chip stationing hole. Each head chip 20 is arranged in each head chip stationing hole so that a heating resistor and the nozzle are disposed at opposed positions. A flexible wiring board 3 is arranged so that its electrode and an electrode of the head chip 20 are electrically connected with each other. A gap between the head chip 20 and the module frame 11 of the side where the flexible wiring board 3 is set is sealed by the sealing material 29. COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT
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 form a head ensuring high positional accuracy between a head chip and a nozzle sheet and applicable to a line head without increasing a manufacturing cost. SOLUTION: The head module comprises a head chip 20 arranged with heating resistors 22, a nozzle sheet 13 on which nozzles 13a are formed, and a barrier layer 12 for forming an ink liquid chamber 14 wherein a particle spacer 17 composed of particles having a diameter not larger than the thickness of the barrier layer 12 is arranged between the head chip 20 and the nozzle sheet 13. COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To form a head especially ensuring positional accuracy between colors in the head chip of each color for color print and applicable to a line head. SOLUTION: The head module comprises a head chip 20 arranged with heating resistors, a nozzle sheet 13 on which nozzles are formed, a barrier layer for forming an ink liquid chamber, and a module frame 11 for supporting the nozzle sheet 13 by being stuck thereto and provided with a hole 11b for arranging the head chip 20. A nozzle array in the region of n-th (n is a natural number) head chip arranging hole 11b and a nozzle array in the region of (n+1)th head chip arranging hole 11b formed in parallel with the direction intersecting the arranging direction of the nozzle array formed in the head chip arranging hole 11b (longitudinal direction of the head chip 20 on the drawing) perpendicularly are arranged to eject ink of different colors. 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 decrease positional shift between a heating resistor and an ink ejection nozzle. SOLUTION: In the method for manufacturing a print head comprising a nozzle sheet 2 having ink ejection nozzles 3 formed therein, a head frame 4 for supporting the nozzle sheet 2, a substrate member 6 having heating resistors 8, and a channel plate 12 for supplying ink wherein the head frame 4 and the substrate member 6 have a substantially equal coefficient of linear expansion, the nozzle sheet 2 has a coefficient of linear expansion larger than that of the head frame 4 and the substrate member 6, and the channel plate 12 is formed of a material having Young's modulus smaller than that of steel, the nozzle sheet 2 and the head frame 4 are bonded at a temperature higher than the room temperature, the nozzle sheet 2 and the substrate member 6 are bonded at a temperature higher than the room temperature but lower than the bonding temperature of the nozzle sheet 2 and the head frame 4, and the channel plate 12 and the nozzle sheet 2, and the head frame 4 and the substrate member 6 are bonded at a temperature lower than the bonding temperature of the nozzle sheet 2 and the head frame 4.
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent an ink discharge face of a printing head from damage, prevent ink colors from mixing, and facilitate replacing cleaning members. SOLUTION: There are provided a head cap 5 formed in conformity with a length of the printing head 4 which has the ink discharge face 6 with ink discharge openings set for discharging ink supplied from an ink cartridge 3, a cleaning sheet 7 set along a longitudinal direction of the head cap 5 and detachably to the side of the printing head 4 of the head cap 5 for cleaning the ink discharge face 6 of the printing head 4, a pressing plate body 8 for pressing the cleaning sheet 7 to the ink discharge face 6 of the printing head 4, and a pushing and moving mechanism (12) for pushing up the pressing plate body 8 towards the ink discharge face 6 of the printing head 4.