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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a piezoelectric actuator capable of significantly improving the productivity, and its manufacturing method. SOLUTION: The manufacturing method for a piezoelectric actuator comprises the following processes. An upper electrode layer 34A composed of a conductive material is formed on one face of a first sheet made of a piezoelectric material. A lower electrode layer composed of a conductive material is formed on the other face of the first sheet or one face of a second sheet made of a prescribed material. The first/second sheets are sintered after overlapping them via the lower electrode layer. The upper electrode layer or the lower electrode layer is patterned so as to form a plurality of electrodes respectively corresponding to each pressure chamber 20C at a pressure chamber forming part. COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To inexpensively manufacture a liquid ejecting head while ensuring high positional accuracy of the nozzle forming surface between head chips. SOLUTION: The liquid ejecting head is manufactured through a first step for mounting a plurality of head modules 10 on a base fixture 51 while arranging, a second step for arranging a head frame 2 on the base fixture 51 from above while sustaining arranged state of the head modules 10 and then inserting each head module 10 into the head module insertion hole 2a of the head frame 2, and a third step for bonding each head module 10 and the head frame 2 on the base fixture 51. COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To ensure flatness of a nozzle forming plane with high accuracy between head chips. SOLUTION: The head module comprises a head chip 20 arranged with heating resistors, a module frame 11 being stuck to the nozzle sheet in order to support it and provided with a hole for arranging the head chip 20, and a supporting member (a buffer tank 15) provided on the head chip 20 arranged in the head chip arranging hole of the module frame 11 and being bonded to the head chip 20 through a securing part 15e in order to secure the head chip 20. COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To perform joining without providing a joining opening to a nozzle sheet, receiving no restriction of the gap between a head chip and the nozzle sheet and increasing manufacturing cost. SOLUTION: This ink discharge head 10 has the nozzle sheet 11 having a liquid drop discharge nozzle 11a formed thereto, the head chip 12 having an energy generating element 12b and mounted so as to locate the energy generating element 12b at the position opposed to the nozzle 11a and a barrier layer 13 laminated between the nozzle sheet 11 and the head chip 12 to form a liquid chamber space. A pad 12c is provided to the surface, which is opposed to the nozzle sheet 11, of the head chip 12 and a wiring layer 14 is provided on the surface on the side of the head chip 12 of the nozzle sheet 11. A bump 16A having height coming into contact with the pad 12c of the head chip 12 is provided on the wiring layer 14 and ultrasonically joined to the pad 12c. COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO&NCIPI
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To easily improve the processing accuracy of an ink ejecting part, reduce change in the ink droplet ejection amount, the ejection angle, or the like derived from dust introduction to the ink, and to prevent deterioration of the ink supply speed to the ink ejecting part. SOLUTION: An ink ejecting unit comprises a plurality of energy generating means 13 provided on a substrate member 11, an ink liquid chamber for pressuring an ink by the energy generated by the energy generating means 13, and a nozzle having an ejection opening for ejecting the ink pressured in the ink liquid chamber. The internal space of the nozzle 17 serves also as the ink liquid chamber without the need of forming an ink liquid chamber independently by disposing a nozzle 17 above the energy generating means 13, and providing the opening surface on the energy generating means 13 side of the nozzle 17 as an ink inlet opening 17b and the opening surface on the other side as an ink ejecting opening 17a. COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To bond an orifice plate sufficiently in close contact by adopting this method to a printer, particularly, in a type of ejecting ink drops by heating a heater in terms of the printer, a printer head and a method of making the printer head. SOLUTION: Wiring patterns 32A, 32B, 32C are disposed on a portion under a partition wall (13) in an ink liquid chamber. A step in a thickness direction is not formed at the partition wall (13) of at least the ink liquid chamber 16.
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a printer, a printer head and its manufacturing method applicable to a thermal ink jet printer in order to enhance the reliability of heating elements. SOLUTION: After depositing at least a metal layer 35A of IVA group or a metal layer of VA group, a resistor material layer 35B is deposited thus forming a heating element 35.
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To realize a manufacturing method for print head in which resource efficiency can be enhanced significantly at the time of mass production. SOLUTION: In the manufacturing method for print head, a sheet of piezoelectric material is secured temporarily on one side of a substrate with reference to a positioning through hole 64H and subjected to separation machining into first shape corresponding to a piezoelectric element 55 while preventing one side of the substrate from being cut by abrasive grains being blown thereto at the time of etching. Since the substrate can be reused at the time of mass production, resource efficiency can be enhanced significantly in manufacturing a print head.
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To eject an ink drop stably outward. SOLUTION: A lower electrode is formed of a conductive material on one surface of a piezoelectric element 55 on the side of a diaphragm 54 and an upper electrode 56 is formed of a conductive material on the opposite surface of the piezoelectric element 55 while partially facing a part no recess is made in one surface of a channel plate. According to the structure, oscillation characteristics of the piezoelectric element 55 can be substantially prevented from fluctuating in a region facing the pressure chamber of the channel plate even if the upper electrode 56 is connected with a wire 62 and an ink drop can be ejected stably outward.
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To form a pressure chamber or a through hole in a channel plate finely and precisely by blowing abrasive grains of specified means grain size to the surface being machined of a matter to be machined thereby etching the surface being machined and forming a pressure chamber and a through hole in one surface of a planar member. SOLUTION: A channel plate is manufactured by making a nozzle of through hole and a through hole 50C or a recess of ink channel, e.g. a pressure chamber, in one surface 50A of a glass plate 50 by powder beam machining. In powder beam etching, abrasive grains having mean grain size of 24 μm or less are blown to the surface to be machined. An ink jet head is manufactured by pasting a diaphragm and a piezoelectric actuator comprising a piezoelectric element, while positioning, on one surface of the channel plate. According to the method, a pressure chamber and an ink channel, e.g. a nozzle, can be formed with high accuracy without causing fluctuation in the width, length or depth.