Abstract:
A printer and a printer head employing a thermal inkjet method are disclosed. A heater element (35) is arranged so as to overlie a wiring pattern layer (30,31) carried by a semiconductor substrate (22), or a wiring pattern portion for power supplying or a wiring pattern portion for grounding, the wiring pattern portions being carried by a semiconductor substrate. This arrangement allows heat generated by the heater element to be efficiently transferred to a liquid ink chamber.
Abstract:
Heat-generating elements are formed by depositing at least a IV A metal layer (Ti,Zr,Hf) or a V A metal layer (V,Nb,Ta), followed by depositing a resistor material thereupon. Thus, the reliability of heat-generating elements applied to thermal type ink-jet printers, for example, is improved as compared to conventional arrangements.
Abstract:
The invention provides a printer, a printer head, and a method of producing the printer head. In particular, the invention is applied to a printer which makes use of a process in which ink drops are caused to flow out by heating using a heater, so that an orifice plate can be bonded by sufficiently bringing it into close contact with what it is to be bonded to. In the invention, by disposing first, second, and third wiring patterns below partitions of corresponding ink chambers, thickness-direction stepped portions are prevented from being formed at at least the partitions of the corresponding ink chambers.
Abstract:
A liquid discharge apparatus has liquid chambers and nozzles that discharge droplets of liquids contained in the liquid chambers through liquid channels. The liquid discharge apparatus includes a substrate provided with partitions on one face thereof, the liquid chambers and the liquid channels being defined between the partitions. The liquid discharge apparatus further includes a nozzle sheet provided with adhesion-improving layers at least at positions corresponding to the top faces of the partitions and the nozzles for discharging liquid, the nozzle sheet and the top faces of the respective partitions being bonded to each other with the adhesion-improving layers. The liquid discharge apparatus also includes driving elements provided on the face of the substrate at positions corresponding to the liquid chambers, for changing the pressure of the liquid chambers. The liquid discharge apparatus is used as a printer head for ink jet printing.
Abstract:
Heat-generating elements are formed by depositing at least a IV A metal layer (Ti,Zr,Hf) or a V A metal layer (V,Nb,Ta), followed by depositing a resistor material thereupon. Thus, the reliability of heat-generating elements applied to thermal type ink-jet printers, for example, is improved as compared to conventional arrangements.
Abstract:
In a printer, since a hard member is disposed between a discharge nozzle and a pressure chamber corresponding thereto which has a nozzle introduction hole establishing a communication between the nozzle and the chamber, or a hard member is disposed between a discharge nozzle and a first pressure chamber corresponding thereto, and a constant flow rate nozzle and a second pressure chamber corresponding thereto, the hard members having, respectively, a first nozzle introduction hole establishing a communication between the discharge nozzle and the first pressure chamber and a second nozzle introduction hole establishing a communication between the constant flow rate nozzle and the second pressure chamber, when a pressure is applied to the pressure chamber, the first or second pressure chambers by a pressurising means, the pressures in those pressure chambers increase effectively and stably, and since the discharge nozzle and the constant flow rate nozzle are formed from a resin member, it is possible to form a discharge nozzle and a constant flow rate nozzle in such a manner as to sufficiently satisfy the working properties relative to laser and with good accuracy, whereby reliability and productivity can be improved.
Abstract:
A method of manufacturing a printer head and a method of manufacturing an electrostatic actuator, comprising the steps of forming a sacrificing layer on a fixed electrode to form a movable electrode, and removing the sacrificing layer to produce a clearance between the fixed electrode and the movable electrode, whereby the electrodes can be easily and surely formed and a drive circuit can be integrated easily.