EP0671270A3 - Ink jet print head. - Google Patents

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Publication number: EP0671270A3
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: ink jet; print head; jet print; head; ink
Prior art date: 1994-03-10
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Granted

Application number

EP95250037A

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German (de)

French (fr)

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EP0671270A2 (en

EP0671270B1 (en

Inventor

Wolfgang Dr Thiel

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Francotyp Postalia GmbH

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Francotyp Postalia GmbH

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1994-03-10

Filing date

1995-02-13

Publication date

1995-12-27

1995-02-13 Application filed by Francotyp Postalia GmbH filed Critical Francotyp Postalia GmbH

1995-09-13 Publication of EP0671270A2 publication Critical patent/EP0671270A2/en

1995-12-27 Publication of EP0671270A3 publication Critical patent/EP0671270A3/en

1998-08-12 Application granted granted Critical

1998-08-12 Publication of EP0671270B1 publication Critical patent/EP0671270B1/en

2015-02-13 Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

Status Expired - Lifetime legal-status Critical Current

Classifications

- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
- B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
- B41J2/00—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed
- B41J2/005—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by bringing liquid or particles selectively into contact with a printing material
- B41J2/01—Ink jet
- B41J2/135—Nozzles
- B41J2/16—Production of nozzles
- B41J2/1621—Manufacturing processes
- B41J2/1623—Manufacturing processes bonding and adhesion
- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
- B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
- B41J2/00—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed
- B41J2/005—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by bringing liquid or particles selectively into contact with a printing material
- B41J2/01—Ink jet
- B41J2/135—Nozzles
- B41J2/16—Production of nozzles
- B41J2/1607—Production of print heads with piezoelectric elements
- B41J2/161—Production of print heads with piezoelectric elements of film type, deformed by bending and disposed on a diaphragm
- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
- B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
- B41J2/00—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed
- B41J2/005—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by bringing liquid or particles selectively into contact with a printing material
- B41J2/01—Ink jet
- B41J2/135—Nozzles
- B41J2/16—Production of nozzles
- B41J2/1621—Manufacturing processes
- B41J2/1626—Manufacturing processes etching
- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
- B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
- B41J2/00—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed
- B41J2/005—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by bringing liquid or particles selectively into contact with a printing material
- B41J2/01—Ink jet
- B41J2/135—Nozzles
- B41J2/16—Production of nozzles
- B41J2/1621—Manufacturing processes
- B41J2/1631—Manufacturing processes photolithography
- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
- B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
- B41J2/00—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed
- B41J2/005—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by bringing liquid or particles selectively into contact with a printing material
- B41J2/01—Ink jet
- B41J2/135—Nozzles
- B41J2/16—Production of nozzles
- B41J2/1621—Manufacturing processes
- B41J2/1632—Manufacturing processes machining
- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
- B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
- B41J2/00—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed
- B41J2/005—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by bringing liquid or particles selectively into contact with a printing material
- B41J2/01—Ink jet
- B41J2/135—Nozzles
- B41J2/16—Production of nozzles
- B41J2/1621—Manufacturing processes
- B41J2/1632—Manufacturing processes machining
- B41J2/1634—Manufacturing processes machining laser machining
- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
- B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
- B41J2/00—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed
- B41J2/005—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by bringing liquid or particles selectively into contact with a printing material
- B41J2/01—Ink jet
- B41J2/135—Nozzles
- B41J2/16—Production of nozzles
- B41J2/1621—Manufacturing processes
- B41J2/164—Manufacturing processes thin film formation
- B41J2/1646—Manufacturing processes thin film formation thin film formation by sputtering
- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
- B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
- B41J2/00—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed
- B41J2/005—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by bringing liquid or particles selectively into contact with a printing material
- B41J2/01—Ink jet
- B41J2/135—Nozzles
- B41J2/14—Structure thereof only for on-demand ink jet heads
- B41J2002/14387—Front shooter

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Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
Manufacturing & Machinery (AREA)
Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
Optics & Photonics (AREA)
Particle Formation And Scattering Control In Inkjet Printers (AREA)
Ink Jet (AREA)

EP95250037A 1994-03-10 1995-02-13 Ink jet print head Expired - Lifetime EP0671270B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
DE9404328U DE9404328U1 (en)	1994-03-10	1994-03-10	Inkjet printhead
DE9404328U		1994-03-10

Publications (3)

Publication Number	Publication Date
EP0671270A2 EP0671270A2 (en)	1995-09-13
EP0671270A3 true EP0671270A3 (en)	1995-12-27
EP0671270B1 EP0671270B1 (en)	1998-08-12

Family

ID=6905964

Family Applications (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP95250037A Expired - Lifetime EP0671270B1 (en)	1994-03-10	1995-02-13	Ink jet print head

Country Status (3)

Country	Link
US (1)	US5828390A (en)
EP (1)	EP0671270B1 (en)
DE (2)	DE9404328U1 (en)

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Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
EP0695641B1 (en) *	1994-08-03	2001-04-04	Francotyp-Postalia Aktiengesellschaft & Co.	Arrangement for plate-like piezoelectric actuators and method of manufacturing
DE4443254C1 (en) *	1994-11-25	1995-12-21	Francotyp Postalia Gmbh	Ink print head assembly using edge-shooter principle for small high speed computer printer
DE69719747T2 (en) *	1996-11-18	2004-02-05	Seiko Epson Corp.	INK STYLUS
ATE226146T1 (en) *	1999-01-29	2002-11-15	Seiko Epson Corp	INKJET PRINT HEAD WITH IMPROVED INK FEED CHANNELS
US6328417B1 (en)	2000-05-23	2001-12-11	Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd	Ink jet printhead nozzle array
IL153037A (en)	2000-05-24	2005-08-31	Silverbrook Res Pty Ltd	Ink jet printhead nozzle array
AU2005203479B2 (en) *	2000-05-24	2006-11-23	Memjet Technology Limited	Inkjet printhead with paired nozzle rows
SG152034A1 (en) *	2000-05-24	2009-05-29	Silverbrook Res Pty Ltd	An ink jet printhead incorporating an array of nozzle assemblies
NL1016735C2 (en) *	2000-11-29	2002-05-31	Ocu Technologies B V	Method for forming a nozzle in a member for an inkjet printhead, a nozzle member, an inkjet printhead provided with this nozzle member and an inkjet printer provided with such a printhead.
US20070236537A1 (en) *	2006-03-29	2007-10-11	Picosys Inc.	Fluid jet print module
JP6277731B2 (en) *	2014-01-17	2018-02-14	セイコーエプソン株式会社	Liquid ejecting head and liquid ejecting apparatus

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DE3311956A1 (en) *	1982-03-31	1983-10-13	Ricoh Co., Ltd., Tokyo	COLOR JET PRINTER HEAD
EP0581395A2 (en) *	1992-07-31	1994-02-02	Francotyp-Postalia GmbH	Ink jet printhead and a method for its manufacture

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JPS5586767A (en) *	1978-12-23	1980-06-30	Seiko Epson Corp	Print head
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1994
- 1994-03-10 DE DE9404328U patent/DE9404328U1/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
1995
- 1995-02-13 DE DE59503105T patent/DE59503105D1/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 1995-02-13 EP EP95250037A patent/EP0671270B1/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1995-02-21 US US08/393,933 patent/US5828390A/en not_active Expired - Lifetime

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Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
DE3311956A1 (en) *	1982-03-31	1983-10-13	Ricoh Co., Ltd., Tokyo	COLOR JET PRINTER HEAD
EP0581395A2 (en) *	1992-07-31	1994-02-02	Francotyp-Postalia GmbH	Ink jet printhead and a method for its manufacture
DE4225799A1 (en) *	1992-07-31	1994-02-03	Francotyp Postalia Gmbh	Inkjet printhead and process for its manufacture

Also Published As

Publication number	Publication date
DE9404328U1 (en)	1994-05-19
EP0671270A2 (en)	1995-09-13
EP0671270B1 (en)	1998-08-12
DE59503105D1 (en)	1998-09-17
US5828390A (en)	1998-10-27

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