EP0671271A3 - Appareil d'enregistrement à jet d'encre. - Google Patents

Appareil d'enregistrement à jet d'encre. Download PDF

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Publication number: EP0671271A3
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: ink jet; recording apparatus; jet recording; ink; recording
Prior art date: 1994-03-09
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

EP95103252A

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German (de)

English (en)

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EP0671271B1 (fr

EP0671271A2 (fr

Inventor

Masahiro Fujii

Keiichi Mukaiyama

Hiroyuki Maruyama

Tadaaki Hagata

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Seiko Epson Corp

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Seiko Epson Corp

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1994-03-09

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1995-03-07

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1996-08-07

1995-03-07 Application filed by Seiko Epson Corp filed Critical Seiko Epson Corp

1995-09-13 Publication of EP0671271A2 publication Critical patent/EP0671271A2/fr

1996-08-07 Publication of EP0671271A3 publication Critical patent/EP0671271A3/fr

2000-07-05 Application granted granted Critical

2000-07-05 Publication of EP0671271B1 publication Critical patent/EP0671271B1/fr

2015-03-07 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
- B41J2/14—Structure thereof only for on-demand ink jet heads
- B41J2/14314—Structure of ink jet print heads with electrostatically actuated membrane
- 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
- B41J2002/14379—Edge shooter
- 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
- B41J2202/00—Embodiments of or processes related to ink-jet or thermal heads
- B41J2202/01—Embodiments of or processes related to ink-jet heads
- B41J2202/11—Embodiments of or processes related to ink-jet heads characterised by specific geometrical characteristics

EP19950103252 1994-03-09 1995-03-07 Appareil d'enregistrement à jet d'encre Expired - Lifetime EP0671271B1 (fr)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
JP3873394		1994-03-09
JP38733/94		1994-03-09
JP3873394		1994-03-09

Publications (3)

Publication Number	Publication Date
EP0671271A2 EP0671271A2 (fr)	1995-09-13
EP0671271A3 true EP0671271A3 (fr)	1996-08-07
EP0671271B1 EP0671271B1 (fr)	2000-07-05

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Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP19950103252 Expired - Lifetime EP0671271B1 (fr)	1994-03-09	1995-03-07	Appareil d'enregistrement à jet d'encre

Country Status (3)

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EP (1)	EP0671271B1 (fr)
JP (1)	JP3329125B2 (fr)
DE (1)	DE69517720T2 (fr)

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EP1508448B1 (fr) *	1997-07-15	2007-01-17	Silverbrook Research Pty. Limited	Buse de jet d'encre avec piston conique magnétique
JPH11291493A (ja) *	1998-04-06	1999-10-26	Seiko Epson Corp	インクジェット式記録ヘッド
US6616270B1 (en)	1998-08-21	2003-09-09	Seiko Epson Corporation	Ink jet recording head and ink jet recording apparatus comprising the same
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JP2003094633A (ja)	2001-09-20	2003-04-03	Ricoh Co Ltd	静電インクジェットヘッドおよび記録装置
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JPS6097860A (ja) *	1983-11-04	1985-05-31	Seiko Epson Corp	インクジェットヘッド
JPH02274552A (ja) *	1989-04-17	1990-11-08	Ricoh Co Ltd	インクジェット記録装置
JPH0367659A (ja) *	1989-08-07	1991-03-22	Ricoh Co Ltd	インクジェット記録装置
EP0488113A1 (fr) *	1990-11-28	1992-06-03	Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.	Appareil d'enregistrement à jet d'encre

1995
- 1995-03-07 JP JP4694195A patent/JP3329125B2/ja not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 1995-03-07 DE DE1995617720 patent/DE69517720T2/de not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 1995-03-07 EP EP19950103252 patent/EP0671271B1/fr not_active Expired - Lifetime

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JPS59115860A (ja) *	1982-12-23	1984-07-04	Konishiroku Photo Ind Co Ltd	インクジエツト記録装置
JPS6097860A (ja) *	1983-11-04	1985-05-31	Seiko Epson Corp	インクジェットヘッド
JPH02274552A (ja) *	1989-04-17	1990-11-08	Ricoh Co Ltd	インクジェット記録装置
JPH0367659A (ja) *	1989-08-07	1991-03-22	Ricoh Co Ltd	インクジェット記録装置
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Also Published As

Publication number	Publication date
JPH07299908A (ja)	1995-11-14
DE69517720T2 (de)	2001-02-01
EP0671271B1 (fr)	2000-07-05
JP3329125B2 (ja)	2002-09-30
EP0671271A2 (fr)	1995-09-13
DE69517720D1 (de)	2000-08-10

Publication	Publication Date	Title
EP0671271A3 (fr)	1996-08-07	Appareil d'enregistrement à jet d'encre.
FR2713551B1 (fr)	1997-10-24	Appareil d'enregistrement à jet d'encre.
FR2720685B1 (fr)	1997-06-13	Appareil d'enregistrement à jets d'encre.
EP0629502A3 (fr)	1995-08-16	Appareil d'enregistrement par jet d'encre.
FR2733936B1 (fr)	1998-08-21	Appareil d'enregistrement a jet d'encre
DE69534271D1 (de)	2005-07-21	Tintenstrahlaufzeichnungsgerät
DE69433905D1 (de)	2004-08-19	Tintenstrahlaufzeichnungsgerät
FR2731945B1 (fr)	1998-10-23	Appareil d'enregistrement a jets d'encre
DE69525866D1 (de)	2002-04-18	Tintenstrahl-Aufzeichnungseinheit
FR2713986B1 (fr)	1996-07-26	Imprimante à jet d'encre.
DE69719936D1 (de)	2003-04-24	Tintenstrahlaufzeichnungsgerät
EP0653303A3 (fr)	1995-12-27	Dispositif à éjection d'encre.
DE69729424D1 (de)	2004-07-15	Tintenstrahlaufzeichnungsgerät
DE69723482D1 (de)	2003-08-14	Tintenstrahlaufzeichnungsgerät
FR2715888B1 (fr)	1997-06-06	Imprimante à jet d'encre.
DE69609274D1 (de)	2000-08-17	Tintenstrahl-Aufzeichnungseinheit
EP0609080A3 (fr)	1995-05-17	Appareil à jet d'encre.
EP0612622A3 (fr)	1995-04-12	Dispositif à jet d'encre.
DE69708548D1 (de)	2002-01-10	Tintenstrahlaufzeichnungsgerät
FR2742093B1 (fr)	1999-03-26	Appareil d'enregistrement du type a jet d'encre
DE69606821D1 (de)	2000-04-06	Tintenstrahlaufzeichnungsvorrichtung
DE69721345D1 (de)	2003-06-05	Tintenstrahlaufzeichnungsapparat
EP0611154A3 (fr)	1994-10-19	Appareil à jet d'encre.
DE69506205D1 (de)	1999-01-07	Tintenstrahlaufzeichnungsvorrichtung
DE69529633D1 (de)	2003-03-27	Farbstrahlaufzeichnungsvorrichtung

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