EP0691205A3 - Modular ink jet print head - Google Patents

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Publication number: EP0691205A3
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: ink jet; print head; jet print; modular ink; modular
Prior art date: 1994-07-05
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

EP95250145A

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German (de)

French (fr)

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EP0691205B1 (en

EP0691205A2 (en

Inventor

Harald Windel

Junming Dr Zhang

Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)

Francotyp Postalia GmbH

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Francotyp Postalia GmbH

Priority date (The priority date 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 date listed.)

1994-07-05

Filing date

1995-06-16

Publication date

1996-03-20

1995-06-16 Application filed by Francotyp Postalia GmbH filed Critical Francotyp Postalia GmbH

1996-01-10 Publication of EP0691205A2 publication Critical patent/EP0691205A2/en

1996-03-20 Publication of EP0691205A3 publication Critical patent/EP0691205A3/en

1998-09-09 Application granted granted Critical

1998-09-09 Publication of EP0691205B1 publication Critical patent/EP0691205B1/en

2015-06-16 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
- B41J2/14201—Structure of print heads with piezoelectric elements
- B41J2/14233—Structure 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
- B41J2/14—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
- B41J2202/19—Assembling head units

EP95250145A 1994-07-05 1995-06-16 Modular ink jet print head Expired - Lifetime EP0691205B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
DE4424771		1994-07-05
DE4424771A DE4424771C1 (en)	1994-07-05	1994-07-05	Ink printhead made up of individual ink printing modules

Publications (3)

Publication Number	Publication Date
EP0691205A2 EP0691205A2 (en)	1996-01-10
EP0691205A3 true EP0691205A3 (en)	1996-03-20
EP0691205B1 EP0691205B1 (en)	1998-09-09

Family

ID=6523082

Family Applications (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP95250145A Expired - Lifetime EP0691205B1 (en)	1994-07-05	1995-06-16	Modular ink jet print head

Country Status (3)

Country	Link
US (1)	US6367911B1 (en)
EP (1)	EP0691205B1 (en)
DE (2)	DE4424771C1 (en)

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1994
- 1994-07-05 DE DE4424771A patent/DE4424771C1/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
1995
- 1995-06-16 DE DE59503508T patent/DE59503508D1/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 1995-06-16 EP EP95250145A patent/EP0691205B1/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1995-06-23 US US08/494,227 patent/US6367911B1/en not_active Expired - Fee Related

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EP0183224A1 (en) *	1984-11-29	1986-06-04	Siemens Aktiengesellschaft	Print head for an ink jet printer
US4605939A (en) *	1985-08-30	1986-08-12	Pitney Bowes Inc.	Ink jet array
US4752789A (en) *	1986-07-25	1988-06-21	Dataproducts Corporation	Multi-layer transducer array for an ink jet apparatus
EP0431692A1 (en) *	1989-12-08	1991-06-12	Océ-Nederland B.V.	Stackable drop generator for an ink-jet printer
EP0486256A2 (en) *	1990-11-13	1992-05-20	Citizen Watch Co., Ltd.	Printing head for ink-jet printer

Also Published As

Publication number	Publication date
EP0691205B1 (en)	1998-09-09
DE59503508D1 (en)	1998-10-15
DE4424771C1 (en)	1995-11-23
EP0691205A2 (en)	1996-01-10
US6367911B1 (en)	2002-04-09

Publication	Publication Date	Title
EP0691205A3 (en)	1996-03-20	Modular ink jet print head
HK24297A (en)	1997-02-27	Ink jet print head
IL106803A0 (en)	1993-12-08	Ink jet print head
HK12195A (en)	1995-02-03	Integral ink jet print head
GB9302170D0 (en)	1993-03-24	Ink jet printer
EP0443798A3 (en)	1992-02-12	Ink jet printer head
EP0505065A3 (en)	1993-04-14	Ink jet print head
GB2287433B (en)	1996-09-04	Ink jet printer
GB9606010D0 (en)	1996-05-22	Ink jet printer
EP0894638A4 (en)	2000-03-08	Ink jet printer
EP0713775A3 (en)	1997-07-09	Arrangement for a modular ink jet print head
GB2297743B (en)	1997-09-10	Ink jet printer
GB9617182D0 (en)	1996-09-25	Ink jet printer
EP0671270A3 (en)	1995-12-27	Ink jet print head.
EP0734865A3 (en)	1997-05-28	Ink jet print head
EP0465071A3 (en)	1992-12-23	Ink jet print head
GB9421393D0 (en)	1994-12-07	Ink jet printer
GB2265860B (en)	1996-03-13	Ink jet printhead
GB2290753B (en)	1996-09-04	Ink jet printer
EP0719645A3 (en)	1997-03-19	Ink jet printer
GB9301624D0 (en)	1993-03-17	Ink jet printer
GB9600079D0 (en)	1996-03-06	Multi-nozzle continuous ink jet printer
GB2288889B (en)	1998-07-15	Ink jet printer
GB9421389D0 (en)	1994-12-07	Ink jet printhead
IL119944A0 (en)	1997-03-18	Ink jet print head

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