EP0695640A3 - Ink jet printhead from unitary modules - Google Patents

Ink jet printhead from unitary modules Download PDF

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Publication number: EP0695640A3
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: ink jet; jet printhead; unitary modules; unitary; modules
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

EP95250146A

Other languages

German (de)

French (fr)

Other versions

EP0695640B1 (en

EP0695640A2 (en

Inventor

Wolfgang Dr Thiel

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

Original Assignee

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

1997-03-05

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

1996-02-07 Publication of EP0695640A2 publication Critical patent/EP0695640A2/en

1997-03-05 Publication of EP0695640A3 publication Critical patent/EP0695640A3/en

2000-03-22 Application granted granted Critical

2000-03-22 Publication of EP0695640B1 publication Critical patent/EP0695640B1/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
- B41J2/145—Arrangement thereof
- 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
- B41J2202/00—Embodiments of or processes related to ink-jet or thermal heads
- B41J2202/01—Embodiments of or processes related to ink-jet heads
- B41J2202/20—Modules

EP95250146A 1994-07-05 1995-06-16 Ink jet printhead from unitary modules Expired - Lifetime EP0695640B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
DE4424770		1994-07-05
DE4424770A DE4424770C1 (en)	1994-07-05	1994-07-05	Ink jet head with number of single array modules

Publications (3)

Publication Number	Publication Date
EP0695640A2 EP0695640A2 (en)	1996-02-07
EP0695640A3 true EP0695640A3 (en)	1997-03-05
EP0695640B1 EP0695640B1 (en)	2000-03-22

Family

ID=6523081

Family Applications (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP95250146A Expired - Lifetime EP0695640B1 (en)	1994-07-05	1995-06-16	Ink jet printhead from unitary modules

Country Status (3)

Country	Link
US (1)	US5668583A (en)
EP (1)	EP0695640B1 (en)
DE (2)	DE4424770C1 (en)

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AU2003235383B2 (en) *	1999-06-30	2004-12-09	Zamtec Limited	Printhead support assembly
DE60019300D1 (en) *	1999-06-30	2005-05-12	Silverbrook Res Pty Ltd	SUPPORT STRUCTURE AND SUPPORT ARRANGEMENT FOR A PRESSURE HEAD
US7182434B2 (en) *	1999-06-30	2007-02-27	Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd	Inkjet printhead assembly having aligned printhead segments
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US20070236537A1 (en) *	2006-03-29	2007-10-11	Picosys Inc.	Fluid jet print module
KR101249436B1 (en) *	2009-01-14	2013-04-03	가부시키가이샤 미마키 엔지니어링	Pressure regulating valve for inkjet printer

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DE2649970A1 (en) *	1976-10-30	1978-05-03	Olympia Werke Ag	Ink jet printer of sandwich construction - has compensation chamber located between compression chambers and extending between energy flow channels
EP0067653A2 (en) *	1981-06-13	1982-12-22	Konica Corporation	Printing head for ink jet printer
US4769654A (en) *	1982-09-01	1988-09-06	Konishiroku Photo Industry Co., Ltd.	Ink jet printing head having plurality of ink-jetting units disposed parallel to circular-shaped reference plane

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US4330787A (en) *	1978-10-31	1982-05-18	Canon Kabushiki Kaisha	Liquid jet recording device
DE4225799A1 (en) *	1992-07-31	1994-02-03	Francotyp Postalia Gmbh	Inkjet printhead and process for its manufacture

1994
- 1994-07-05 DE DE4424770A patent/DE4424770C1/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
1995
- 1995-06-16 DE DE59508032T patent/DE59508032D1/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 1995-06-16 EP EP95250146A patent/EP0695640B1/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1995-06-23 US US08/494,072 patent/US5668583A/en not_active Expired - Lifetime

Patent Citations (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
DE2649970A1 (en) *	1976-10-30	1978-05-03	Olympia Werke Ag	Ink jet printer of sandwich construction - has compensation chamber located between compression chambers and extending between energy flow channels
EP0067653A2 (en) *	1981-06-13	1982-12-22	Konica Corporation	Printing head for ink jet printer
US4769654A (en) *	1982-09-01	1988-09-06	Konishiroku Photo Industry Co., Ltd.	Ink jet printing head having plurality of ink-jetting units disposed parallel to circular-shaped reference plane

Also Published As

Publication number	Publication date
US5668583A (en)	1997-09-16
DE4424770C1 (en)	1995-11-23
EP0695640B1 (en)	2000-03-22
DE59508032D1 (en)	2000-04-27
EP0695640A2 (en)	1996-02-07

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