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EP1070589A3 - Ink-jet recording head, method for fabricating same and method for ejecting ink droplets - Google Patents

Ink-jet recording head, method for fabricating same and method for ejecting ink droplets Download PDF

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EP1070589A3
EP1070589A3 EP00114942A EP00114942A EP1070589A3 EP 1070589 A3 EP1070589 A3 EP 1070589A3 EP 00114942 A EP00114942 A EP 00114942A EP 00114942 A EP00114942 A EP 00114942A EP 1070589 A3 EP1070589 A3 EP 1070589A3
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recording head
jet recording
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fabricating same
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Takashi Ota
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Fujifilm Business Innovation Corp
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NEC Corp
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
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    • B41J2/1643—Manufacturing processes thin film formation thin film formation by plating
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    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
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Abstract

An ink-jet recording head including a plurality of pressure chambers (12a, 12b, 12c) connected to one another, a plurality of first piezoelectric elements (18a, 18b, 18c) and a plurality of second piezoelectric elements (19a, 19b, 19c). Each pair of the first piezoelectric element and the second piezoelectric element is independent of the other pairs. Accordingly, since the transmission of the stress generated during the printing in the piezoelectric pair to the nearby pair is completely or almost completely prevented because the adjacent pairs are completely separated or connected with an elastic material absorbing the stress.
EP00114942A 1999-07-19 2000-07-18 Ink-jet recording head, method for fabricating same and method for ejecting ink droplets Withdrawn EP1070589A3 (en)

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JP20521499 1999-07-19
JP20521499A JP3381669B2 (en) 1999-07-19 1999-07-19 Ink jet recording head, droplet discharging method, and method of manufacturing ink jet recording head
JP26909499A JP3381678B2 (en) 1999-09-22 1999-09-22 Ink jet recording head and method of manufacturing the same
JP26909499 1999-09-22

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