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EP1336488A3
EP1336488A3 EP03003697A EP03003697A EP1336488A3 EP 1336488 A3 EP1336488 A3 EP 1336488A3 EP 03003697 A EP03003697 A EP 03003697A EP 03003697 A EP03003697 A EP 03003697A EP 1336488 A3 EP1336488 A3 EP 1336488A3
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ink
pressure chamber
chamber rows
jet head
pressure
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EP1336488A2 (en
EP1336488B1 (en
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Atsuo Sakaida
Hidetoshi Watanabe
Atsushi Hirota
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Brother Industries Ltd
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    • 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
    • B41J2/14209—Structure of print heads with piezoelectric elements of finger type, chamber walls consisting integrally of piezoelectric material
    • 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
    • B41J2/14209—Structure of print heads with piezoelectric elements of finger type, chamber walls consisting integrally of piezoelectric material
    • B41J2002/14217—Multi layer finger type piezoelectric element
    • 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
    • B41J2/14209—Structure of print heads with piezoelectric elements of finger type, chamber walls consisting integrally of piezoelectric material
    • B41J2002/14225—Finger type piezoelectric element on only one side of the chamber
    • 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
    • B41J2002/14306—Flow passage between manifold and chamber
    • 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
    • B41J2002/14459—Matrix arrangement of the pressure chambers
    • 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
    • B41J2002/14491—Electrical connection
    • 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

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Abstract

An ink-jet head includes a passage unit (4) comprising a plurality of pressure chambers (10) each connected with a nozzle (8) and arranged in a matrix in a plane to form a plurality of pressure chamber rows in a first direction in the plane, and a plurality of common ink passages (5a) each extending along the first direction and communicating with the pressure chambers. The pressure chamber rows include first pressure chamber rows (11a) each constituted by pressure chambers each connected with a nozzle deviated on one side thereof with respect to a second direction crossing the first direction, and second pressure chamber rows (11b) each constituted by pressure chambers each connected with a nozzle deviated on the other side thereof with respect to the second direction, when viewing from a third direction perpendicular to the plane. Each of the common ink passages including at least a boundary region between one of the first pressure chamber rows and one of the second pressure chamber rows neighboring each other so that nozzles connected with the pressure chambers in the each pressure chamber rows face outward each other when viewing from the third direction, and each of the common ink passages not overlapping any of the nozzles.
EP03003697A 2002-02-18 2003-02-18 Ink-jet head and ink-jet printer having ink-jet head Expired - Lifetime EP1336488B1 (en)

Priority Applications (1)

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EP09167614.8A EP2213456B1 (en) 2002-02-18 2003-02-18 Ink-jet head and ink-jet printer having ink-jet head

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JP2002040524 2002-02-18
JP2002040524 2002-02-18
JP2002045110 2002-02-21
JP2002045110 2002-02-21

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EP1336488A2 EP1336488A2 (en) 2003-08-20
EP1336488A3 true EP1336488A3 (en) 2003-11-05
EP1336488B1 EP1336488B1 (en) 2009-09-30

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JPS63280649A (en) * 1987-05-12 1988-11-17 Seiko Epson Corp inkjet head
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US5752303A (en) * 1993-10-19 1998-05-19 Francotyp-Postalia Ag & Co. Method for manufacturing a face shooter ink jet printing head
JPH07246701A (en) * 1994-03-09 1995-09-26 Fujitsu Ltd Inkjet head
JPH0825628A (en) * 1994-07-19 1996-01-30 Fujitsu Ltd Inkjet head
EP1138493A1 (en) * 2000-03-21 2001-10-04 Nec Corporation Ink jet head

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EP2213456A2 (en) 2010-08-04
DE60329430D1 (en) 2009-11-12
EP1336488A2 (en) 2003-08-20
CN1442299A (en) 2003-09-17
EP2213456B1 (en) 2013-10-23
EP2213456A3 (en) 2010-09-01
EP1336488B1 (en) 2009-09-30
CN1273298C (en) 2006-09-06

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