EP1871606A4 - Method of hydrophobically coating a printhead - Google Patents

Method of hydrophobically coating a printhead

Info

Publication number: EP1871606A4
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: printhead; hydrophobically; coating; hydrophobically coating
Prior art date: 2005-04-04
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 Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Withdrawn

Application number

EP05714351A

Other languages

German (de)

French (fr)

Other versions

EP1871606A1 (en

Inventor

Kia Silverbrook

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.)

Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd

Original Assignee

Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd

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.)

2005-04-04

Filing date

2005-04-04

Publication date

2009-12-30

2005-04-04 Application filed by Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd filed Critical Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd

2008-01-02 Publication of EP1871606A1 publication Critical patent/EP1871606A1/en

2009-12-30 Publication of EP1871606A4 publication Critical patent/EP1871606A4/en

Status Withdrawn legal-status Critical Current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
- B41J2/14016—Structure of bubble jet print heads
- B41J2/14088—Structure of heating means
- B41J2/14112—Resistive element
- B41J2/1412—Shape
- 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
- B41J2/16—Production of nozzles
- B41J2/1601—Production of bubble jet print heads
- 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
- B41J2/16—Production of nozzles
- B41J2/1606—Coating the nozzle area or the ink 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
- B41J2/16—Production of nozzles
- B41J2/1621—Manufacturing processes
- B41J2/1626—Manufacturing processes etching
- B41J2/1628—Manufacturing processes etching dry etching
- 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
- B41J2/16—Production of nozzles
- B41J2/1621—Manufacturing processes
- B41J2/1631—Manufacturing processes photolithography
- 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
- B41J2/16—Production of nozzles
- B41J2/1621—Manufacturing processes
- B41J2/1637—Manufacturing processes molding
- B41J2/1639—Manufacturing processes molding sacrificial molding
- 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
- B41J2/16—Production of nozzles
- B41J2/1621—Manufacturing processes
- B41J2/164—Manufacturing processes thin film formation
- B41J2/1642—Manufacturing processes thin film formation thin film formation by CVD [chemical vapor deposition]
- 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
- B41J2/16—Production of nozzles
- B41J2/1621—Manufacturing processes
- B41J2/164—Manufacturing processes thin film formation
- B41J2/1645—Manufacturing processes thin film formation thin film formation by spincoating

Landscapes

Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
Manufacturing & Machinery (AREA)
Particle Formation And Scattering Control In Inkjet Printers (AREA)

EP05714351A 2005-04-04 2005-04-04 Method of hydrophobically coating a printhead Withdrawn EP1871606A4 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
PCT/AU2005/000482 WO2006105571A1 (en)	2005-04-04	2005-04-04	Method of hydrophobically coating a printhead

Publications (2)

Publication Number	Publication Date
EP1871606A1 EP1871606A1 (en)	2008-01-02
EP1871606A4 true EP1871606A4 (en)	2009-12-30

Family

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Family Applications (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP05714351A Withdrawn EP1871606A4 (en)	2005-04-04	2005-04-04	Method of hydrophobically coating a printhead

Country Status (2)

Country	Link
EP (1)	EP1871606A4 (en)
WO (1)	WO2006105571A1 (en)

Families Citing this family (1)

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Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
EP2121330A4 (en) *	2007-03-12	2013-01-23		Method of fabricating printhead having hydrophobic ink ejection face

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US6126269A (en) *	1993-10-29	2000-10-03	Seiko Epson Corporation	Nozzle plate for ink jet printer and method of manufacturing said nozzle plate
EP1043160A1 (en) *	1999-03-17	2000-10-11	Fujitsu Limited	Print head with water repellent coating
US6511156B1 (en) *	1997-09-22	2003-01-28	Citizen Watch Co., Ltd.	Ink-jet head nozzle plate, its manufacturing method and ink-jet head
EP1386951A1 (en) *	2001-04-02	2004-02-04	Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.	Water-repellent film and method for preparing the same, and ink-jet head and ink-jet type recording device using the same
EP1428662A2 (en) *	2002-12-05	2004-06-16	Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.	Monolithic ink-jet printhead and method for manufacturing the same
US20040130597A1 (en) *	2001-10-25	2004-07-08	Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.	Monolithic ink-jet printhead and method for manufacturing the same
EP1506869A1 (en) *	2003-08-11	2005-02-16	Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha	Method for producing a nozzle plate and nozzle plate

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DE3918472A1 (en) *	1989-06-06	1990-12-13	Siemens Ag	HYDROPHOBIC AGENTS AND APPLICATION METHOD, ESPECIALLY FOR INK JET PRINT HEADS
EP0882593A1 (en) *	1997-06-05	1998-12-09	Xerox Corporation	Method for forming a hydrophobic/hydrophilic front face of an ink jet printhead

2005
- 2005-04-04 WO PCT/AU2005/000482 patent/WO2006105571A1/en not_active Application Discontinuation
- 2005-04-04 EP EP05714351A patent/EP1871606A4/en not_active Withdrawn

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DE4406224A1 (en) *	1993-02-25	1994-09-01	Seiko Epson Corp	Nozzle plate and method for the surface treatment thereof
US6126269A (en) *	1993-10-29	2000-10-03	Seiko Epson Corporation	Nozzle plate for ink jet printer and method of manufacturing said nozzle plate
US6511156B1 (en) *	1997-09-22	2003-01-28	Citizen Watch Co., Ltd.	Ink-jet head nozzle plate, its manufacturing method and ink-jet head
EP1043160A1 (en) *	1999-03-17	2000-10-11	Fujitsu Limited	Print head with water repellent coating
EP1386951A1 (en) *	2001-04-02	2004-02-04	Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.	Water-repellent film and method for preparing the same, and ink-jet head and ink-jet type recording device using the same
US20040130597A1 (en) *	2001-10-25	2004-07-08	Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.	Monolithic ink-jet printhead and method for manufacturing the same
EP1428662A2 (en) *	2002-12-05	2004-06-16	Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.	Monolithic ink-jet printhead and method for manufacturing the same
EP1506869A1 (en) *	2003-08-11	2005-02-16	Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha	Method for producing a nozzle plate and nozzle plate

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Title
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Publication number	Publication date
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2008-07-09	DAX	Request for extension of the european patent (deleted)
2009-12-30	A4	Supplementary search report drawn up and despatched	Effective date: 20091126
2011-11-16	17Q	First examination report despatched	Effective date: 20111017
2012-07-27	STAA	Information on the status of an ep patent application or granted ep patent	Free format text: STATUS: THE APPLICATION IS DEEMED TO BE WITHDRAWN
2012-08-29	18D	Application deemed to be withdrawn	Effective date: 20120228