CA2392613A1 - Novel electrode patterns for piezo-electric ink jet printer - Google Patents

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CA2392613A1
CA2392613A1 CA002392613A CA2392613A CA2392613A1 CA 2392613 A1 CA2392613 A1 CA 2392613A1 CA 002392613 A CA002392613 A CA 002392613A CA 2392613 A CA2392613 A CA 2392613A CA 2392613 A1 CA2392613 A1 CA 2392613A1
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Jean-Marie Gutierrez
Hongsheng Zhang
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Abstract

A piezo-electric printhead is formed from a first piezo-electric actuator disposed parallel to a second piezo-electric actuator. The first and second piezo-electric actuators have a shared inner electrode disposed between them, a first control electrode disposed on an outside surface of the first piezo-electric actuator and a second control electrode disposed on an outside surface of the second piezo-electric actuator. The actuators are formed from a block having a piezo-electric layer disposed on a ceramic base, in which the piezo-electric layer has two parallel, distinct electrode patterns embedded therein in the form of a metal paste.
CA002392613A 2001-07-13 2002-07-05 Novel electrode patterns for piezo-electric ink jet printer Expired - Fee Related CA2392613C (en)

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