EP0178596A3 - Silicon nozzle structures and method of manufacture - Google Patents

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EP0178596A3
EP0178596A3 EP85112882A EP85112882A EP0178596A3 EP 0178596 A3 EP0178596 A3 EP 0178596A3 EP 85112882 A EP85112882 A EP 85112882A EP 85112882 A EP85112882 A EP 85112882A EP 0178596 A3 EP0178596 A3 EP 0178596A3
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nozzle structures
silicon nozzle
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Herbert A. Waggener
Joseph C. Zuercher
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Ncr International Inc american Telephone And Tele
AT&T Corp
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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
    • 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
    • B41J2/1629—Manufacturing processes etching wet 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
    • B41J2/162—Manufacturing of the nozzle plates
    • 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
    • B41J2/1632—Manufacturing processes machining
    • 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]

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Manufacturing & Machinery (AREA)
  • Particle Formation And Scattering Control In Inkjet Printers (AREA)
  • Weting (AREA)
  • Nozzles (AREA)
  • Special Spraying Apparatus (AREA)
EP85112882A 1984-10-15 1985-10-11 Silicon nozzle structures and method of manufacture Expired - Lifetime EP0178596B2 (en)

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US66100584A 1984-10-15 1984-10-15
US661005 1984-10-15

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EP0178596A3 true EP0178596A3 (en) 1987-09-16
EP0178596B1 EP0178596B1 (en) 1991-01-16
EP0178596B2 EP0178596B2 (en) 1994-06-01

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EP85112882A Expired - Lifetime EP0178596B2 (en) 1984-10-15 1985-10-11 Silicon nozzle structures and method of manufacture

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EP (1) EP0178596B2 (en)
JP (1) JPS6198558A (en)
KR (1) KR930009109B1 (en)
AU (1) AU582581B2 (en)
CA (1) CA1237020A (en)
DE (1) DE3581355D1 (en)
ES (2) ES8707144A1 (en)

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US4791436A (en) * 1987-11-17 1988-12-13 Hewlett-Packard Company Nozzle plate geometry for ink jet pens and method of manufacture
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US6120131A (en) * 1995-08-28 2000-09-19 Lexmark International, Inc. Method of forming an inkjet printhead nozzle structure
US6183064B1 (en) 1995-08-28 2001-02-06 Lexmark International, Inc. Method for singulating and attaching nozzle plates to printheads
WO1998051506A1 (en) * 1997-05-14 1998-11-19 Seiko Epson Corporation Method of forming nozzle for injectors and method of manufacturing ink jet head
JP2000198199A (en) 1997-12-05 2000-07-18 Canon Inc Liquid jet head, head cartridge, liquid jet apparatus, and manufacture of liquid jet head
US6491380B2 (en) * 1997-12-05 2002-12-10 Canon Kabushiki Kaisha Liquid discharging head with common ink chamber positioned over a movable member
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US6463656B1 (en) 2000-06-29 2002-10-15 Eastman Kodak Company Laminate and gasket manfold for ink jet delivery systems and similar devices
KR100944884B1 (en) * 2007-11-01 2010-03-03 주식회사 알파켐 Nozzle for non-impact printing and printing method using the same
JP5407162B2 (en) * 2008-04-01 2014-02-05 コニカミノルタ株式会社 INKJET HEAD, COATING APPARATUS HAVING INKJET HEAD, AND METHOD FOR DRIVING INKJET HEAD
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US3921916A (en) * 1974-12-31 1975-11-25 Ibm Nozzles formed in monocrystalline silicon
US4157935A (en) * 1977-12-23 1979-06-12 International Business Machines Corporation Method for producing nozzle arrays for ink jet printers
DE2554085B2 (en) * 1974-12-31 1980-07-24 International Business Machines Corp., Armonk, N.Y. (V.St.A.) Method of manufacturing a spray head for an ink jet printer
US4455192A (en) * 1981-05-07 1984-06-19 Fuji Xerox Company, Ltd. Formation of a multi-nozzle ink jet

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JPS5753366A (en) * 1980-09-17 1982-03-30 Ricoh Co Ltd Nozzle plate for liquid jet apparatus
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US3921916A (en) * 1974-12-31 1975-11-25 Ibm Nozzles formed in monocrystalline silicon
DE2554085B2 (en) * 1974-12-31 1980-07-24 International Business Machines Corp., Armonk, N.Y. (V.St.A.) Method of manufacturing a spray head for an ink jet printer
US4157935A (en) * 1977-12-23 1979-06-12 International Business Machines Corporation Method for producing nozzle arrays for ink jet printers
US4455192A (en) * 1981-05-07 1984-06-19 Fuji Xerox Company, Ltd. Formation of a multi-nozzle ink jet

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ES296483Y (en) 1988-04-16
ES296483U (en) 1987-10-16
EP0178596B1 (en) 1991-01-16
KR930009109B1 (en) 1993-09-23
EP0178596B2 (en) 1994-06-01
AU582581B2 (en) 1989-04-06
CA1237020A (en) 1988-05-24
ES547845A0 (en) 1987-08-16
JPS6198558A (en) 1986-05-16
ES8707144A1 (en) 1987-08-16
KR860003109A (en) 1986-05-19
EP0178596A2 (en) 1986-04-23
DE3581355D1 (en) 1991-02-21

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