EP0829359A3 - Ink jet recording head and ink jet recording apparatus having such head - Google Patents

Ink jet recording head and ink jet recording apparatus having such head Download PDF

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EP0829359A3
EP0829359A3 EP97115021A EP97115021A EP0829359A3 EP 0829359 A3 EP0829359 A3 EP 0829359A3 EP 97115021 A EP97115021 A EP 97115021A EP 97115021 A EP97115021 A EP 97115021A EP 0829359 A3 EP0829359 A3 EP 0829359A3
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ink
jet recording
ink jet
passages
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Akihiro Yamanaka
Kazuaki Masuda
Hajime Yamamoto
Eiichiro Shimizu
Yasuo Kotaki
Teruo Arashima
Jun Hinami
Wataru Takahashi
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Canon Inc
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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
    • B41J2/17—Ink jet characterised by ink handling
    • B41J2/175—Ink supply systems ; Circuit parts therefor
    • B41J2/17503—Ink cartridges
    • B41J2/1752—Mounting within the printer
    • 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
    • B41J2/14024—Assembling head parts
    • 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
    • B41J2/165—Preventing or detecting of nozzle clogging, e.g. cleaning, capping or moistening for nozzles
    • B41J2/16517—Cleaning of print head nozzles
    • B41J2/16535—Cleaning of print head nozzles using wiping constructions
    • B41J2/16538—Cleaning of print head nozzles using wiping constructions with brushes or wiper blades perpendicular to the nozzle plate
    • 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
    • B41J2/17—Ink jet characterised by ink handling
    • B41J2/175—Ink supply systems ; Circuit parts therefor
    • B41J2/17503—Ink cartridges
    • B41J2/17513—Inner structure
    • 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
    • B41J2/17—Ink jet characterised by ink handling
    • B41J2/175—Ink supply systems ; Circuit parts therefor
    • B41J2/17503—Ink cartridges
    • B41J2/17526—Electrical contacts to the cartridge
    • 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
    • B41J2/17—Ink jet characterised by ink handling
    • B41J2/175—Ink supply systems ; Circuit parts therefor
    • B41J2/17503—Ink cartridges
    • B41J2/17553—Outer structure
    • 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
    • B41J2/165—Preventing or detecting of nozzle clogging, e.g. cleaning, capping or moistening for nozzles
    • B41J2/16517—Cleaning of print head nozzles
    • B41J2/16535—Cleaning of print head nozzles using wiping constructions
    • B41J2/16541—Means to remove deposits from wipers or scrapers
    • 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
    • B41J2002/14362—Assembling elements of heads

Abstract

The present invention provides an ink jet recording head comprising a top plate (1) in which two groups of ink passage grooves for forming ink passages, two ink chamber frames, ink introduction passages, two rows of ink discharge ports are formed, two substrates on which a plurality of resistive heat generating elements for discharging ink are formed in correspondence to the two rows of ink discharge ports (5), and two elastic members (3) for contacting under pressure and securing the substrates and the top plate for each said substrate, and wherein the junction between the substrates and the top plate forms the ink passages and the ink chambers therebetween, and further wherein a groove (6) for isolating the ink discharge port rows from each other is formed between the ink discharge port rows and a depth of the groove is greater than depths of the ink discharge ports and the ink passages.
EP19970115021 1996-08-30 1997-08-29 Ink jet recording head and ink jet recording apparatus having such head Expired - Lifetime EP0829359B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (9)

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JP230447/96 1996-08-30
JP23044596 1996-08-30
JP23044796 1996-08-30
JP230445/96 1996-08-30
JP23044796 1996-08-30
JP23044596 1996-08-30
JP11475697 1997-05-02
JP114756/97 1997-05-02
JP11475697A JP3428856B2 (en) 1996-08-30 1997-05-02 Inkjet recording head and inkjet recording apparatus equipped with the inkjet recording head

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EP0829359A3 true EP0829359A3 (en) 1999-03-10
EP0829359B1 EP0829359B1 (en) 2002-12-18

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US6244685B1 (en) * 1998-05-01 2001-06-12 Canon Kabushiki Kaisha Head wiping arrangement for ink jet printer
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US4803499A (en) * 1986-02-27 1989-02-07 Soartec Corp Moveable ink jet thermal printing head
EP0581298A2 (en) * 1992-07-31 1994-02-02 Canon Kabushiki Kaisha Ink jet recording head, ink jet recording head cartridge, recording apparatus using the same and method of manufacturing the head
EP0644051A1 (en) * 1993-09-16 1995-03-22 Hewlett-Packard Company A flexible interconnect circuit for an ink jet print cartridge having a plurality of orifices
EP0659573A2 (en) * 1993-12-22 1995-06-28 Canon Kabushiki Kaisha Liquid jet head, liquid jet head cartridge and liquid jet apparatus
EP0694400A2 (en) * 1994-07-29 1996-01-31 Canon Kabushiki Kaisha Ink jet head, ink jet head cartridge, ink jet recording apparatus and method for making ink jet head

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US4803499A (en) * 1986-02-27 1989-02-07 Soartec Corp Moveable ink jet thermal printing head
EP0581298A2 (en) * 1992-07-31 1994-02-02 Canon Kabushiki Kaisha Ink jet recording head, ink jet recording head cartridge, recording apparatus using the same and method of manufacturing the head
EP0644051A1 (en) * 1993-09-16 1995-03-22 Hewlett-Packard Company A flexible interconnect circuit for an ink jet print cartridge having a plurality of orifices
EP0659573A2 (en) * 1993-12-22 1995-06-28 Canon Kabushiki Kaisha Liquid jet head, liquid jet head cartridge and liquid jet apparatus
EP0694400A2 (en) * 1994-07-29 1996-01-31 Canon Kabushiki Kaisha Ink jet head, ink jet head cartridge, ink jet recording apparatus and method for making ink jet head

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JP3428856B2 (en) 2003-07-22
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