Rohm Co., Ltd.

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Akihiro Shimokata

Hisayoshi Fujimoto

Nobuhisa Ishida

Toshio Amano

Yasushi Ema

Shinsaku Takada

Yasuhisa Fujii

An ink jet print head can be formed by an anodic bonding process. In order to bond a vibrating plate to a head base, a glass surface is bonded to a conductive surface of an electrically conductive material through anodic bonding. One of the vibrating plate or the head base can be formed of glass and the other of an electrically conductive material in order to form the bond. Alternatively, a glass layer an electrically conductive layer can be formed on each of the pieces, which can then be bonded. Thus, by using appropriate layers, the head base and vibrating plate can be formed of plastic, glass or an electrically conductive material.

Ink-jet print head having parts anodically bonded

A nozzle arrangement structure in an ink jet print head. A plurality of pressure chambers are arranged in circular form, and a plurality of nozzles receive an ink supply from the corresponding pressure chambers and are arranged in an zig zag arrangement to obtain a small interval between the dots. Two straight lines concerning the zig zag arrangement are inclined against a printing direction and a direction perpendicular to the printing direction. When an ink discharge from the nozzles is controlled, preprocessing of serial data is carried out by hardware.

Ink jet printer and ink jet print head thereof

An ink jet printing head which both realizes a higher density and prevents a failure in ink jetting and deterioration in the printing quality. A photosensitive glass substrate which allows anisotropic etching is provided with a multiplicity of individual ink passages each having a narrow width and a large depth formed in an array by anisotropic etching in such a manner that each extends from the rear end of the glass substrate to the forward end thereof. A diaphragm is attached to the surface of the glass plate on which the individual ink passages are formed in such a manner as to cover all the individual ink passages. A common electrode is provided on the diaphragm, and individual piezoelectric elements are fixed to the common electrode at the portions corresponding to the individual ink passages. Individual electrodes are provided on the respective individual piezoelectric elements. When a voltage is applied to the common electrode and the individual electrode, the portion of the diaphragm corresponding to the individual electrode is bent and deformed, so that the ink storing capacity of the corresponding individual ink passage is reduced and some of the ink in the individual ink passage is forced out.

Ink jet printing head and apparatus incorporating the same

Nozzle arrangement structure in ink jet print head

A method is disclosed for producing an ink jet print head which both realizes a higher density and prevents a failure in ink jetting and deterioration in the printing quality. A multiplicity of individual ink passages, each having an narrow width and a large depth, are formed in an array by anisotropic etching a photosensitive glass substrate. A diaphragm is attached to the surface of the glass substrate so as to cover the individual ink passages. A common electrode is provided on the diaphragm, and individual piezoelectric elements are fixed to the common electrode at the portions corresponding to the individual ink passages. Individual electrodes are provided on the respective individual piezoelectric elements. A voltage applied to the common electrode and an individual electrode causes a portion of the diaphragm to corresponding to the individual electrode to be bend and deformed. The ink storing capacity of the corresponding individual ink passage is reduced and some of the ink is forced out.

Ink jet printing head

Ink jet head with nozzle arrangement to reduce viscous drag

An ink jet printing head which is composed of a smaller number of parts than those in a conventional one, which leads to a reduction in the number of assembly steps, enhanced productivity and a reduction in the cost. A piezoelectric element is provided on a diaphragm at the portion corresponding to each pair of adjacent pressure chambers. A piezoelectric element includes an electrode which extends along each pressure chamber. An electronic machine incorporating this ink jet printing head is also provided.

Ink jet printing head and electronic machine incorporating the same

A method of producing an ink jet print head includes the steps of forming separate ink paths with a predetermined pattern on a head base; fixing a vibration plate to a separate ink path side of the head base; temporarily fixing a piezoelectric element to a dummy substrate; patterning the piezoelectric element in accordance with the pattern of the separate ink paths of the head base to form separate piezoelectric elements: sticking a piezoelectric element side of the dummy substrate to the vibration plate so that the separate piezoelctric elements on the dummy substrate respectively correspond to the separate ink paths of the head base; and removing the dummy substrate.

Method of producing ink jet print head

A method of producing an ink-jet print head comprises the step of joining a head base to a vibrating plate without use of any adhesive and has a sufficient joining strength even if the joining layers are formed to be as thin as possible. The joining process comprises the steps of providing a head base of glass including an array of individual ink passages formed therein, forming an electrically conductive film on the joint surface of the head base through sputtering, superposing a vibrating plate of glass on the joint surface of the head base through the electrically conductive film, and applying a voltage between the head base and vibrating plate with the electrically conductive film and vibrating plate being respectively anode and cathode while being subjected to pressure and heat, thereby carry out anodic bonding the head base and vibrating plate to each other.

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Kyoto, Japan

Akihiro Shimokata