Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Yong-soo Oh

Keon Kuk

Chang-seung Lee

Sang-wook Lee

Su-ho Shin

Jong-woo Shin

Hyung-taek Lim

Hoon Song

Hyeon-Cheol Kim

Seog-Soon Baek

Hyun-cheol Kim

Min-Soo Kim

Seog-soon Baek

You-seop Lee

Dong-kee Sohn

Seung-joo Shin

Seung-ju Shin

Young-jae Kim

Ji-Hyuk Lim

Seung-Joo Shin

Ki-deok Bae

Seog Soon Baek

Doo-jin Maeng

Mun-cheol Choi

Yong-Soo Lee

Sang-hyun Lee

Kyoung-won Na

Jae-sik Min

Suk-han Lee

Jong-cheol Shin

Byeoung Ju Ha

Ji-hyuk Lim

Jun-hyub Park

Kwang-joon Yoon

Sang-hoon Lee

Eun-sung Lee

Ci-moo Song

Hee Moon Jeong

Suk Han Lee

Myung-jong Kwon

Cimoo Song

Chang-ho Cho

Byung-leul Lee

A monolithic ink-jet printhead includes a substrate having a lower ink chamber formed on an upper surface thereof, a manifold for supplying ink to the lower ink chamber formed on a bottom surface thereof, and an ink channel providing communication therebetween; a nozzle plate having a plurality of passivation layers and a metal layer sequentially stacked on the substrate, the nozzle plate having an upper ink chamber formed therein on a bottom surface of the metal layer, a nozzle in communication with the upper ink chamber formed on an upper surface of the metal layer, and a connection hole providing communication between the upper ink chamber and the lower ink chamber; a heater located between the upper ink chamber and the lower ink chamber for heating ink contained in the lower and upper ink chambers; and a conductor electrically connected to the heater to apply a current to the heater.

Method for manufacturing monolithic ink-jet printhead having heater disposed between dual ink chambers

In a droplet ejector and an ink-jet printhead using the same, the droplet ejector includes a fluid path through which a fluid moves, a nozzle being formed on one end of the fluid path, a volumetric structure formed in the fluid path, the volumetric structure being sensitive to an external stimulus and being capable of varying in size to eject a droplet of the fluid through the nozzle, and a stimulus generator, which applies a stimulus to the volumetric structure to vary a size of the volumetric structure.

Droplet ejector and ink-jet printhead using the same

An ink-jet printhead includes a substrate on which an ink chamber to be supplied with ink to be ejected is formed on a front surface of the substrate, a manifold for supplying ink to the ink chamber is formed on a rear surface of the substrate, and an ink passage in communication with the ink chamber and the manifold is formed parallel to the front surface of the substrate, a nozzle plate formed on the front surface of the substrate, a nozzle formed through the nozzle plate through which ink is ejected from the ink chamber, a heater formed on the nozzle plate, and an electrode electrically connected to the heater for applying current to the heater.

Ink-jet printhead and method for manufacturing the same

An ink-jet printhead using a laser to expel ink includes an ink chamber to be filled with ink and an ink channel to supply the ink chamber with ink, the ink chamber and the ink channel formed in a passageway plate, a cover plate provided on the passageway plate, an ink ejection hole formed through the cover plate at a position corresponding to the ink chamber, a condenser lens provided on a bottom surface of the passageway plate at a position corresponding to the ink chamber, the laser irradiating a laser beam through the condenser lens and directly onto the ink contained in the ink chamber, to generate pressurized waves that vibrate a surface of the ink which causes an ink droplet to be expelled through the ink ejection hole from the surface of the ink.

Ink-jet printhead and ink expelling method using a laser

In an ink-jet printhead and a method for manufacturing the same, the ink-jet printhead includes a substrate, an ink chamber to be filled with ink to be ejected formed on an upper surface of the substrate, a restrictor, which is a path through which ink is supplied from an ink reservoir to the ink chamber, perforating a bottom surface of the substrate and a bottom surface of the ink chamber, a nozzle plate, which is stacked on the upper surface of the substrate and forms an upper wall of the ink chamber, a nozzle perforating the nozzle plate at a position corresponding to a center of the ink chamber, a heater formed in the nozzle plate to surround the nozzle, and a conductor for applying a current to the heater.

In an ink-jet printhead and a method for manufacturing the same, the ink-jet printhead includes a substrate, an ink chamber to be filled with ink formed on a front surface of the substrate, a manifold for supplying ink to the ink chamber formed on a rear surface of the substrate, and an ink passage in flow communication with the ink chamber and the manifold formed parallel to the front surface of the substrate; a nozzle plate including a plurality of passivation layers formed of an insulating material on the front surface of the substrate, a heat dissipating layer formed of a metallic material, and a nozzle in flow communication with the ink chamber; and a heater and a conductor, the heater being positioned on the ink chamber and heating ink in the ink chamber, and the conductor for applying a current to the heater.

Method for manufacturing ink-jet printhead

A monolithic ink-jet printhead, and a method of manufacturing the same, includes a substrate having an ink chamber, an ink channel, and a manifold, a nozzle plate formed on the substrate, a nozzle, a heater, and a conductor. The ink chamber includes sidewalls formed to a predetermined depth from the front surface of the substrate for defining side surfaces of the ink chamber and a bottom wall formed parallel to the front surface of the substrate at the predetermined depth from the front surface of the substrate for defining a bottom surface of the ink chamber. The nozzle plate includes a plurality of passivation layers, a heat dissipating layer being stacked on the passivation layers, and the nozzle for ejecting ink out of the printhead. The heater is positioned above the ink chamber and heats ink in the ink chamber and the conductor delivers a current to the heater.

Method of manufacturing a monolithic ink-jet printhead

A method for manufacturing the same, wherein the monolithic ink-jet printhead includes a manifold for supplying ink, an ink chamber having a hemispheric shape, and an ink channel formed monolithically on a substrate; a silicon oxide layer, in which a nozzle for ejecting ink is centrally formed in the ink chamber, is deposited on the substrate; a heater having a ring shape is formed on the silicon oxide layer to surround the nozzle; a MOS integrated circuit is mounted on the substrate to drive the heater and includes a MOSFET and electrodes connected to the heater. The silicon oxide layer, the heater, and the MOS integrated circuit are formed monolithically on the substrate. Additionally, a DLC coating layer having a high hydrophobic property and high durability is formed on an external surface of the printhead.

Method for manufacturing a monolithic ink-jet printhead

A method of ejecting ink from a ink-jet printhead includes filling a rear end of a nozzle with ink using a capillary force, the rear end of the nozzle being surrounded by a hydrophilic layer, forming an electric field directed toward an outlet of the nozzle on a front end of the nozzle, the front end of the nozzle being surrounded by a hydrophobic layer, varying a surface tension of ink to separate ink droplets having a predetermined volume from ink and to move the separated ink droplets within the front end of the nozzle toward the outlet of the nozzle, and ejecting the separated ink droplets through the outlet of the nozzle.

Ink ejecting method and ink-jet printhead utilizing the method

A method of driving an ink-jet printhead, which heats ink contained in an ink chamber using a heater to generate and expand a bubble within the ink chamber and ejects ink from the ink chamber using an expansive force of the bubble, the method including applying a main pulse to the heater to eject ink and applying a post pulse to the heater after ink has been ejected.

Method of driving an ink-jet printhead

An ink-jet printhead, and a method of manufacturing the same, includes a substrate, an ink chamber, a manifold, and an ink channel formed between the ink chamber and the manifold to provide flow communication between the ink chamber and the manifold, a substantially flat nozzle plate formed on the upper surface of the substrate, the nozzle plate including a plurality of passivation layers, a heat dissipation layer disposed on the plurality of passivation layers, the heat dissipation layer formed of a thermally conductive material and including a first thermally conductive layer formed on the plurality of passivation layers and a second thermally conductive layer formed on the first thermally conductive layer, and a nozzle extending through the nozzle plate in flow communication with the ink chamber, and a heater and a conductor, the heater heating ink filled in the ink chamber and the conductor applying current to the heater.

Ink-jet printhead and method of manufacturing the same

An apparatus and method for driving an ink-jet printhead in which current is applied to a heater to heat ink to be supplied in an ink chamber to generate a bubble to eject ink from the ink chamber, the apparatus including a circuit that alternately applies current to the heater to alternate a direction of current flowing through the heater.

Apparatus and method for driving an ink-jet printhead

A method of expelling a fluid includes filling a nozzle with a fluid using a capillary force, generating an ion wind by ionizing air near an outlet of the nozzle, and expelling the fluid from the nozzle as the ion wind decreases a pressure around the outlet of the nozzle. An ink-jet printhead utilizing the method includes a manifold formed in a passageway plate to supply ink, a nozzle to be supplied with ink formed in a nozzle plate provided on the passageway plate, and a ground electrode and a source electrode arranged near an outlet of the nozzle, the ground electrode and the source electrode forming an electric field due to an application of a voltage thereto and ionizing air near the outlet of the nozzle to produce an ion wind to decrease a pressure near the outlet of the nozzle to expel the ink contained in the nozzle.

Method of expelling a fluid using an ion wind and ink-jet printhead utilizing the method

A thermally-driven ink-jet printhead includes a substrate having an ink chamber to be filled with ink to be ejected, a manifold for supplying ink, and an ink channel for providing flow communication therebetween. First and second sidewalls are formed to a predetermined depth from an upper surface of the substrate and define the ink chamber to have a substantially rectangular shape. A nozzle plate including a plurality of material layers is formed on the substrate. A nozzle passes through the nozzle plate and is in flow communication with the ink chamber. A heater is disposed between the nozzle and one of the first sidewalls above the ink chamber. A conductor is electrically connected to the heater. The conductor and the heater are disposed within the nozzle plate. A shifting feature moves cavitation points beyond an outer edge of the heater.

Thermally-driven ink-jet printhead capable of preventing cavitation damage to a heater

An ink-jet printhead includes a substrate having an ink chamber and a manifold, a nozzle plate formed on the substrate, first and second heaters and conductors, a material layer, and a plurality of ink channels. The nozzle plate includes a plurality of passivation layers formed of an insulating material, a heat dissipation layer formed on the plurality of passivation layers and made of a thermally conductive material, and a nozzle passing through the nozzle plate and in flow communication with the ink chamber. The first and second heaters and conductors are interposed between adjacent passivation layers of the nozzle plate. The material layer is interposed between the ink chamber and the manifold to form a bottom wall of the ink chamber and a top wall of the manifold. The plurality of ink channels is formed in the material layer to provide flow communication between the ink chamber and the manifold.

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