Seiko Epson Corporation

Yoshiyuki Isobe

Takuya Miyakawa

Takeshi Yasoshima

Disclosed are a head member having an ink-repellent film high in ink repellency, a method of ink-repellent treatment for the head member and an apparatus for the same. A head member () including a plurality of ejection ports () to eject ink which includes an ink-repellent film () on a surface having the ejection ports () open thereon, the ink-repellent film made of fluorocarbon resin subjected to plasma polymerization on the surface. An ink-repellent treatment method includes the steps of: disposing the head member () in a chamber () maintained in a vacuum state; introducing gaseous linear perfluorocarbon as a material of an ink-repellent film into the chamber (); and depositing an ink-repellent film () made of fluorocarbon resin obtained by subjecting the perfluorocarbon to plasma polymerization on the surface of the head member () to perform the ink-repellent treatment.

Head member, method for ink-repellent treatment and apparatus for the same

Disclosed are a head member having an ink-repellent film high in ink repellency, a method of ink-repellent treatment for the head member and an apparatus for the same. A head member () including a plurality of ejection ports () to eject ink comprises an ink-repellent film () on a surface having the ejection ports () open thereon, the ink-repellent film made of fluorocarbon resin subjected to plasma polymerization on the surface. An ink-repellent treatment method includes the steps of: disposing the head member () in a chamber () maintained in a vacuum state; introducing gaseous linear perfluorocarbon as a material of an ink-repellent film into the chamber (); and depositing an ink-repellent film () made of fluorocarbon resin obtained by subjecting the perfluorocarbon to plasma polymerization on the surface of the head member () to perform the ink-repellent treatment.

Disclosed are a head member having an ink-repellent film high in ink repellency, a method of ink-repellent treatment for the head member and an apparatus for the same. A head member () including a plurality of ejection ports () to eject ink comprises an ink-repellent film () on a surface having the ejection ports () open thereon, the ink-repellent film made of flourocarbon resin subjected to plasma polymerization on the surface. An ink-repellent treatment method includes the steps of: disposing the head member () in a chamber () maintained in a vacuum state; introducing gaseous linear perfloro carbon as a material of an ink-repellent film into the chamber (); and depositing an ink-repellent film () made of flourocarbon resin obtained by subjecting the perfloro carbon to plasma polymerization on the surface of the head member () to perform the ink-repellent treatment.

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Yoshiyuki Isobe