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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 15, 2024
Filed:
May. 06, 2021
Applicant:
Hitachi, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Yuusuke Kourai, Tokyo, JP;
Mutsumi Suzuki, Tokyo, JP;
Hirohisa Mizota, Tokyo, JP;
Masanori Kitaoka, Tokyo, JP;
Kota Sasaki, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
HITACHI, LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/14 (2006.01); B05B 17/06 (2006.01); B41J 2/015 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/14008 (2013.01); B05B 17/0607 (2013.01); B41J 2/015 (2013.01);
Abstract
Provided is a liquid droplet generation method capable of generating liquid droplets having a diameter of 100 μm or more. The liquid droplet generation method for generating liquid droplets from a liquid layerby using a plurality of transducers, the method including irradiating the liquid layerwith a plurality of ultrasonic waves from the plurality of transducersto scatter primary liquid dropletsA andB from the liquid layer, and causing the primary liquid dropletsA andB being scattered to aggregate and grow into a secondary liquid dropletA.