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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 14, 2000
Filed:
May. 09, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Hideo Hotomi, Nishinomiya, JP;
Izumi Osawa, Ikeda, JP;
Assignee:
Minolta Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
347 70 ;
Abstract
An ink-jet recording head (10) includes a plate (32,36) having a recess and a nozzle (38) fluidly communicated with the recess, a diaphragm (28) for covering the recess to form a cavity (34) with the plate for receiving an ink material (46), and an actuator (18) for vibrating to force the diaphragm to eject the ink material through the nozzle. Also, the diaphragm is pre-tensioned so that the diaphragm continues to deform elastically in response to vibrations of said actuator. Preferably, the diaphragm is pre-tensioned to have an elongation percentage of 0.15 to 3%.