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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 12, 2004
Filed:
Dec. 14, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Kaoru Higuchi, Tenri, JP;
Yasuhiro Sakamoto, Matsubara, JP;
Hirotsugu Matoba, Sakurai, JP;
Shigeaki Kakiwaki, Nara, JP;
Hitoshi Isono, Tenri, JP;
Yoshinori Nakajima, Joyo, JP;
Assignee:
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/045 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/045 ;
Abstract
In a droplet spray apparatus spraying out ink from an ink path by altering the volume of an ink channel formed in a trench that is covered with a cover plate and that has a conductive member provided at one end formed at a piezoelectric member, an ink supply opening to supply ink is provided at the end side where the conductive member is provided. Accordingly, an ink jet head that can be made compact, fabricated easily, and superior in productivity is obtained.