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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 17, 2007
Filed:
Dec. 02, 2004
Applicants:
Setsuya Iwashita, Nirasoki, JP;
Takamitsu Higuchi, Matsumoto, JP;
Hiromu Miyazawa, Toyoshira-machi, JP;
Satoshi Nebashi, Shiojiri, JP;
Inventors:
Setsuya Iwashita, Nirasoki, JP;
Takamitsu Higuchi, Matsumoto, JP;
Hiromu Miyazawa, Toyoshira-machi, JP;
Satoshi Nebashi, Shiojiri, JP;
Assignee:
Seiko Epson Corporation, , JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/045 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An ink jet head is provided that can effectively suppress operational interferences among adjacent cavities, and is capable of ultra-high-density and high-speed printing. The ink jet head is equipped with a plurality of cavities each having a volume that is variable by a deformation operation of a piezoelectric element, wherein beam members are provided between inner walls that interpose the cavity.