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Date of Patent:
Mar. 17, 2009

Filed:

Sep. 27, 2006
Applicants:

Toru Miyasaka, Hitachinaka, JP;

Yuichiro Sano, Mito, JP;

Mamoru Okano, Hitachi, JP;

Tomohiro Inoue, Tsukuba, JP;

Inventors:

Toru Miyasaka, Hitachinaka, JP;

Yuichiro Sano, Mito, JP;

Mamoru Okano, Hitachi, JP;

Tomohiro Inoue, Tsukuba, JP;

Assignee:

Hitachi, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A droplet generator comprising a first unit having an elongate liquid chamber one end thereof is open and at least one raw of orifices disposed in a line oppositely to the open end in the longitudinal direction of the first unit, a second unit having an elongate diaphragm provided on the bottom of the second unit and a plurality of vibrators provided within the diaphragm area, a vibrating apparatus provided on the top of the vibrators, and a stationary section to fix the vibrating apparatus. The diaphragm of the second unit is provided closely and oppositely to the open end of the liquid chamber of the first unit.


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