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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 11, 2012
Filed:
Jul. 09, 2009
Applicants:
Koichi Morozumi, Shiojiri, JP;
Jiro Kato, Suwa, JP;
Satoshi Denda, Suwa, JP;
Ichiro Asaoka, Chino, JP;
Inventors:
Koichi Morozumi, Shiojiri, JP;
Jiro Kato, Suwa, JP;
Satoshi Denda, Suwa, JP;
Ichiro Asaoka, Chino, JP;
Assignee:
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/045 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A liquid ejecting head including a pressure generating chamber that communicates with a nozzle opening that ejects liquid and a piezoelectric element that generates a pressure change in the pressure generating chamber. The piezoelectric element includes a first electrode, a piezoelectric body layer that is formed on the first electrode which includes a grain-shaped region, and a second electrode that is formed on a side of the piezoelectric body layer that is opposite to the first electrode.