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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 19, 2015
Filed:
Feb. 28, 2013
Applicants:
Tatsuya Shimoda, Kanagawa, JP;
Kenichiro Hashimoto, Kanagawa, JP;
Keisuke Hayashi, Kanagawa, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/015 (2006.01); B41J 2/14 (2006.01); B41J 2/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/14 (2013.01); B41J 2/14274 (2013.01); B41J 2/1612 (2013.01); B41J 2/1623 (2013.01); B41J 2/1625 (2013.01); B41J 2/1626 (2013.01); B41J 2/1631 (2013.01); B41J 2/1632 (2013.01); B41J 2002/14403 (2013.01);
Abstract
A liquid-jet head includes a thin film member having a thin part and a thick part, and at least a part of the thin film member is formed of an electroformed film. In the liquid-jet head, the thin film member includes a metallic film forming the thin part, a first electroformed film formed on the metallic film, the first electroformed film forming the thick part, and a second electroformed film covering a connecting part between the metallic film and the first electroformed film.