An ink jet recording apparatus includes a charging electrode that charges ink particles ejected from a nozzle, a deflecting electrode that deflects the ink particles charged by the charging electrode, an operating unit that inputs and sets printing conditions for performing the printing, and a control unit, and the control unit receives a moving distance in a direction in which a printing target is conveyed from the operating unit, calculates the number of non-printing particles on the basis of the moving distance, and performs control for changing to a dot pattern in which the number of non-printing particles are inserted.

An approach to printing a nickel precursor ink on a wide range of substrates for electronics and magnetic applications is disclosed. The nickel ink reduces to elemental nickel following heating. The ink was printed using an ultrasonic aerosol printing technique. By sintering the nickel precursor ink in the presence of a homogeneous magnetic field, the reduced nickel complex formed continuously aligned nickel nanofibers axially aligned with the direction of the magnetic field. The fabrication of aligned interlayered nanofiber films provides opportunities to produce structures with enhanced isotropic electrical and magnetic properties. The resistivity of the film was found to be as low as 0.56 m.Math.cm, and the saturation magnetization was measured to be 30 emu/g, which is comparable to bulk Ni. Magnetic anisotropy was induced with an easy axis along the direction of the applied magnetic field with soft magnetic properties.

An approach to printing a nickel precursor ink on a wide range of substrates for electronics and magnetic applications is disclosed. The nickel ink reduces to elemental nickel following heating. The ink was printed using an ultrasonic aerosol printing technique. By sintering the nickel precursor ink in the presence of a homogeneous magnetic field, the reduced nickel complex formed continuously aligned nickel nanofibers axially aligned with the direction of the magnetic field. The fabrication of aligned interlayered nanofiber films provides opportunities to produce structures with enhanced isotropic electrical and magnetic properties. The resistivity of the film was found to be as low as 0.56 m.Math.cm, and the saturation magnetization was measured to be 30 emu/g, which is comparable to bulk Ni. Magnetic anisotropy was induced with an easy axis along the direction of the applied magnetic field with soft magnetic properties.

A continuous ink jet print head, including: a droplet generator (32, 32, 32) for generating ink droplets (64); a charging electrode (22, 22, 22) having a passageway (74, 74, 74) through which the ink droplets travel to receive a charge; a deflection electrode (60, 60, 60) for deflecting the charged ink droplets; a gutter (50, 50, 50, 50) having a gutter entrance (52, 52, 52, 52); wherein the passageway is aligned with the gutter entrance through which uncharged droplets enter; and a mounting deck (10, 10, 10) configured to secure the gutter entrance into a fixed, nonadjustable gutter entrance position (56, 56, 56, 56) and to secure the charging electrode into a fixed, nonadjustable charging electrode position (24, 24, 24) relative to the gutter entrance.

A continuous ink jet print head, including: a droplet generator (32, 32, 32) for generating ink droplets (64); a charging electrode (22, 22, 22) having a passageway (74, 74, 74) through which the ink droplets travel to receive a charge; a deflection electrode (60, 60, 60) for deflecting the charged ink droplets; a gutter (50, 50, 50, 50) having a gutter entrance (52, 52, 52, 52); wherein the passageway is aligned with the gutter entrance through which uncharged droplets enter; and a mounting deck (10, 10, 10) configured to secure the gutter entrance into a fixed, nonadjustable gutter entrance position (56, 56, 56, 56) and to secure the charging electrode into a fixed, nonadjustable charging electrode position (24, 24, 24) relative to the gutter entrance.

A liquid ejecting head has a nozzle forming surface to which a nozzle section through which liquid is ejected is open, wherein an electrostatic propensity of the nozzle section due to contact with the liquid is lower than an electrostatic propensity of the nozzle forming surface due to contact with the liquid. The amount of fluorine per unit area in the nozzle section is smaller than the amount of fluorine per unit area in the nozzle forming surface.

A liquid ejecting head has a nozzle forming surface to which a nozzle section through which liquid is ejected is open, wherein an electrostatic propensity of the nozzle section due to contact with the liquid is lower than an electrostatic propensity of the nozzle forming surface due to contact with the liquid. The amount of fluorine per unit area in the nozzle section is smaller than the amount of fluorine per unit area in the nozzle forming surface.

A printer comprising a printhead configured to selectively cause a mark to be created on a substrate. The printer comprises in a stepper motor having an output shaft coupled to the printhead, the stepper motor being arranged to vary the position of the printhead relative to a printing surface against which printing is carried out, and to control the pressure exerted by the printhead on the printing surface. The printer further comprises a sensor configured to generate a signal indicative of an angular position of the output shaft of the stepper motor. The printer further comprises a controller arranged to generate control signals for the stepper motor so as to cause a predetermined torque to be generated by the stepper motor; said control signals being at least partially based upon an output of said sensor.

A printer comprising a printhead configured to selectively cause a mark to be created on a substrate. The printer comprises in a stepper motor having an output shaft coupled to the printhead, the stepper motor being arranged to vary the position of the printhead relative to a printing surface against which printing is carried out, and to control the pressure exerted by the printhead on the printing surface. The printer further comprises a sensor configured to generate a signal indicative of an angular position of the output shaft of the stepper motor. The printer further comprises a controller arranged to generate control signals for the stepper motor so as to cause a predetermined torque to be generated by the stepper motor; said control signals being at least partially based upon an output of said sensor.

A continuous ink jet print head, including: a droplet generator (32, 32, 32) for generating ink droplets (64); a charging electrode (22, 22, 22) having a passageway (74, 74, 74) through which the ink droplets travel to receive a charge; a deflection electrode (60, 60, 60) for deflecting the charged ink droplets; a gutter (50, 50, 50, 50) having a gutter entrance (52, 52, 52, 52); wherein the passageway is aligned with the gutter entrance through which uncharged droplets enter; and a mounting deck (10, 10, 10) configured to secure the gutter entrance into a fixed, nonadjustable gutter entrance position (56, 56, 56, 56) and to secure the charging electrode into a fixed, nonadjustable charging electrode position (24, 24, 24) relative to the gutter entrance.