B41J2/14016

Microfluidic system with single drive signal for multiple nozzles

The present disclosure is directed to a microfluidic die that includes a plurality of heaters above a substrate, a plurality of chambers and nozzles above the heaters, a plurality of first contacts coupled to the heaters, and a plurality of second contacts coupled to the heaters. The plurality of second contacts are coupled to each other and coupled to ground. The die includes a plurality of contact pads, a first signal line coupled to the plurality of second contacts and to a first one of the plurality of contact pads, and a plurality of second signal lines, each second signal line being coupled to one of the plurality of first contacts, groups of the second signal lines being coupled together to drive a group of the plurality of heaters with a single signal, each group of the second signal lines being coupled to a remaining one of the plurality of contact pads.

Liquid droplet jetting head
10639894 · 2020-05-05 · ·

A liquid droplet jetting head includes a channel structure having a jetting port-formed surface in which jetting ports are formed. The jetting port-formed surface includes a jetting port row formed from the jetting ports arranged in one direction and a first groove and a second groove extending in the one direction. A first end of the first groove and a first end of the second groove are positioned on outer edges of the jetting port-formed surface. A second end of the first groove is separated from a second end of the second groove, and the second end of the first groove and the second end of the second groove are positioned between jetting ports at both ends of the jetting port row, in the one direction. The first groove at least partially overlaps with the second groove in the one direction.

Printed circuit board fluid flow structure and method for making a printed circuit board fluid flow structure

In one example, a fluid flow structure includes a micro device embedded in a printed circuit board (PCB). Fluid may flow to the micro device through a channel in the PCB and a PCB conductor is connected to a conductor on the embedded micro device.

Fluid ejection device

A fluid ejection device includes a fluid ejection chamber, a drop ejecting element communicated with the fluid ejection chamber, an orifice communicated with the fluid ejection chamber, a fluid passage between the fluid ejection chamber and the orifice, and a structure in the fluid passage between the fluid ejection chamber and the orifice.

LIQUID EJECTION HEAD AND LIQUID EJECTION APPARATUS

A liquid ejection head includes an ejection orifice for ejecting a liquid; a flow path in which an energy generating element is disposed, generates an energy to be used for ejecting the liquid; a liquid inside the flow path; an ejection orifice part that allows the ejection orifice and the flow path to communicate with each other; a supply flow path for supplying the liquid from the outside; and a recovery flow path for recovering the liquid to the outside. The moisture content of the liquid is 65 wt % or less. The liquid inside the flow path is circulated between the inside and the outside of the flow path.

LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS, AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS
20200101740 · 2020-04-02 ·

A liquid ejecting apparatus includes: a liquid ejecting head including a plurality of nozzles for discharging liquid and a supply passage through which the liquid to be supplied to the plurality of nozzles flows. The nozzles are arranged in a line; one of the nozzles at a first end of the line being a first end nozzle, whereas one of the nozzles at a second end of the line being a second end nozzle. A height of the first end nozzle is set to be greater than a height of the second end nozzle. The liquid flows through the supply passage in a direction from the first end nozzle to the second end nozzle.

Method of making a fluid structure having compression molded fluid channel

A method of making a fluid channel in a printhead structure includes positioning a printhead die on a carrier; compression molding the die into a molded printhead structure; compression molding a first segment of a fluid channel into the molded printhead structure simultaneously with compression molding the die; and materially ablating a second segment of the fluid channel to couple the channel with a fluid feed hole in the die.

Fluidic die

A fluidic die may include a number of actuators. The number of actuators form a number of primitives. The fluidic die may include a digital-to-analog converter (DAC) to drive a number of the delay circuits. The delay circuits delay a number of activation pulses that activate the actuators associated with the primitives to reduce peak power demands of the fluidic die. A number of delay circuits may be coupled to each primitive.

FLUID EJECTION DIE FLUID RECIRCULATION

A fluid ejection device includes a fluid ejection die to eject drops of fluid and a body to support the fluid ejection die, with the fluid ejection die including a fluid ejection chamber, a drop ejecting element within the fluid ejection chamber, and a fluid feed hole communicated with the fluid ejection chamber, and with the body including a fluid feed slot communicated with the fluid feed hole of the fluid ejection die. The fluid ejection device includes a micro-recirculation system to recirculate fluid within the fluid ejection die through the fluid ejection chamber, and a macro-recirculation system to recirculate fluid within the body through the fluid feed slot across the fluid feed hole of the fluid ejection die.

Noncircular inkjet nozzle

An inkjet nozzle includes an aperture with a noncircular opening substantially defined by a polynomial equation. A droplet generator is also described which includes a firing chamber fluidically coupled to a fluid reservoir a heating resistor and a nozzle. The nozzle includes an aperture forming a passage from the firing chamber to the exterior of the droplet generator through a top hat layer. The nozzle is defined by a closed polynomial and has a mathematically smooth and mathematically continuous shape around aperture's perimeter wall, with two protrusions extending into the center of the aperture.