A liquid ejecting head includes a first compression chamber row 11A on other side of a sub-manifold 5a, which extends in one direction, in other direction, and a second compression chamber row 11B on one side of the sub-manifold 5a in the other direction. First restricting-portion bodies 6Aa and second restricting-portion bodies 6Ba extend in a direction that crosses the one direction, and are alternately arranged in the one direction. First inlets 6Ab are on the one side of the second outlets 6Bc in the other direction. The first inlets 6Ab have an opening width greater than an opening width of the second outlets 6Bc. Channels of the second restricting portions 6B have a similar configuration.

A printhead module includes: a monolithic substrate having alternate longitudinal slots and longitudinal ink supply channels defined through a thickness of the substrate and extending parallel with each other along a length of the substrate; and a plurality of rows of print chips mounted on a front face of the substrate, each row of print chips receiving ink only from a respective one of the ink supply channels. Each one of the longitudinal slots is configured to supply power and data only to a respective one of the rows of print chips.

A flow path structure includes: a substrate that includes a first surface and a second surface on a side opposite to the first surface; a supply port formed on the first surface; a plurality of discharge ports formed on the second surface; grooves that are formed on the first surface so as to extend in an X direction and communicate with the supply ports and with the plurality of discharge ports via through-holes formed on the substrate; and a sealing portion that is disposed on the first surface and seals each groove.

In an example, a printhead includes a memristor, in which the memristor may include a first electrode, a second electrode positioned in a crossed relationship with the first electrode to form a junction, and a switching element positioned at the junction between the first electrode and the second electrode, in which the switching layer includes a via formed in the switching element to reduce an area of the switching element.

There is provided a liquid ejecting unit that ejects liquid from a plurality of nozzles, in which the planar shape of the ejecting face on which the nozzles are formed is a shape in which a first portion that passes through the center line parallel to the long side of the rectangle of the minimum area including the ejecting face and a second portion that does not pass through the center line are arranged in the direction of the long side.

Provided is an ink discharging apparatus configured to discharge an active-energy-ray-curable ink from an ink discharging head of which members to contact the ink are joined using an epoxy adhesive, wherein the ink contains at least any one selected from the group consisting of an acrylamide compound and an N-vinyl compound, and wherein an elastic modulus decreasing rate represented by a formula (1) below is 50 percent or less,

Elastic modulus decreasing rate (%)={(E.sub.1−E.sub.2)/E.sub.1}×100   formula (1)

where E.sub.1 represents an elastic modulus (GPa) of a cured product obtained by curing the epoxy adhesive at 90 degrees C. for 4 hours, and E.sub.2 represents an elastic modulus (GPa) of an immersed product obtained by immersing the cured product in the ink at 60 degrees C. for 4 weeks.

A nozzle plate includes, on a substrate: at least a base layer; an intermediate layer; and a liquid repellent layer. The base layer contains a silane coupling agent A having reactive functional groups at both terminals and including a hydrocarbon chain and a benzene ring at an intermediate part. The intermediate layer contains an inorganic oxide. The liquid repellent layer contains a fluorine (F)-containing coupling agent B.

A fluid propelling apparatus, including a plastic compound, a MEMS at least partially surrounded by the compound, and a heat sink next to the MEMS, to transfer heat away from the MEMS, wherein the heat sink is at least partly surrounded by the compound.

A printhead module includes a plurality of rows of printhead nozzles, at least some of the rows including at least one displaced row portion, the displacement of the row portion including a component in a direction normal to that of a pagewidth to be printed, wherein the displaced row portions of at least some of the rows are different in length than the displaced row portions of at least some of the other rows.

A liquid ejection head includes a nozzle surface having a plurality of nozzles, a channel structure stacked on the nozzle surface in a stacking direction, and a supply channel structure formed of a material having a lower thermal conductivity than a material of the channel structure. The channel structure has a liquid ejection channel communicating with the nozzles. The supply channel structure has a supply channel communicating with the liquid ejection channel. The supply channel structure has a covering portion covering at least a portion of an end surface on a side of the channel structure in a width direction orthogonal to the stacking direction.