B41J2002/14459

Liquid Discharge Head
20230219341 · 2023-07-13 ·

A liquid discharge head includes: a first pressure chamber group formed by pressure chambers arranged in a first direction; a second pressure chamber group formed by pressure chambers arranged in the first direction, and disposed side by side with the first pressure chamber group in a second direction; a first common channel extending in the first direction and communicating with the pressure chambers composing the first pressure chamber group; a second common channel extending in the first direction and communicating with the pressure chambers composing the second pressure chamber group; a first dummy pressure chamber disposed on one side in the first direction relative to the first pressure chamber group; and a second dummy pressure chamber disposed on the one side in the first direction relative to the second pressure chamber group.

Liquid discharging head
11548278 · 2023-01-10 · ·

A liquid discharging head includes: individual channels aligned in a first direction; and a first common channel and a second common channel extending in the first direction. Each of the individual channels includes a nozzle, a first pressure chamber and second pressure chamber arranged side by side in the first direction, and a connecting channel connecting the nozzle, the first pressure chamber and the second pressure chamber to one another. A first actuator and a second actuator are provided on the first pressure chamber and the second pressure chamber, respectively. The first common channel communicates with the first and second pressure chambers; and the second common channel communicates with the connecting channel.

Liquid discharge head

There is provided a liquid discharge head, including: a nozzle member formed having nozzle rows extending in a first direction, the nozzle rows being arranged in a second direction; driving elements; a first channel member disposed at one side of the nozzle member in a third direction; a second channel member disposed at the one side of the first channel member in the third direction; and a third channel member disposed at the one side of the second channel member in the third direction.

LIQUID DISCHARGE HEAD AND RECORDING DEVICE
20220410571 · 2022-12-29 ·

A liquid discharge head includes a flow channel member, a pressurization part, a plurality of discharge holes, a flexible substrate, a cover member, and a heater. The flow channel member includes a first surface and a second surface that is positioned on an opposite side of the first surface. The pressurization part is positioned on the first surface. The plurality of discharge holes are positioned on the second surface. For the flexible substrate, a one-end part thereof that is positioned on the pressurization part is electrically connected to the pressurization part. The cover member covers the one-end part of the flexible substrate. The heater is positioned on the cover member.

Liquid discharge head

There is provided a liquid discharge head including a piezoelectric body having a plurality of individual electrodes and a first common electrode, and a plurality of conductor layers. The plurality of individual electrodes have first to fourth individual electrode arrays, and the first common electrode has first and second extending portions, a plurality of first projecting portions, and a plurality of second projecting portions. Each of the first projecting portions overlaps partially with one of the plurality of individual electrodes forming the second individual electrode array along the stacking direction, and each of the second projecting portions overlaps partially with one of the plurality of individual electrodes forming the third individual electrode array along the stacking direction. The plurality of conductor layers are formed between the plurality of first projecting portions and the plurality of second projecting portions, without contacting the first common electrode and without contacting each other.

LIQUID DROPLET DISCHARGE HEAD AND RECORDING DEVICE
20220402268 · 2022-12-22 ·

A liquid droplet discharge head includes a reservoir having a slit portion through which a flexible substrate is extracted outward. A closing member is disposed in the slit portion, and a sealing resin is disposed on the closing member.

Liquid discharge apparatus and image forming apparatus

A liquid discharge apparatus includes a nozzle plate with nozzles and actuators and a drive controller. First and second nozzles are directly adjacent to each other in a first direction. First and third nozzles are directly adjacent to each other in a second direction. The drive controller is configured to apply a drive signal to first, second, and third actuators corresponding to the first, second, and third nozzles, respectively, during a drive cycle. A difference between a first timing at which the drive signal is applied to the first actuator and a second timing at which the drive signal is applied to the second actuator and a difference between the first timing and a third timing at which the drive signal is applied to the third actuator is an odd number multiple of a half of an inherent vibration cycle of the liquid discharge apparatus.

Liquid ejection apparatus
11518171 · 2022-12-06 · ·

A liquid ejection apparatus includes a liquid ejection head and a controller. The controller configured to perform: determining whether a discharge failure occurs in a first nozzle; in a case where it is determined that the discharge failure occurs in the first nozzle, determining whether a certain condition is satisfied; in a case where it is determined that the certain condition is satisfied: applying a flushing signal to a second driving element; applying a driving signal to the second driving element; determining whether the discharge failure occurs in a second nozzle; in a case where it is determined that the discharge failure does not occur in the second nozzle, executing a first purge; and in a case where it is determined that the discharge failure occurs in the second nozzle, executing a second purge.

PRINTHEAD WITH OFFSET CIRCULATION CHANNEL

An example printhead includes a set of circulation channels for flowing a fluid therethrough, the set of nozzles including higher-pressure channels and lower-pressure channels; a first nozzle array having a first nozzle; a second nozzle array having a second nozzle, the first nozzle and the second nozzle forming a row region; a first inter-channel passage fluidically coupling the first nozzle to a first pair of adjacent circulation channels, the first pair including a higher-pressure channel on a first side of a lower-pressure channel; and a second inter-channel passage fluidically coupling the second nozzle to a second pair of adjacent circulation channels, the second pair including a higher-pressure channel on a second side of a lower-pressure channel, the second side being opposite the first side.

LIQUID DISCHARGING HEAD, METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME AND PRINTING APPARATUS

There is provided liquid discharging head including; channel member which includes plates stacked in a first direction and adhered to each other via adhesive, and in which individual channels each including nozzle and pressure chamber communicated with the nozzle is formed. The plates include first plate and second plate adhered to adhesion surface of the first plate via the adhesive. Hollows each construct one of the individual channels are opened in the adhesion surface. The hollows are arranged side by side in second direction orthogonal to the first direction in the adhesion surface, and three or more grooves are formed in the adhesion surface between two of the hollows adjacent to each other in the second direction, each of the three or more grooves extending in third direction which is orthogonal to the first direction and which crosses the second direction.