Provided is a liquid ejection head including: a plurality of recording element substrates including energy generating elements that generate ejection energy for ejecting liquid from ejection orifices; a first support member that supports the plurality of recording element substrates such that the recording element substrates are arranged in one or more lines on a main surface of the first support member; and a second support member that supports the first support member on a surface opposite to the main surface. A first thermal resistance concerning an in-plane direction parallel to the main surface, of a region between the recording element substrates in the first support member is higher than a second thermal resistance concerning a thickness direction of the second support member, of a projection region that overlaps with each recording element substrate in the second support member.

Provided is a liquid ejection head including: a plurality of recording element substrates including energy generating elements that generate ejection energy for ejecting liquid from ejection orifices; a first support member that supports the plurality of recording element substrates such that the recording element substrates are arranged in one or more lines on a main surface of the first support member; and a second support member that supports the first support member on a surface opposite to the main surface. A first thermal resistance concerning an in-plane direction parallel to the main surface, of a region between the recording element substrates in the first support member is higher than a second thermal resistance concerning a thickness direction of the second support member, of a projection region that overlaps with each recording element substrate in the second support member.

A liquid discharge head includes a flow passage member and a plurality of pressurizing sections. The flow passage member includes a plurality of discharge holes, a plurality of pressurizing chambers connected to a plurality of the discharge holes, a plurality of first flow passages connected to a plurality of the pressurizing chambers, a second flow passage connected in common to a plurality of the first flow passages, a plurality of third flow passages connected to a plurality of the pressurizing chambers, and a fourth flow passage connected in common to a plurality of the third flow passages. The pressurizing sections pressurize liquid in the pressurizing chambers. The third flow passage has a wide section connected to the pressurizing chamber and a narrow section connecting the wide section and the fourth flow passage. The wide section is disposed toward the discharge hole of the pressurizing chamber.

In one example, a process for making a micro device structure includes molding a micro device in a monolithic body of material and forming a fluid flow passage in the body through which fluid can pass directly to the micro device.

An image recording apparatus includes: a plurality of recording heads driven on a basis of drive waveform data; a data storage that retains parameter sets corresponding to the respective recording heads; a simultaneously driven nozzle count detector that detects, for each of the recording heads, a simultaneously driven nozzle count that represents a count of nozzles to be driven at an identical drive timing based on image data to be recorded on a recording medium; a correction parameter selector that selects, for each of the recording heads, a correction parameter corresponding to the detected simultaneously driven nozzle count from among a plurality of correction parameters included in the parameter set corresponding to the recording head; and a drive waveform data generator that corrects reference waveform data using the correction parameter selected for each of the recording heads and generates the drive waveform data for each of the recording heads.

An image recording apparatus includes: a plurality of recording heads driven on a basis of drive waveform data; a data storage that retains parameter sets corresponding to the respective recording heads; a simultaneously driven nozzle count detector that detects, for each of the recording heads, a simultaneously driven nozzle count that represents a count of nozzles to be driven at an identical drive timing based on image data to be recorded on a recording medium; a correction parameter selector that selects, for each of the recording heads, a correction parameter corresponding to the detected simultaneously driven nozzle count from among a plurality of correction parameters included in the parameter set corresponding to the recording head; and a drive waveform data generator that corrects reference waveform data using the correction parameter selected for each of the recording heads and generates the drive waveform data for each of the recording heads.

A nozzle plate for a droplet ejection head, the nozzle plate comprising a first row of nozzles arranged to deposit droplets onto a deposition media; wherein the first row of nozzles extends in a row direction and comprises two or more nozzle clusters, each nozzle cluster being arranged along the row direction for a cluster length c, and extending along a cluster depth direction perpendicular to the row direction by a cluster depth d; wherein each nozzle cluster comprises a plurality of nozzles of which one or more nozzles within each nozzle cluster define the cluster length c and two or more nozzles within each nozzle cluster define the cluster depth d; wherein each nozzle cluster is spaced apart from an adjacent nozzle cluster along the row direction by a cluster spacing a such that an air flow path is created for forced air to pass through the row of nozzles in a controlled manner; and wherein, when the first row is projected in a transverse direction onto the row direction, a transition region between adjacent nozzle clusters comprises two or more nozzles from a first cluster and two or more nozzles from a second cluster, the second cluster being adjacent to the first cluster, and the nozzles in the transition region being equidistantly spaced from one another by a projected nozzle spacing.

A nozzle plate for a droplet ejection head, the nozzle plate comprising a first row of nozzles arranged to deposit droplets onto a deposition media; wherein the first row of nozzles extends in a row direction and comprises two or more nozzle clusters, each nozzle cluster being arranged along the row direction for a cluster length c, and extending along a cluster depth direction perpendicular to the row direction by a cluster depth d; wherein each nozzle cluster comprises a plurality of nozzles of which one or more nozzles within each nozzle cluster define the cluster length c and two or more nozzles within each nozzle cluster define the cluster depth d; wherein each nozzle cluster is spaced apart from an adjacent nozzle cluster along the row direction by a cluster spacing a such that an air flow path is created for forced air to pass through the row of nozzles in a controlled manner; and wherein, when the first row is projected in a transverse direction onto the row direction, a transition region between adjacent nozzle clusters comprises two or more nozzles from a first cluster and two or more nozzles from a second cluster, the second cluster being adjacent to the first cluster, and the nozzles in the transition region being equidistantly spaced from one another by a projected nozzle spacing.

A wide array printhead module includes a plurality of printhead die. Each of the printhead die includes a number of sensors to measure properties of a number of elements associated with the printhead die. The wide array printhead module further includes an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC) to command and control each of the printhead die. The ASIC is located off any of the printhead die.

A wide array printhead module includes a plurality of printhead die. Each of the printhead die includes a number of sensors to measure properties of a number of elements associated with the printhead die. The wide array printhead module further includes an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC) to command and control each of the printhead die. The ASIC is located off any of the printhead die.