B41J2/05

PRINT ELEMENT SUBSTRATE, PRINTHEAD, AND PRINTING APPARATUS
20210379889 · 2021-12-09 ·

A print element substrate, comprising a plurality of heating elements, a plurality of detection elements, each configured to detect a temperature of a corresponding heating element, a first current generation unit, a second current generation unit, and a signal output unit, wherein one of the first and second current generation units supplies a current to a first detection element, the other supplies a current to a second detection element, and the signal output unit outputs a signal according to a potential difference between one terminal of the first detection element on a side where a potential variation occurs upon supply of the current and one terminal of the second detection element on a side where a potential variation occurs upon supply of the current.

PRINT ELEMENT SUBSTRATE, PRINTHEAD, AND PRINTING APPARATUS
20210379889 · 2021-12-09 ·

A print element substrate, comprising a plurality of heating elements, a plurality of detection elements, each configured to detect a temperature of a corresponding heating element, a first current generation unit, a second current generation unit, and a signal output unit, wherein one of the first and second current generation units supplies a current to a first detection element, the other supplies a current to a second detection element, and the signal output unit outputs a signal according to a potential difference between one terminal of the first detection element on a side where a potential variation occurs upon supply of the current and one terminal of the second detection element on a side where a potential variation occurs upon supply of the current.

SUBSTRATE FOR LIQUID EJECTION HEAD AND LIQUID EJECTION HEAD
20220153023 · 2022-05-19 ·

A substrate for liquid ejection head comprising, a base material, a heating element including a heating resistor layer for generating thermal energy for discharging a liquid, a wiring layer for supplying electric power to the heating element, and an interlayer insulating film for insulating the heating resistor layer and the wiring layer. A part of a first interlayer insulating film for insulating the heating resistor layer and a first wiring layer adjacent to the heating resistor layer, and a second interlayer insulating film for insulating the first wiring layer and a second wiring layer adjacent to the second interlayer insulating film, includes a material layer represented by Si.sub.wO.sub.xC.sub.yN.sub.z (w+x+y+z=100 (at. %), 37≤w≤60 (at. %), 30≤x≤53 (at. %), 6≤y≤−29 (at. %), 4≤z≤9 (at. %)).

Fluidic dies

A fluidic die may include a fluid channel layer defining a number of fluid channels therein, a slot layer disposed on a side of the fluid channel layer, and a first fluid slot and a second fluid slot defined in the slot layer. At least one of the fluid channels fluidically couples the first fluid slot to the second fluid slot. The first fluid slot and the second fluid slot are defined in the slot layer along a length of the fluidic die.

Head driving device and image forming apparatus including same

There is provided a head driving device for causing a head to discharge droplets. The device includes a drive circuit, a first drive waveform generation circuit, a second drive waveform generation circuit, and a correction circuit. The drive circuit is configured to drive the head based on a plurality of drive waveforms to discharge the droplets. The first drive waveform generation circuit configured to generate a first drive waveform of the plurality of drive waveforms. The second drive waveform generation circuit is configured to generate a second drive waveform of the plurality of drive waveforms. The correction circuit is configured to correct the first drive waveform and the second drive waveform with reference to an intermediate potential.

Inkjet head, inkjet head subassembly, inkjet head assembly and inkjet printer
11760092 · 2023-09-19 · ·

An inkjet head including a flow path unit and a plurality of actuator units, each of the plurality of actuator units has a parallelogram shape defined by two sets of opposing sides, which is substantially parallel to a first direction and a second direction intersecting with each other along a plane, the side of the actuator unit parallel to the second direction is substantially parallel to that of an adjacent actuator unit and is shifted from that of the adjacent actuator unit in the second direction, the plurality of actuator units are inclined with respect to two contour lines of a flow path unit, the two contour lines being parallel with each other and extending in a longitudinal direction of the flow path unit, and centers of gravity of contours of the plurality of actuator units are arranged on substantially one straight line which is parallel to the contour lines.

Printheads

The present disclosure includes a description of an example printhead having multiple ejection dies. The ejection dies are coupled to a temperature sensor and send temperature signals to a controller. The printhead can also include a heater coupled to the ejection dies to apply heat to at least one ejection die.

Venturi inlet printhead

A jetting assembly for ejecting a print material includes an actuator for applying a pressure to the print material, and further includes jetting assembly block that defines a pump chamber, a converging part (i.e., a narrowing taper), and a nozzle bore that ends or terminates in a nozzle from which a drop of the print material is ejected. An implementation can further include a throat and a diverging part that, together with the converging part, forms a venturi. The converging part results in an increase in a velocity of the print material and a decrease in pressure as the print material passes an supply port of a supply channel. The decrease in pressure can result in a replacement of at least a portion of the drop volume within the throat or the nozzle bore even before the drop is ejected from the nozzle.

Venturi inlet printhead

A jetting assembly for ejecting a print material includes an actuator for applying a pressure to the print material, and further includes jetting assembly block that defines a pump chamber, a converging part (i.e., a narrowing taper), and a nozzle bore that ends or terminates in a nozzle from which a drop of the print material is ejected. An implementation can further include a throat and a diverging part that, together with the converging part, forms a venturi. The converging part results in an increase in a velocity of the print material and a decrease in pressure as the print material passes an supply port of a supply channel. The decrease in pressure can result in a replacement of at least a portion of the drop volume within the throat or the nozzle bore even before the drop is ejected from the nozzle.

Inkjet ink for textile printing

An example of an inkjet ink for textile printing includes a polycarbodiimide, a pigment, a sulfonated polyester-polyurethane binder, and a liquid vehicle. Examples of the inkjet ink may be used in textile printing kits and printing methods with a textile fabric. Examples of the textile fabric may be selected from the group consisting of cotton, polyester, nylon, and silk.