Patent classifications
B41J2/1429
HEAD UNIT AND LIQUID EJECTION APPARATUS
A head unit includes: a head module having a nozzle surface; a casing; a first connector having a first communication opening; a second connector having a second communication opening; a first liquid-passage tube connected to the first communication opening; first and second branch-liquid-passage tubes connected to the first liquid-passage tube; a first tube joint connecting the first liquid-passage tube to the first and second branch-liquid-passage tubes; a second liquid-passage tube connected to the second communication opening; third and fourth branch-liquid-passage tubes connected to the second liquid-passage tube; and a second tube joint connecting the second liquid-passage tube to the third and fourth branch-liquid-passage tubes. The first tube joint is disposed between the second connector and the second tube joint when viewed in a direction parallel with the nozzle surface.
LIQUID DISCHARGE HEAD AND LIQUID DISCHARGE APPARATUS
A liquid discharge head includes a first housing, a sealing member, and a second housing. The first housing includes a nozzle from which a liquid is dischargeable and a liquid chamber communicating with the nozzle. The sealing member openably closes the nozzle. The second housing includes a moving member and a container. The moving member moves a portion of the sealing member between a first position at which the portion of the sealing member contacts the nozzle to close the nozzle and a second position at which the portion of the sealing member is separated from the nozzle to open the nozzle. The container stores and holds the moving member in the container. The sealing member is sandwiched between the first housing and the second housing to partition the liquid chamber and the container.
Liquid discharge head, and recording device using the same
A liquid discharge head is configured to achieve decrease in temperature difference in the liquid discharge head, and includes a recording device including the liquid discharge head. The liquid discharge head includes a channel member having a plurality of discharge holes, a plurality of pressurization chambers, and a plurality of common channels, and a plurality of pressurizing parts. The plurality of common channels extends in a first direction and configures a common channel group aligned in a second direction crossing the first direction, the common channels are connected with the plurality of pressurization chambers disposed along the common channels among the plurality of pressurization chambers, and the channel member is disposed outside, in the second direction, with respect to the common channel group, and further includes a first end channel extending in the first direction, and the first end channel is lower in channel resistance than the common channels.
LIQUID DISCHARGE MODULE, LIQUID DISCHARGE HEAD, AND LIQUID DISCHARGE APPARATUS
A liquid discharge module includes a valve body configured to openably close a nozzle; a driving body configured to expand and contract in a longitudinal direction of the driving body; a holding body holding the driving body and supporting the valve body at one end of the holding body in the longitudinal direction; a housing having a cylindrical shape and accommodating the holding body; a fixing member contacting against another end of the holding body in the longitudinal direction and including a slotted groove having a gap extending in the longitudinal direction, the fixing member fixed to the housing; and an expansion member configured to widen the gap of the slotted groove to fix an outer peripheral face of the fixing member to an inner peripheral face of the housing.
Liquid ejecting head and liquid ejecting apparatus
A liquid ejecting head includes a first case that houses a flow path member that is provided with a liquid flow path, a second case that includes a head unit, a seal member that includes a connecting portion that seals and liquid-tightly connects the liquid flow path on a first case side and a liquid flow path on a second case side. The liquid ejecting head ejects a liquid supplied from the flow path member from a nozzle of the head unit. A flow path-isolating member having higher gas barrier property than the seal member is disposed between the first case and the seal member. The flow path member is disposed in a sealed space that is defined in the first case by a flow path-isolating member being joined to the first case.
Piezoelectric liquid ejection device with electrodes formed on partition wall surfaces
A liquid ejection device includes a piezoelectric transducer having a plurality of pressure chambers, a plurality of partitions dividing the plurality of pressure chambers, and a plurality of electrodes formed in the plurality of pressure chambers, respectively. The plurality of partitions each includes a first side wall and a second side wall that is positioned on a back surface side of the first side wall. The first side wall includes a first wall surface positioned at an upper portion thereof, the first wall surface being positioned so as to be set back in a normal direction from a second wall surface positioned below the first wall surface. A first electrode is formed on the second wall surface, and a second electrode is formed on the second side wall. An upper end of the second electrode is higher than an upper end of the first electrode.
LIQUID EJECTION DEVICE
A liquid ejection device, including a piezoelectric transducer including a plurality of pressure chambers; a plurality of partitions dividing the plurality of pressure chambers; and a plurality of electrodes formed in the plurality of pressure chambers, respectively, wherein the plurality of partitions each include a first side wall and a second side wall that is positioned on a back surface side of the first side wall, wherein the first side wall includes a first wall surface positioned in an upper portion thereof, the first side wall being positioned so as to be set back from a second wall surface positioned below the first wall surface, a first electrode is formed on the second wall surface, a second electrode is formed on the second side wall, and a height of an upper end of the second electrode is larger than a height of an upper end of the first electrode.
LIQUID DISCHARGE HEAD, HEAD UNIT, AND LIQUID DISCHARGE APPARATUS
A liquid discharge head includes a nozzle plate, a liquid chamber, multiple liquid supply channel, a valve, a piezoelectric body, and circuitry. The nozzle plate has a nozzle from which a liquid is discharged. The liquid chamber communicates with the nozzle. The multiple liquid supply channels communicate with the liquid chamber and supply the liquid to the liquid chamber from different directions, respectively. The valve opens and closes the nozzle. The piezoelectric body moves the valve to open and close the nozzle. The circuitry drives the piezoelectric body to move the valve toward the nozzle to discharge the liquid from the nozzle.
LIQUID DISCHARGE HEAD AND LIQUID DISCHARGE APPARATUS
A liquid discharge head includes: a discharge port, from which a liquid is to be discharged; and an openably closing valve configured to move in a moving direction toward the discharge port to openably close the discharge port, the openably closing valve including a core, wherein the core has a core end at one end of the core opposing the discharge port, the core end has: a concave in the core end, the concave recessed in a direction opposite to the discharge port; and an elastic member covering the concave and an outer side face of the core end continuously.
Liquid discharge head and liquid discharge apparatus
A liquid discharge head includes a first housing, a sealing member, and a second housing. The first housing includes a nozzle from which a liquid is dischargeable and a liquid chamber communicating with the nozzle. The sealing member openably closes the nozzle. The second housing includes a moving member and a container. The moving member moves a portion of the sealing member between a first position at which the portion of the sealing member contacts the nozzle to close the nozzle and a second position at which the portion of the sealing member is separated from the nozzle to open the nozzle. The container stores and holds the moving member in the container. The sealing member is sandwiched between the first housing and the second housing to partition the liquid chamber and the container.