A liquid ejecting head which has a supply path that is used to supply a liquid and a circulation flow path that branches from the supply path and is joined to the supply path again, and communicates with an ejection orifice for ejecting the liquid. The circulation flow path has an energy generating element that is provided facing the ejection orifice and generates energy for ejecting the liquid, and a liquid feed element that is used to circulate the liquid. The energy generating element and the liquid feed element are located at different distances from the supply path, and the circulation flow path has a pressure chamber provided with the energy generating element at a position farthest from the supply path.

A liquid discharge head according to an embodiment includes a head body having a first surface configured to discharge a liquid and a second surface facing the first surface, a drive IC configured to drive the head body, and a head cover configured to cover at least the second surface of the head body while housing the drive IC. The head cover includes a top plate facing the second surface of the head body and a first side plate that is connected to the top plate and that is in contact with the drive IC, and in the head cover, a thickness of the first side plate is thinner than a thickness of the top plate.

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 for ejecting a liquid, includes a base plate extending along a first direction, an actuator unit on the plate and including first piezoelectric elements and one or more support elements arranged along the first direction, a flow path member on the actuator unit and including: pressure chambers each for storing the liquid and having volumes that can be changed by a corresponding one of the first piezoelectric elements, and one or more first openings at positions corresponding to the support elements, and a nozzle plate on the flow path member and including: nozzles through which the liquid in the corresponding pressure chambers are ejected in response to a change in the volume of the corresponding pressure chambers, and one or more second openings connected respectively to the first openings and through which the support elements corresponding to the first openings are visible.

A liquid ejection head includes a plurality of nozzles arranged along a first direction of an ejection surface, a plurality of pressure chambers communicating with the plurality of individual nozzles and provided with actuators configured to apply, to a liquid, pressures for ejecting the liquid from the nozzles, a plurality of discrete flow paths communicating with the plurality of individual pressure chambers, a common flow path communicating with the plurality of individual discrete flow paths via discrete opening portions and extending in the first direction, and a damper mechanism disposed to face the common flow path in a direction crossing the ejection surface to absorb a pressure fluctuation in the liquid in the common flow path. The common flow path is provided with a partition wall disposed between the discrete opening portions adjacent in the first direction to extend in the direction crossing the ejection surface.

A liquid discharge head includes a head body, a driver IC, a housing, a heat dissipation plate, and a pressing member. The head body includes a discharge hole configured to discharge a liquid. The driver IC controls driving of the head body. The housing is located on the head body, and includes an opening at a side surface. The heat dissipation plate is located at the opening of the housing, and is configured to dissipate heat generated by the driver IC. The pressing member presses the driver IC against the heat dissipation plate. In addition, the heat dissipation plate is fixed to the pressing member.

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.

A liquid discharge head includes a flow channel member including a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface, and a pressing unit on the first surface. The flow channel member includes a first discharge hole and a second discharge hole in the second surface, a first individual flow channel connected to the first discharge hole, a first pressurizing chamber on an upstream side of the first discharge hole in the first individual flow channel, a second individual flow channel connected to the second discharge hole, a second pressurizing chamber on an upstream side of the second discharge hole in the second individual flow channel, and a manifold commonly connected to an upstream side of first individual flow channel and an upstream side of the second individual flow channel. The first individual flow channel and the second individual flow channel have an overlapping portion in plan view.

There is provide a liquid discharge head including: a supply manifold; a feedback manifold; and a plurality of individual flow channels having: a supply portion, a descender portion, and a feedback portion. The supply manifold has a plurality of supply ports, and the feedback manifold has a plurality of feedback ports. At least part of the supply manifold overlaps with the feedback manifold in the second direction. The plurality of pressure chambers have first pressure chambers forming a first pressure chamber array and second pressure chambers forming a second pressure chamber array. The first pressure chamber array is arranged at one side, of the supply manifold, in a third direction and the second pressure chamber array is arranged at the other side, of the supply manifold, in the third direction. The first pressure chamber array and the second pressure chamber array are connected to the supply manifold.

A fluid ejection device includes a fluid slot, at least one fluid ejection chamber communicated with the fluid slot, a drop ejecting element within the at least one fluid ejection chamber, a fluid circulation channel communicated with the fluid slot and the at least one fluid ejection chamber, and a fluid circulating element communicated with the fluid circulation channel. The fluid circulating element is to provide on-demand circulation of fluid from the fluid slot through the fluid circulation channel and the at least one fluid ejection chamber.