A liquid discharging head includes a discharge port that discharges a liquid, a pressure chamber that communicates with the discharge port, and an energy generating element that is disposed in the pressure chamber. In the liquid discharging head, the discharge port is provided with a plurality of projections that project towards a central portion of the discharge port from an inner peripheral edge of the discharge port, and an interval between the projections at a location where the projections are closest to each other is 5 m or less.

There is provided a nozzle substrate including a nozzle hole penetrating in a thickness direction. The nozzle substrate includes a main substrate including a first surface and a second surface, an adhesion layer formed on the second surface of the main substrate, and a water repellent film formed on a surface at an opposite side to the main substrate side of the adhesion layer. The nozzle hole includes a recessed part formed on the first surface of the main substrate, and an ink ejecting path formed on a bottom surface of the recessed part and penetrating a bottom wall of the recessed part. The ink ejecting path includes a first ink ejecting path, a second ink ejecting path, and a third ink ejecting path. An inner circumference surface of the third ink ejecting path is approximately perpendicular to the second surface of the main substrate.

A channel member includes an integrating channel, a plurality of common channels, a plurality of individual channels, and a plurality of ejection ports. The integrating channel extends in a first direction. The plurality of common channels extends in a second direction, is spaced apart from each other in the first direction, and is individually connected to the integrating channel. The plurality of individual channels is connected to the respective plurality of common channels. Each of the plurality of ejection ports is linked with at least one corresponding individual channel. Each of the plurality of common channels includes a first connection region connected to the plurality of individual channels, and a second connection region connected to the integrating channel. Each of the plurality of common channels includes an opening in the second connection region linked with the integrating channel, and a damper in a portion facing the opening.

According to one embodiment, a liquid ejection head, includes a piezoelectric member having grooves extending lengthwise in a first direction. The grooves separate the piezoelectric member into piezoelectric elements spaced from each other in a second direction. A connection portion of the piezoelectric member is under a portion of the grooves in a third direction and connects the piezoelectric elements to each other. Individual electrodes are on a first surface of the piezoelectric member on a first side. A common electrode is on a second surface of the piezoelectric member on a second side. Each groove has a depth on the first side that is deeper than a depth in an end portion on the second side. The depth of each groove in the end portion on the first side reaches through the piezoelectric member to a substrate.

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.

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 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 includes a plurality of ejection ports, a plurality of pressure chambers each communicating with each of the ejection ports, a piezoelectric actuator constituting part of walls of the pressure chambers, and a common liquid chamber containing liquid to be supplied to the pressure chambers. The pressure chambers and the common liquid chamber are opposed with an opposing wall interposed therebetween. The opposing wall faces the wall of the pressure chambers constituted by the piezoelectric actuator. A reinforcing portion that supports the opposing wall is provided in the common liquid chamber.

A liquid ejection head includes a first channel member and a plurality of pressurizing parts. The first channel member includes a plurality of ejection holes, a common channel, a damper chamber, and a damper. The first channel member is configured by a plurality of flat plates including a first plate with the plurality of ejection holes and a second plate adjacent to this. The second plate includes a first part sandwiched between the damper chamber and the first plate. A covering layer is unevenly provided on the first surface of the first part.

A liquid discharge apparatus includes a liquid discharge head including a head module provided with a discharge section configured to be driven by a drive signal and discharge a liquid and a supply section configured to supply the drive signal to the discharge section in accordance with a designation signal for designating an operation in the discharge section, and a state signal output section configured to output a state signal, and a wire section including a first wire to which the state signal is supplied, a second wire configured to supply the designation signal, and a third wire configured to supply the drive signal. The first wire includes a first shielding layer containing a conductive material, a second shielding layer containing a conductive material, and a first conductor provided between the first shielding layer and the second shielding layer, the first conductor being configured to transmit the state signal.