An inkjet recording device including: inkjet head having a pressure chamber; a first pressure source to adjust ink energy per unit volume to generate “energy per unit volume” P1(Pa) relative to static ink at an atmospheric pressure at a nozzle opening height; a second pressure source to adjust ink energy per unit volume to generate “energy per unit volume” P2(Pa) relative to static ink; and a hardware processor. The first pressure source, pressure chamber, and second pressure source are connected in this order by a flow path. Assuming that a pressure loss occurring from the first pressure source to the nozzle due to circulation flow rate is ΔPa, a proportionality constant of a differential pressure (P1−P2) and ΔPa is “a”, and an appropriate pressure in vicinity of the nozzle opening is Pn, the hardware processor controls pressure to establish P2={Pn−(1−a)P1}/a.

An apparatus for supplying chemical liquid may include at least two ink jet heads, a reservoir for receiving a chemical liquid provided onto a substrate from each of the at least two ink jet heads, a chemical liquid for supplying member providing the chemical liquid to each of the at least two ink jet heads, and a chemical liquid collecting member for drawing and collecting a chemical liquid remained in each of the at least two ink jet heads. One path of the chemical liquid from the chemical liquid supplying member to the chemical liquid collecting member via one of the at least two ink jet heads may be substantially the same as a length of another path the of chemical liquid from the chemical liquid supplying member to the chemical liquid collecting member via the other of the at least two ink jet heads.

A liquid ejecting head has a nozzle forming surface to which a nozzle section through which liquid is ejected is open, wherein an electrostatic propensity of the nozzle section due to contact with the liquid is lower than an electrostatic propensity of the nozzle forming surface due to contact with the liquid. The amount of fluorine per unit area in the nozzle section is smaller than the amount of fluorine per unit area in the nozzle forming surface.

A first channel member of a fluid discharge head includes a plurality of discharge holes, a plurality of pressurization chambers individually linked to the discharge holes, and first and second shared channels linked to the pressurization chambers. The first shared channel opens at a plurality of first openings linked to the pressurization chambers, includes a first connection region that is a range of distribution of the plurality of first openings in the channel direction of the first shared channel. The second shared channel opens at a plurality of second openings linked to the plurality of pressurization chambers. The second shared includes a second connection region that is a range of distribution of the plurality of second openings in the channel direction of the second shared channel. The first channel member further includes a bypass channel linked to the first and second connection regions in parallel with the pressurization chambers.

A first channel member of a fluid discharge head includes a plurality of discharge holes, a plurality of pressurization chambers individually linked to the discharge holes, and first and second shared channels linked to the pressurization chambers. The first shared channel opens at a plurality of first openings linked to the pressurization chambers, includes a first connection region that is a range of distribution of the plurality of first openings in the channel direction of the first shared channel. The second shared channel opens at a plurality of second openings linked to the plurality of pressurization chambers. The second shared includes a second connection region that is a range of distribution of the plurality of second openings in the channel direction of the second shared channel. The first channel member further includes a bypass channel linked to the first and second connection regions in parallel with the pressurization chambers.

The present disclosure is related to a liquid dispensing amount control apparatus. The liquid dispensing amount control apparatus may include at least one nozzle and at least one heating device. The heating device may be configured to heat a position of liquid dispensed from the nozzle to form a droplet.

There are provided an image forming apparatus and an image forming method in which the deformation of an image caused by the deformation of a medium is suppressed in the image formation on a medium to which tension is applied. The image forming apparatus includes an image forming liquid-application amount-information acquisition unit that acquires information about the amount of applied image forming liquid, a tension-information acquisition unit that acquires information about tension applied to a medium, an elastic modulus acquisition unit that acquires an elastic modulus of the medium calculated using the information about the amount of applied image forming liquid, a medium deformation amount-calculation unit that calculates the amount of deformation of the medium using tension information and the elastic modulus, and an image conversion section that converts the image data into converted image data, which represents a converted image to be formed on the medium in a state where the tension is applied. The image forming apparatus forms an image on the medium, to which the tension is applied, on the basis of the converted image data.

An inkjet recording device including: inkjet head having a pressure chamber; a first pressure source to adjust ink energy per unit volume to generate energy per unit volume P1(Pa) relative to static ink at an atmospheric pressure at a nozzle opening height; a second pressure source to adjust ink energy per unit volume to generate energy per unit volume P2(Pa) relative to static ink; and a hardware processor. The first pressure source, pressure chamber, and second pressure source are connected in this order by a flow path. Assuming that a pressure loss occurring from the first pressure source to the nozzle due to circulation flow rate is ?Pa, a proportionality constant of a differential pressure (P1?P2) and ?Pa is a, and an appropriate pressure in vicinity of the nozzle opening is Pn, the hardware processor controls pressure to establish P2={Pn?(1?a)P1}/a.

A liquid ejecting head has a nozzle forming surface to which a nozzle section through which liquid is ejected is open, wherein an electrostatic propensity of the nozzle section due to contact with the liquid is lower than an electrostatic propensity of the nozzle forming surface due to contact with the liquid. The amount of fluorine per unit area in the nozzle section is smaller than the amount of fluorine per unit area in the nozzle forming surface.

Provided is a pressure control device for stably controlling the internal air pressure of a reservoir. The pressure control device includes: an input terminal receiving source air pressure; an intake valve connected between the input terminal and an output terminal; an exhaust valve connected to the output terminal; a pressure sensor connected to the output terminal and generating a sensed value by sensing pressure at the output terminal; and a controller simultaneously operating the intake valve and the exhaust valve by simultaneously operating a first control loop for adjusting the degree of opening of the intake valve by comparing the sensed value with a first target value and a second control loop for adjusting the degree of opening of the exhaust valve by comparing the sensed value with a second target value.