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20080235947 | LIQUID EJECTING HEAD - A conductive nozzle plate is formed with a nozzle orifice. An insulative layer is formed on a first face of the nozzle plate. A head body includes a pressure chamber adapted to contain liquid therein and a pressure generating element operable to cause pressure fluctuation in the liquid. The head body is attached to a second face of the nozzle plate so as to communicate the pressure chamber with the nozzle orifice. The second face of the nozzle plate and the head body are fixed to a head case. A conductive head cover covers a part of the first face of the nozzle plate while exposing the nozzle orifice. A part of the nozzle plate and the head cover directly come into contact with each other. | 10-02-2008 |
20080244906 | METHOD OF PRODUCING AN ELASTIC PLATE MEMBER FOR A LIQUID JET HEAD - A method for producing an elastic plate for a liquid jet head, which includes etching a rolled metal plate based on a rolling direction of the rolled metal plate, to form an etched portion and a non-etched portion on the rolled metal plate. The thickness of the etched portion is thinner than the thickness of the non-etched portion and the rolling direction is substantially perpendicular to a long side of the rolled metal plate. | 10-09-2008 |
20080250642 | LIQUID EJECTION HEAD, LIQUID EJECTION APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING LIQUID EJECTION HEAD - A liquid ejection head includes a liquid chamber configured to contain liquid to be ejected from a nozzle, a liquid ejection member including the nozzle, and an energy generating element configured to provide energy to the liquid contained in the liquid chamber. The energy generating element ejects the liquid contained in the liquid chamber from the nozzle as a liquid droplet. A depression is formed on a surface of the liquid ejection member around the nozzle such that an opening of the depression has a width greater than a width of an opening of the nozzle and the nozzle is positioned at the bottom of the depression. The interior angle of the bottom corner of the depression is determined to be greater than 90 degrees. | 10-16-2008 |
20080271316 | Ink remainder detecting module for ink jet apparatus, ink container with same and ink jet apparatus - An ink remaining amount detection module, mountable to an ink container, for detection of an ink remaining amount in an ink container for ink jet recording, the ink remaining amount detection module, includes a support substrate; at least one detection electrode provided on one side of the support substrate; and readable and writable non-volatile information storing means provided on the one side of the support substrate; and information transmitting means, provided on the support substrate, for transmitting, to an outside, information relating to an ink remaining amount which is provided depending on whether the detection electrode is contacted to ink, and for receiving, from an outside, information to be written in the information storing element. | 11-06-2008 |
20080295332 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING INK JET RECORDING HEAD - A manufacturing method for an ink jet recording head, includes preparing a recording element substrate provided with energy generating means for generating energy for ejecting liquid, two opposing sides opposed to each other, an electrode portion disposed along a side sandwiched between the opposing sides to supply electric power to the energy generating means; preparing an electric wiring member provided with wiring leads for supplying electric power to the electrode portion from an outside, the electric wiring member being provided with sides opposed to the opposing sides of the recording element substrate and to the side sandwiched between the opposing sides; forming an electrical connecting portion at least one of the opposing sides by connecting the electrode portion and the wiring lead with each other; providing a gap L | 12-04-2008 |
20080295333 | Method of manufacturing a piezoelectric ink jet device - A method of manufacturing a piezoelectric ink jet device having a pressure chamber, a flexible membrane delimiting the pressure chamber, a piezoelectric actuator mounted on the membrane, and a rigid substrate attached to the side of the membrane carrying the actuator, which includes the steps of providing the piezoelectric actuator with an electrode on at least one side, attaching the actuator with its electrode side to a carrier plate, bonding the rigid substrate to the side of the carrier plate carrying the actuator, and removing material from the carrier plate on the side opposite to the actuator and leaving only a thin layer of the carrier plate which then forms the membrane. | 12-04-2008 |
20080313900 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING INKJET PRINT HEAD - A method of manufacturing an inkjet print head simplifies a manufacturing process and uniformly forms an ink channel and includes forming a chamber layer using a low-speed optical hardening material on a substrate, hardening regions of the chamber layer for the wall of an ink channel by selectively exposing the chamber layer to light, forming a nozzle layer using a high-speed optical hardening material, having a higher optical reaction speed than that of the low-speed optical hardening material, on the chamber layer, hardening regions of the nozzle layer other than nozzles by selectively exposing the nozzle layer to light, and forming the ink channel and the nozzles by developing the chamber layer and the non-exposed regions of the nozzle layer. | 12-25-2008 |
20080313901 | Method of Manufacturing an Ink Jet Printhead - This invention relates to a method of manufacturing an ink jet printhead, said printhead comprising a substrate and an ink barrier layer formed on said substrate, said method comprising the steps of: arranging a nozzle plate in which there is formed a plurality of nozzles suitable for the ejection of ink drops, said nozzle plate comprising an upper surface and a lower surface, said upper surface being on the side of the ejection of ink drops and said lower surface being opposite to said upper surface; depositing on said upper surface a first coating including a first layer comprising silicon carbide, while maintaining said nozzle plate at a first deposition temperature not larger than 250° C.; depositing on said lower surface a second coating including a second layer comprising silicon carbide, while maintaining said nozzle plate at a second deposition temperature not larger than 250° C.; positioning said nozzle plate onto said ink barrier layer by bringing into contact said second coating layer ( | 12-25-2008 |
20090007428 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING LIQUID DISCHARGE HEAD - A method of manufacturing a liquid discharge head including a plurality of passages on a substrate, the passages communicating with a plurality of discharge ports configured to discharge liquid. The method includes the step of forming first to fourth patterns, the first pattern having a shape of one passage of the passages, the second pattern having a shape of other passage of the passages, the third pattern being formed near the first pattern, the fourth pattern being formed near the second pattern, the first to fourth patterns being formed on the substrate. The method also includes coating the substrate with a cover layer covering the first to fourth patterns, removing the first pattern to form the one passage, and removing the second pattern to form the other passage. | 01-08-2009 |
20090007429 | Liquid-supplying member, liquid-ejecting apparatus, attaching method, liquid delivery tube, and liquid delivery tube production method - A connection part is attached to an end of a liquid delivery tube, the connection part being provided with a flow path for changing the flowing direction of a liquid. A method for attaching the connection part to the liquid delivery tube comprises the steps of: preparing a pin having a leading end portion of substantially the same section as that of the flow path of the liquid delivery tube and an arcuate portion which curves in an arc from the leading end portion so as to have a substantially constant section; inserting the leading end portion of the pin into the flow path from at least one end of the liquid delivery tube; placing dies so as to enclose at least one end of the liquid delivery tube; forming the connection part by outsert molding from resin which fills the dies in which the liquid delivery tube and the pin are placed; and extracting the pin from the liquid delivery tube in a direction along the arcuate shape of the pin after removal of the dies from the liquid delivery tube and the connection part. | 01-08-2009 |
20090025221 | LIQUID DISCHARGE HEAD MANUFACTURING METHOD - A manufacturing method for a liquid discharge head that includes a discharge port forming die member, where discharge ports for discharging liquid are formed, and liquid flow paths that communicate with the discharge ports, includes the steps of mounting, on a substrate, a first side wall forming member for forming portions of side walls of the liquid flow paths, forming, on the first side wall forming member, a first photosensitive material layer that serves as a second side wall forming member for formation of the other portions of the side walls, patterning the first photosensitive material layer to provide the second side wall forming member, forming, on the second side wall forming member, a second photosensitive material layer that serves as the discharge port forming member, and patterning the second photosensitive material layer to provide the discharge ports. | 01-29-2009 |
20090038152 | Method for producing ink-jet head and ink-jet head - A method for producing an ink-jet head includes forming a buffer layer on an upper surface of a vibration plate, and forming a piezoelectric precursor layer on an entire upper surface of a surface layer, the piezoelectric precursor layer being converted into a piezoelectric sheet. The buffer layer is formed of a material with which mutual diffusion between the piezoelectric precursor layer and the buffer layer is hardly caused as compared with mutual diffusion between the piezoelectric precursor layer and the vibration plate with which no buffer layer is provided. A stack, in which the buffer layer and the piezoelectric precursor layer are formed, is heated at a predetermined temperature, and the piezoelectric precursor layer is calcinated to form the piezoelectric sheet. It is possible to suppress the deterioration of the performance of the piezoelectric member. | 02-12-2009 |
20090056128 | METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING AN INK CARTRIDGE - A method for manufacturing an ink cartridge includes the step of connecting a film or a pair of films to a frame. The films and the frame define an ink chamber therein, and the ink cartridge includes the films and the frame. The method also includes the step of positioning a patterned member adjacent to the films. The patterned member includes a first pattern, and the first pattern includes a first portion and a second portion which is raised with respect to the first portion. Moreover, the method includes the step of forming a second pattern corresponding to the first pattern on the films by generating a pressure differential between a pressure inside the ink chamber and a pressure outside the ink chamber, in which the pressure differential draws the films into contact with the first pattern. | 03-05-2009 |
20090056129 | Method for Manufacturing Liquid Ejecting Head and Method for Manufacturing Liquid Ejecting Apparatus - A method for manufacturing a liquid ejecting head that has: positioning an actuator unit, which has a plurality of driving elements, and a line member, which applies a driving signal to the driving element, with an anisotropic electro-conductive material being sandwiched between the actuator unit and the line member in such a manner that the actuator unit and the line member substantially overlap each other when viewed in plan; and applying pressure to an overlapping area where the actuator unit and the line member substantially overlap each other when viewed in plan with the use of a compression bonding device so as to adhere the actuator unit and the line member to each other as a result of compression. | 03-05-2009 |
20090064501 | Method of Manufacturing Liquid Container and Liquid Container Manufactured Using the Same - A liquid container manufacturing method including a storage container which is storable a liquid receptacle, and including preparing the liquid container for which a liquid housed in the liquid receptacle is supplied to the outside via a flow path inside a liquid volume detector device, filling the liquid in the liquid receptacle stored in the storage container, and connecting the liquid volume detector device to the liquid receptacle filled with liquid. | 03-12-2009 |
20090071004 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING FLUID EJECTING HEAD AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING FLUID EJECTING APPARATUS - A method for manufacturing a fluid ejecting head includes providing a channel unit including a vibrating plate and having nozzle opening through which fluid is ejected and pressure chamber that communicate with the nozzle opening. A piezoelectric unit includes a piezoelectric element that vibrates the vibrating plate of the channel unit. A securing plate secures the piezoelectric element. A head case having a housing chamber is used to house the piezoelectric unit, such that the piezoelectric element is pressed against the vibrating plate. The piezoelectric unit is pushed in a housing direction such that a portion of the piezoelectric unit is pressed against a sidewall of the housing chamber. The piezoelectric element and the vibrating plate, and the securing plate and the head case, respectively, are secured to each other by bonding them together while the piezoelectric unit is being pressed against the vibrating plate and the sidewall. | 03-19-2009 |
20090077803 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING FLOW CHANNEL SUBSTRATE FOR LIQUID EJECTION HEAD - A method of manufacturing a flow channel substrate for a liquid ejection head, includes at least the steps of: forming, on a substrate, a sacrificial layer which is made of a dissolvable resin and has a liquid flow channel shape; forming a lyophobic film on the substrate and the sacrificial layer; applying, by heat treatment, a rounded shape to a corner section of the sacrificial layer on a side which is not in contact with the substrate; removing the lyophobic film after the heat treatment; forming a coating resin layer on the substrate and the sacrificial layer after the lyophobic film is removed; patterning the coating resin layer; and dissolving the sacrificial layer. | 03-26-2009 |
20090094833 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING INK JET PRINT HEAD - The present invention provides a method of manufacturing an ink jet print head which allows an adhesive bonding a printing element substrate to a support member to be temporarily hardened efficiently and stably in a short time so as to achieve bonding with no air path or the like created at a bonding interface. Thus, electrothermal transducing elements in the printing element substrate generate heat to temporarily harden the adhesive. | 04-16-2009 |
20090094834 | Micro-fluid Ejection Device Having High Resistance Heater Film - A process for making a fluid ejector head for a micro-fluid ejection device. In one embodiment, the process comprises depositing a thin film resistive layer on a substrate to provide a plurality of thin film heaters. The thin film resistive layer comprises a tantalum-aluminum-nitride material consisting essentially of AlN, TaN, and TaAl alloys, and containing from about 30 to about 70 atomic % tantalum, from about 10 to about 40 atomic % aluminum and from about 5 to about 30 atomic % nitrogen. | 04-16-2009 |
20090100677 | IMPRINTING METHOD, INFORMATION RECORDING MEDIUM MANUFACTURING METHOD, AND IMPRINTING SYSTEM - An imprinting method which is capable of forming desired concave/convex patterns on opposite surfaces of a substrate with high accuracy while making it possible to easily peel both stampers off the substrate after completion of a pressing process. As one stamper formed with one concave/convex pattern and the other stamper formed with the other concave/convex pattern for transferring the respective patterns to opposite surfaces of a substrate, there used are one stamper and the other stamper which have similar shapes in plan view and plane areas larger than that of the substrate. The one and the other stampers are pressed against opposite surfaces of the substrate, respectively, such that at least part of an outer periphery of one of the two stampers does not overlap the other in a direction of a thickness of the substrate. | 04-23-2009 |
20090113710 | Method for fabricating a transducer with improved thickness uniformity - A system for fabricating a transducer for an ink jet imaging device comprises a transducer assembly including a transducer overlying at least a portion of a flexible carrier. The transducer has a top surface extending a first distance from the carrier. A spacer overlies a portion of the carrier not covered by the transducer. The spacer has a top surface extending a second distance form the carrier. The second distance is less than the first distance and corresponds to a target thickness for the transducer. A lapping tool is configured to lap the top surface of the transducer. The system includes a detector for detecting when the lapping tool contacts the lapping spacer. | 05-07-2009 |
20090133256 | MANUFACTURING METHOD OF LIQUID EJECTION HEAD - A manufacturing method of a liquid ejection head provided with a flow passage communicating with an ejection outlet for ejecting liquid includes steps of preparing a substrate on which a flow passage wall forming member for forming a part of a wall of the flow passage and a solid layer having a shape of a part of the flow passage contact each other, wherein the flow passage wall forming member has a height, from a surface of the substrate, substantially equal to that of the solid layer; providing on the solid layer a pattern having a shape of another part of the flow passage; providing a coating layer, for forming another part of the wall of the flow passage, so as to coat the pattern; providing the ejection outlet to the coating layer; and forming the flow passage by removing the solid layer and the pattern. | 05-28-2009 |
20090139087 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ACTUATORS, A METHOD OF MEASURING A THICKNESS OF AN ACTIVE LAYER OF AN ACTUATOR, A METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A RECORDING HEAD, AND A RECORDING DEVICE - A method of manufacturing actuators includes the step of measuring an absolute value of a coercive voltage of an active layer. The method further includes the step of sorting the actuators based at least on the coercive voltage. | 06-04-2009 |
20090165300 | MANUFACTURING METHOD OF A LIQUID EJECTING HEAD AND A LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS WITH SAID HEAD - A liquid ejecting head which has a first substrate and a second substrate having a burr resulting from press working formed at one side thereof is manufactured by the first joining step of joining the first substrate to the non-burred other side of the second substrate and the second joining step of disposing a sheet for protecting the shape of the burr on one side of the second substrate and joining the second substrate and the first substrate joined in the first step by holding between pressing members in such a manner that the sheet is in contact with the burr. | 07-02-2009 |
20090183368 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING INK JET RECORDING HEAD - A method of manufacturing an ink jet recording head includes the steps of: forming an adhesive layers and the side walls of a flow path on a substrate; pasting a dry film, which is a part of a flow path forming member, on the side walls; and forming discharge ports in the layer. | 07-23-2009 |
20090193658 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SUBSTRATES WITH FEEDTHROUGH ELECTRODES FOR INKJET HEADS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING INKJET HEADS - A method of producing substrate 3 having feedthrough electrodes for an inkjet head, including: a step of forming grooves in the substrate | 08-06-2009 |
20090211093 | LIQUID EJECTION ELEMENT AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR - A manufacturing method for manufacturing a liquid ejection element including a liquid flow path which is open at an ejection outlet for ejecting liquid, and an energy generating member for generating energy usable for ejecting the liquid from liquid flow path through the ejection outlet, the manufacturing method, includes a step of forming the energy generating member on a front side of a substrate; a step of forming a top plate member on the side having the energy generating member formed by the energy generating member forming step, wherein the top plate member is a member in which the liquid flow path and the ejection outlet are formed; and a step of thinning the substrate, having the top plate member formed thereon by the top plate member forming step, from a back side thereof. | 08-27-2009 |
20090293277 | PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURING LAMINATED STRUCTURE AND PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURING INKJET RECORDING HEAD - A laminated structure | 12-03-2009 |
20090300915 | Method Of Producing An Inkjet Printhead - A method of producing a pagewidth inkjet printhead. The method includes forming a substrate having defined therein a nozzle chamber operable to receive and store a fluid, the chamber fed at one side by an inlet passage; forming a nozzle plate in-situ on the substrate to define a nozzle opening on an opposite side of the nozzle chamber to the inlet passage; and forming a heater element between the nozzle opening and the inlet passage, the heater element having two planar opposite sides, the heater element arranged to be in direct contact with the fluid in the nozzle chamber at the two planar opposite sides. The step of forming the nozzle plate includes a first stage of forming a recess in the nozzle plate in a region outside of an area in which the nozzle opening will later be formed, and a second stage of etching within the area to form the nozzle opening. | 12-10-2009 |
20090300916 | Inkjet Printhead Production Method - A method of producing an ink jet printhead includes steps of forming a substrate having defined therein a nozzle chamber for receiving and storing a fluid, the chamber fed at one side by an inlet passage; forming a nozzle plate in-situ on the substrate to define a nozzle opening on an opposite side of the nozzle chamber to the inlet passage; and forming first and second heater elements suspended between the nozzle opening and the inlet passage, the heater elements having two opposite planar sides and positioned to be in direct thermal contact with the fluid stored in the nozzle chamber at both opposed planar sides. The first heater element is formed on a different layer to the second heater element. The first heater element is formed with a surface area larger than that the second heater element. | 12-10-2009 |
20090307905 | DROPLET DISCHARGING HEAD AND MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR THE SAME, AND DROPLET DISCHARGING DEVICE - A droplet discharging head comprises a pressure chamber in which fluid is filled through a channel, and a nozzle that is connected to the pressure chamber and which discharges the fluid as a droplet. After the droplet discharging head is assembled, at least the wall surfaces contacting the fluid are coated with a carbonized silicon film. | 12-17-2009 |
20090313826 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A PIEZOELECTRIC ACTUATOR AND LIQUID EJECTION HEAD - The method of manufacturing a piezoelectric actuator includes the steps of: carrying out a first heat treatment of a diaphragm of stainless steel containing iron, chromium and aluminum, in a gas containing oxygen, so as to form an aluminum oxide film on a first surface of the diaphragm and form a chromium oxide film between the aluminum oxide film and the first surface of the diaphragm; forming a lower electrode on the aluminum oxide film; forming a piezoelectric body on a surface of the lower electrode reverse to a surface of the lower electrode on which the chromium oxide film and the aluminum oxide film are formed; forming an upper electrode on a surface of the piezoelectric body reverse to a surface of the piezoelectric body on which the lower electrode is formed; and calcining the piezoelectric body by carrying out a second heat treatment of the diaphragm with which the piezoelectric body is provided. | 12-24-2009 |
20090320289 | METHOD OF FORMING A PRINTHEAD - A method of manufacturing a printhead includes providing a polymeric substrate having a surface; providing a patterned material layer on the surface of the polymeric substrate; and removing at least some of the polymeric substrate not covered by the patterned material layer using an etching process. | 12-31-2009 |
20100011577 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING LIQUID STORAGE CONTAINER - An ink absorption member is inserted into a tank case and positioned to define an open space V between its bottom surface and the tank case bottom. Sequentially, then, one ink injection needle is inserted through the ink absorption member in the tank case until the tip enters the open space V. Thereafter, ink injection is begun by supplying ink through the injection needle tip. As this process proceeds, the open space V is filled with ink, the upper surface of which serves as an interface, parallel to the tank case bottom. This parallel state is maintained as the ink permeates the ink absorption member, so that the process can be uniformly completed. Further, since the open space V is filled first, the ink injection speed is not overly slow, when compared with a process during which ink is directly injected into the ink absorption member. | 01-21-2010 |
20100037460 | LIQUID DISCHARGE HEAD AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF THE SAME - A liquid discharge head includes a substrate having an energy generating element configured to generate energy required to discharge liquid, a discharge port configured to discharge the liquid and provided in an opposed relationship to the energy generating element, a wall member defining a chamber adapted to store the energy required to discharge liquid the energy being generated by the energy generating element, a discharge portion defining a fluid path connecting the chamber and the discharge port, a supply path facilitating supplying the liquid into the chamber, and a pair of hollow portions provided in the wall member, wherein the hollow portions oppose each other and sandwich at least the entire discharge port in a direction from the discharge port to the substrate, and the hollow portions are independent of the chamber. | 02-18-2010 |
20100050436 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING INKJET HEAD - Disclosed is a method of manufacturing an inkjet head discharging ink. The method in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention can include: heating the inkjet head to a temperature over a melting point of a filler; filling the inkjet head with the filler such that a gap inside the inkjet head is filled with the filler; and discharging the filler out of the inkjet head such that the filler in the gap of the inkjet head remains. | 03-04-2010 |
20100050437 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING RECORDING HEAD - Provided is a method of manufacturing a recording head including a recording element substrate provided with an energy-generating element which generates energy used for discharging ink and an ink-supplying port through which ink is supplied to the energy-generating element, and a supporting member which supports the recording element substrate, the recording element substrate and the supporting member being bonded and fixed together by an ultraviolet curable adhesive, the method including applying ultraviolet light, along a line of intersection between a wall surface in the longitudinal direction of the ink-supplying port and a wall surface in the lateral direction of the ink-supplying port, toward a corner which is an intersection point among a side on the supporting member side of the wall surface in the longitudinal direction, a side on the supporting member side of the wall surface in the lateral direction, and the line of intersection. | 03-04-2010 |
20100058587 | SPACER ARRANGING METHOD - A technique for arranging spacers with no streaks is provided. On columns of a light-shielding zone of a coating object, ejection positions are set and stored as temporary ejection positions in a memory unit. Random numbers of positive or negative real values are generated by a random number generating function. Every time a positive or negative random number is generated, one temporary ejection position and one random number are correlated to each other and stored as a random number coefficient R. Assuming that the coordinate of the temporary ejection position is expressed by (X, Y), a corrected ejection position (X+L×R, Y) is determined by multiplying the stored random number coefficient R with the interval L between the adjacent temporary ejection positions in the same column, and adding the value of the coordinate X to the multiplied value. The determined corrected ejection position is stored. | 03-11-2010 |
20100064517 | Method Of Producing Pagewidth Inkjet Printhead - A method of producing a pagewidth inkjet printhead includes forming a substrate having defined therein a nozzle chamber operable to receive and store a fluid, the chamber fed at one side by an inlet passage; forming a nozzle plate in-situ on the substrate to define a nozzle opening on an opposite side of the nozzle chamber to the inlet passage; and forming a heater element including an electrically conductive element between the nozzle opening and the inlet passage, the heater element formed such that the electrically conductive element is in direct contact with the fluid in the nozzle chamber. The heater element is cantilever supported at one end by the nozzle chamber. The electrically conductive element includes two major face, a first major face facing the nozzle opening, and a second major face facing the inlet passage, the first and second major faces both in direct contact with the fluid in the nozzle chamber. | 03-18-2010 |
20100071210 | METHODS FOR FABRICATING FACEPLATE OF SEMICONDUCTOR APPARATUS - A method for manufacturing a faceplate of a semiconductor apparatus is provided. The method includes selecting a size of a tool in response to a predetermined specification of a predetermined gas parameter. The tool is used to form the holes within the faceplate. A first gas parameter of the holes of the faceplate is measured by an apparatus to determine if the measured first gas parameter of the holes of the faceplate is within the predetermined specification. | 03-25-2010 |
20100071211 | LIQUID EJECTING HEAD MANUFACTURING METHOD - A method of manufacturing a liquid ejecting head that ejects a liquid supplied from a liquid storing member through a liquid supply path. The method includes positioning a filter to a first or second supply member by using positioning pins upon disposing the filter between first and second liquid supply paths. The first supply member has the first liquid supply path. The second supply member has the second liquid supply path on the side of one surface of the first supply member to communicate with the first liquid supply path. At least the first supply member and the second supply member are integrated such that a fixed portion is molded by injecting a resin material from an injection portion of a mold at a position where the first and second liquid supply paths are interposed between the positioning pins. | 03-25-2010 |
20100071212 | INK JET RECORDING HEAD AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - An ink jet recording head is formed by laminating a nozzle plate, ink pool plates, a through plate, an ink supply path plate, a pressure chamber plate and a vibrating plate in order. These members of the head are bonded to each other with an adhesive. An inner wall of an ink channel is covered with a channel film for continuously covering the entire inner wall. | 03-25-2010 |
20100077613 | LIQUID EJECTING HEAD, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING LIQUID EJECTING HEAD, AND LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS - A method for manufacturing a liquid ejecting head is provided. The liquid ejecting head has nozzle openings and ejects liquid supplied through a liquid supply passage from the nozzle openings. The manufacturing method includes: disposing a filtering member between a first supply member and a second supply member, the first supply member having one part of the liquid supply passage formed therein, the second supply member having the other part or another part of the liquid supply passage formed therein, the second supply member being disposed over one surface of the first supply member; and injecting a resin material over the one surface of the first supply member to cover a part of the second supply member for molding a fixation member and fixing the first supply member and the second supply member into a single-piece member as a result of the molding, wherein a convex is formed on a surface of the fixation member in the mold fixation of the first supply member and the second supply member, and a concave is formed in the surface of the fixation member in the mold fixation of the first supply member and the second supply member. | 04-01-2010 |
20100101087 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING FLOW CHANNEL SUBSTRATE FOR LIQUID EJECTION HEAD - A method of manufacturing a flow channel substrate for a liquid ejection head, includes at least the steps of: forming, on a substrate, a sacrificial layer which is made of a dissolvable resin and has a liquid flow channel shape; forming a lyophobic film on the substrate and the sacrificial layer; applying, by heat treatment, a rounded shape to a corner section of the sacrificial layer on a side which is not in contact with the substrate; removing the lyophobic film after the heat treatment; forming a coating resin layer on the substrate and the sacrificial layer after the lyophobic film is removed; patterning the coating resin layer; and dissolving the sacrificial layer. | 04-29-2010 |
20100107411 | INKJET HEAD MANUFACTURING METHOD - An inkjet head manufacturing method is disclosed. The method of manufacturing an inkjet bead including a plurality of chambers, configured to contain ink; and an actuator, configured to provide pressure to the chamber, which includes forming a piezoelectric element on one side of the inkjet head that is adjacent to the chambers; forming the actuator(s) by dicing the piezoelectric element such that the piezoelectric element is divided and placed corresponding to a position of the chamber(s); and etching one side of the inkjet head such that a part of the piezoelectric element remaining between the adjacent actuators, can manufacture an inkjet head having a thin-film actuator reducing the cross talk by removing a part of the piezoelectric element remaining between the actuators of the inkjet head. | 05-06-2010 |
20100107412 | INK-JET HEAD AND ITS MANUFACTURE METHOD - An ink jet head is formed of a nozzle material composed of a condensation product comprising a hydrolysable silane compound having a fluorine-containing group and a photo-polymerizable resin composition. | 05-06-2010 |
20100122460 | CHANNEL FORMING METHOD, CHANNEL FORMING BODY, AND ASSEMBLY PARTS OF THE CHANNEL FORMING BODY - A channel forming method includes: forming a first member having a fitting groove and a second member which is to be fitted into the fitting groove; fitting the second member into the fitting groove; and joining joint peripheral portions of the first member and the second member by heating from outside the fitted second member, and a channel is foamed by channel grooves formed in a bottom portion of the fitting groove and a facing surface of the second member facing the bottom portion. | 05-20-2010 |
20100132196 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING INK-JET HEAD - Disclosed is a method of manufacturing an ink-jet head including a plurality of chambers, a membrane covering the plurality of chambers, and a plurality of actuators separated from one another by a virtual dividing line on the membrane such that pressure is applied to each of the plurality of chambers. The method in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention includes: forming a groove at a position on one surface of a piezoelectric member, the position corresponding to the position of the dividing line; bonding the one surface of the piezoelectric member to the membrane, the one surface of the piezoelectric member having the groove formed therein; and processing the other surface of the piezoelectric member such that the groove is exposed. | 06-03-2010 |
20100146787 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING LIQUID DISCHARGE HEAD - A Method for manufacturing a liquid discharge head having a flow path forming member for forming a liquid flow path which communicates with a discharge port discharging liquid, comprises; preparing a layer containing a compound having a structure represented by Formula (1) and a structure represented by Formula (2) as a main chain on a substrate, | 06-17-2010 |
20100180440 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING INK-JET HEAD - A method for manufacturing an ink jet head is disclosed. The method can include: forming a separation trough in one surface of each of a first piezoelectric element and a second piezoelectric element; attaching the first and the second piezoelectric elements together with the separation troughs of the first and the second piezoelectric elements facing each other; processing the other surface of the first piezoelectric element such that the separation trough is exposed; attaching the other surface of the first piezoelectric element to the membrane; and processing the other surface of the second piezoelectric element such that the separation trough is exposed. By utilizing certain embodiments of the invention, the actuators of an ink jet head can be manufactured with the piezoelectric elements separated from one another, without applying excessive stresses on the membrane. | 07-22-2010 |
20100199497 | Micro-Fluid Ejection Heads with Chips in Pockets - Micro-fluid ejection heads and methods for fabricating micro-fluid ejection heads are provided, including those that use a non-conventional substrate and methods for making large array micro-fluid ejection heads. One such ejection head includes a substrate having a device surface with a plurality of fluid ejection actuator devices and a pocket disposed adjacent thereto. A chip associated with the plurality of fluid ejection actuator devices is attached in the chip pocket adjacent to the device surface of the substrate. A conductive material is deposited adjacent to the device surface of the substrate and in electrical communication with the chip. | 08-12-2010 |
20100212159 | LIQUID DISCHARGE HEAD AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - An object of the invention is to provide a method of manufacturing a liquid discharge head in which a distance from a discharge opening and an energy generating element is uniform, simply and with good precision. | 08-26-2010 |
20100229390 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING NOZZLE SUBSTRATE, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING DROPLET DISCHARGE HEAD - A method for manufacturing a nozzle substrate includes forming a first hollow recess in a first surface of a silicon substrate, forming a liquid-resistant protective film on the first surface of the silicon substrate including an inner wall of the first hollow recess, forming a second hollow recess in a first surface of a glass substrate, bonding the first surfaces of the silicon substrate and the glass substrate by anodic bonding, reducing a thickness of the glass substrate from a second surface until an aperture is formed in a bottom surface of the second hollow recess to form a second nozzle hole disposed on a droplet feed side, and reducing a thickness of the silicon substrate from a second surface until an aperture is formed in a bottom surface of the first hollow recess to form a first nozzle hole disposed on a droplet discharge side. | 09-16-2010 |
20100229391 | MICRO-FLUID EJECTION HEADS AND METHODS FOR BONDING SUBSTRATES TO SUPPORTS - A substantially planar micro-fluid ejection device, where the micro-fluid ejection head is hermetically sealed and bonded to a support material, and a method of bonding a silicon device, such as a micro-fluid ejection head, to a support material. | 09-16-2010 |
20100229392 | PROCESS FOR MAKING A MICRO-FLUID EJECTION HEAD STRUCTURE - A method of making a micro-fluid ejection head structure and micro-fluid ejection heads made by the method. The method includes applying a tantalum oxide layer to a surface of a fluid ejection actuator disposed on a device surface of a substrate so that the tantalum oxide layer is the topmost layer of a plurality of layers including a resistive layer, and a protective layer selected from a passivation layer, a cavitation layer, and a combination of a passivation layer and a cavitation layer. The tantalum oxide layer has a thickness (t) that satisfies an equation t=(¼*W/n), wherein W is a wavelength of radiation from a radiation source, and n is a refractive index of the tantalum oxide layer. A photoimageable layer is also applied to the substrate. The photoimageable layer is imaged with the radiation source and then developed. | 09-16-2010 |
20100229393 | METHOD OF ASSEMBLING PRINTHEAD CAPPING MECHANISM - A method of assembling a gear arrangement for a capper of an inkjet printer includes the steps of: mounting a first gear assembly to the printer to cooperate with a motor gear for driving rotation of the first gear assembly, the first gear assembly including a driving gear from which a code feature protrudes, the driving gear meshed with the motor gear; engaging the printer with a jig; and mounting a second gear assembly to the printer using the jig, the second gear assembly mounted to cooperate with the first gear assembly to be rotatable therewith and to further cooperate with a capper for capping a printhead so that the rotation of the second gear assembly moves the capper out of and into capping position. The step of mounting the second gear assembly further includes a step of sliding a slider block of the holding feature about the code feature of the driving gear, whereby the code feature cooperate with the holding feature to maintain the first gear assembly at a predetermined position during the mounting of the second gear assembly. | 09-16-2010 |
20100287773 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING MICROSTRUCTURE, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING LIQUID JETTING HEAD - A manufacturing method for a liquid ejecting head, wherein said liquid ejection head includes a flow passage wall member having an ejection outlet for ejecting liquid and the liquid flow path in fluid communication with the ejection outlet, said manufacturing including providing a substrate provision an organic resin material layer of organic resin material for forming the flow passage wall member; and forming the flow passage wall member by forming the flow path and the ejection outlet by removing partly said organic resin material layer by illuminating the organic resin material layer with a laser beam which has a pulse width of not less than 2 picosec and not more than 20 picosec and which has a focal point inside said organic resin material layer, with movement of the focal point of the laser beam. | 11-18-2010 |
20100293787 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A POROUS CATCHER - According to one feature of the present invention, a method of manufacturing a porous catcher includes providing a catcher face material layer; forming pores in the catcher face material layer using a first etching process that is controlled by a first photolithographic mask; providing a reinforcing structure material layer that is in mechanical contact with the porous catcher face; forming openings in the reinforcing structure material layer using a second etching process that is controlled by a second photolithographic mask; and fluidically connecting the openings in the reinforcing structure and the pores of the catcher face using a material removal process. | 11-25-2010 |
20100319195 | PIEZOELECTRIC INKJET PRINTHEAD AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Provided are a piezoelectric inkjet printhead and a method of manufacturing the same. The piezoelectric inkjet printhead includes first and second single-crystalline silicon substrates. An ink flow path is disposed in a first surface of the first substrate. The ink flow path includes an ink introduction port, a manifold for supplying ink, a plurality of pressure chambers filled with ink to be ejected, a plurality of restrictors for connecting the manifold with the plurality of pressure chambers, respectively, and a plurality of nozzles for ejecting ink. The second substrate is bonded to the first substrate to thereby complete the ink flow path. A plurality of piezoelectric actuators are disposed on a second surface of the first substrate to correspond to each of the pressure chambers and provide drivability required for ejecting ink to the respective pressure chambers. In this construction, aligning the first and second substrates is unnecessary, so that the manufacturing process can be simplified, the manufacturing cost can be reduced, and ink ejecting performance can be improved. | 12-23-2010 |
20110030216 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING LIQUID EJECTING HEAD - There is provided a method of manufacturing a liquid ejecting head which includes a head main body having nozzles ejecting a liquid supplied via a liquid supply passage, a first supply member having a first liquid supply passage forming a part of the liquid supply passage, a second supply member disposed on a downstream side of the first supply member and having a second liquid supply passage communicating with the first liquid supply passage and forming a part of the liquid supply passage, a filter disposed between the first and second supply members so as to cross the liquid supply passage, and an integrally molded member fixing the first and second supply members by a resin in a state where the filter is nipped between the first and second supply members. The method includes: disposing the filter in one of the first and second supply members; nipping the filter by the first and second supply members in a state where the filter is sucked, adsorbed, and positioned via a suction hole of the first or second supply member; and forming the integrally molded member in the state where the filter is nipped between the first and second supply members. | 02-10-2011 |
20110041335 | METHOD OF MAKING A MULTI-LOBED NOZZLE - A method of forming a multi-lobed nozzle in a nozzle plate. A mask may be used to pattern photoresist on the nozzle plate or for patterning a polymer dry film, for example, which is then used for etching the plate to form multi-lobed nozzles. The formed nozzle plate is disposed over a substrate having a chamber for fluid formed therein and the chamber may include walls for supporting the nozzle plate. The fluid chamber includes a heater over the substrate for ejecting fluid through the nozzle via rapid heating of the fluid. Continuous supply of fluid is provided by forming a fluid supply channel in communication with the fluid chamber. | 02-24-2011 |
20110041336 | Method of manufacturing nozzle plate and inkjet head - A method of manufacturing a nozzle plate, that includes: forming a nozzle by selectively etching one side of a plate substrate; forming a straight portion connecting with the nozzle by selectively etching the other side of the plate substrate; and forming a hydrophobic layer on the one side of the plate substrate, wherein the hydrophobic layer has a window formed therein, the window opening the nozzle by a circumference greater than a circumference of an end of the nozzle. In a further embodiment, a method of manufacturing an inkjet head includes: forming an inlet and a pressure chamber in an upper substrate, the inlet penetrating the upper substrate and providing a passage for an inflow of ink, and the pressure chamber formed as a recess in one side of the upper substrate; forming a manifold and an ink channel in a middle substrate, the manifold configured to be connected with the inlet, and the ink channel penetrating the middle substrate and configured to be connected with the pressure chamber; forming a straight portion and a nozzle in a plate substrate, the straight portion configured to be connected with the ink channel, and the nozzle connected with the straight portion; forming a hydrophobic layer on one side of the plate substrate, the hydrophobic layer having a window formed therein, and the window opening the nozzle by a circumference greater than a circumference of an end of the nozzle; and stacking in order and attaching the upper substrate, the middle substrate, and the plate substrate. | 02-24-2011 |
20110041337 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING LIQUID DISCHARGE HEAD SUBSTRATE AND METHOD OF PROCESSING THE SUBSTRATE - A method of processing a liquid discharge head substrate includes the step of providing the substrate, and the step of providing a recessed portion at a back surface of the substrate by discharging liquid in a linear form to the back surface of the substrate, and by processing the back surface of the substrate with laser light that has passed along the liquid and in the liquid. | 02-24-2011 |
20110056079 | INK JET RECORDING HEAD AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF INK JET RECORDING HEAD - An ink jet recording head includes a substrate provided with an energy generating element to generate energy used for discharging ink, a discharge port through which the ink is discharged, a supply port for supplying the ink, and an ink path formed on the substrate for making the discharge port and the supply port communicate with each other, wherein wall members forming the ink path are made of an inorganic material, and a space between adjacent ink paths is filled up by a metal layer. | 03-10-2011 |
20110061236 | SPRAY HEAD FOR FLUID PRODUCT - A fluid spray head comprising an expulsion channel provided with a spray orifice ( | 03-17-2011 |
20110088262 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING INKJET HEAD - A method for manufacturing an inkjet head is disclosed. The method for manufacturing an inkjet head can include preparing a head body including a vibrating membrane, which is located in an upper portion of the head body, coating a lower electrode over the vibrating membrane, patterning a resist such that an open area is formed over the vibrating membrane, filling a piezoelectric material in the open area, selectively coating an upper electrode over the piezoelectric material, and removing the resist. | 04-21-2011 |
20110094102 | Micro-Fluid Ejection Devices, Methods for Making Micro-Fluid Ejection Heads, And Micro-Fluid Ejection Head Having High Resistance Thin Film Heaters - Micro-fluid ejection devices, methods for making micro-fluid ejection heads, and micro-fluid ejection heads, including a micro-fluid ejection head. One such micro-fluid ejection head has relatively high resistance thin film heaters adjacent to a substrate. The thin film material comprises silicon, metal, and carbon (SiMC wherein M is a metal). Each thin film heater has a sheet resistance ranging from about 100 to about 600 ohms per square and a thickness ranging from about 100 to about 800 Angstroms. | 04-28-2011 |
20110094103 | METHOD OF FABRICATING INKJET PRINTHED HAVING LOW-LOSS CONTACT FOR THERMAL ACTUATORS - A method of fabricating an inkjet printhead is provided in which a supporting substrate is provided, a conductive layer is deposited and patterned on one side of the supporting substrate, an insulating layer is deposited on the conductive layer, holes are etched through the insulating layer to the conductive layer, metal is deposited in the holes to form metallic vias, an outer surface of the insulating layer and one end of each of the metallic vias are planarized, and a layer of heater material is deposited and patterned on the outer surface to form a heater with a resistive element extending between a pair of contacts. The metallic vias electrically connect the contacts to the conductive layer. | 04-28-2011 |
20110107598 | LIQUID EJECTION HEAD AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING LIQUID EJECTION HEAD - A liquid ejection head and a method of forming the same. The liquid ejection head includes a substrate, an ejection port, a liquid channel, and a supply port. The substrate has, above one side thereof, an energy generating element configured to generate energy used to eject liquid. The ejection port, from which a liquid is ejected, is located at a position corresponding to the energy generating element. The liquid channel communicates with the ejection port and penetrates the substrate from the one side to another side of the substrate. The supply port communicates with the liquid channel. The substrate has a projecting layer extending inward of an inner peripheral portion of an opening in the supply port in the one side, and the projecting layer and the energy generating element are formed of the same material. | 05-12-2011 |
20110167636 | MANUFACTURING METHOD OF LIQUID DISCHARGE HEAD - There is disclosed a manufacturing method of a liquid discharge head including a substrate in which a first energy generating element and a second energy generating element that generate energy used for discharging liquid are provided, a discharge port member in which a first discharge port discharging the liquid is provided corresponding to the first energy generating element and a second discharge port discharging the liquid is provided corresponding to the second energy generating element, and a flow path wall member having a portion of the liquid flow path wall that communicates with the first discharge port and the second discharge port, in which a distance between the second energy generating element and the second discharge port is larger than that between the first energy generating element and the first discharge port. | 07-14-2011 |
20110192025 | INSTALLING FLUID CONTAINER IN FLUID EJECTION DEVICE - A fluid ejection device ejecting a fluid, the fluid ejection device includes: a fluid ejection unit; a main chassis case; a fluid-containing pack; a container case; and a plurality of holders. The fluid ejection unit ejects a fluid onto an ejection target. The main chassis case houses the fluid ejection unit. The fluid-containing pack contains a fluid for ejection. The container case houses the fluid-containing pack. The plurality of holders is disposed inside the container case. Each of a plurality of holders includes an incline panel that inclines toward the inside base plane, and the fluid-containing pack rests on the incline panel. | 08-11-2011 |
20110197443 | INKJET PRINTHEAD PRODUCTION METHOD - A method of producing an ink jet printhead includes steps of forming a substrate having defined therein a nozzle chamber for receiving and storing a fluid, the chamber fed at one side by an inlet passage; forming a nozzle plate in-situ on the substrate to define a nozzle opening on an opposite side of the nozzle chamber to the inlet passage; forming first and second heater elements suspended between the nozzle opening and the inlet passage, the heater elements each having two opposite planar sides and each positioned to be in direct thermal contact with the fluid stored in the nozzle chamber at both opposed planar sides; connecting the first heater element to a first drive circuit; and connecting the second heater element to a second drive circuit separate from the first drive circuit. The first heater element is formed on a different layer to the second heater element, and the first heater element is formed with a surface area larger than that the second heater element. | 08-18-2011 |
20110225824 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING INK JET RECORDING HEAD - There is provided a method for manufacturing an ink jet recording head in which a plurality of recording element substrates used for discharging ink are appropriately arranged onto a support substrate. | 09-22-2011 |
20110232089 | Method of manufacturing inkjet print head - There is provided a method of manufacturing an inkjet print head. The method includes providing a head portion having a dummy portion disposed on a surface of a pressure area pressurizing an ink chamber, a nozzle connected to the ink chamber for ink ejection and the ink chamber for ink supply to the nozzle, and removing the dummy portion. The method allows for the improvement of ink ejection and nozzle density. Also, the method allows for the forming of a thin-type head portion using the dummy portion. | 09-29-2011 |
20110239461 | METHOD FOR ASSEMBLING AN INKJET PRINTHEAD - A method of assembling an inkjet printhead, the method comprising the steps of providing a die mount substrate including a die mount surface, an ink receiving surface, a first end wall having a latchable projection and a second end wall having an extension; providing a printhead die including at least one nozzle array and a plurality of bond pads; attaching the printhead die to the die mount surface of the die mount substrate; providing a wiring member; adhering a portion of the wiring member to the die mount surface of the die mount substrate; electrically interconnecting the wiring member to the bond pads of the printhead die; providing a printhead frame including an ink delivery surface, a latch and a bracket; inserting the extension from the second end wall of the die mount substrate into the bracket; providing a sealing member between the ink receiving surface and the ink delivery surface; and closing the latch to engage the latchable projection of the die mount substrate. | 10-06-2011 |
20110239462 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING LIQUID DISCHARGING HEAD - A method of manufacturing a liquid discharging head which includes a flow path forming member which has a discharge port for discharging a liquid and a liquid flow path communicating with the discharge port, and a base body having a liquid supply port which supplies the liquid flow path with the liquid, the method includes (1) forming a mold of the liquid flow path and a foundation member formed of a porous inorganic material over the base body, (2) applying an organic resin over the base body so as to cover the mold and the foundation member to form the flow path forming member, (3) forming the discharge port in the flow path forming member to form the liquid supply port in the base body, and (4) removing the mold to form the liquid flow path. | 10-06-2011 |
20110258851 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING PRINTHEAD INCLUDING POLYMERIC FILTER - A method of manufacturing a printhead includes providing a substrate and a filter membrane structure. A first portion of the substrate defines a plurality of nozzles and a second portion of the substrate defines a plurality of liquid chambers. Each liquid chamber of the plurality of liquid chambers is in fluid communication with a respective one of the plurality of nozzles. The filter membrane structure is adhered, for example, laminated, to the second portion of the substrate. Each liquid chamber of the plurality of liquid chambers is in fluid communication with a distinct portion of the filter membrane structure. Pores are formed in the filter membrane structure using a photo-lithography process. | 10-27-2011 |
20110283536 | Remanufactured Inkjet Printer Cartridge, System and Process - Systems, methods and structures for remanufacturing inkjet printer cartridges and inkjet printer print heads by removing the print head and adhesive holding the print head to a used inkjet printer cartridge, preparing the cartridge housing for a new print head by routing out the used print head and used adhesive to create a new mounting surface for new adhesive and a new print head, placing the adhesive and new print head on the new mounting surface, curing the adhesive and assembling a re-manufactured cartridge from the cartridge housing having a new print head positioned thereon. | 11-24-2011 |
20110296688 | Method for Hydrophilizing Surfaces of a Print head Assembly - A method for hydrophilizing surfaces of a printhead assembly includes decontaminating the printhead assembly; plasma activating the surfaces of the printhead assembly; treating the surfaces of the printhead assembly with a treatment solution; drying the printhead assembly; baking the printhead assembly; and performing a print quality and electrical test on the printhead assembly. The step of decontaminating the printhead assembly is performed before the step of plasma activating the surfaces of the printhead assembly. | 12-08-2011 |
20120042518 | METHOD FOR APPLYING NANOCOATINGS WITH EASY CLEAN AND SELF-CLEAN CAPABILITY ON A PRINTHEAD - A method for producing an inkjet printhead that includes aligning and stacking together an aperture plate and a plurality of jetstack plates; bonding together the aperture plate and plurality of jetstack plates; and depositing a layer of coating material to a surface of the aperture plate by inkjet printing to form a coating on at least a portion of the surface of the aperture plate. | 02-23-2012 |
20120055021 | INKJET HEAD MANUFACTURING METHOD - An inkjet head manufacturing method includes the following steps. Firstly, a multilayered structure with a plurality of microstructure layers is provided. The alignment check holes of the microstructure layers are concentric and have different diameters. Then, the microstructure layers are stacked together and the microstructure layers are aligned with each other according to the concentric and different-diameter alignment check holes, wherein a dry film layer is sandwiched between every two adjacent microstructure layers. The preset slots of the microstructure layers are collectively defined as inlet flow channels, ink chambers, pressure cavities and outlet flow channels. Then, the multilayered structure is assembled and positioned through the dry film layers by a thermal compression process. Then, a cutting knife is used to linearly cut the actuator plate over a spacer between every two adjacent pressure cavities and along a path parallel with rims of the pressure cavities. | 03-08-2012 |
20120055022 | METHOD OF PRODUCING LIQUID EJECTION HEAD - The present invention provides a method of producing a liquid ejection head, the method including the steps of preparing a substrate having a flow-path-wall member; bonding the flow-path-wall member to a resin layer that is composed of a photo-curing resin and serves as an ejection port member such that spaces serving as the flow paths are provided inside; providing through-holes in the resin layer such that the spaces communicate with the outside air; exposing part of the resin layer; heating the exposed portion of the resin layer; and removing the unexposed portion from the heated resin layer to form the ejection ports, thereby forming the ejection port member in the resin layer. | 03-08-2012 |
20120073135 | METHOD OF FORMING A NOZZLE CHAMBER INCORPORATING AN INK EJECTION PADDLE AND NOZZLE CHAMBER RIM - A method of forming a printhead nozzle chamber includes steps of forming a first laminate of sacrificial layers on a substrate, the first laminate of sacrificial layers being formed as a ring on the substrate; hard-baking the first laminate of sacrificial layers to cause a shrinkage in the first laminate of sacrificial layers, the shrinkage further causing edges of the first laminate of sacrificial layers to angle inwards and form an approximate trapezoidal cross-section; depositing a TiN layer over the first laminate of sacrificial layer and the substrate, the TiN layer being inclined at portions deposited over the inwardly angled edges; etching the TiN layer to form a paddle and a nozzle chamber rim, the paddle incorporating an inner inclined portion and the nozzle chamber rim incorporating a complementary outer inclined portion, the paddle and nozzle rim defining an aperture therebetween; and removing the first laminate of sacrificial layers | 03-29-2012 |
20120124835 | LIQUID EJECTION HEAD MANUFACTURING METHOD - There is provided a liquid ejection head manufacturing method including step A of preparing a substrate having the flow path mold; step B of arranging a first layer serving as the flow path wall member so as to cover the flow path mold; step C of curing a portion serving as a flow path sidewall of the first layer; step D of arranging a second layer so as to cover the cured portion of the first layer and the flow path mold; step E of planarizing the second layer by pressing the second layer toward the substrate side; step F of arranging the ejection port in the first layer and the second layer; and step G of forming the flow path by removing the flow path mold in this order. | 05-24-2012 |
20120180315 | MANUFACTURING METHOD OF INKJET HEAD - A manufacturing method of an inkjet head which ejects ink due to deformation of a Pb free piezoelectric member which is caused by applying a driving voltage. In the method, an electrode which is used when applying the driving voltage is formed by forming a first conductive pattern in the Pb free piezoelectric member, forming an insulating layer in a region other than a region where at least the first conductive pattern is formed, in the Pb free piezoelectric member, and forming a second conductive pattern on the first conductive pattern using electroplating. | 07-19-2012 |
20120210580 | METHOD OF ASSEMBLING AN INKJET PRINTHEAD - A method of assembling an inkjet printhead, the method includes providing a printhead die including an array of nozzles on a first surface and an ink feed opening disposed on a second surface opposite the first surface, the ink feed opening being fluidically connected to the array of nozzles; positioning the printhead die adjacent to a flexible printed wiring member; making electrical interconnections between the printhead die and the flexible printed wiring member; overmolding a support structure in contact with the printhead die, the electrical interconnections and a die interconnect portion of the flexible printed wiring member; providing a manifold including an ink outlet and an ink path that is fluidically connected to the ink outlet; and providing a fluidic seal between the ink outlet of the manifold and the ink feed opening of the printhead die. | 08-23-2012 |
20120222307 | FLUID DISPENSING SUBASSEMBLY WITH POLYMER LAYER - A fluid dispensing subassembly has a diaphragm arranged to be operated on by a transducer, a body pressure chamber arranged to be operated on by the diaphragm, and an adhesive attachment layer arranged between the diaphragm and the body pressure chamber. A fluid dispensing subassembly has a body pressure chamber formed of either a single plate or set of plates, a diaphragm arranged to operate on the body pressure chamber, and an adhesive layer arranged between the body pressure chamber and the diaphragm. A method of manufacturing a fluid dispensing subassembly includes forming a body pressure chamber from a body plate or a set of plates including a body plate, and adhesively bonding a diaphragm plate to at least the body plate of the fluid dispensing subassembly. | 09-06-2012 |
20120222308 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING LIQUID EJECTION HEAD - A method for manufacturing a liquid ejection head which has an ejection port ejecting a liquid and a flow path communicating with the ejection port, includes a first step of preparing a substrate on which a first layer and a second layer are evenly laminated in this order; a second step of forming a member (A) for forming the ejection port from the second layer; a third step of forming a mold for forming the flow path from the first layer; a fourth step of providing a third layer so as to cover the mold and so as to come into close contact with the member (A); and a fifth step of removing the mold to form the flow path. | 09-06-2012 |
20120222309 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING LIQUID SUPPLY MEMBER AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING LIQUID DISCHARGE HEAD - A method for manufacturing a liquid supply member that supplies a discharge port with liquid includes preparing a transparent member and an absorption member, at least one of both members having a groove for a supply path; bringing both members into contact; and forming the supply path by emitting laser beams simultaneously from a plurality of laser beam sources, toward a contact portion, which is provided in a vicinity of the groove and at which both members are in contact, to weld both members. Laser beams are emitted during the forming such that a total laser-beam irradiation amount per unit area for a first portion included in the contact portion and located in a vicinity of an end in a longitudinal direction of the groove is larger than that for part with a smallest irradiation amount of a second portion other than the first portion of the contact portion. | 09-06-2012 |
20120240400 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ROTOGRAVURE CYLINDERS WITH ALUMINUM BASE - The present invention describes a method for manufacturing rotogravure cylinders with a cylinder base made of a light weight material like aluminum. The method involves the surface treatment of the cylinder with mechanical means, the copper plating in an appropriate solution, the engraving of the cylinder, and the hardening of the cylinder by chromium plating. The advantage of this method is that the chemical treatment for the preparation of the cylinder surface which generates hazardous waste is replaced by a mechanical process. In addition, the reduction of the cylinder weight considerably (e.g. for aluminum base cylinder the weight reduction is two thirds of the weight of a steel base cylinder) reduces significantly the transportation costs. Moreover, the adhesion of the copper layer to be engraved is improved and the cost and time of manufacturing reduced. | 09-27-2012 |
20120246932 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A LIQUID JET HEAD - Provided is a method of manufacturing a liquid jet head ( | 10-04-2012 |
20120255177 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING LIQUID EJECTING HEAD - The heating and the cooling are conducted. In the heating, atoms of the first layer are rearranged, distortion is removed, and the stress is alleviated. In the cooling, since the first layer has a greater thermal expansion rate than the piezoelectric body, the shrinkage of the first layer caused by the cooling is greater than that of the piezoelectric body, and the thermal stress caused by the difference in thermal expansion is applied to the piezoelectric body. The thermal stress applied to the piezoelectric body serves as a force compressing the piezoelectric body. Therefore, a compressing force is applied to the interface contacting between the first layer and the piezoelectric body to suppress creation of cracks from the interface, and, even though the deformation amount of the piezoelectric body increases, a method for manufacturing an ink jet type recording head with excellent crack resistance may be obtained. | 10-11-2012 |
20120291281 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING INK JET RECORDING HEAD - A process for producing an ink jet recording head which includes a substrate having a first and a second surface opposing to each other, a common liquid chamber formed by machining the substrate from the second surface so as to reduce the thickness of a part of the substrate and a plurality of independent ink supply ports that communicate with the common liquid chamber and are through-holes extending through the substrate, and a nozzle structure that is formed on the first surface and has an ink flow path communicating with the independent ink supply ports and an ink ejection orifice communicating with the ink flow path. The process includes patterning a resist applied to the substrate using a photomask for forming the independent ink supply ports, wherein infrared alignment is conducted at a depression of the substrate upon alignment between the photomask and the substrate using an alignment mark. | 11-22-2012 |
20130025125 | METHOD OF FABRICATING A LAYERED CERAMIC SUBSTRATE - A method of fabricating a mounting substrate for an inkjet printhead, the method includes providing a plurality of layers of unfired ceramic, wherein a first layer and a second layer of the plurality of layers are each patterned to have unfired ceramic in one region and no unfired ceramic in a second region; stacking the plurality of layers in a predetermined order; and firing the stack of layers to make a co-fired ceramic substrate including a first ink channel corresponding to the first layer and a second ink channel corresponding to the second layer. | 01-31-2013 |
20130097861 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING INKJET RECORDING HEAD - A method for manufacturing an inkjet recording head includes preparing a substrate having a mold to become an ink flow passage and an orifice layer covering the mold, and immersing the substrate in a solvent, whereby in immersing the substrate in the solvent, the mold at the substrate immersed in the solvent is irradiated with deep-UV light. | 04-25-2013 |
20130111753 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING LIQUID DROPLET EJECTION HEAD - An object of the invention is to provide a method of manufacturing a liquid droplet ejection head that is capable of realizing cost reduction by a simple process and obtaining ejection reliability over a long period of time. The method includes: forming a water repellent film on a nozzle forming substrate having a nozzle hole and inside the nozzle hole; adhering a protective film on the water repellent film that is formed on the surface of the nozzle forming substrate; removing the water repellent film formed inside the nozzle by a plasma treatment; and peeling the protective film, wherein polysiloxane is not contained in an adhesion component and a base material of the protective film. | 05-09-2013 |
20130133200 | AIR EXTRACTION MANUFACTURING METHOD - A method of making an ink cartridge by forming the ink cartridge with an ink chamber and an air accumulation chamber, forming a vent hole at a first end of the air accumulation chamber, and disposing a one way valve at the vent hole for preventing gas from entering the air accumulation chamber through the vent hole. A mass is placed within the air accumulation chamber, the mass having a dimension smaller than an interior dimension of the air accumulation chamber such that the mass is movable between the first end and a second end of the air accumulation chamber. | 05-30-2013 |
20130139388 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING LIQUID EJECTION HEAD SUBSTRATE - A method for manufacturing a liquid ejection head substrate, including: (1) a step for etching a substrate, which has an energy generating element at a side of a first surface, from a side of a second surface, which is a surface on the opposite side from the first surface, thereby to form at a time at least a part of a liquid supply port and a recess along a cutting section of the substrate; (2) a step for irradiating a laser beam toward the side of first surface from the etched surface of the recess so as to form a reformed portion inside the substrate; and (3) a step for cutting the substrate at the reformed portion. | 06-06-2013 |
20130152390 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING A LIQUID EJECTION HEAD - Provided is a process for producing a liquid ejection head which includes a substrate having an energy generating element and a wall member joined with the substrate to form an ejection orifice which ejects liquid and a flow path which communicates to the ejection orifice, the process including, in the following order, the steps of (B) forming, on the substrate, a flow path pattern form for forming the flow path, (C) forming, around the flow path pattern form, a cover resin layer for forming the wall member, and (D) transferring a surface form of the substrate to a surface of the cover resin layer so as to correspond to a pattern of the surface form of the substrate. | 06-20-2013 |
20130152391 | MANUFACTURING METHOD OF LIQUID DISCHARGE HEAD - This invention is a manufacturing method of a liquid discharge head that includes a substrate having a plurality of discharge energy generating elements that generate energy that is utilized for discharging a liquid, and a discharge port forming member that constitutes a discharge port group including a plurality of discharge ports that discharge the liquid and flow paths that communicate with the discharge port group. The manufacturing method includes (1) disposing a photosensitive resin as material of the discharge port forming member on or above the substrate, and (2) forming an exposure pattern of the discharge port group using ultraviolet light in the photosensitive resin. In the aforementioned (2), the discharge port group is divided in a longitudinal direction and exposed, and the exposures are respectively performed so that regions in which there is a high degree of telecentricity face each other. | 06-20-2013 |
20130219719 | Fluid injection system - A Fluid Injection System for rocket engines is disclosed, which comprises methods and apparatus for combining a ring-type rocket injector body and face into a single cast part, eliminating all subassemblies, their associated fabrication and integration costs, and thereby significantly lowering injector costs while increasing injector quality and reliability. The injectors may be used in rocket engines and auxiliary propulsion devices such as gas generators for a variety of applications including rockets, missiles, space launch vehicles, space vehicles, and Lunar, asteroid, and Mars lander vehicles. | 08-29-2013 |
20130298402 | OLEOPHOBIC INK JET ORIFICE PLATE - A method for forming a print head having a plurality of reentrant structures to reduce wetting of the print head surface by the ink during use, and a resulting structure. The method can include the use of a single photosensitive layer to form plurality of reentrant structures, each having a pillar and a cap which overhangs the pillar. A plurality of print head nozzles can also be formed during the formation of the reentrant structures. Embodiments can include the formation of pillars, caps, and nozzles using three different masks, two different masks, or a single mask. | 11-14-2013 |
20130305533 | LIQUID DISCHARGE HEAD AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A liquid discharge head includes a recording element substrate including an energy generation element for generating energy used to discharge a liquid and a terminal electrically connected to the energy generation element, and an electric wiring board including an electrode electrically connected to the terminal via a wire to transmit an electric signal supplied from outside to the energy generation element, wherein the terminal has an area twice or more larger than a contact area between the terminal and the wire and the electrode has an area twice or more larger than a contact area between the electrode and the wire. | 11-21-2013 |
20130312262 | Remanufactured Inkjet Printer Cartridge, System and Process - Systems, methods and structures for remanufacturing inkjet printer cartridges and inkjet printer print heads by removing the print head and adhesive holding the print head to a used inkjet printer cartridge, preparing the cartridge housing for a new print head by routing out the used print head and used adhesive to create a new mounting surface for new adhesive and a new print head, placing the adhesive and new print head on the new mounting surface, curing the adhesive and assembling a re-manufactured cartridge from the cartridge housing having a new print head positioned thereon. | 11-28-2013 |
20140013600 | MANUFACTURING METHOD OF SUBSTRATE FOR LIQUID EJECTION HEAD - Provided is a method for manufacturing a substrate for liquid ejection head including an ejection energy generating element and a nozzle layer including an ejection port and a liquid channel. The method includes the steps of: forming, on the substrate including the element, a metal mold member made of metal and having a flat surface, the metal mold member making up at least a part of a mold for the liquid channel, and a planarization layer made of the metal and having a flat surface to planarize a surface of the nozzle layer; coating the mold for the liquid channel and the planarization layer with negative-type photosensitive resin, thus forming a negative-type photosensitive resin layer to be the nozzle layer; exposing the resin layer to ultraviolet rays, thus forming the ejection port; and selectively removing the mold for the liquid channel, thus forming the liquid channel. | 01-16-2014 |
20140026416 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A LIQUID CARTRIDGE AND A LIQUID CARTRIDGE FOR RECYCLING - A method for manufacturing a liquid cartridge for recycling includes a preparing step and a first step. The preparing step prepares the liquid cartridge for recycling. The liquid cartridge for recycling includes a liquid accommodating portion, a flowing path, a stopper, and a valve. The first step includes a first insertion step, a first valve open step, a first injection step, a first valve close step, a first removal step, and a first mounting step. The first insertion step inserts an injection member into the stopper. The first injection step injects the liquid into the liquid accommodating portion through the injection member, after the first insertion step and the first valve open step. The first removal step removes the stopper from the opening while the valve is maintained in the closed position after the first valve close step. The first mounting step mounts a new stopper. | 01-30-2014 |
20140047714 | NOZZLE PLATE FABRICATION - There is provided a method of improving the yield of a nozzle plate fabrication process, the method comprising determining a variation in the size of nozzles in a nozzle plate from a predetermined size or range of sizes for the nozzles, the nozzles in the nozzle plate having been fabricated using a plurality of mandrels, each mandrel defining a respective nozzle in the nozzle plate and determining modifications to the size of one or more mandrels in the plurality of mandrels to compensate for the determined variation in the size of nozzles in the nozzle plate. Also provided is a method of fabricating a nozzle plate, the method comprising fabricating a nozzle plate having a plurality of nozzles using a plurality of mandrels on a substrate, each mandrel defining a respective nozzle in the nozzle plate, the mandrels in the plurality of mandrels having varying sizes in order to compensate for local variations in the fabrication process that would result in local variations in the size of nozzles in the nozzle plate from a predetermined size or range of sizes. | 02-20-2014 |
20140068940 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING LIQUID EJECTION HEAD - The invention provides a process for producing a liquid ejection head having an ejection orifice forming member in which an ejection orifice for ejecting a liquid has been formed, and a substrate having an energy-generating element for generating energy for ejecting a liquid from the ejection orifice on the side of a front surface thereof, the process includes the steps of providing a film having a support, a first layer and a second layer in this order, arranging the film on the substrate in such a manner that the second layer faces the front surface, detaching the support from the film arranged, forming the ejection orifice in the second layer, and removing at least a part of the first layer from the second layer. | 03-13-2014 |
20140082941 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PARTICLE MITIGATION DURING JETSTACK ADHESIVE BONDING - A system and method are provided method for processing an aperture plate/brace plate unit in a jetstack fabrication process to add, and subsequently remove, a protective coating in the outlet apertures/orifices of the aperture plate to avoid baking on of waste or debris particles in the apertures/orifices. In a jetstack manufacturing process, the outlet apertures/orifices are purposely clogged with a protective coating of known composition, which can be subsequently relatively easily removed, to avoid an opportunity for particles of organic waste or debris material from migrating into the outlet apertures/orifices in a manner that would allow those particles to potentially become baked on inner surfaces of the outlet apertures/orifices in, for example, a polyimide high temperature adhesive bonding process. | 03-27-2014 |
20140090248 | ELECTRICAL INTERCONNECT USING EMBOSSED CONTACTS ON A FLEX CIRCUIT - A method of manufacturing a print head includes forming a jet stack having an array of jets, arranging an array of transducers on the jet stack such that each transducer in the array of transducers corresponds to each jet in the array of jets, embossing a flexible circuit substrate having contact pads such that the contact pads extend out of a plane of the flexible circuit substrate, and arranging the flexible circuit substrate such that the contact pads electrically connect to at least some of the transducers in the array of transducers. | 04-03-2014 |
20140096385 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING LIQUID-EJECTION HEAD - A method for producing a liquid-ejection head includes the steps of: forming molds on or above a substrate, the molds being used as molding members for forming liquid chambers; forming a flow-passage-forming member by depositing an inorganic material on or above the substrate and the molds by chemical vapor deposition, the flow-passage-forming member having depressed portions each formed in an area between an adjacent pair of liquid-chamber side walls in which the molds are not formed; forming a photosensitive resin layer by depositing a photosensitive resin on the flow-passage-forming member and in the depressed portions; forming filling members in the depressed portions by grinding the photosensitive resin layer until the upper surface of an orifice plate is exposed; after grinding the photosensitive resin layer, forming ejection ports in the flow-passage-forming member; and, after forming the ejection ports, removing the molds. | 04-10-2014 |
20140109408 | LIQUID ADHESIVE APPLICATION BY CONTACT PRINTING - A method and structure for forming an ink jet printhead can include the use of a transfer pad to transfer an adhesive solution to an ink jet printhead substrate. The adhesive solution can be placed within a patterned recess of a cliché and then an upper surface of the adhesive solution can be gelled. A surface of the transfer pad contacts the gelled upper surface and transfers the adhesive solution to the ink jet printhead substrate. During the transfer, a lower surface of the adhesive solution gels. During contact with the ink jet printhead substrate, the gelled lower surface adheres to the ink jet printhead substrate while the gelled upper surface releases from the transfer pad. | 04-24-2014 |
20140245608 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR LASER-BEAM PROCESSING AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING INK JET HEAD - In removal processing using a pulsed laser beam, processing deviation occurs in the depthwise direction to cause a processing error in a predetermined removal shape. | 09-04-2014 |
20140304990 | HEATING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MICROFLUIDIC AND MICROMECHANICAL APPLICATIONS - An integrated semiconductor heating assembly includes a semiconductor substrate, a chamber formed therein, and an exit port in fluid communication with the chamber, allowing fluid to exit the chamber in response to heating the chamber. The integrated heating assembly includes a first heating element adjacent the chamber, which can generate heat above a selected threshold and bias fluid in the chamber toward the exit port. A second heating element is positioned adjacent the exit port to generate heat above a selected threshold, facilitating movement of the fluid through the exit port away from the chamber. Addition of the second heating element reduces the amount of heat emitted per heating element and minimizes thickness of a heat absorption material toward an open end of the exit port. Since such material is expensive, this reduces the manufacturing cost and retail price of the assembly while improving efficiency and longevity thereof. | 10-16-2014 |
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20150121699 | REMANUFACTURED INKJET PRINTER CARTRIDGE, SYSTEM AND PROCESS - Systems, methods and structures for remanufacturing inkjet printer cartridges and inkjet printer print heads by removing the print head and adhesive holding the print head to a used inkjet printer cartridge, preparing the cartridge housing for a new print head by routing out the used print head and used adhesive to create a new mounting surface for new adhesive and a new print head, placing the adhesive and new print head on the new mounting surface, curing the adhesive and assembling a re-manufactured cartridge from the cartridge housing having a new print head positioned thereon. | 05-07-2015 |
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