EP0177316A3 - Ink jet printer and method for fabricating a nozzle member - Google Patents

Ink jet printer and method for fabricating a nozzle member Download PDF

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EP0177316A3
EP0177316A3 EP85306956A EP85306956A EP0177316A3 EP 0177316 A3 EP0177316 A3 EP 0177316A3 EP 85306956 A EP85306956 A EP 85306956A EP 85306956 A EP85306956 A EP 85306956A EP 0177316 A3 EP0177316 A3 EP 0177316A3
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fabricating
ink jet
jet printer
nozzle member
nozzle
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EP0177316B1 (en
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Masayoshi Miura
Kenji Akami
Gen Oda
Tamotsu Kojima
Hiroshi Naito
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Panasonic Holdings Corp
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Matsushita Electric Industrial Co Ltd
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Priority claimed from JP20340684A external-priority patent/JPS6179668A/en
Priority claimed from JP16240385A external-priority patent/JPS6221551A/en
Priority claimed from JP17791185A external-priority patent/JPS6239252A/en
Priority claimed from JP19629085A external-priority patent/JPS6255154A/en
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
    • B41J2/00—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed
    • B41J2/005—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by bringing liquid or particles selectively into contact with a printing material
    • B41J2/01—Ink jet
    • B41J2/135—Nozzles
    • B41J2/16—Production of nozzles
    • B41J2/1621—Manufacturing processes
    • B41J2/1631—Manufacturing processes photolithography
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
    • B41J2/00—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed
    • B41J2/005—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by bringing liquid or particles selectively into contact with a printing material
    • B41J2/01—Ink jet
    • B41J2/135—Nozzles
    • B41J2/16—Production of nozzles
    • B41J2/1606—Coating the nozzle area or the ink chamber
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
    • B41J2/00—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed
    • B41J2/005—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by bringing liquid or particles selectively into contact with a printing material
    • B41J2/01—Ink jet
    • B41J2/135—Nozzles
    • B41J2/16—Production of nozzles
    • B41J2/162—Manufacturing of the nozzle plates
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
    • B41J2/00—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed
    • B41J2/005—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by bringing liquid or particles selectively into contact with a printing material
    • B41J2/01—Ink jet
    • B41J2/135—Nozzles
    • B41J2/16—Production of nozzles
    • B41J2/1621—Manufacturing processes
    • B41J2/1623—Manufacturing processes bonding and adhesion
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
    • B41J2/00—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed
    • B41J2/005—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by bringing liquid or particles selectively into contact with a printing material
    • B41J2/01—Ink jet
    • B41J2/135—Nozzles
    • B41J2/16—Production of nozzles
    • B41J2/1621—Manufacturing processes
    • B41J2/1626—Manufacturing processes etching
    • B41J2/1629—Manufacturing processes etching wet etching
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
    • B41J2/00—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed
    • B41J2/005—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by bringing liquid or particles selectively into contact with a printing material
    • B41J2/01—Ink jet
    • B41J2/135—Nozzles
    • B41J2/16—Production of nozzles
    • B41J2/1621—Manufacturing processes
    • B41J2/1632—Manufacturing processes machining
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
    • B41J2/00—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed
    • B41J2/005—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by bringing liquid or particles selectively into contact with a printing material
    • B41J2/01—Ink jet
    • B41J2/135—Nozzles
    • B41J2/16—Production of nozzles
    • B41J2/1621—Manufacturing processes
    • B41J2/164—Manufacturing processes thin film formation
    • B41J2/1643—Manufacturing processes thin film formation thin film formation by plating
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
    • B41J2202/00—Embodiments of or processes related to ink-jet or thermal heads
    • B41J2202/01—Embodiments of or processes related to ink-jet heads
    • B41J2202/02—Air-assisted ejection

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Manufacturing & Machinery (AREA)
  • Particle Formation And Scattering Control In Inkjet Printers (AREA)
EP85306956A 1984-09-28 1985-09-30 Method for fabricating an ink jet printer nozzle member Expired - Lifetime EP0177316B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (8)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
JP203406/84 1984-09-28
JP20340684A JPS6179668A (en) 1984-09-28 1984-09-28 Ink jet recording head
JP16240385A JPS6221551A (en) 1985-07-23 1985-07-23 Ink jet recording head
JP162403/85 1985-07-23
JP177911/85 1985-08-13
JP17791185A JPS6239252A (en) 1985-08-13 1985-08-13 Surface treating method of nozzle plate for ink jet recording
JP19629085A JPS6255154A (en) 1985-09-05 1985-09-05 Ink jet recording head
JP196290/85 1985-09-05

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EP89117232.2 Division-Into 1989-09-18

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EP0177316A2 EP0177316A2 (en) 1986-04-09
EP0177316A3 true EP0177316A3 (en) 1987-06-16
EP0177316B1 EP0177316B1 (en) 1991-06-19

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EP85306956A Expired - Lifetime EP0177316B1 (en) 1984-09-28 1985-09-30 Method for fabricating an ink jet printer nozzle member

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DE3918472A1 (en) * 1989-06-06 1990-12-13 Siemens Ag HYDROPHOBIC AGENTS AND APPLICATION METHOD, ESPECIALLY FOR INK JET PRINT HEADS
US5574486A (en) * 1993-01-13 1996-11-12 Tektronix, Inc. Ink jet print heads and methos for preparing them
US6243112B1 (en) 1996-07-01 2001-06-05 Xerox Corporation High density remote plasma deposited fluoropolymer films
US9707754B2 (en) 2012-12-20 2017-07-18 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. Fluid ejection device with particle tolerant layer extension
US9895885B2 (en) 2012-12-20 2018-02-20 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. Fluid ejection device with particle tolerant layer extension

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EP0054999A1 (en) * 1980-12-20 1982-06-30 Philips Patentverwaltung GmbH Nozzle for an ink-jet printer
US4403234A (en) * 1981-01-21 1983-09-06 Matsushita Electric Industrial Company, Limited Ink jet printing head utilizing pressure and potential gradients

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US3921916A (en) * 1974-12-31 1975-11-25 Ibm Nozzles formed in monocrystalline silicon
JPS5816856A (en) * 1981-07-24 1983-01-31 Fuji Photo Film Co Ltd Nozzle head for ink jet
US4528577A (en) * 1982-11-23 1985-07-09 Hewlett-Packard Co. Ink jet orifice plate having integral separators
JPS59192576A (en) * 1983-04-18 1984-10-31 Matsushita Electric Ind Co Ltd Ink jet recorder

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EP0054999A1 (en) * 1980-12-20 1982-06-30 Philips Patentverwaltung GmbH Nozzle for an ink-jet printer
US4403234A (en) * 1981-01-21 1983-09-06 Matsushita Electric Industrial Company, Limited Ink jet printing head utilizing pressure and potential gradients

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Title
IBM TECHNICAL DISCLOSURE BULLETIN, vol. 26, no. 3A, August 1983, page 1041, Armonk, New York, US; G.J. RATCHFORD: "Nozzle plate" *
PATENTS ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, vol. 9, no. 57 (M-363)[1780], 13th March 1985; & JP-A-59 192 576 (MATSUSHITA DENKI SANGYO K.K.) 31-10-1984 *

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EP0177316B1 (en) 1991-06-19
DE3583275D1 (en) 1991-07-25
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