EP0484034A1 - Dispositif d'impression à jet d'encre thermique ayant refroidissement par changement de phase - Google Patents

Dispositif d'impression à jet d'encre thermique ayant refroidissement par changement de phase Download PDF

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EP0484034A1
EP0484034A1 EP19910309747 EP91309747A EP0484034A1 EP 0484034 A1 EP0484034 A1 EP 0484034A1 EP 19910309747 EP19910309747 EP 19910309747 EP 91309747 A EP91309747 A EP 91309747A EP 0484034 A1 EP0484034 A1 EP 0484034A1
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Stuart D. Asakawa
John L. Stoffel
William D. Kappele
John A. Mohr
Bruce E. Mueller
Gerald G. Firl
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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
    • B41J29/00—Details of, or accessories for, typewriters or selective printing mechanisms not otherwise provided for
    • B41J29/377—Cooling or ventilating arrangements
    • 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
    • B41J2/14—Structure thereof only for on-demand ink jet heads
    • B41J2/14016—Structure of bubble jet print heads
    • B41J2/1408—Structure dealing with thermal variations, e.g. cooling device, thermal coefficients of materials
    • 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
    • B41J2202/08—Embodiments of or processes related to ink-jet heads dealing with thermal variations, e.g. cooling

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  • This invention relates generally to thermal ink jet print devices having printhead cooling systems.
  • Thermal ink jet print devices such as a print cartridge, for example, are used to print text and images on a media such as paper.
  • Such devices include thermal ink jet printheads, which comprise nozzle or orifice plates mounted on substrates secured to the body of the print device in communication with a supply of ink in an ink chamber or bladder within the body.
  • Small electric heaters each in the form of a small resistor in the ink passage at each nozzle, when electrically pulsed, heat the ink which is then expelled as a droplet from the nozzle thereat.
  • a typical thermal ink jet print device comprises a printhead having a silicon substrate structure of glass or monocrystalline silicon on which a silicon dioxide barrier is deposited.
  • the individual heater resistors are each deposited on the silicon barrier in an ink passage or priming cavity at each nozzle, individual circuit traces for each resistor provide communication with discrete supplies of electrical energy, for firing the resistors in varying sequences which are orchestrated to print selected characters and images, as is well known.
  • Transfer of resistor heat to the ink boils the ink.
  • the expanding bubble ejects an ink droplet from the nozzle thereat. Resistor heat also heats the silicon substrate structure.
  • Thermal ink jet print devices frequently employ a plastic body on which the printhead is mounted. Without the provision of a heat sink, to avoid print quality degradation, a print rate limit has to be determined and not exceeded.
  • Other attempts to solve this overheating problem have included an all metal print device body to conduct the heat away, or a metal fin coupled with air convection cooling. The metal acted like a capacitor or bucket, and once the metal had heated sufficiently, print quality degraded. Convection cooling helped to dissipate the heat, but was expensive and required air velocities that adversely affected ink droplet trajectories which degraded print quality. Reducing the drop ejection frequency lowers the heat flux. This keeps the head cooler. It is also possible to employ various print modes in which the pen scans multiple times over a line to create the desired output. For example, if every other nozzle fired, it would take 2 passes to complete a line, etc. This reduces hard copy throughout.
  • the heat sink may comprise a heat pipe containing a circulating phase change material or, in a presently preferred embodiment and best mode for practicing the invention, a solid material disposed in heat exchange relation with the printhead, for example, in proximity to or in contact with the substrate of the printhead.
  • a solid phase change material is preferably solid in a temperature environment for the printhead in which acceptable print quality is achieved and melts at a temperature below that at which print degradation takes place.
  • Such a heat sink takes advantage of the heat of fusion of the solid phase change material.
  • a heat pipe is a heat-transfer device comprising a sealed container which contains a small amount of fluid in a partial vacuum. Heat is absorbed at one end in heat exchange relationship with the printhead by vaporization of the fluid and is released at another location on said container, removed from said one end, by condensation of the vapor. The condensate returns along the sides of the sealed container to the original reservoir. Here the heat of vaporization absorbs printhead heat energy.
  • Heat energy from the printhead is used to change the physical state of the phase change material which by this means is absorbed or given up in thermal energy used in changing the physical state of the material and thereby removed from the substrate and adjacent print body.
  • the thermal energy input to the material is used to break down the molecular bonds, and does not appreciably heat up the material.
  • the temperature of the melt will begin to rise if the print rate is maintained.
  • the thermal capacity is not exceeded the change in physical state is continuous.
  • the heat generated by the thermal ink jet printhead is used or put to work to change the physical state of a material.
  • the printhead is maintained at a constant acceptable temperature as long as a change in physical state of the material takes place.
  • the glass transition of a material is usable for cooling purposes in these applications.
  • Fig. 1 is a plot of Temperature v Time, typically indicating the thermal energy required in changing the physical state of a solid material to a liquid.
  • Fig. 2 is an exploded perspective view of a thermal ink jet print device embodying the principles of this invention.
  • Fig. 3 is an enlarged perspective view showing the assembly of the printhead of print device of Fig. 2 and the attachment of the flexible circuit thereto.
  • Fig. 4 is an enlarged sectional view taken in the section plane IV-IV of Fig. 3.
  • Fig. 5 is an enlarged sectional view taken in the section plane V-V of Fig. 2.
  • Fig. 6 is a top plan view of a modified printhead body with the printhead and flexible circuit removed for clarity.
  • Fig. 7 is a sectional view taken on the section line VII-VII of Fig. 6.
  • Fig. 8 is sectional view taken on the section line VIII-VIII of Fig. 6.
  • Fig. 9 illustrates plots of printhead temperatures derived from identical printhead tests without and with heat sinks using different solid materials.
  • Fig. 10 is an isometric view of a different print device utilizing a printhead of the type of Figs. 3 and 4, and embodying a heat pipe.
  • Fig. 11 is a fragmentary side elevational view of the print device of Fig. 10.
  • Fig. 12 is a perspective view of the heat pipe of Figs. 10 and 11.
  • Fig. 13 is a side elevational view of the heat pipe of Fig. 12, and
  • Fig. 14 is a plan view of the back side of a printhead substrate.
  • Fig. 1 is a plot of Temperature v Time, typically depicting the thermal energy input in changing the physical state of a material, e.g. melting a solid or vaporizing a fluid, plots the relatively constant temperature which exists over a period of time during which the material continuously undergoes a change in physical state. If the material is a solid, once the phase change is complete, if the thermal energy input is not reduced, the temperature of the liquid will rise. During the phase change interval the thermal energy is used to change the physical state.
  • a heat sink requires space in the print device for receiving the heat sink and placing the phase change material in heat exchange proximity to the printhead.
  • a solid heat sink material is preferably of a thermally conductive material that melts at a printhead temperature at or below that temperature beyond which print quality is unacceptably degraded. Temperature control is provided by the heat sink during that period of time required to achieve the complete change in physical state.
  • the printhead storage capacity for phase change materials provides about four minutes of blackout printing for printheads which have been tested, as will be explained at a later point.
  • the use of a finite volume of a solid phase change material within a cavity in the print body offers a convenient solution to the problem of overheating of the printhead.
  • High density printing intervals can be further extended or made continuous by the use of an arrangement in which the phase change material is circulated, as in a heat pipe, a part of which may comprise the body cavity, or, alternatively, the heat pipe may be a self contained unit having hot and cold junctions for heat input and heat output for receiving heat from the printhead at the hot junction and removing heat at the cold junction.
  • the general requirements of materials in this instance, insofar as temperatures at which changes in phase or physical state take place, are the same as for solid material.
  • the advantage of the heat pipe is that the period of temperature control for the printhead is continuous.
  • the print device 1 comprises a print body 3 sealed to an ink chamber 5 by means of a gasket 7 or other suitable seal.
  • the slot 9a in the resistor plate 9 is aligned with the slot 3b, which admits ink from the ink chamber 5 to the back face of the nozzle plate 11.
  • passages 11b in the printhead structure behind the back face of the nozzle plate 11 communicate with the ink channel or slot 9a in the resistor substrate 9 and admit ink into the individual ink cavities or priming cavities 11c at each nozzle 11a.
  • Individual resistors 9b on the resistor substrate 9 are disposed opposite respective nozzles 11a. Ink directly over a resistor is vaporized and a vapor bubble is formed when the resistor is excited.
  • the resistors 9b are individually coupled to any of well known systems which orchestrate their firing, by means of flexible circuits 13 having individual circuit traces 13a, which are only fragmentarily shown, connected to the individual resistors 9b. As seen in Fig. 2, the flexible circuits are shaped to fit over the sloping sides of the print body 3.
  • the print device 1 of Fig. 2 and the printhead 8 of Fig. 3 are illustrated in positions of convenience for purposes of illustration. In some applications, the print device occupies a position, such as illustrated in Fig. 8, in which the printhead body 3 and the printhead 8 are disposed substantially in a vertical plane. This position of the print device 1 provides a gravity induced flow of ink to the printhead 8. Of course other print device positions are possible.
  • Provision for temperature control of the printhead 8 by means of a phase change heat sink 15 is generally illustrated in Figs. 2 and 5.
  • the heat sink cavities 15a are defined within the walls of the print body 3.
  • the open back side of the print body 3 is closed by the gasket 7 backed by an end face 5a of the ink chamber 5, as seen in Fig. 5.
  • a solid material 15b which has a melting point at or below the maximum acceptable printhead temperature, fills the cavity 15a in heat exchange relation with the back face of the substrate 9 by contact therewith.
  • the ink path between the ink chamber 5 and the priming cavity 11c is evident in the sectional view of Fig. 5, in which the print device 1 is shown assembled.
  • the ink path comprises an opening 5b in the end face 5a of the ink chamber 5 and in an opening 7a in the gasket 7. Both of these openings are aligned with the slot 3b in the print body 3 which communicates with the priming cavities 11c behind the nozzle plate 11 through the slot 9a in the resistor substrate 9.
  • Fig. 4 This is a fragmentary sectional view taken in the section plane IV-IV of Fig. 3 and typically shows, at only one nozzle 11a, the attachment of the substrate 9, of the printhead 8, to the upper end of the print body 3, in the cavity 3a, at the slot 3b.
  • the print body 3 is sealed to the ink chamber 5 by the gasket 7 (see Fig. 2).
  • the printhead 8 comprises a monocrystalline silicon substrate 9c, sealed in the recess 3a, on which a silicon dioxide (SiO2) layer 9d, functioning as a thermal capacitor barrier, is deposited.
  • SiO2 silicon dioxide
  • resistors 9b of tantalum aluminum TaAl are deposited on the silicon dioxide layer 9d.
  • Circuit traces or conductors 9bb for the individual resistors 9b are deposited on the resistors 9b in positions leaving the resistor portion at, or opposite, the nozzle 11a exposed.
  • Passivation, resistor protection layers, 9p and 9q are successively deposited on the resistor 9b.
  • the layer 9p is of silicon carbide SiC or silicon nitride SiN.
  • the layer 9q is tantalum Ta.
  • the passivation layers permit heat transfer from the resistor to the ink in the priming cavity 11c while providing physical, chemical and electrical isolation from the ink.
  • a barrier layer 11e of a photo imageable polymer defines the ink cavities, which include the priming cavity 11c for each nozzle and a manifold passage or cavity 11b.
  • the nozzle plate 11 usually electroformed of nickel, overlays and is sealed to the barrier layer.
  • Individual nozzles 11a communicate with each priming cavity 11c.
  • the approximate ink meniscus line is shown bridging the opening of the nozzle 11a.
  • the priming cavity 11c for each nozzle 11a is joined with the others by the manifold cavity 11b.
  • This manifold cavity 11b communicates with the slot 9a in the resistor substrate 9 which, as seen, extends through all of the substrate layers.
  • a sealant 9e seals the resistor substrate 9 about the edge of the slot 3b and in and about the recess 3a.
  • Figs. 6, 7 and 8 illustrate a plastic print body 3 of the type employed in reducing this invention to practice, using a solid phase change material, from which test data depicted in the temperature plots of Fig. 9 was developed.
  • a 300 dot per inch printhead 8 was employed.
  • the printhead recess 3a in the print body 3 is sealed from the heat sink cavities 15a in the printhead 3 by an integral end plate section 3d which closes the recess 3a except for the opening of the slot 3b.
  • the printhead 8 and the flexible circuits have been removed; however, in FIg. 7, the sectional view taken on the section line VII-VII of Fig. 6, these features are included.
  • the integral end plates 3d obviate seal failures between the heat sink 15 and the printhead 8. Direct heat exchange between the resistor substrate and the phase change material 15 no longer takes place, requiring that the printhead operate at a slightly higher temperature using the same heat sink material, but this can be compensated for by selection of a heat sink material which melts at a lower temperature to compensate the thermal drop across the end plate 3d if necessary.
  • Fig. 8 is a sectional view taken on the section line VIII-VIII of Fig. 6.
  • the section plane includes the longitudinal axis of the slot 3b and outlines the interior structure of the slot 3b defining the passage 3bb between the opposite sides or openings of the slot 3b.
  • Solid materials which have been found to be suitable for heat sink applications include gallium and polyethylene glycol. Low temperature solder is also acceptable.
  • the melting point of the solid phase change material which is used depends upon the specific printhead with respect to the upper limit of temperature at which the printhead may operate without unacceptable degradation of print quality. Experiments with plastic body 300 dpi printheads indicates that the upper acceptable limit of thermal ink jet printhead temperatures varies widely. Thus a solid phase change material selected for this application should in any case have a melting temperature compatible with the known upper temperature limit of a particular printhead at which acceptable print quality still exists.
  • the printhead temperature continued to rise during printing.
  • the printhead temperature was constant at an acceptable level during printing throughout the melting period of the phase change material.
  • the application of a heat sink employing a solid phase change material shows a remarkable improvement in thermal management based upon these experiments.
  • gallium for example, as the phase change material in a heat sink in the same type of printhead assembly, it has been found that the printhead could be used to continuously fire in a high density print mode for 3 to 4 minutes, without exceeding the printhead's maximum operating temperature.
  • One specific successful test was to print a 100% optical print density, A-size plot, without slowing down.
  • a second specific successful test was to print ten (10) 50% dense A-size plots, in a row without a decrease in print quality. Again, the number of nozzles, the size of silicon substrate, the firing frequency, and the resolution (300 dpi), make a difference in performance.
  • Fig. 9 plots test data derived from tests of a 300 dot per inch print device 1, having a print body 3 of the type of FIgs. 6, 7 and 8, which is fabricated of a plastic material.
  • the four tests were conducted without a heat sink in one case and with different heat sink materials in the other three (3) cases. All tests were conducted with this plastic print body 3, which in Fig. 9 is referred to as a manifold.
  • the printhead 8 was fired in a high density mode for about 260 seconds as indicated and then shut down. Without a heat sink, the printhead temperature exceeded 100°C at the end of the test interval.
  • Figs. 10-14 illustrate a heat pipe and its application to a print device 10.
  • the print device 10 comprises a body 30 which contains an ink bladder 31, Fig. 11.
  • a printhead 8 having a substrate 9 is sealed in a recess in the body 30.
  • the ink bladder 31 has a neck portion 31a, Fig. 11, the outlet of which is sealed marginally about the slot 9b, see Fig. 14, on the back face of the substrate 9 of the printhead 8. In this position ink in the bladder 31 communicates with the slot 9b to supply ink to the priming cavities 11c and to the nozzles 11a of the nozzle plate 11, see Fig. 4.
  • a heat pipe 25 is disposed within the body 30 of the print device 10.
  • the heat pipe comprises a pair of tubes 25a and 25b, which may be joined together above bladder neck 31a, each of which has a lower end, respectively, 25c and 25d, and respective open, enlarged upper ends 25e and 25f.
  • the lower ends, 25c and 25d are also open and are adhesively bonded and sealed at their extremities, by an epoxy type of sealant, for example, to the back face of the substrate 9, in positions denoted by the dot dash outlines, 25g and 25h, on opposite sides of the ink feed slot 9a and the neck 31a of the bladder 31, shown in Fig. 14.
  • the open upper ends, 25e and 25f, are similarly bonded and sealed to a cold junction comprising a plate 33 of high thermal conductivity, such as aluminum or copper, here shown projecting from an upper sloping face of the body 30 of the print device 10, to reject heat to the ambient environment or to a cold junction metal clamp on the plate 33, such as a highly conductive thermal mass on the body 30.
  • a heat pipe fluid 25j in the bottom end of each heat pipe tube, 25a, 25b, is in contact with the back face of the substrate 9, the wetted area being defined within the dot-dash outlines 25g and 25h. These areas are as large as substrate space permits to maximize area exposure of the heat pipe fluid to the substrate 9.
  • heat energy generated in the substrate 9 by the firing of the resistors 9b produces a physical change.
  • the heat pipe fluid is vaporized.
  • the warm vapor rises upwardly in the heat pipe tubes 25a and 25b, as indicated by the dotted arrows of Fig. 13.
  • the vapor contacts the inner face of the cold junction plate 31 where it is cooled and changes phase state, returning to a fluid, which as shown by the solid arrows flows down the walls of the heat pipe tubes to the fluid supply 25j.
  • the heat pipes were pressurized and each contained about 1cc of fluid, 25j. Pressure ranges, P, in atmospheres for 0°C to 70°C are given for each fluid listed in the table below.
  • the heat of evaporation h fg is 180 J G .
  • phase change material is simply based upon the upper limit of printhead temperature together with a thermal conductivity of the material compatible with the heat rateto provide a change in physical state of the phase change material at a rate commensurate with the rate at which heat energy is developed.
  • phase change materials solids and fluids
  • other materials for known printhead temperature limits, and rates at which heat energy is generated are easily selected from available tables of physical properties for materials.
  • changes in physical state such as the glass transition of a material, within the temperature ranges of acceptable print quality, are contemplated and usable for cooling purposes.

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