EP0577383A3 - Thin film resistor printhead for thermal ink jet printers - Google Patents

Thin film resistor printhead for thermal ink jet printers Download PDF

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EP0577383A3
EP0577383A3 EP19930305064 EP93305064A EP0577383A3 EP 0577383 A3 EP0577383 A3 EP 0577383A3 EP 19930305064 EP19930305064 EP 19930305064 EP 93305064 A EP93305064 A EP 93305064A EP 0577383 A3 EP0577383 A3 EP 0577383A3
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thin film
ink jet
film resistor
jet printers
thermal ink
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EP0577383B1 (en
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Brian Perrin Canfield
David Alan Johnson
John Paul Harmon
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HP Inc
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Hewlett Packard Co
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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
    • B41J2/14—Structure thereof only for on-demand ink jet heads
    • B41J2/1433—Structure of 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
    • B41J2/14—Structure thereof only for on-demand ink jet heads
    • B41J2/14016—Structure of bubble jet print heads
    • B41J2/14032—Structure of the pressure chamber
    • B41J2/1404—Geometrical characteristics
    • 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
    • B41J2002/14387—Front shooter
    • 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
    • B41J2002/14475—Structure thereof only for on-demand ink jet heads characterised by nozzle shapes or number of orifices per chamber

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Geometry (AREA)
  • Particle Formation And Scattering Control In Inkjet Printers (AREA)
EP19930305064 1992-06-29 1993-06-28 Thin film resistor printhead for thermal ink jet printers Expired - Lifetime EP0577383B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

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US90597192A 1992-06-29 1992-06-29
US905971 1992-06-29

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EP0577383A2 EP0577383A2 (en) 1994-01-05
EP0577383A3 true EP0577383A3 (en) 1994-06-22
EP0577383B1 EP0577383B1 (en) 2003-10-08

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DE (1) DE69333236T2 (en)

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JPH07323547A (en) * 1994-05-31 1995-12-12 Nec Corp Ink jet type printing head
US5519423A (en) * 1994-07-08 1996-05-21 Hewlett-Packard Company Tuned entrance fang configuration for ink-jet printers
US6527369B1 (en) 1995-10-25 2003-03-04 Hewlett-Packard Company Asymmetric printhead orifice
US6123413A (en) * 1995-10-25 2000-09-26 Hewlett-Packard Company Reduced spray inkjet printhead orifice
US6371596B1 (en) 1995-10-25 2002-04-16 Hewlett-Packard Company Asymmetric ink emitting orifices for improved inkjet drop formation
US6557974B1 (en) 1995-10-25 2003-05-06 Hewlett-Packard Company Non-circular printhead orifice
JP4546006B2 (en) * 2000-09-06 2010-09-15 キヤノン株式会社 Inkjet recording head
US7014294B2 (en) 2000-11-30 2006-03-21 Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha Ink-jet head and ink-jet printer having ink-jet head
EP1336490B1 (en) * 2002-02-18 2008-10-01 Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha Ink-jet head and ink-jet printer having ink-jet head
JP4323947B2 (en) 2003-01-10 2009-09-02 キヤノン株式会社 Inkjet recording head
US7152951B2 (en) 2004-02-10 2006-12-26 Lexmark International, Inc. High resolution ink jet printhead
WO2008154672A1 (en) * 2007-06-19 2008-12-24 Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd Printhead with heaters offset from nozzles

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WO1987003364A1 (en) * 1985-11-22 1987-06-04 Hewlett-Packard Company Ink jet barrier layer and orifice plate printhead and fabrication method
WO1987003363A1 (en) * 1985-11-22 1987-06-04 Hewlett-Packard Company Multitone ink jet printer and method of operation
EP0294032A2 (en) * 1987-06-02 1988-12-07 Hewlett-Packard Company Barrier structure for thermal ink-jet printheads
EP0454155A2 (en) * 1990-04-27 1991-10-30 Canon Kabushiki Kaisha Recording method and apparatus

Patent Citations (4)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
WO1987003364A1 (en) * 1985-11-22 1987-06-04 Hewlett-Packard Company Ink jet barrier layer and orifice plate printhead and fabrication method
WO1987003363A1 (en) * 1985-11-22 1987-06-04 Hewlett-Packard Company Multitone ink jet printer and method of operation
EP0294032A2 (en) * 1987-06-02 1988-12-07 Hewlett-Packard Company Barrier structure for thermal ink-jet printheads
EP0454155A2 (en) * 1990-04-27 1991-10-30 Canon Kabushiki Kaisha Recording method and apparatus

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DE69333236T2 (en) 2004-08-05
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EP0577383A2 (en) 1994-01-05
EP0577383B1 (en) 2003-10-08

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