EP0670218A3 - Ink jet head. - Google Patents

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EP0670218A3
EP0670218A3 EP95301259A EP95301259A EP0670218A3 EP 0670218 A3 EP0670218 A3 EP 0670218A3 EP 95301259 A EP95301259 A EP 95301259A EP 95301259 A EP95301259 A EP 95301259A EP 0670218 A3 EP0670218 A3 EP 0670218A3
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Prior art keywords
ink jet
jet head
head
ink
jet
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EP95301259A
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German (de)
French (fr)
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EP0670218B1 (en
EP0670218A2 (en
Inventor
Nobuhiko Onda
Tomohisa Mikami
Akira Nakazawa
Miohinori Kutami
Shigeharu Suzuki
Fumio Yamagishi
Masayuki Kato
Shuki Koike
Junji Kashioka
Shino Sakai
Osamu Taniguchi
Hiromitsu Soneda
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Fujitsu Ltd
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Fujitsu Ltd
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Publication of EP0670218A3 publication Critical patent/EP0670218A3/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
    • B41J2/14—Structure thereof only for on-demand ink jet heads
    • B41J2/14201—Structure of print heads with piezoelectric elements
    • B41J2/14274—Structure of print heads with piezoelectric elements of stacked structure type, deformed by compression/extension and disposed on a diaphragm
    • 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
    • B41J2002/14491—Electrical connection
EP95301259A 1994-03-03 1995-02-27 Ink jet head Expired - Lifetime EP0670218B1 (en)

Priority Applications (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
EP00107972A EP1031422B1 (en) 1994-03-03 1995-02-27 Ink jet head

Applications Claiming Priority (6)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
JP5987294 1994-03-03
JP59872/94 1994-03-03
JP5987294 1994-03-03
JP684595A JP2721127B2 (en) 1994-03-03 1995-01-20 Inkjet head
JP684595 1995-01-20
JP6845/95 1995-01-20

Related Child Applications (1)

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EP00107972A Division EP1031422B1 (en) 1994-03-03 1995-02-27 Ink jet head

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EP0670218A2 EP0670218A2 (en) 1995-09-06
EP0670218A3 true EP0670218A3 (en) 1997-01-08
EP0670218B1 EP0670218B1 (en) 2002-12-11

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EP00107972A Expired - Lifetime EP1031422B1 (en) 1994-03-03 1995-02-27 Ink jet head
EP95301259A Expired - Lifetime EP0670218B1 (en) 1994-03-03 1995-02-27 Ink jet head

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EP00107972A Expired - Lifetime EP1031422B1 (en) 1994-03-03 1995-02-27 Ink jet head

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JP (1) JP2721127B2 (en)
DE (2) DE69529354T2 (en)

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US4184169A (en) * 1977-03-01 1980-01-15 International Standard Electric Corporation Ink-drop print-head
EP0067948A1 (en) * 1981-06-18 1982-12-29 International Business Machines Corporation Method and apparatus for producing liquid drops on demand
JPH04179550A (en) * 1990-11-14 1992-06-26 Seiko Epson Corp Ink jet head
EP0491961A1 (en) * 1990-07-10 1992-07-01 Fujitsu Limited Printing head

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JPH0428557A (en) * 1990-05-25 1992-01-31 Fujitsu Ltd Multinozzle ink-jet head
JP3213861B2 (en) * 1993-05-21 2001-10-02 セイコーエプソン株式会社 Inkjet recording head
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US4184169A (en) * 1977-03-01 1980-01-15 International Standard Electric Corporation Ink-drop print-head
EP0067948A1 (en) * 1981-06-18 1982-12-29 International Business Machines Corporation Method and apparatus for producing liquid drops on demand
EP0491961A1 (en) * 1990-07-10 1992-07-01 Fujitsu Limited Printing head
JPH04179550A (en) * 1990-11-14 1992-06-26 Seiko Epson Corp Ink jet head

Non-Patent Citations (1)

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PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 16, no. 487 (M - 1323) 9 October 1992 (1992-10-09) *

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DE69529112T2 (en) 2003-04-17
DE69529112D1 (en) 2003-01-23
EP0670218B1 (en) 2002-12-11
EP1031422B1 (en) 2003-01-08
EP0670218A2 (en) 1995-09-06
JPH07290705A (en) 1995-11-07
DE69529354D1 (en) 2003-02-13
JP2721127B2 (en) 1998-03-04
DE69529354T2 (en) 2004-04-01
EP1031422A3 (en) 2001-01-10
EP1031422A2 (en) 2000-08-30

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