EP0678384A1 - Auf Abruf arbeitender Tintenstrahldruckknopf - Google Patents

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EP0678384A1
EP0678384A1 EP95108677A EP95108677A EP0678384A1 EP 0678384 A1 EP0678384 A1 EP 0678384A1 EP 95108677 A EP95108677 A EP 95108677A EP 95108677 A EP95108677 A EP 95108677A EP 0678384 A1 EP0678384 A1 EP 0678384A1
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Minoru C/O Seiko Epson Corporation Usui
Haruhiko C/O Seiko Epson Corporation Koto
Haruo C/O Seiko Epson Corporation Nakamura
Yozo C/O Seiko Epson Corporation Shimada
Tomoaki C/O Seiko Epson Corporation Abe
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    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
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    • B41J2/1607—Production of print heads with piezoelectric elements
    • B41J2/161—Production of print heads with piezoelectric elements of film type, deformed by bending and disposed on a diaphragm
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
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    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
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    • 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
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    • B41J2/01—Ink jet
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    • B41J2/14—Structure thereof only for on-demand ink jet heads
    • B41J2002/14387—Front shooter

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EP95108677A 1990-02-23 1991-02-25 Auf Abruf arbeitender Tintenstrahldruckknopf Expired - Lifetime EP0678384B1 (de)

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DE9117235U DE9117235U1 (de) 1990-02-23 1991-02-25 Tintenstrahldruckkopf des Tropfen auf Abruf-Typs

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JP4378790 1990-02-23
JP43787/90 1990-02-23
JP2337278A JP3041952B2 (ja) 1990-02-23 1990-11-30 インクジェット式記録ヘッド、圧電振動体、及びこれらの製造方法
JP337278/90 1990-11-30
EP91102760A EP0443628B2 (de) 1990-02-23 1991-02-25 Auf Abruf arbeitender Tintenstrahldruckknopf

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FR2760404A1 (fr) * 1997-03-07 1998-09-11 Samsung Electro Mech Dispositif et procede pour ejecter une solution d'enregistrement d'une tete d'impression
EP1188564A1 (de) * 2000-08-08 2002-03-20 Seiko Epson Corporation Tintenstrahlaufzeichnungskopf und Verfahren zu dessen Herstellung
US6417600B2 (en) * 1998-09-17 2002-07-09 Seiko Epson Corporation Piezoelectric vibrator unit, method for manufacturing the same, and ink jet recording head comprising the same

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JPS608953A (ja) 1983-06-29 1985-01-17 Omron Tateisi Electronics Co プログラム・アナライザ
US4566018A (en) * 1983-05-10 1986-01-21 Siemens Aktiengesellschaft Recorder operating with drops of liquid
JPS61246063A (ja) * 1985-04-25 1986-11-01 Ricoh Co Ltd インクジエツト噴射ヘツドの導体回路形成法
US4752789A (en) * 1986-07-25 1988-06-21 Dataproducts Corporation Multi-layer transducer array for an ink jet apparatus
US4788557A (en) * 1987-03-09 1988-11-29 Dataproducts Corporation Ink jet method and apparatus for reducing cross talk
JPH01255549A (ja) * 1988-04-06 1989-10-12 Seiko Epson Corp インクジェットヘッド
EP0372521A2 (de) 1988-12-07 1990-06-13 Seiko Epson Corporation Auf Abruf arbeitender Tintenstrahldruckkopf
EP0402171A2 (de) * 1989-06-09 1990-12-12 Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha Kopf für einen Tintenstrahldrucker

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US4566018A (en) * 1983-05-10 1986-01-21 Siemens Aktiengesellschaft Recorder operating with drops of liquid
JPS608953A (ja) 1983-06-29 1985-01-17 Omron Tateisi Electronics Co プログラム・アナライザ
JPS61246063A (ja) * 1985-04-25 1986-11-01 Ricoh Co Ltd インクジエツト噴射ヘツドの導体回路形成法
US4752789A (en) * 1986-07-25 1988-06-21 Dataproducts Corporation Multi-layer transducer array for an ink jet apparatus
US4788557A (en) * 1987-03-09 1988-11-29 Dataproducts Corporation Ink jet method and apparatus for reducing cross talk
JPH01255549A (ja) * 1988-04-06 1989-10-12 Seiko Epson Corp インクジェットヘッド
EP0372521A2 (de) 1988-12-07 1990-06-13 Seiko Epson Corporation Auf Abruf arbeitender Tintenstrahldruckkopf
EP0402171A2 (de) * 1989-06-09 1990-12-12 Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha Kopf für einen Tintenstrahldrucker

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PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 11, no. 94 (M - 574)<2541> 25 March 1987 (1987-03-25) *
PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 14, no. 6 (M - 916)<3949> 9 January 1989 (1989-01-09) *

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
FR2760404A1 (fr) * 1997-03-07 1998-09-11 Samsung Electro Mech Dispositif et procede pour ejecter une solution d'enregistrement d'une tete d'impression
US6417600B2 (en) * 1998-09-17 2002-07-09 Seiko Epson Corporation Piezoelectric vibrator unit, method for manufacturing the same, and ink jet recording head comprising the same
US6624552B2 (en) 1998-09-17 2003-09-23 Seiko Epson Corporation Piezoelectric vibrator unit, method for manufacturing the same, and ink jet recording head comprising the same
US6862782B2 (en) 1998-09-17 2005-03-08 Seiko Epson Corporation Method of manufacturing a piezoelectric vibrator unit
EP1188564A1 (de) * 2000-08-08 2002-03-20 Seiko Epson Corporation Tintenstrahlaufzeichnungskopf und Verfahren zu dessen Herstellung
US6478411B2 (en) 2000-08-08 2002-11-12 Seiko Epson Corporation Ink jet recording head and method of manufacturing the same
US6609280B2 (en) 2000-08-08 2003-08-26 Seiko Epson Corporation Ink jet recording head and method of manufacturing the same
EP1352745A2 (de) * 2000-08-08 2003-10-15 Seiko Epson Corporation Tintenstrahlaufzeichnungskopf und Verfahren zu dessen Herstellung
EP1352745A3 (de) * 2000-08-08 2003-10-22 Seiko Epson Corporation Tintenstrahlaufzeichnungskopf und Verfahren zu dessen Herstellung

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