EP0897802A3 - Tintenstrahlkopf und Verfahren zu seiner Herstellung und zu seiner Steuerung - Google Patents

Tintenstrahlkopf und Verfahren zu seiner Herstellung und zu seiner Steuerung Download PDF

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EP0897802A3
EP0897802A3 EP98120934A EP98120934A EP0897802A3 EP 0897802 A3 EP0897802 A3 EP 0897802A3 EP 98120934 A EP98120934 A EP 98120934A EP 98120934 A EP98120934 A EP 98120934A EP 0897802 A3 EP0897802 A3 EP 0897802A3
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laminated piezoelectric
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ink
jet head
end surfaces
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Seiichi c/o Citizen Watch Co. Ltd. Osawa
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Citizen Watch Co Ltd
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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
    • B41J2/1607—Production of print heads with piezoelectric elements
    • B41J2/1612—Production 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
    • 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
    • B41J2/16—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
    • B41J2/1632—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
    • B41J2/1632—Manufacturing processes machining
    • B41J2/1634—Manufacturing processes machining laser 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
    • B41J2/1642—Manufacturing processes thin film formation thin film formation by CVD [chemical vapor deposition]
    • 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

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  • Manufacturing & Machinery (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Optics & Photonics (AREA)
  • Particle Formation And Scattering Control In Inkjet Printers (AREA)
EP98120934A 1993-10-14 1994-10-14 Tintenstrahlkopf und Verfahren zu seiner Herstellung und zu seiner Steuerung Expired - Lifetime EP0897802B1 (de)

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JP280371/93 1993-10-14
JP28037193 1993-10-14
JP28037193 1993-10-14
JP11131294 1994-05-25
JP111312/94 1994-05-25
JP11131294 1994-05-25
EP94929664A EP0723866A4 (de) 1993-10-14 1994-10-14 Tintenstrahldruckkopf, verfahren zur herstellung und verfahren zum steuern desselben

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EP94929664A Division EP0723866A4 (de) 1993-10-14 1994-10-14 Tintenstrahldruckkopf, verfahren zur herstellung und verfahren zum steuern desselben

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EP0897802A3 true EP0897802A3 (de) 1999-03-10
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EP98120935A Expired - Lifetime EP0897803B1 (de) 1993-10-14 1994-10-14 Tintenstrahlkopf und Verfahren zu seiner Herstellung und zu seiner Steuerung
EP94929664A Withdrawn EP0723866A4 (de) 1993-10-14 1994-10-14 Tintenstrahldruckkopf, verfahren zur herstellung und verfahren zum steuern desselben
EP98120934A Expired - Lifetime EP0897802B1 (de) 1993-10-14 1994-10-14 Tintenstrahlkopf und Verfahren zu seiner Herstellung und zu seiner Steuerung

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EP94929664A Withdrawn EP0723866A4 (de) 1993-10-14 1994-10-14 Tintenstrahldruckkopf, verfahren zur herstellung und verfahren zum steuern desselben

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DE (2) DE69427837T2 (de)
WO (1) WO1995010416A1 (de)

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JPH11254670A (ja) 1998-03-10 1999-09-21 Nec Corp インクジェットヘッド
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EP0402171A2 (de) * 1989-06-09 1990-12-12 Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha Kopf für einen Tintenstrahldrucker
JPH0373348A (ja) * 1989-05-12 1991-03-28 Ricoh Co Ltd インクジェット記録装置
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EP0897802B1 (de) 2001-08-08
EP0897803A3 (de) 1999-03-10
EP0723866A4 (de) 1997-03-26
EP0723866A1 (de) 1996-07-31
EP0897803B1 (de) 2001-07-25
DE69427926T2 (de) 2001-12-06
EP0897802A2 (de) 1999-02-24
DE69427837D1 (de) 2001-08-30
DE69427837T2 (de) 2002-04-04
WO1995010416A1 (fr) 1995-04-20
EP0897803A2 (de) 1999-02-24

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