EP0960733B1 - Tintenstrahldruckkopf und Tintenstrahldruckvorrichtung mit diesem Tintenstrahldruckkopf - Google Patents

Tintenstrahldruckkopf und Tintenstrahldruckvorrichtung mit diesem Tintenstrahldruckkopf Download PDF

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EP0960733B1
EP0960733B1 EP99117364A EP99117364A EP0960733B1 EP 0960733 B1 EP0960733 B1 EP 0960733B1 EP 99117364 A EP99117364 A EP 99117364A EP 99117364 A EP99117364 A EP 99117364A EP 0960733 B1 EP0960733 B1 EP 0960733B1
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Makiko c/o Canon K. K. Kimura
Hiroshi C/O Canon K. K. Sugitani
Sadayuki c/o Canon K. K. Sugama
Hiroyuki C/O Canon K. K. Ishinaga
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  1. Tintenstrahldruckvorrichtung, die aufweist:
    (a) einen Tintenstrahldruckkopf mit:
    (a-i) einer Vielzahl von Ausstoßauslässen (D; 4), die in einer Anordnungsrichtung angeordnet sind,
    (a-ii) einer Vielzahl von Tintenkanälen (31), wobei jeder der Tintenkanäle (31) mit einem zugeordneten einen der Ausstoßauslässe (D; 4) verbunden ist, wobei jeder der Tintenkanäle (31) ein Energieerzeugungselement zum Erzeugen von Energie zum Ausstoßen einer Tinte aus dem Ausstoßauslaß (D; 4) aufweist, und
    (a-iii) einer Ausstoßauslaß-Stirnfläche (1A; 8), die aufweist:
    eine Ausstoßauslaßoberfläche, wobei die Ausstoßauslässe (D; 4) in der Ausstoßauslaßoberfläche angeordnet sind, und
    einen wasserabweisenden Ausstoßauslaß-Randbereich (E; 7), der die Ausstoßauslässe (D; 4) umgibt und eine erste Seite und eine zweite Seite und einen vertieften hydrophilen Bereich (5, 6; 9; 51, 61, 61') aufweist, wobei der vertiefte hydrophile Bereich (5, 6; 9; 51, 61, 61') entlang der Anordnungsrichtung der Ausstoßauslässe (D; 4) auf mindestens einer der Seiten des wasserabweisenden Ausstoßauslaß-Randbereichs (E; 7) angeordnet ist, wobei der vertiefte hydrophile Bereich (5, 6; 9; 51, 61, 61') in einem vorbestimmten Abstand von dem wasserabweisenden Ausstoßauslaß-Randbereich (E; 7) angeordnet ist, und
    (b) eine Kappeneinrichtung (177) zum Verkappen und damit zum Schutz der Ausstoßauslässe (D; 4), wobei die Kappeneinrichtung (177) ebenfalls bei einer Wiedergewinnung der Ausstoßauslässe (D; 4) verwendet wird, um deren Ausstoßvermögen wiederherzustellen,
       dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß:
    ein Bereich der Ausstoßauslaßoberfläche, die durch die Kappeneinrichtung (177) verkappt wird, den vertieften hydrophilen Bereich (5, 6; 9; 51, 61, 61') aufweist, der den wasserabweisenden Ausstoßauslaß-Randbereich (E; 7) umgibt.
  2. Tintenstrahldruckvorrichtung gemäß Anspruch 1, gekennzeichnet durch:
    (c) eine Reinigungsklinge (11; 174; 5017) zum Wischen und dadurch zum Reinigen der Ausstoßauslaß-Stirnfläche (1A; 8) als eine Folge einer Relativbewegung in bezug auf die Ausstoßauslaß-Stirnfläche (1A; 8).
EP99117364A 1992-10-19 1993-10-18 Tintenstrahldruckkopf und Tintenstrahldruckvorrichtung mit diesem Tintenstrahldruckkopf Expired - Lifetime EP0960733B1 (de)

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