EP1706271A4 - Tropfenausstossanordnung - Google Patents

Tropfenausstossanordnung

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Publication number
EP1706271A4
EP1706271A4 EP04815777A EP04815777A EP1706271A4 EP 1706271 A4 EP1706271 A4 EP 1706271A4 EP 04815777 A EP04815777 A EP 04815777A EP 04815777 A EP04815777 A EP 04815777A EP 1706271 A4 EP1706271 A4 EP 1706271A4
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Prior art keywords
drop ejection
ejection assembly
drop
enhance
well
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EP04815777A
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English (en)
French (fr)
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EP1706271A2 (de
EP1706271B1 (de
Inventor
Steven H Barss
Paul A Hoisington
John A Higginson
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Fujifilm Dimatix Inc
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Dimatix Inc
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Priority claimed from US10/749,833 external-priority patent/US7303259B2/en
Priority claimed from US10/749,816 external-priority patent/US7121646B2/en
Priority claimed from US10/749,622 external-priority patent/US7168788B2/en
Application filed by Dimatix Inc filed Critical Dimatix Inc
Publication of EP1706271A2 publication Critical patent/EP1706271A2/de
Publication of EP1706271A4 publication Critical patent/EP1706271A4/de
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Publication of EP1706271B1 publication Critical patent/EP1706271B1/de
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Classifications

    • 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
    • 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
    • B41J2/07—Ink jet characterised by jet control
    • B41J2/11—Ink jet characterised by jet control for ink spray
    • 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
    • B41J2/015—Ink jet characterised by the jet generation process
    • B41J2/04—Ink jet characterised by the jet generation process generating single droplets or particles on demand
    • B41J2/045—Ink jet characterised by the jet generation process generating single droplets or particles on demand by pressure, e.g. electromechanical transducers
    • B41J2/04501—Control methods or devices therefor, e.g. driver circuits, control circuits
    • B41J2/04581—Control methods or devices therefor, e.g. driver circuits, control circuits controlling heads based on piezoelectric elements
    • 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
    • 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

Landscapes

  • Particle Formation And Scattering Control In Inkjet Printers (AREA)
  • Coating Apparatus (AREA)
  • Ink Jet (AREA)
  • Cereal-Derived Products (AREA)
  • Seal Device For Vehicle (AREA)
  • Saccharide Compounds (AREA)
EP04815777A 2003-12-30 2004-12-29 Tropfenausstossanordnung Active EP1706271B1 (de)

Applications Claiming Priority (4)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US10/749,833 US7303259B2 (en) 2003-12-30 2003-12-30 Drop ejection assembly
US10/749,816 US7121646B2 (en) 2003-12-30 2003-12-30 Drop ejection assembly
US10/749,622 US7168788B2 (en) 2003-12-30 2003-12-30 Drop ejection assembly
PCT/US2004/043775 WO2005065330A2 (en) 2003-12-30 2004-12-29 Drop ejection assembly

Publications (3)

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EP1706271A2 EP1706271A2 (de) 2006-10-04
EP1706271A4 true EP1706271A4 (de) 2009-08-19
EP1706271B1 EP1706271B1 (de) 2011-12-21

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EP04815777A Active EP1706271B1 (de) 2003-12-30 2004-12-29 Tropfenausstossanordnung

Country Status (5)

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EP (1) EP1706271B1 (de)
JP (1) JP4936900B2 (de)
KR (1) KR101211012B1 (de)
AT (1) ATE537971T1 (de)
WO (1) WO2005065330A2 (de)

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GB201420264D0 (en) 2014-11-14 2014-12-31 The Technology Partnership Plc Non-contact liquid printing

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US5451993A (en) * 1992-02-20 1995-09-19 Seikosha Co., Ltd. Ink jet head
WO2001017782A1 (en) * 1999-09-09 2001-03-15 Hewlett-Packard Company Counter-boring techniques for ink-jet printheads
EP1447221A1 (de) * 2001-11-22 2004-08-18 Canon Kabushiki Kaisha Flüssigkeitsstrahlkopf

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US5451993A (en) * 1992-02-20 1995-09-19 Seikosha Co., Ltd. Ink jet head
WO2001017782A1 (en) * 1999-09-09 2001-03-15 Hewlett-Packard Company Counter-boring techniques for ink-jet printheads
EP1447221A1 (de) * 2001-11-22 2004-08-18 Canon Kabushiki Kaisha Flüssigkeitsstrahlkopf

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JP4936900B2 (ja) 2012-05-23
KR20060127953A (ko) 2006-12-13
KR101211012B1 (ko) 2012-12-11
WO2005065330A2 (en) 2005-07-21
EP1706271A2 (de) 2006-10-04
WO2005065330A3 (en) 2006-03-02
EP1706271B1 (de) 2011-12-21
ATE537971T1 (de) 2012-01-15
JP2007516877A (ja) 2007-06-28

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