EP1871607A2 - Buse d'ejection de fluide - Google Patents

Buse d'ejection de fluide

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Publication number
EP1871607A2
EP1871607A2 EP05825310A EP05825310A EP1871607A2 EP 1871607 A2 EP1871607 A2 EP 1871607A2 EP 05825310 A EP05825310 A EP 05825310A EP 05825310 A EP05825310 A EP 05825310A EP 1871607 A2 EP1871607 A2 EP 1871607A2
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Prior art keywords
nozzle
mould
fluid ejection
nozzles
colour
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EP05825310A
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German (de)
English (en)
Inventor
Jonathan Morgan
Jonathan Harvey Lucas
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
Domino Printing Sciences PLC
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Domino Printing Sciences PLC
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Publication of EP1871607A2 publication Critical patent/EP1871607A2/fr
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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
    • B41J2/015—Ink jet characterised by the jet generation process
    • B41J2/02—Ink jet characterised by the jet generation process generating a continuous ink jet
    • 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
    • B41J2002/14475—Structure thereof only for on-demand ink jet heads characterised by nozzle shapes or number of orifices per chamber

Definitions

  • This invention relates to a fluid ejection nozzle and, in particular, to a fluid ejection nozzle for a continuous inkjet printer.
  • the first problem to address is to ensure diameter di is both round, to the desired size, and maintained concentric with d 2 . If di is made larger than the desired or anticipated size, then one option may be to finish (I 1 to the next largest standard size. However, adopting this route might then produce a di to d 2 ratio, and/or an hi to h 2 ratio, which falls outside acceptable limits.
  • said fluidised material takes the form of a ceramic based material, more preferably polycrystalline sapphire.
  • said method further includes selecting the colour of said colouring agent according to the intended nozzle aperture size of said fluid ejection nozzle.
  • said component is post-processed after removal from the mould.
  • the invention provides a fluid ejection nozzle when formed according to the method set forth above.
  • the invention provides a range of fluid ejection nozzles for use with a continuous inkjet printer formed as set forth above, said range including nozzles of different aperture size wherein those nozzles of the same aperture size are of a common colour which is different from the colour of those nozzles of a different aperture size.
  • Figure 1 shows a cross section through a mould used for forming a fluid ejection nozzle according to the invention
  • Figure 2 shows a cross section through a fluid ejection nozzle according to the invention
  • Figure 3 shows an enlarged viewed of the section circled in Figure 2;
  • Figure 4 shows a plan view of the nozzle shown in Figure 2;
  • a fluid ejection nozzle 5 is formed for use with a continuous inkjet printer.
  • the base component which forms the nozzle 5 is formed within a mould 7. Once this base component is self-supporting, it may be withdrawn from the mould and subjected to post treatment, such as curing.
  • the mould 7 comprises mould halves 8a and 8b which, together, define a mould cavity 9.
  • a conical projection 10 which defines the coned entry to the outlet aperture 11 of the nozzle 5.
  • a wire 12 which defines the aperture 11.
  • a fluid sapphire-based ceramic material can be obtained.
  • This is preferably in the form of poly crystalline sapphire powder.
  • the powder is mixed with a suitable binder and loaded into the mould cavity 9.
  • the powder/binder mixture is injected into the mould and retained therein until formed into a self-supporting solid component. This component is then withdrawn from the mould and subjected to postprocessing.
  • a binder is added to the raw powder to enable the raw powder to be injected.
  • the binder comprises a wax and a polymer such as, for example, LDPE.
  • the self-supporting "green" moulding After removal from the mould, the self-supporting "green" moulding must be subjected to de-binding. This is preferably achieved by heating the moulding so that the binder is caused to melt, decompose and/or evaporate. Obviously this must be undertaken carefully and so as to avoid disruption of the moulded powders, or the formation of voids within the moulding.
  • the mouldings After de-binding, the mouldings are subjected to heating so as to weld the powder particles together and form strong unitary components.
  • micron nozzles may be coloured red
  • 60 micron nozzles may be coloured blue
  • 75 micron nozzles may be coloured green.
  • the present invention provides a highly reliable and effective means of forming a fluid ejection nozzle for a continuous inkjet printer which has a highly reliable aperture size without the need for any of the intensive yet unreliable labour inputs associated with prior art nozzles.
  • pigments added to the nozzle material allows nozzles of different sizes to be readily distinguished by colour.

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  • Particle Formation And Scattering Control In Inkjet Printers (AREA)

Abstract

L'invention concerne une buse pour imprimante à jet d'encre en continu moulée à partir d'une matière en saphir fluidisé et, notamment un saphir polycristallin. Des pigments de couleur peuvent être ajoutés à la matière fluidisée de manière que les buses d'une taille particulière peuvent être différenciées par la couleur.
EP05825310A 2004-12-30 2005-12-21 Buse d'ejection de fluide Withdrawn EP1871607A2 (fr)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB0428479A GB0428479D0 (en) 2004-12-30 2004-12-30 Fluid ejection nozzle
PCT/EP2005/056991 WO2006069943A2 (fr) 2004-12-30 2005-12-21 Buse d'ejection de fluide

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EP1871607A2 true EP1871607A2 (fr) 2008-01-02

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GB (1) GB0428479D0 (fr)
WO (1) WO2006069943A2 (fr)

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GB2448302B (en) 2007-03-07 2009-04-08 Zipher Ltd Tape drive

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JPS59141489A (ja) * 1983-01-28 1984-08-14 Seiko Epson Corp Ｆ・ｚ法によるサフアイヤキヤツツアイ結晶合成法
JPS60195095A (ja) * 1984-03-14 1985-10-03 Seiko Epson Corp コランダムの製造方法
US6070973A (en) * 1997-05-15 2000-06-06 Massachusetts Institute Of Technology Non-resonant and decoupled droplet generator

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WO2006069943A3 (fr) 2006-08-24
GB0428479D0 (en) 2005-02-02

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