JP4631779B2 - インクジェットヘッドへのインク供給方法 - Google Patents
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Description
2 ヘッド本体
3 リザーバユニット
9 流路ユニット
11 流路構成部材
30 リザーバ側ジョイント部
31 上部リザーバ(インクリザーバ)
31a 流入口
31b 流出口
50 バルブ(排気バルブ)
51 バルブ本体
52 バルブコマ
53 インク管ジョイント部
54 支持壁
55 バルブ側ジョイント部
56 バルブ室
56a インク供給口
56b 外部排出口(第1排出口)
56c リザーバ排出口(第2排出口)
61 支持部材
61a 流出開口
61b 流入開口
62 封止部材(弾性体)
63 突出部
65 内部流路
71 インク管
72 排出管
75 排出流路体
76 排出流路
77 スポンジ(多孔質体)
Claims (1)
- 共通インク室と、前記共通インク室から圧力室を経てノズルに至る複数の個別インク流路とを含む流路ユニットと、
前記流路ユニットに固定されているとともに、前記共通インク室に連通しているインクリザーバを含むリザーバユニットと、
外部からインクを供給するためのインク供給口、外部にインクを排出するための外部排出口、及び、前記インクリザーバにインクを排出するためのリザーバ排出口を有するバルブ室と、前記インク供給口と前記外部排出口との間に流路を形成するとともに前記インク供給口と前記リザーバ排出口との間を閉塞する状態、及び、前記インク供給口と前記リザーバ排出口との間に流路を形成するとともに前記インク供給口と前記外部排出口との間を閉塞する状態のいずれかを選択的に取り得る開閉機構とを含む排気バルブとを備えたインクジェットヘッドへのインク供給方法であって、
前記リザーバ排出口を通じて前記インクリザーバにインクを排出する際、前記開閉機構を前記インク供給口と前記外部排出口との間に流路を形成するとともに前記インク供給口と前記リザーバ排出口との間を閉塞する状態にした上で前記外部排出口からインクを排出し、その後に、前記開閉機構を前記インク供給口と前記リザーバ排出口との間に流路を形成するとともに前記インク供給口と前記外部排出口との間を閉塞する状態にした上で前記リザーバ排出口を通じて前記インクリザーバにインクを排出することを特徴とするインクジェットヘッドへのインク供給方法。
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JP2006097095A JP4631779B2 (ja) | 2006-03-31 | 2006-03-31 | インクジェットヘッドへのインク供給方法 |
US11/692,460 US7926922B2 (en) | 2006-03-31 | 2007-03-28 | Ink-jet head and valve |
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JP2009226738A (ja) | 2008-03-24 | 2009-10-08 | Brother Ind Ltd | インクジェットヘッド |
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JPS502959Y1 (ja) * | 1970-05-04 | 1975-01-25 | ||
JPH0577439A (ja) * | 1991-09-18 | 1993-03-30 | Hitachi Ltd | インクジエツト記録装置の弁ユニツト |
JP2000198215A (ja) * | 1997-12-09 | 2000-07-18 | Brother Ind Ltd | 画像記録装置のインク供給構造 |
JP2004268282A (ja) * | 2003-03-05 | 2004-09-30 | Mitsubishi Pencil Co Ltd | 加圧式のボールペン |
JP2005169839A (ja) * | 2003-12-11 | 2005-06-30 | Brother Ind Ltd | インクジェットプリンタ |
JP2005297577A (ja) * | 2005-06-27 | 2005-10-27 | Fuji Photo Film Co Ltd | インクジェットヘッド用バックアップ装置 |
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JPS5329737Y2 (ja) | 1973-05-14 | 1978-07-25 | ||
US4520369A (en) * | 1984-05-21 | 1985-05-28 | The Mead Corporation | Air piloted valve for controlling start/stop of an ink jet drop generator |
US6217164B1 (en) | 1997-12-09 | 2001-04-17 | Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha | Ink jet recorder |
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Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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JPS502959Y1 (ja) * | 1970-05-04 | 1975-01-25 | ||
JPH0577439A (ja) * | 1991-09-18 | 1993-03-30 | Hitachi Ltd | インクジエツト記録装置の弁ユニツト |
JP2000198215A (ja) * | 1997-12-09 | 2000-07-18 | Brother Ind Ltd | 画像記録装置のインク供給構造 |
JP2004268282A (ja) * | 2003-03-05 | 2004-09-30 | Mitsubishi Pencil Co Ltd | 加圧式のボールペン |
JP2005169839A (ja) * | 2003-12-11 | 2005-06-30 | Brother Ind Ltd | インクジェットプリンタ |
JP2005297577A (ja) * | 2005-06-27 | 2005-10-27 | Fuji Photo Film Co Ltd | インクジェットヘッド用バックアップ装置 |
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