JP4636378B2 - 液体吐出ヘッドおよびその製造方法 - Google Patents
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- 活性層、誘電体層および支持層からなる第1のSOI基板と、
前記第1のSOI基板の支持層に接合された活性層、誘電体層および支持層からなる第2のSOI基板と、
を備え、
前記第1のSOI基板および前記第2のSOI基板の厚さ方向と直交する方向に液体を吐出するノズルであって、前記第2のSOI基板の活性層の厚さによってその吐出方向に垂直な断面の幅が規定されたノズルが、前記第1のSOI基板の支持層と前記第2のSOI基板の誘電体層との間に形成されていることを特徴とする液体吐出ヘッド。 - 前記ノズルに連通する圧力室が前記第1のSOI基板の支持層に形成され、前記第1のSOI基板の活性層および誘電体層によって振動板が構成され、前記第1のSOI基板の活性層に圧電素子が固着されていることを特徴とする請求項1に記載の液体吐出ヘッド。
- 前記第1のSOI基板および前記第2のSOI基板からなる複数の基板ユニットが積層され、前記第2のSOI基板の支持層に、隣接する前記基板ユニットの前記圧電素子を保護する凹部が形成されていることを特徴とする請求項2に記載の液体吐出ヘッド。
- 前記第1のSOI基板の支持層に、前記圧力室に液体を供給する流路が前記圧力室とともに形成されていることを特徴とする請求項3に記載の液体吐出ヘッド。
- 活性層、誘電体層および支持層からなる第1のSOI基板と第2のSOI基板とを準備し、
前記第2のSOI基板の誘電体層をエッチングストップ層として用いて前記第2のSOI基板の活性層をエッチングし、前記第2のSOI基板の活性層の厚さによってその吐出方向に垂直な断面の幅が規定されたノズルに相当する凹部を形成する工程と、
前記第1のSOI基板の誘電体層をエッチングストップ層として用いて前記第1のSOI基板の支持層をエッチングし、前記ノズルに連通する圧力室に相当する凹部を形成する工程と、
前記第1のSOI基板の支持層と前記第2のSOI基板の活性層とを接合する接合工程と、
を含む液体吐出ヘッドの製造方法。 - 前記接合工程の前に、
前記第1のSOI基板の接液部分に、スパッタまたは化学気相成長により耐液層を形成する工程と、
前記第2のSOI基板の接液部分に、スパッタまたは化学気相成長により耐液層を形成する工程と、
をさらに含むことを特徴とする請求項5に記載の液体吐出ヘッドの製造方法。 - 請求項1乃至4の何れか1項に記載の液体吐出ヘッドから所定の記録媒体に向けて着色剤を含む液体を吐出することにより前記記録媒体に画像を形成することを特徴とする画像形成装置。
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