JP6158822B2 - インクジェットプリントヘッド及びその製造方法 - Google Patents
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- ノズルを通して流体の液滴を噴出するように構成されたプリントヘッドであって、当該プリントヘッドは、
前記ノズルと流体連通した圧力室と、
前記圧力室と動作連通し、前記圧力室内に圧力波を生成するアクチュエータ構造体とを含み、該アクチュエータ構造体は、
薄膜と、
圧電アクチュエータとを含み、
前記薄膜の第1の面は前記圧力室の柔軟壁を形成し、前記圧電アクチュエータは、前記圧電アクチュエータの作動時に、前記薄膜が前記圧電アクチュエータの位置で曲がるように、前記薄膜の第1の面とは反対の第2の面の上に配置され、
前記薄膜は、前記圧電アクチュエータの作動によって前記薄膜が変形した時に、前記薄膜が支持位置で枢動するように、枢動可能に支持されている、プリントヘッド。 - 前記薄膜が、枢動可能に第1の構造層と第2の構造層との間で固定されている、請求項1に記載のプリントヘッド。
- 前記第1の構造層は、前記薄膜と係合する第1の接触領域を有し、前記第2の構造層は、前記薄膜と係合する第2の接触領域を有し、前記薄膜が、該第1の接触領域の少なくとも一部と該第2の接触領域の少なくとも一部との間で固定されている、請求項2に記載のプリントヘッド。
- 前記圧力室の外周から第1の所定距離の所にある、前記第1の構造層の第1の突起の面によって前記第1の接触領域が規定され、
前記圧力室の外周から第2の所定距離の所にある、前記第2の構造層の第2の突起の面によって前記第2の接触領域が規定される、請求項3に記載のプリントヘッド。 - 前記圧力室の外周から第1の所定距離の所にある、第1の構造層の第1の突起の面によって規定される第1の接触面の上で前記薄膜が支持されている、請求項1に記載のプリントヘッド。
- 前記第1の所定距離及び前記第2の所定距離の少なくとも一方は、前記圧力室の外周に沿って一定である、請求項4に記載のプリントヘッド。
- 前記第1の所定距離及び前記第2の所定距離は、前記圧力室の外周に沿ったそれぞれの位置で同じである、請求項4に記載のプリントヘッド。
- 前記第1の突起及び前記第2の突起の少なくとも一方が金属で構成されている、請求項4に記載のプリントヘッド。
- 圧力室内に圧力波を生成することによって、ノズルを通して流体の液滴を噴出するように構成され、前記圧力室が前記ノズルと流体連通し、前記圧力室が、前記圧力室の柔軟壁を形成する薄膜の上に配置された圧電アクチュエータを有するプリントヘッドの製造方法であって、当該方法は、
第1の構造層を設ける工程と、
薄膜層を設けて、該薄膜層を前記第1の構造層に接合する工程と、
前記薄膜を形成するように配置及び構成された前記薄膜層の一部を、前記薄膜層から分離する工程とを含む、方法。 - 第2の構造層を設け、該第2の構造層を前記薄膜層に接合して、前記第1の構造層と前記第2の構造層との間に前記薄膜層の前記一部を固定する工程をさらに含む、請求項9に記載の方法。
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