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Publication number
JPH0468151B2
JPH0468151B2 JP59023492A JP2349284A JPH0468151B2 JP H0468151 B2 JPH0468151 B2 JP H0468151B2 JP 59023492 A JP59023492 A JP 59023492A JP 2349284 A JP2349284 A JP 2349284A JP H0468151 B2 JPH0468151 B2 JP H0468151B2
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Prior art keywords
ink
thin plate
jet head
chamber
nozzle
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JPS60166462A (en
Inventor
Tsuneo Mizuno
Tomoaki Takeshima
Kohei Kyota
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Fujitsu Ltd
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Fujitsu Ltd
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Publication of JPS60166462A publication Critical patent/JPS60166462A/en
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    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41JTYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
    • B41J2/00Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed
    • B41J2/005Typewriters 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
    • B41J2/01Ink jet
    • B41J2/135Nozzles
    • B41J2/14Structure thereof only for on-demand ink jet heads
    • B41J2/14201Structure of print heads with piezoelectric elements
    • B41J2/14233Structure of print heads with piezoelectric elements of film type, deformed by bending and disposed on a diaphragm

Description

【発明の詳細な説明】 (a) 発明の技術分野 本発明はインクジエツトヘツドの改良に係り、
特に圧力室に連なるインク導出路とノズルとが位
置ずれしないようにしたインクジエツトヘツドに
関する。
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (a) Technical Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an improvement in an inkjet head,
In particular, the present invention relates to an ink jet head in which an ink outlet path connected to a pressure chamber and a nozzle are prevented from being misaligned.

(b) 技術の背景 印字記録用インクが収容されている圧力室上に
設置されている圧電素子に印字情報に基づいて電
圧を印加することにより、該圧電素子を歪ませ、
この歪みによる圧力を圧力室に伝達し、圧力室に
連通して圧力室の一端部に設けられているノズル
より圧力室内に収容されている印字記録用インク
を記録紙上に噴射記録するインクジエツト記録方
法は周知である。このインクジエツト記録方法は
ノンインパクト記録方式であり、印字記録する際
の騒音の発生が少なく、印字記録の品位が高いの
で、電子計算機の出力情報を記録するのに最近広
く用いられるようになつてきている。
(b) Background of the technology By applying a voltage based on print information to a piezoelectric element installed on a pressure chamber containing print recording ink, the piezoelectric element is distorted,
An inkjet recording method in which the pressure caused by this distortion is transmitted to the pressure chamber, and the print recording ink contained in the pressure chamber is jetted onto recording paper from a nozzle that communicates with the pressure chamber and is provided at one end of the pressure chamber. is well known. This inkjet recording method is a non-impact recording method that generates little noise during print recording and has high quality print recording, so it has recently become widely used to record information output from electronic computers. There is.

(c) 従来技術と問題点 第1図は従来のインクジエツトヘツドの平面図
で、第2図は第1図を−線に沿つて切断した
断面図である。図示するように従来のインクジエ
ツトヘツドは、内部に印字記録用インクが収容さ
れ圧電素子1A,1B,……からの圧力を伝達す
る圧力室2A,2B,……と、この圧力室2A,
2B,……の一端部に連通し端部にインクを記録
紙(図示せず)上に噴射させるためのノズル3
A,3B,……と、圧力室2A,2B……よりノ
ズル3A,3B,……に連通するインク導出路4
A,4B……と、この圧力室2A,2B……にイ
ンクを供給するためにインクを貯蔵する共通イン
ク室5と、この共通インク室5にインクタンク
(図示せず)よりインクを供給するインク供給路
6とからなつている。従来、このようなインクジ
エツトヘツドは、第1図、第2図に示すように、
例えばステンレスのような薄板11に前記した圧
力室2A,2B……、ノズル3A,3B……、イ
ンク導出路4A,4B……、共通インク室5等
を、薄板の厚さ方向に所定の深さまでエツチング
によつて形成したインク流路板となる薄板11
と、圧電素子1A,1B……の圧力を伝達する振
動板となるステンレスの薄板12とが熔接によつ
て接続加工された後、この薄板12上に電圧素子
1A,1B……が各圧力室2A,2B……上に接
着剤等を用いて接着固定され、更にインク供給管
7が接着材等により取りつけられて、図示するよ
うなインクジエツトヘツドを得ていた。
(c) Prior Art and Problems FIG. 1 is a plan view of a conventional ink jet head, and FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along the - line in FIG. 1. As shown in the figure, a conventional inkjet head has pressure chambers 2A, 2B, .
2B, a nozzle 3 communicating with one end and having an end for ejecting ink onto recording paper (not shown)
A, 3B, . . . and an ink outlet path 4 that communicates with the nozzles 3A, 3B, . . . from the pressure chambers 2A, 2B, .
A, 4B..., a common ink chamber 5 that stores ink to supply ink to the pressure chambers 2A, 2B..., and ink is supplied to this common ink chamber 5 from an ink tank (not shown). It consists of an ink supply path 6. Conventionally, such an inkjet head has a structure as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2.
For example, the pressure chambers 2A, 2B . Thin plate 11 that becomes an ink flow path plate formed by etching
and a thin stainless steel plate 12 that serves as a diaphragm for transmitting the pressure of the piezoelectric elements 1A, 1B... are connected by welding, and then the voltage elements 1A, 1B... are placed on this thin plate 12 for each pressure chamber. 2A, 2B . . . were adhesively fixed thereon using an adhesive or the like, and an ink supply pipe 7 was further attached using an adhesive or the like to obtain an ink jet head as shown in the figure.

然し、このような従来のインクジエツトヘツド
は、ノズル3A,3B……の深さ方向の寸法が
0.04mm〜0.05mmで圧力室2A,2B……や、イン
ク導出路4A,4B……の深さ方向の寸法が規制
されて浅くなるため、インクがこのノズルに充分
供給されない欠点があつた。
However, in such a conventional ink jet head, the depth dimension of the nozzles 3A, 3B...
At 0.04 mm to 0.05 mm, the dimensions in the depth direction of the pressure chambers 2A, 2B, . . . and the ink outlet paths 4A, 4B, .

そこで第3図に示すように、各圧力室2A,2
B……と、インク導出路4A,4B……と共通イ
ンク室5とが貫通されて形成されたステンレス製
の薄板21と、この薄板21の上に各圧力室2
A,2B……と、インク導出路4A,4B……
と、共通インク室5とノズル3A,3B……とを
貫通して形成したステンレス製の薄板22とを重
ね合わせ、この薄板22の上にインク供給路を有
するステンレス製の薄板23を重ね、また薄板2
1の下部に平板状の薄板24を設置した状態で、
これ等薄板21,22,23,24を熔接して接
続した後、薄板23上にインク供給管7および圧
電素子1A,1B……を樹脂等により接着してイ
ンクジエツトヘツド構造を得ていた。
Therefore, as shown in FIG. 3, each pressure chamber 2A, 2
A stainless steel thin plate 21 is formed by penetrating the ink outlet channels 4A, 4B... and the common ink chamber 5, and each pressure chamber 2 is formed on this thin plate 21.
A, 2B... and ink outlet paths 4A, 4B...
and a thin stainless steel plate 22 formed by penetrating the common ink chamber 5 and the nozzles 3A, 3B..., are stacked on top of each other, and a thin stainless steel plate 23 having an ink supply path is stacked on top of this thin plate 22. thin plate 2
With a flat thin plate 24 installed at the bottom of 1,
After these thin plates 21, 22, 23, 24 are welded and connected, the ink supply tube 7 and the piezoelectric elements 1A, 1B, .

然し、このような構造であるとノズル3A,3
B……の中心軸と、インク導出路4A,4B……
との中心軸が合致せず位置ずれを生じ、インク粒
子の噴射が不安定になつたり、粒子化特性がばら
つくといつた問題点があつた。
However, with such a structure, the nozzles 3A, 3
The central axis of B... and the ink outlet paths 4A, 4B...
There were problems such as misalignment of the central axes of the ink particles, resulting in unstable ejection of ink particles and variations in atomization characteristics.

(d) 発明の目的 本発明は上記した問題点を除去するもので、ノ
ズルの中心軸の位置と、圧力室より連なるインク
導出路の中心の位置とが精度良く位置ずれしない
ように合致し、更に圧力室よりノズルに連なるイ
ンク導出路が深く形成でき、インクの流体抵抗を
低くした状態でインクがノズルに充分供給できる
ようにした、高精度で、かつ高信頼度の新規なイ
ンクジエツトヘツドの製造方法の提供を目的とす
るものである (e) 発明の構成 かかる目的を達成するための本発明のインクジ
エツトヘツドの製造方法は、共通インク室と、当
該共通インク室に個別に連なる複数の圧力室と、
当該圧力室の一方よりインク導出管で連なつて記
録紙にインクを噴射するノズルを前記圧力室と同
数に設けたインクジエツトヘツドの製造方法にお
いて、予め前記共通インク室、圧力室及びインク
導出路を一方の面より他方の面に貫通させて形成
すると共に、前記ノズルを所定寸法の溝状に形成
してなる薄板を設け、該薄板の両面を別の薄板で
挟んで固着して構成する。
(d) Purpose of the Invention The present invention eliminates the above-mentioned problems, and includes a method in which the position of the central axis of the nozzle and the position of the center of the ink outlet path connected from the pressure chamber are precisely aligned so as not to be misaligned; Furthermore, the ink outlet path leading from the pressure chamber to the nozzle can be formed deeply, and the ink can be sufficiently supplied to the nozzle while keeping the fluid resistance of the ink low.We have developed a new ink jet head with high precision and high reliability. (e) Structure of the Invention In order to achieve the above object, the method for manufacturing an ink jet head of the present invention comprises a common ink chamber and a plurality of inkjet heads connected individually to the common ink chamber. a pressure chamber;
In a method for manufacturing an ink jet head, the common ink chamber, the pressure chamber, and the ink outlet path are provided in advance, in which the same number of nozzles as the pressure chambers are provided, which are connected by an ink outlet pipe from one side of the pressure chambers and eject ink onto the recording paper. A thin plate is formed by penetrating from one surface to the other, and the nozzle is formed in the shape of a groove of a predetermined size, and both sides of the thin plate are sandwiched and fixed between other thin plates.

(f) 発明の実施例 以下図面を用いて本発明の一実施例につき詳細
に説明する。
(f) Embodiment of the Invention An embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings.

第4図は本発明のインクジエツトヘツドの構造
を示す断面図、第5図は本発明のインクジエツト
ヘツド形成用インク流路板の要部平面図、第6図
は第5図を−線に沿つて切断した断面図、第
7図は本発明のインクジエツトヘツドを形成する
のに用いるインク流路板を製造する際の、工程の
一部を示す説明図である。
FIG. 4 is a sectional view showing the structure of the ink jet head of the present invention, FIG. 5 is a plan view of the main part of the ink passage plate for forming the ink jet head of the present invention, and FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of FIG. FIG. 7 is an explanatory view showing a part of the process in manufacturing an ink passage plate used to form the ink jet head of the present invention.

第4図、第5図、第6図に示すように本発明の
インクジエツトヘツドは、底板となるステンレス
製の平板状の第1の薄板31の上に厚さが80〜
200μmのステンレス製のインク流路板となる第
2の薄板32を、ノズル3A,3B……の部分の
み厚みt1の寸法を45〜160μm(ノズルの深さ35〜
40μm)となるようにして設置する。この第2の
薄板32は、ノズル3A,3B……部分のみ、薄
板32の厚さの寸法に対して約1/2の寸法になる
ようにエツチングし、圧力室2A,2B……およ
び、インク導出路4A,4B……および、共通イ
ンク室5の部分は薄板32の両面エツチングによ
り窓状に抜き出し加工されている。そしてこの上
にはインク供給路6を有するステンレス製の第3
の薄板33を積層する。そしてこれら第1の薄板
31、および第2の薄板32、および第3の薄板
33を熔接して接続した後、第3の薄板33上に
インク供給管7、および圧電素子1A,1B……
を接着剤を用いて固着することにより第4図に示
す本発明のインクジエツトヘツドを得ることがで
きる。このようなインク流路板となる第2の薄板
32を形成するには、第7図に示すようにステン
レス製の薄板32の表面側の共通インク室5形成
予定領域、圧力室2A,2B……成形予定領域、
インク導出路4A,4B……形成予定領域、ノズ
ル3A,3B……形成予定領域を除いた箇所にホ
トレジスト膜44Aを塗布する。またこのステン
レス製の薄板32の裏面側の共通インク室5形成
予定領域、圧力室2A,2B……形成予定領域、
インク導出路4A,4B……形成予定領域を除い
た箇所、すなわちノズル3A,3B……形成予定
領域上の含めた箇所にホトレジスト膜44Bを塗
布した状態で、この薄板32をエツチング液に浸
漬させ、薄板32の表側と裏側より同時にエツチ
ング加工する。このようにするとインク導出路4
A,4B……の深さ方向の寸法が薄板33の厚さ
寸法に等しい寸法まで深く形成されるので、ノズ
ル3A,3B……に円滑に流体抵抗の少ない状態
でインクが供給できる。またノズル3A,3B…
…の中心軸とインク導出路4A,4B……の中心
軸との位置ずれも生じなくなり、高精度に加工さ
れたインクジエツトヘツドが得られるようにな
る。
As shown in FIGS. 4, 5, and 6, the ink jet head of the present invention has a thickness of 80 mm to 80 mm on top of a flat first thin plate 31 made of stainless steel serving as a bottom plate.
The second thin plate 32, which is a 200 μm stainless steel ink channel plate, has a thickness t1 of 45 to 160 μm (nozzle depth 35 to
40μm). This second thin plate 32 is etched so that only the nozzles 3A, 3B...are approximately half the thickness of the thin plate 32, and the pressure chambers 2A, 2B... and the ink The lead-out paths 4A, 4B, . . . and the common ink chamber 5 are cut out into a window shape by etching both sides of the thin plate 32. On top of this is a third stainless steel tube having an ink supply channel 6.
The thin plates 33 of are laminated. After the first thin plate 31, the second thin plate 32, and the third thin plate 33 are welded and connected, the ink supply tube 7 and the piezoelectric elements 1A, 1B, etc. are placed on the third thin plate 33.
By fixing them using an adhesive, the ink jet head of the present invention shown in FIG. 4 can be obtained. In order to form such a second thin plate 32 serving as an ink flow path plate, as shown in FIG. 7, the area where the common ink chamber 5 is to be formed on the surface side of the stainless steel thin plate 32, the pressure chambers 2A, 2B, . . . ... area to be molded,
A photoresist film 44A is applied to the ink outlet channels 4A, 4B, . . ., the areas to be formed, and the nozzles 3A, 3B, . . ., except for the areas to be formed. Also, on the back side of this thin stainless steel plate 32, a common ink chamber 5 formation area, pressure chambers 2A, 2B... formation area,
The thin plate 32 is immersed in an etching solution with a photoresist film 44B applied to the ink outlet channels 4A, 4B, excluding the area to be formed, that is, the areas including the nozzles 3A, 3B, to the area to be formed. , etching is performed simultaneously from the front and back sides of the thin plate 32. In this way, the ink lead-out path 4
Since the nozzles A, 4B, . . . are formed to have a depth equal to the thickness of the thin plate 33, ink can be smoothly supplied to the nozzles 3A, 3B, . . . with little fluid resistance. Also, nozzles 3A, 3B...
... and the center axes of the ink outlet paths 4A, 4B, etc. will not occur, and an ink jet head machined with high precision can be obtained.

(g) 発明の効果 以上述べたように本発明のインクジエツトヘツ
ドによれば、ノズルおよびインクの通路を一枚の
薄板に同時に形成できるので、ノズルとインク導
出路との位置ずれを生じることがなくなり、また
インクの流体抵抗を少なくして、インクが円滑に
ノズルに供給されるようになる。従つて、インク
の粒子化周波数を増大させた場合でもインク粒子
径に変動をきたさない粒子化特性の良好なインク
ジエツトヘツドが得られる効果を生じる。
(g) Effects of the Invention As described above, according to the ink jet head of the present invention, the nozzle and the ink passage can be formed at the same time in one thin plate, so there is no possibility of misalignment between the nozzle and the ink outlet path. This also reduces the fluid resistance of the ink, allowing the ink to be smoothly supplied to the nozzle. Therefore, even when the ink atomization frequency is increased, an ink jet head with good atomization characteristics that does not cause fluctuations in the ink particle diameter can be obtained.

【図面の簡単な説明】[Brief explanation of drawings]

第1図は従来のインクジエツトヘツドの平面
図、第2図は第1図を−線に沿つて切断した
断面図、第3図は従来のインクジエツトヘツドの
断面図、第4図は本発明のインクジエツトヘツド
の構造を示す断面図、第5図は本発明のインクジ
エツトヘツドの形成用薄板の要部平面図、第6図
は第5図を−線に沿つて切断した断面図、第
7図は本発明のインクジエツトヘツドの形成用薄
板を製造する際の工程の一部を示す説明図であ
る。 図に於いて1A,1B,……は圧電素子、2
A,2B,……は圧力室、3A,3B,……はノ
ズル、4A,4B……はインク導出路、5は共通
インク室、6はインク供給路、7はインク供給
管、11,12,21,22,23,24,3
1,32,33はステンレス薄板、44A,44
Bはホトレジスト膜を示す。
FIG. 1 is a plan view of a conventional inkjet head, FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of FIG. 1 taken along the - line, FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of a conventional inkjet head, and FIG. FIG. 5 is a plan view of essential parts of a thin plate for forming an ink jet head of the present invention; FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of FIG. 5 taken along the - line; FIG. 7 is an explanatory view showing a part of the process for manufacturing a thin plate for forming an ink jet head according to the present invention. In the figure, 1A, 1B, ... are piezoelectric elements, 2
A, 2B, . . . are pressure chambers, 3A, 3B, . . . are nozzles, 4A, 4B, . ,21,22,23,24,3
1, 32, 33 are stainless steel thin plates, 44A, 44
B indicates a photoresist film.

Claims (1)

【特許請求の範囲】 1 共通インク室と、当該共通インク室に個別に
連なる複数の圧力室と、当該圧力室の一方よりイ
ンク導出路で連なつて記録紙にインクを噴射する
ノズルを前記圧力室と同数に設けたインクジエツ
トヘツドの製造方法において、 予め前記共通インク室、圧力室及びインク導出
路を両面よりのエツチング法によつて貫通させて
形成すると同時に、前記ノズルを一方の面よりの
エツチングにより貫通することなく溝状に形成し
てなる薄板を設けた後、該薄板の両面を別の薄板
で挟んで固着したことを特徴とするインクジエツ
トヘツドの製造方法。
[Scope of Claims] 1. A common ink chamber, a plurality of pressure chambers individually connected to the common ink chamber, and a nozzle that is connected from one of the pressure chambers through an ink outlet path and ejects ink onto the recording paper under the pressure. In the method of manufacturing an ink jet head provided with the same number of chambers, the common ink chamber, the pressure chamber, and the ink outlet path are formed in advance by etching from both sides, and at the same time, the nozzle is formed by etching from one side. 1. A method of manufacturing an ink jet head, comprising: providing a thin plate formed into a groove shape without penetrating through etching; and then sandwiching and fixing both sides of the thin plate between other thin plates.
JP2349284A 1984-02-10 1984-02-10 Ink jet head Granted JPS60166462A (en)

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JPS60166462A JPS60166462A (en) 1985-08-29
JPH0468151B2 true JPH0468151B2 (en) 1992-10-30

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JPS56133171A (en) * 1980-03-21 1981-10-19 Seiko Epson Corp Ink jet printing head
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