US3823408A - High performance ink jet nozzle - Google Patents

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US3823408A
US3823408A US00310297A US31029772A US3823408A US 3823408 A US3823408 A US 3823408A US 00310297 A US00310297 A US 00310297A US 31029772 A US31029772 A US 31029772A US 3823408 A US3823408 A US 3823408A
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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
    • B21—MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL; PUNCHING METAL
    • B21D—WORKING OR PROCESSING OF SHEET METAL OR METAL TUBES, RODS OR PROFILES WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL; PUNCHING METAL
    • B21D39/00—Application of procedures in order to connect objects or parts, e.g. coating with sheet metal otherwise than by plating; Tube expanders
    • B21D39/06—Application of procedures in order to connect objects or parts, e.g. coating with sheet metal otherwise than by plating; Tube expanders of tubes in openings, e.g. rolling-in
    • B21D39/066—Application of procedures in order to connect objects or parts, e.g. coating with sheet metal otherwise than by plating; Tube expanders of tubes in openings, e.g. rolling-in using explosives

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  • An improved ink jet nozzle structure utilizes an ink supply chamber having a source of ink under pressure connected thereto and a nozzle passage provided with a jewel nozzle having an orifice with a low aspect ratio and defined by an abrupt or sharp entrance on the chamber side.
  • This invention relates generally to ink jet printers and it has reference in particular to an improved ink jet nozzle structure for an ink jet printer.
  • an object of the invention to provide an ink jet nozzle structure which has a more uniform ink drop formation.
  • Another object of the invention is to provide for minimizing the production of satellite ink drops in an ink jet printer.
  • Yet another object of this invention is to provide for using a nozzle in an ink jet printer having a low aspect ratio.
  • Still another object of this invention is to provide for using a jewel nozzle in an ink jet nozzle structure havingan aspect ratio of unity or'less.
  • FIGS. la, lb, and 1c are a schematic showing of curves illustrating the velocity profile changes during drop formation with nozzles of different aspect ratios.
  • FIG. 2 is a schematic showing of an ink jet nozzle structure embodying the invention in one of its forms.
  • FIG. 3 is an enlarged cross-sectionalview of the jewel nozzle of FIG. 1 showing further details of the invention and I FIG. 4 is a front side elevation view of the jewel nozzle of FIG. 3 reduced in size.
  • Periodic variations can be produced by applying a periodic driving force as described in US. Pat. No. 3,596,275 which issued on July 27, I971 to Richard G. Sweet and drop charging may also be provided as described therein.
  • the proper precautions are to match the velocity profiles of the free jet stream and a drop as nearly as possible and to have laminar flow atthe entrance to the nozzle.
  • nozzles with aspect ratios hole length/hole di ameter
  • a surface can be considered hydraulically smooth if any projection or depression denoted by K is less than or equal to the thickness of the boundary layer. This is defined by the relationship K, is equal to or less thar SV/U V SIN where 1/ equals the kinematic viscosity U equals mean velocity of the fluid stream and N equals the Reynolds number.
  • turbulent flow has a relatively flat velocity profile there is a considerable amount of rotation which makes this condition unstable and undesirable.
  • the desired condition is to go from a low velocity with laminar flow to a high velocity with incompletely developed laminar flow through the use of a sharp-edged orifice 32 as shown in FIG. 3.
  • the sharp-edged orifice also has the advantage of providing an initial symmetrical disturbance in the radial directions and stronger coupling between the vibrating structure and the fluid by minimizing damping in the radial direction.
  • the reference numeral 16 denotes generally an ink nozzle structure comprising a supply chamber 18 having attached thereto at one end a vibrating mechanism 20 such as a piezo electric crystal or magneto strictive transducer or the like.
  • the chamber 18 has a supply tube 22 connected thereto for supplying ink thereto under a pressure of 10 to pounds per square inch for example.
  • the right hand wall 24 of the chamber 18 has a recess 26 therein with a shoulder portion 28 providing a seat for a jewel nozzle 30 which may be secured therein by cementing staking or rolling the edge 31.
  • the jewel nozzle 30 may be-a natural or 3 is provided with an orifice or opening 32 therethrough opening into a conical depression 34 defined by outwardly flared surface portions 36.
  • the jewel orifice or nozzle 30 has a sharp edged portion 40 immediately adjacent the entrance of the orifice 32.
  • the length of the orifice L is relatively short compared to the diameter of the orifice D, so that the aspect ratio L/D is low, preferably in the range of 0.5 to 1.0.
  • the surface portion 42 of the nozzle 30 adjacent the orifice 32 is polished so as to be hydraulically smooth and must be both flat and perpendicular to the axis of the orifice 32.
  • the corner 40 must be sharp and devoid of any notches or ridges so as to avoid turbulence and impart a symmetrical velocity increase to the stream from a value V1 within the chamber 18 to a high velocity V2 with incompletely developed laminar flow.
  • the sharp-edged orifice also has the advantage of providing an initial symmetrical disturbance in the radial direction as the stream issues from the orifice at the point 33 and a stronger coupling between the vibrating structure and the fluid by minimizing damping in the radial direction.
  • the sides of the orifice 32 must be parallel and the length L of the orifice 32 should be in the range of D/2 to D where D is the diameter of the orifice for optimum performance.
  • the flared opening 34 facilitates the use of a wire or other similar object to unclog or clean the nozzle in the event of a stoppage.
  • the nozzle 30 may comprise for example a synthetic sapphire watch jewel having an orifice on the order of .001 .002 inches and a length L of .005 .001 inches by way of example.
  • an improved ink jet nozzle is provided which reduces significantly the number of satellite drops formed during the drop forming process.
  • the drop breakoff distance is shortened or a lower head driving voltage may be used to achieve the same breakoff distances as in other nozzles. Accordingly, a more uniform ink drop production is achieved with fewer .satellites and higher print quality.

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IT28355/73A IT993821B (it) 1972-11-29 1973-08-30 Ugello a oetto di inohiostro perfezionato
FR7338170A FR2208339A5 (xx) 1972-11-29 1973-10-15
JP48116450A JPS5138323B2 (xx) 1972-11-29 1973-10-18
GB4924273A GB1422388A (en) 1972-11-29 1973-10-23 Liquid droplet recording apparatus
CA184,084A CA1000341A (en) 1972-11-29 1973-10-23 High performance ink jet nozzle
DE2358815A DE2358815A1 (de) 1972-11-29 1973-11-26 Duesenaufbau eines tintenstrahldruckers

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US4018383A (en) * 1974-06-05 1977-04-19 Imperial Chemical Industries Limited Process for production of drop streams
US3972474A (en) * 1974-11-01 1976-08-03 A. B. Dick Company Miniature ink jet nozzle
US3958255A (en) * 1974-12-31 1976-05-18 International Business Machines Corporation Ink jet nozzle structure
US4007464A (en) * 1975-01-23 1977-02-08 International Business Machines Corporation Ink jet nozzle
US4065774A (en) * 1975-05-30 1977-12-27 International Business Machines Corporation Hybrid fluid jet drop generation
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US4296417A (en) * 1979-06-04 1981-10-20 Xerox Corporation Ink jet method and apparatus using a thin film piezoelectric excitor for drop generation with spherical and cylindrical fluid chambers
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US20050003317A1 (en) * 2001-12-04 2005-01-06 Toru Mizuno Quartz glass single hole nozzle and quartz glass multi-hole burner head for feeding fluid
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