WO2001047715A1 - Printhead with multiple ink feeding channels - Google Patents
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- This invention relates to a printhead used in equipment for forming, through successive scanning operations, black and colour images on a print medium, usually though not exclusively a sheet of paper, by means of the thermal type ink jet technology, and in particular to the head actuating assembly and the associated manufacturing process.
- FIG. 1 Background Art - Depicted in Fig. 1 is an ink jet colour printer on which the main parts are labelled as follows: a fixed structure 41, a scanning carriage 42, an encoder 44 and, by way of example, printheads 40 which may be either monochromatic or colour, and variable in number.
- the printer may be a stand-alone product, or be part of a photocopier, of a "plotter", of a facsimile machine, of a machine for the reproduction of photographs and the like.
- the printing is effected on a physical medium 46, normally consisting of a sheet of paper, or a sheet of plastic, fabric or similar.
- x axis horizontal, i.e. parallel to the scanning direction of the carriage 42
- y axis vertical, i.e. parallel to the direction of motion of the medium 46 during the line feed function
- z axis perpendicular to the x and y axes, i.e. substantially parallel to the direction of emission of the droplets of ink.
- composition and general mode of operation of a printhead according to the thermal type technology, and of the "top-shooter” type in particular, i.e. those that emit the ink droplets in a direction perpendicular to the actuating assembly, are already widely known in the sector art, and will not therefore be discussed in detail herein, this description instead dwelling more fully on some only of the features of the heads and the manufacturing process, of relevance for the purposes of understanding this invention.
- Requirements such as these are especially important in colour printhead manufacture and make it necessary to produce actuators and hydraulic circuits of increasingly smaller dimensions, greater levels of precision, narrow assembly tolerances. It is important in particular to ensure that the volume and speed of the droplets subsequently emitted are as constant as possible, and that no "satellite" droplets are formed as these, with a trajectory generally different from the main droplets, are distributed randomly near the edges of the graphic symbols, reducing their sharpness.
- Fig. 2 shows an enlarged axonometric view of an actuating assembly 111 of an ink jet printhead according to the known art, made of a die 100 of semiconductor material (usually Silicon), on the upper face of which resistors 27 have been made for emission of the droplets of ink, driving circuits 62 for driving the resistors 27, soldering pads 77 for connecting the head to an electronic controller not shown in the figure, and which bears a pass-through slot 102 through which the ink flows from a reservoir not shown in the figure.
- a basin 76 Around the upper edge of the slot 102 a basin 76 has been made, the characteristics and functions of which are as described in detail in Italian patent application TO 98A 000562.
- a layer 105 of photopolymer having, usually though not exclusively, a thickness less than or equal to 25 ⁇ m in which, by means of known photolithographic techniques, a plurality of ducts 53 and a plurality of chambers 57 positioned locally to the resistors 27 have been made.
- a nozzle plate 106 Stuck on the photopolymer 105 is a nozzle plate 106, generally made of a plate of gold-plated nickel or kapton, of thickness less than or equal to 50 ⁇ m, bearing a plurality of nozzles 56, each nozzle 56 being in correspondence with a chamber 57.
- the nozzles 56 have a diameter D of between 10 and 60 ⁇ m, while their centres are usually spaced apart by a pitch A of l/300 th or l/600 th of an inch (84.6 ⁇ m or 42.3 ⁇ m).
- the x, y and z axes, already defined in Fig. 1, are also shown in Fig. 2.
- Fig. 3 is an axonometric enlargement of two chambers 57, adjacent and communicating with the slot 102 through the basin 76 and the ducts 53 made in the layer of photopolymer 105.
- the ducts 53 have a length / and a rectangular cross-section having a depth a and a width b.
- the chambers 57 have a depth d, substantially equal to the depth a of the ducts 53.
- a section of an ejectoi 55 can be seen in Fig. 4, where the following are shown, in addition to the items already mentioned: a reservoir 103 containing ink
- V electrical voltage in volt equivalent to: pressure in N/m 2
- I current in A equivalent to: flow rate in m 3 /s
- R resistance in ohm equivalent to : hydraulic resistance in
- N/m 2 / m 3 /s N s /m 5
- L Inductance in henry equivalent to the ratio between the mass of the column of liquid that fills the duct and the square of the section of the duct; this ratio is called “hydraulic inertance", and is measured in kg/m 4
- the bubble is represented as a variable capacitance C t ,.
- the front leg 70 comprises a fixed impedance L f , R f corresponding substantially to the chamber 57, a variable impedance L u , R u corresponding substantially to the nozzle 56, and a deviator T which, during the step in which the droplet 51 is formed, inserts a variable resistance R g substantially corresponding to the droplet, whereas, during the steps of withdrawal of the meniscus 54, of filling of the nozzle, of subsequent oscillation and damping of the meniscus, inserts a capacitance C m substantially corresponding to the meniscus itself.
- Ejection of the ink takes places in accordance with the following steps: a) The electronic control circuit 62 supplies energy to the resistor 27, so as to produce local boiling of the ink with formation of the bubble 65 of steam in expansion. During this step, in the equivalent electric circuit of Fig. 5 the variable resistance R g is inserted. The bubble 65 generates two opposing flows: I p (to the reservoir 103) and I a (to the nozzle 56). b) The electronic circuit 62 terminates the delivery of energy to the resistor 27, the vapour condenses, the bubble 65 collapses, the droplet 51 detaches itself, the memscus 54 withdraws emptying the nozzle 56. The two opposing flows I p and I a remain. In this step, in the equivalent circuit of Fig.
- V m represents the pressure generated by the meniscus 54, which is negative during the filling step
- ⁇ is the time constant, measured in seconds, of the RLC circuit of Fig. 6, equal to the ratio L/R.
- the equivalent circuit of Fig. 6 must be "critical damping" type, and must for this purpose satisfy the known relation:
- the time constant ⁇ is a function of the width b, while it is independent of both the depth a and the length /.
- the duct 53 is substituted by N ducts placed in parallel and communicating with the chamber through the lower or upper wall, and consequently the four lateral walls of the chamber are continuous and symmetrical.
- the object of this invention is to render the emission frequency of the droplets of ink maximal by making the time constant ⁇ of the ejector as short as possible, while at the same time satisfying the condition of critical damping of the meniscus.
- Another object is to increase the degrees of freedom of the design of the ejector, by having the additional parameter consisting of the number N of elementary ducts in parallel.
- a further object is to increase the life span of the resistor by making a chamber with four continuous walls, which promotes symmetrical collapse of the bubble in the direction of these walls and not towards resistor: this lowers the harmful effects of cavitation during collapse of the bubble.
- Another object is to avoid the formation of satellite droplets by achieving a symmetrical movement of the memscus made possible by the chamber with four continuous walls.
- FIGURES Fig. 1 - is an axonometric view of an ink jet printer
- Fig. 2 - is an enlarged view of an actuating assembly made according to the known art
- Fig. 3 - represents two emission chambers, according to the known art
- Fig. 4 - represents a sectioned view of one ejector of the head, according to the known art
- Fig. 5 - represents an equivalent electrical diagram of the hydraulic circuit of an ejector of the head
- Fig. 6 - represents a simplified equivalent wiring diagram of the hydraulic circuit of an ejector of the head
- Fig. 7 - represents an axonometric view of a portion of the actuating assembly of the head, made according to this invention
- Fig. 8 - represents an axonometric view of the emission chamber, according to a different visual angle from that of Fig. 7;
- Fig. 9 - represents a section according to the plane AA, shown in Fig. 7;
- Fig. 10 - illustrates the flow of the process for manufacture of the actuating assembly of Fig. 7
- Fig. 11 - represents a section view of the actuating assembly, at the start of the manufacturing process
- Figs, from 12 to 14 - represent the actuating assembly as it is during later steps of the manufacturing process;
- Fig. 15 - illustrates the flow of the manufacturing process of an actuating assembly according to a second embodiment;
- Fig. 16 - represents an enlarged view of an actuating assembly, according to a third embodiment;
- Fig. 17 - represents a section view and a view of the lower face of the actuating assembly, according to the third embodiment;
- Fig. 18 - represents section view and a view of the lower face of the actuating assembly, according to a fourth embodiment;
- Fig. 19 - represents an enlarged view of the actuating assembly, according to a fifth embodiment
- Fig. 20 - represents a section view of the actuating assembly, according to the fifth embodiment.
- Description of the Preferred Embodiment - Fig. 7 illustrates a portion of the actuator for printhead, monochromatic or colour, comprising an ejector 73 according to the invention. For simplicity's sake, the other parts of the head, being already known and not concerning the invention, are not depicted.
- Fig. 8 illustrates the chamber 74 from a different visual angle, indicated by the reference axes, which shows the outlet of the elementary ducts 72 in the chamber 74.
- the ducts 72 are located under the layer 107 of photopolymer, and are therefore at a lower level than the bottom 67 of the chamber 74: in this way, a tank 63 is made which hydraulically connects the ducts 72 with the chamber 74.
- Fig. 9 shows the ejector 73 sectioned according to a plane AA, indicated in figures 7 and 8. According to a construction variant of the preferred embodiment, the basin 76 is missing, and the ducts 72 face directly on to the slot 102.
- the time constant ⁇ is a function of the width g of each single duct 72, whereas it is independent of the number N of ducts in parallel, as indicated by the following relation, analogous to (5):
- the width g according to this invention is, though not exclusively, between 3 and 15 ⁇ m.
- the total resistance R and total inductance L of the equivalent circuit with the plurality of ducts 72 in parallel are calculated using the known formula for impedances in parallel, and are:
- N is generally not an integer, and must be rounded to the nearest whole number: this causes a slight deviation from the condition of critical damping, which may be recovered with a slight variation of the length / of the elementary duct 72.
- the manufacturing process of an ejector 73 for a monochromatic or colour ink jet printhead 40 according to the invention is effected according to the steps indicated in the flow diagram of Fig. 10.
- Figs. 11 to 14 represent the ejector 73 in successive stages of the work.
- a wafer is made available containing a plurality of dice completed solely in the control circuits 62 and in the resistors 27.
- Visible in Fig. 11 is a section of a portion of a die 61 in which an ejector will be made. The following are indicated:
- a photoresist is laid over the entire surface of the wafer.
- step 203 development is effected of the photoresist, by means of a first mask not depicted in any of the figures, of the geometry of the elementary ducts 72, of the basin 76 and of the tank 63.
- step 204 dry etching (Tegol) is performed of the LOCOS + BPSG +
- the elementary ducts 72, the basin 76 and the tank 63 are etched into the Silicon using "dry" technology in the STS plant, with arrangements known to those acquainted with the sector art. Geometry of the etching is defined by the photoresist already developed in the step 203 according to the design of the first mask, reinforced by the layer of LOCOS + BPSG + Si 3 N beneath. Referring back to Fig. 7, depth / of the channels is less than depth c of the basin 76 due to the different etching speed resultant on the different width of the etching front.
- a depth c of the basin equal to approximately 20 ⁇ m. In general, the depth/ is prevalently but not exclusively between 10 and 100 ⁇ m.
- the ejector is as shown in Fig. 12.
- the photoresist is removed and the wafer cleaned.
- the layer 107 consisting of negative photopolymer, is laminated on the entire surface of the wafer.
- the layer 107 is developed according to the geometry of a second mask, non depicted in any of the figures, with the purpose of obtaining the chamber 74, the plan of which includes the resistor 27 and the tank 63, and uncovering the basin 76, as illustrated in Fig. 13, where the dashed area represents the remaining photopolymer.
- the areas of the resistors 27 and of the soldering pads 77 are protected using a material that may be removed with water.
- the pass-through slot 102 is made by way of, for example, a sand blasting process. At this stage of the work, the zone of the ejector is as shown in Fig. 14.
- the usual completion and finishing operations are carried out, known to those acquainted with the sector art.
- Second embodiment - The principle of the invention is also applicable in cases where the basin 76 is made with a ratio between the depth c and the depth /of the elementary ducts 72 and of the tank 63 that is greater than what it would be naturally on account of the different etching speeds.
- a depth c of between 20 and 100 ⁇ m may be selected, and for the ducts 72 and the tank 63 a depth/ of between 5 and 20 ⁇ m.
- the production process is modified according to the flow diagram of Fig. 15, in which the following steps are inserted after the step 204.
- step 205' elementary ducts 72 and the tank 63 are etched into the Silicon with "dry" technology on the STS plant.
- the depth / of the etching is prevalently but not exclusively limited to between 5 and 20 ⁇ m.
- the basin 76 may or may not be etched, depending on the design of the first mask.
- the photoresist previously laid in the step 202 and developed in the 203 is removed.
- step 207 lamination is performed of a "dry film” type photoresist over the entire surface of the wafer, which in this way covers and protects the area occupied by the ⁇ ducts 72 and the tank 63.
- step 210 development is effected of the second photoresist, by means of a third mask not depicted in any of the figures, so as to leave uncovered only the area of the basin 76.
- step 211 a further etching is made in the Silicon, this time of the basin 76, using "dry" technology in the STS plant. The depth of this etching is in this way greater than that which would be obtained by the step 205' alone, and prevalently but not exclusively between 20 and 100 ⁇ m.
- Third embodiment - A variant in the known art consists in producing the nozzles directly on a "flat cable”, which in this way also performs the function of nozzle plate, and is represented in Fig. 16 by means of an enlarged view of an actuating assembly 112.
- the nozzle plate 106 is replaced by a flat cable with nozzles 130, which comprises the nozzles 56'. The following may be seen in the figure:
- the layer of photopolymer 107 made according to the preferred embodiment, which comprises the chambers 74 having the continuous lateral walls 68;
- Fig. 17 presents a section of the flat cable with nozzles 130 and a view of its lower face 114, limited to a single ejector.
- the elementary ducts 72' are made directly on the lower face 114 of the flat cable with nozzles 130, using for instance an excimer laser.
- FIG. 18 This embodiment is represented in Fig. 18 by way of a section of the flat cable with nozzles 130 and a view of the lower face 114, limited to a single ejector.
- the elementary ducts 72' are again made directly on the lower face 114 of the flat cable with nozzles 130, together with a chamber 74', using for instance an excimer laser, but the layer 107 is missing.
- Fig. 19 represents a die 183 with lateral feeding of the ink and a flat cable with nozzles 180 associated therewith, having an upper face 115 and a lower face 116, produced according to said patent.
- Fig. 20 represents a section view of a die with lateral feeding 183", of a photopolymer 107" in which a plurality of chambers 74" has been made, of a flat cable with nozzles 180" which present an upper face 115 and a lower face 116.
- a plurality of nozzles 56" and elementary ducts 72" are made in the lower face 116 of the flat cable with nozzles 180", similarly to what was described in the third embodiment.
- the ink reaches the chamber 74" from the sides of the dice 183" through the elementary ducts 72".
- a variant of the fifth embodiment may be obtained by also etching the chambers directly in the lower face 116 of the flat cable with nozzles 180" and eliminating the layer of photopolymer 107", similarly to what was described for the fourth embodiment.
- a further variant of the fifth embodiment may be obtained by etching the elementary ducts in the silicon of the dice 183, on a plane below the layer 107", similarly to what was described for the preferred embodiment.
- the elementary ducts face on to a depression produced by a "scribing" operation, known to those acquainted with the sector art: in this way, the cut with the diamond wheel, which separates the dice 183, does not touch the ends of the elementary ducts directly, and thus avoids damaging them.
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