WO2006129071A3 - Droplet deposition apparatus - Google Patents

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WO2006129071A3
WO2006129071A3 PCT/GB2006/001958 GB2006001958W WO2006129071A3 WO 2006129071 A3 WO2006129071 A3 WO 2006129071A3 GB 2006001958 W GB2006001958 W GB 2006001958W WO 2006129071 A3 WO2006129071 A3 WO 2006129071A3
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chamber
walls
deposition apparatus
unison
numbered
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PCT/GB2006/001958
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Paul Raymond Drury
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Xaar Technology Ltd
Paul Raymond Drury
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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
    • B41J2/135—Nozzles
    • B41J2/14—Structure thereof only for on-demand ink jet heads
    • B41J2/14201—Structure of print heads with piezoelectric elements
    • B41J2/14209—Structure of print heads with piezoelectric elements of finger type, chamber walls consisting integrally of piezoelectric material
    • 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
    • B41J2/04—Ink jet characterised by the jet generation process generating single droplets or particles on demand
    • B41J2/045—Ink jet characterised by the jet generation process generating single droplets or particles on demand by pressure, e.g. electromechanical transducers
    • B41J2/04501—Control methods or devices therefor, e.g. driver circuits, control circuits
    • B41J2/04573—Timing; Delays
    • 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
    • B41J2/04—Ink jet characterised by the jet generation process generating single droplets or particles on demand
    • B41J2/045—Ink jet characterised by the jet generation process generating single droplets or particles on demand by pressure, e.g. electromechanical transducers
    • B41J2/04501—Control methods or devices therefor, e.g. driver circuits, control circuits
    • B41J2/04581—Control methods or devices therefor, e.g. driver circuits, control circuits controlling heads based on piezoelectric elements

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  • Ink Jet (AREA)
  • Particle Formation And Scattering Control In Inkjet Printers (AREA)

Abstract

An ink jet printhead has ink chambers separated by actuable walls, each chamber communicating with a nozzle through which a droplet is ejected when two actuable walls associated with that chamber move in unison to change the volume of that chamber. Even-numbered walls in the array are continuously moving and droplet ejection from a chamber is effected by actuating the odd- numbered wall associated with that chamber in unison with the continuously moving wall.
PCT/GB2006/001958 2005-05-28 2006-05-30 Droplet deposition apparatus WO2006129071A2 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

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GB0510992A GB0510992D0 (en) 2005-05-28 2005-05-28 Droplet deposition apparatus
GB0510992.1 2005-05-28

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WO2006129071A2 WO2006129071A2 (en) 2006-12-07
WO2006129071A3 true WO2006129071A3 (en) 2007-01-18

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GB0820714D0 (en) * 2008-11-12 2008-12-17 Xaar Technology Ltd Method and apparatus for droplet deposition
GB0820718D0 (en) * 2008-11-12 2008-12-17 Xaar Technology Ltd Method and apparatus for droplet deposition
GB2563235B (en) * 2017-06-06 2021-05-26 Xaar Technology Ltd Method and apparatus for droplet deposition

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WO1996010488A1 (en) * 1994-09-30 1996-04-11 Xaar Limited Method of multi-tone printing
US5751318A (en) * 1993-05-25 1998-05-12 Compag Computer Corporation Elongated ink jet printhead using joined piezoelectric actuator
US6203144B1 (en) * 1994-04-06 2001-03-20 Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha Ink jetting device having metal electrodes with minimal electrical connections
US20030137565A1 (en) * 2001-12-04 2003-07-24 Katsuhisa Sakuma Ink jet recording apparatus and recording method

Patent Citations (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US5751318A (en) * 1993-05-25 1998-05-12 Compag Computer Corporation Elongated ink jet printhead using joined piezoelectric actuator
US6203144B1 (en) * 1994-04-06 2001-03-20 Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha Ink jetting device having metal electrodes with minimal electrical connections
WO1996010488A1 (en) * 1994-09-30 1996-04-11 Xaar Limited Method of multi-tone printing
US20030137565A1 (en) * 2001-12-04 2003-07-24 Katsuhisa Sakuma Ink jet recording apparatus and recording method

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