US4521788A
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Ink jet printing head
Assignee: Konica Minolta Inc
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Filing: 1982-12-22
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Granted: 1985-06-04
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Expires: 2002-12-22
Abstract
Abstract A printing head for an impulse jet type ink-jet printing apparatus which includes a plurality of nozzles supplied with ink from a common ink chamber through ink flow channels and pressure chambers which are substantially perpendicular to the nozzles. Piezoelectric-crystal elements are disposed in each pressure chamber and have a length to width ratio not less than 2 to 1 and not greater than 20 to 1.
Inventors
- 👤 Yoshiaki Kimura
- 👤 Taketo Nozu
- 👤 Yasuhiko Tanaka
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 17:43
CPC Classifications
B; B41; B41J; B41J2/00; B41J2/005; B41J2/01; B41J2/135; B41J2/14; B41J2/14201; B41J2/14233; B41J2002/14387; B41J2002/14419
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
169 words
An ink-jet printing head for an impulse jet type ink-jet printing apparatus, the printing head comprising: at least one arcuately-shaped common ink-chamber disposed substantially parallel to a reference plane; a plurality of ink flow channels connected at one end to said common ink-chamber and extending radially from the inner circumference of said common chamber and substantially parallel to said plane, said common ink-chamber curving toward said ink flow channels and ink being supplied to said ink flow channels from said common ink-chamber; each of said ink flow channels including (a) a nozzle from which ink is to be ejected dropwise, disposed substantially perpendicularly to said plane and connected to the end of each said ink flow channel opposite to the end connected to said common ink-chamber, (b) a pressure chamber, and (c) a piezoelectric-crystal element disposed on at least one surface of said pressure chamber and having a length to width ratio in the range of not less than 2 to 1 and not greater than 20 to 1.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
169 words
An ink-jet printing head for an impulse jet type ink-jet printing apparatus, the printing head comprising: at least one arcuately-shaped common ink-chamber disposed substantially parallel to a reference plane; a plurality of ink flow channels connected at one end to said common ink-chamber and extending radially from the inner circumference of said common chamber and substantially parallel to said plane, said common ink-chamber curving toward said ink flow channels and ink being supplied to said ink flow channels from said common ink-chamber; each of said ink flow channels including (a) a nozzle from which ink is to be ejected dropwise, disposed substantially perpendicularly to said plane and connected to the end of each said ink flow channel opposite to the end connected to said common ink-chamber, (b) a pressure chamber, and (c) a piezoelectric-crystal element disposed on at least one surface of said pressure chamber and having a length to width ratio in the range of not less than 2 to 1 and not greater than 20 to 1.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
41 words
A printing head as claimed in claim 1, wherein said ink flow channels face each other and have a nozzle row interposed therebetween, said channels on opposite sides of said nozzle row being connected to alternate nozzles in said nozzle row.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
27 words
A printing head as claimed in claim 1 or claim 2, including a plurality of arcuately-shaped common ink-chambers disposed to form a closed arc surrounding said nozzles.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
37 words
A printing head as claimed in claim 1 or 2, wherein said nozzles are arranged in a plurality of rows so that the nozzles of each row are disposed intermediate the nozzles of the next adjacent row.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
16 words
A printing head as claimed in claim 4, wherein said nozzles are arranged in a matrix.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
36 words
A printing head as claimed in claim 1 or 2, wherein said ink flow channels and pressure chambers are disposed relative to each other to make the jetting characteristics of droplets from the nozzles substantially equal.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
31 words
A printing head as claimed in claim 6, wherein the lengths of the ink flow channels are substantially equal and serve to make the jetting characteristics of the nozzles substantially equal.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1988-06-03 | 1988-12-03 | 1989-06-04 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1992-06-03 | 1992-12-03 | 1993-06-04 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1996-06-03 | 1996-12-03 | 1997-06-04 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |