Piezoelectrically operated print head with channel matrix and method of manufacture
US4536097A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 14, 1984 |
| Grant date | Aug 20, 1985 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 14, 2004 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/49401
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A mechanically stable, piezoelectric print head for an ink jet printer has ink channels formed by a channel matrix that consists of a row of piezoelectric strips disposed in spaced parallel relation next to one another, covered by a plate on both sides. The channels thus formed directly institute the printing nozzles.
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