Thermal ink jet common-slotted ink feed printhead
US4683481A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 4, 1986 |
| Grant date | Jul 28, 1987 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 4, 2006 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB41J2002/14467
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
In a thin film resistor substrate for a thermal ink jet printhead, there is provided an elongated ink feed slot for supplying ink to a plurality of heater resistors on the substrate. Ink flows from this slot vertically through the substrate and then laterally along predetermined ink flow paths in an orifice plate and barrier layer members to ink reservoirs above the heater resistors. In this manner ink flow pressure drops to all of the reservoirs are equal and thereby enhance ink pressure control for all of the reservoirs.
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