Liquid ejection recording head removably mounted on a storage tank
US4896171A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 6, 1989 |
| Grant date | Jan 23, 1990 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 6, 2009 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB41J2/175
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A liquid ejection recording head has an orifice for discharging a liquid to form flying droplets, a liquid chamber communicating with the orifice, an energy generating member for generating energy for forming the droplets, and thin pipes for supplying the liquid contained in a tank to the liquid chamber, characterized in that the thin pipes are arranged at two sides of the orifice in a direction transverse to the direction of liquid conveyance to the energy generating member provided in the liquid chamber and liquid is supplied utilizing capillary action of the thin pipes.
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