Ink jet recording head assembly
US5389962A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 9, 1991 |
| Grant date | Feb 14, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 9, 2011 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB41J2002/14322
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An ink jet recording head assembly includes: a base member having a plurality of enclosures, a top of each of the enclosures having an opening; a mechanism for supplying ink to each of the enclosures via the opening at the top thereof and for maintaining the ink at a predetermined depth; and a heater element which is provided in each of the enclosures under the ink supplied via the opening, the heater element heating the ink in each of the enclosures so that a bubble is generated in the ink; wherein an ink drop is jetted from a surface of the ink due to the bubble generated in the ink.
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