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Liquid ejection apparatus and method

US5821962A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateMay 30, 1996
Grant dateOct 13, 1998
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Expiry dateMay 30, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB41J2002/14362
  • WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A liquid ejecting head for ejecting liquid by generation of a bubble includes an ejection outlet through which the liquid is ejected; a liquid flow path in fluid communication with the ejection outlet; a bubble generation region for generate the bubble in the liquid; a movable member disposed opposed to the bubble generation region and provided with a base portion and a free end portion closer to the ejection outlet than the base portion; wherein the movable member is displaced by a pressure produced by the bubble generated in the bubble generation region to eject the liquid through the ejection outlet; wherein the movable member has an inflection portion at a portion opposed to the bubble generation region.

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