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Method of manufacturing a print head for use with an ink jet printer

US6098257A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMay 28, 1996
Grant dateAug 8, 2000
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Expiry dateMay 28, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T29/42
  • WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A method of manufacturing a print head is for use with an ink Jet printer. The print head includes a plurality of parallel ink pressure chambers defined by a plurality of walls and a cover bonded on the top surfaces of the walls. The method includes the steps of forming a plurality of parallel grooves in a piezoelectric element, the grooves being bounded by a plurality of parallel walls aligned in a row; and applying an adhesive either to the top surfaces of the walls or to a surface of a cover in registration with top surfaces of the walls, the adhesive being applied by screen printing, the adhesive being applied by moving a squeegee in a direction perpendicular to a direction in which the grooves extend.

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