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Ink-jet recording head and ink-jet recording apparatus

US6378996B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateNov 15, 2000
Grant dateApr 30, 2002
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Expiry dateNov 15, 2020

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB41J2202/13
  • WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

Disclosed are an ink-jet recording head in which rigidity of a compartment wall is improved and pressure generating chambers are arranged in a high density, a manufacturing method and an ink-jet recording apparatus thereof.An ink-jet recording head includes: a passage-forming substrate 10 having at least silicon layer that consists of single crystal silicon and pressure generating chambers 12 defined thereon, which communicate with a nozzle orifice 21; and a piezoelectric element 300 for generating a pressure change in the pressure generating chamber 12, the piezoelectric element 300 being provided in a region opposite the pressure generating chamber 12 via a vibration plate, which constitutes a portion of the pressure generating chamber 12. The ink-jet recording head further includes a joining plate 20 joined to the passage-forming substrate 10 on the surface where the piezoelectric element 300 is formed, and the nozzle orifice 21 is provided on the joining plate 20.

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