Inkjet printhead

US6517196B1 · kind B1 · utility

Assignee

• OCÉ-TECHNOLOGIES B.V. · NL

Inventors

• Anton Bruil · Venlo, NL
• Marc P. Schuwer · Eindhoven, NL
• Franciscus J. H. M. Van Den Beucken · Beringe, NL
• Ralf-Peter Peters · Bensberg, DE
• Ying Yu · Dortmund, DE
• Holger Reinecke · Emmendingen, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Apr 18, 2000
• Grant date: Feb 11, 2003
• Expiry date: Apr 18, 2020

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B41J2/14201
• WIPO field: Textile and paper machines
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

An inkjet printhead containing at least one ink channel communicating with a nozzle and defined between two opposed side walls; a membrane interconnecting the side walls; and actuating elements arranged adjacent to the membrane for deflecting the same, wherein the side walls and the membrane are formed by a one-piece member.