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Printhead having a thin film membrane with a floating section

US6626523B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateOct 31, 2001
Grant dateSep 30, 2003
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Expiry dateOct 31, 2021

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB41J2202/03
  • WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A printhead including a printhead substrate having at least one opening formed in a first surface to provide a fluid path through the substrate. The printhead further includes a thin film membrane formed on a second surface of the substrate. The thin film membrane includes a plurality of fluid ejection elements and has a floating section and a cantilevered section, which are detached and separated from one another by a gap.

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