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Method for manufacturing ink-jet printhead

US7368063B2 · kind B2 · utility

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20Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMar 6, 2006
Grant dateMay 6, 2008
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Expiry dateMay 17, 2026

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB41J2002/14387
  • WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

In an ink-jet printhead and a method for manufacturing the same, the ink-jet printhead includes a substrate, an ink chamber to be filled with ink formed on a front surface of the substrate, a manifold for supplying ink to the ink chamber formed on a rear surface of the substrate, and an ink passage in flow communication with the ink chamber and the manifold formed parallel to the front surface of the substrate; a nozzle plate including a plurality of passivation layers formed of an insulating material on the front surface of the substrate, a heat dissipating layer formed of a metallic material, and a nozzle in flow communication with the ink chamber; and a heater and a conductor, the heater being positioned on the ink chamber and heating ink in the ink chamber, and the conductor for applying a current to the heater.

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