Ink jet head and ink jet device having the same
US8602533B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 23, 2011 |
| Grant date | Dec 10, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 23, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB41J2202/12
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An ink jet head and an ink jet device having the same are provided, which include an ink supply path supplied with ink from an ink inlet port, an ink discharge path configured to discharge the ink to an ink discharge port, an ink chamber provided to communicate with the ink supply path and the ink discharge path and having a nozzle configured to discharge the ink, and a piezoelectric actuator operable to apply pressure to the ink within the ink chamber by displacement of a vibrating plate of the ink chamber, wherein the piezoelectric actuator is arranged through the vibrating plate of the ink chamber and an island member, the island member is disposed to extend between the ink supply path and the ink discharge path, and a length W1 of a side of the island member on the ink supply path side and a length L that extends from the ink supply path side to the ink discharge path side are different from each other.
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