公开(公告)号：EP0811491A3

公开(公告)日：1998-08-19

申请号：EP97303928

申请日：1997-06-06

申请人： CANON KK

发明人： KIMURA MAKIKO ,  ASAKAWA YOSHIE ,  KASHINO TOSHIO ,  ISHINAGA HIROYUKI ,  TANAKA HIROKAZU ,  OKAZAKI TAKESHI ,  YOSHIHIRA AYA ,  KUDO KIYOMITSU

IPC分类号： B41J2/175 ,  B41J2/05 ,  B41J2/14

CPC分类号： B41J2/14145 ,  B41J2/14048 ,  B41J2002/14362 ,  B41J2002/14379 ,  B41J2002/14387 ,  B41J2202/12 ,  B41J2202/21

摘要： A liquid discharging method is provided with heat generating elements (2) for creating air bubbles for discharging liquid, discharge ports (18) arranged corresponding to the heat generating elements, first liquid flow paths (14) conductively connected with the discharge ports, second liquid flow paths (16) arranged corresponding to the heat generating elements, and a separation wall to separate the first and second liquid flow paths. This separation wall is provided with the free end, which is caused to be displaced to the first liquid flow side by pressure exerted by air bubbles created by the heat generating elements, thus leading the pressure toward the discharge port side for discharging liquid from the discharge ports. For this liquid discharging method, liquids are supplied to the second liquid flow paths and to the first liquid flow paths from different sides, respectively, in order to stabilize the flow of liquid for the enhancement of the discharging efficiency and power, while reducing the influence of cavitation with respect to the heat generating elements to make the life thereof longer.

摘要翻译： 一种喷液方法为用于排出液体产生气泡设置有发热元件，排出口布置为对应于发热元件，第一液流通道与喷口导通的，第二液体流动通道布置为对应于发热元件 和分离壁以分离第一和第二液体流动路径。 该分离壁设置有自由端，所有这一切都被导致通过由发热元件产生，从而导致朝排放口侧的压力为从排出排出液体的气泡施加的压力位移到第一液体流动侧 端口。 对于这种喷液方法，液体被提供给第二液体流动通道，并从不同的侧面，分别与第一液体流道，以稳定的液体排放效率和功率的提高的流动，同时减少了影响 相对于所述发热元件的气穴，使它们的更长的寿命。

公开(公告)号：EP0811492A3

公开(公告)日：1998-08-12

申请号：EP97303929

申请日：1997-06-06

申请人： CANON KK

发明人： ASAKAWA YOSHIE ,  KASHINO TOSHIO ,  ISHINAGA HIROYUKI ,  YOSHIHIRA AYA ,  KUDO KIYOMITSU ,  TANEYA YOICHI ,  SUGIYAMA HIROYUKI ,  SHIMAZU SATOSHI

IPC分类号： B41J2/05 ,  B41J2/14

CPC分类号： B41J2/14048 ,  B41J2/14064

摘要： A liquid discharge method for discharging a liquid through a discharge port (1) for discharging the liquid utilizing a bubble (6) by displacing a movable separation film (5) for always substantially separating a first liquid flow path (3) in communication with said discharge port (1) for discharging the liquid from a second liquid flow path (4) comprising a bubble-generating region for generating the bubble (6) in said liquid, on the upstream side of said discharge port with respect to flow of the liquid in said first liquid flow path (3), comprises a step of displacing a downstream portion of said movable separation film (5) toward said discharge port (1) relatively more than an upstream portion of said movable separation film (5) with respect to a direction of the flow of the liquid.

摘要翻译： 一种液体排出方法，用于通过移动可移动分隔膜通过用于通过气泡排出液体的排出口排出液体，用于总是基本上分离与所述排出口连通的第一液体流动通道，用于从第二液体流动路径排出液体 包括用于在所述液体中产生气泡的气泡生成区域，在所述排出口的上游侧相对于所述第一液体流路中的液体的流动，包括将所述可移动分隔膜的下游部分朝向 所述排出口相对于所述可移动分隔膜的上游部分相对于液体的流动方向相对地增加。

公开(公告)号：EP0811498A3

公开(公告)日：1998-08-19

申请号：EP97303931

申请日：1997-06-06

申请人： CANON KK

发明人： ASAKAWA YOSHIE ,  KUDO KIYOMITSU ,  SUGITANI HIROSHI ,  AONO KIYOMI ,  ISHINAGA HIOYUKI ,  KASHINO TOSHIO ,  YOSHIHIRA AYA

IPC分类号： B41J2/14 ,  B41J2/16 ,  B41J2/05

CPC分类号： B41J2/155 ,  B41J2/14048 ,  B41J2/1604 ,  B41J2/1623 ,  B41J2/1629 ,  B41J2/1631 ,  B41J2/1632 ,  B41J2/1634 ,  B41J2/1635 ,  B41J2/1637 ,  B41J2/1643 ,  B41J2/1645 ,  B41J2202/20 ,  B41J2202/21

摘要： A liquid discharge head comprises a grooved member (50) including plural discharge ports for discharging liquid, plural grooves for respectively constituting first liquid paths (14) directly communicating with the discharge ports, and a recess for constituting a first common liquid chamber communicating with the plural grooves and serving to supply the first liquid paths with liquid, plural element substrates, each including plural heat generating members for generating bubble in the liquid by giving heat thereto and walls of second liquid paths (16) corresponding to each the heat generating members, and arranged along the direction of array of the discharge ports of the grooved member, and a partition wall positioned between the element substrates and the grooved member, and including, in positions respectively opposed to the heat generating members, plural movable members (31) adapted to respectively displace toward the first liquid paths by the pressure of generation of the bubble.

公开(公告)号：EP0811495A3

公开(公告)日：1998-08-19

申请号：EP97303994

申请日：1997-06-09

申请人： CANON KK

发明人： ASAKAWA YOSHIE ,  KUDO KIYOMITSU ,  KOIZUMI YUTAKA ,  SUGAMA SADAYUKI ,  AONO KIYOMI ,  ABE TSUTOMU ,  ISHINAGA HIROYUKI ,  KASHINO TOSHIO ,  KARITA SEIICHIRO ,  OKAZAKI TAKESHI ,  OMATA KOUICHI ,  KUBOTA MASAHIKO ,  TAJIMA HIROKI ,  YOSHIHIRA AYA

IPC分类号： B41J2/14 ,  B41J2/05

CPC分类号： B41J2/14048 ,  B41J2/14129 ,  B41J2202/21

摘要： The present invention provides a liquid discharging head comprising a discharge port for discharging liquid, a bubble generating area (11) for generating a bubble in the liquid, a movable member (31) disposed in a confronting relation to the bubble generating area and displaceable between a first position and a second position more spaced apart from the bubble generating area than the first position, and side members integrally formed with at least parts of the movable member on its both sides and shiftable together with the movable member and adapted to cover sides of a bubble generated, and wherein the movable member is shifted from the first position to the second position by pressure due to generation of the bubble in the bubble generating area, and the bubble is more expanded downstream than upstream of a direction toward the discharge port by the displacement of the movable member. The present invention further provides a head cartridge having such a liquid discharging head and a liquid discharging apparatus having such a liquid discharging head.

公开(公告)号：EP0811489A3

公开(公告)日：1998-07-29

申请号：EP97303919

申请日：1997-06-06

申请人： CANON KK

发明人： KIMURA MAKIKO ,  ASAKAWA YOSHIE ,  TAKENOUCHI MASANORI ,  KASHINO TOSHIO ,  OKAZAKI TAKESHI ,  YOSHIHIRA AYA ,  KUDO KIYOMITSU

IPC分类号： B41J2/14 ,  B41J2/05

CPC分类号： B41J2/14056 ,  B41J2/14048

摘要： This specification discloses a liquid discharging method of discharging liquid from a discharge port by the use of a liquid discharging head having a flow path communicating with the discharge port (3), and a discharge energy generating element (5) provided in the flow path for causing energy for discharging the liquid to act on the liquid, having the step of driving the discharge energy generating element to thereby discharge the liquid from the discharge port, and the step of displacing the free end of the movable member (9) of a fluid element having an air bubble producing area disposed upstream of the discharge energy generating element in the flow path for producing an air bubble, and a movable member (9) provided in facing relationship with the air bubble producing area and provided with a fulcrum and a free end, by producing an air bubble in the air bubble producing area. The specification also discloses a liquid discharging head for carrying out such liquid discharging method. The specification further discloses a liquid discharging head cartridge having such liquid discharging head and a liquid container holding therein the liquid to be supplied to the liquid discharging head. The specification furthermore discloses an ink jet recording apparatus having such liquid discharging head and means for conveying a recording medium receiving the ink discharged from the liquid discharging head.

公开(公告)号：EP0578331B1

公开(公告)日：1997-12-29

申请号：EP93202400

申请日：1990-09-17

申请人： CANON KK

发明人： SAIKAWA HIDEO ,  KARITA SEIICHIRO ,  KASHINO TOSHIO ,  SAITO AKIO ,  NAKAGOMI HIROSHI ,  ARASHIMA TERUO ,  KIMURA MAKIKO ,  SUGITANI HIROSHI ,  HATTORI YOSHIFUMI ,  IKEDA MASAMI ,  IZUMIDA MASAAKI ,  TANAKA SHIGEAKI ,  KUWABARA NOBUYUKI ,  SAITO ASAO ,  MASUDA KAZUAKI ,  ORIKASA TSUYOSHI

IPC分类号： B41J2/175

CPC分类号： B41J2/1752 ,  B41J2/17506 ,  B41J2/17513

公开(公告)号：EP0811490A3

公开(公告)日：1998-11-25

申请号：EP97303927

申请日：1997-06-06

申请人： CANON KK

发明人： ASAKAWA YOSHIE ,  OKAZAKI TAKESHI ,  KASHINO TOSHIO ,  OMATA KOUICHI ,  YOSHIHIRA AYA ,  KUDO KIYOMITSU ,  KATO MASAO ,  TSUBOI HITOSHI ,  TAJIKA HIROSHI

IPC分类号： B41J2/05 ,  B41J2/14

CPC分类号： B41J2/04528 ,  B41J2/04563 ,  B41J2/0458 ,  B41J2/04588 ,  B41J2/04591 ,  B41J2/04593 ,  B41J2/04598 ,  B41J2/14024 ,  B41J2/14048 ,  B41J2/14056 ,  B41J2202/21

摘要： A liquid ejection method includes preparing a head comprising an ejection outlet (18) for ejecting the liquid, a bubble generation region for generating the bubble in the liquid, a movable member (31) disposed faced to the bubble generation region (11) and displaceable between a first position and a second position further from the bubble generation region (11) than the first position; displacing the movable member (31) from the first position to the second position by pressure produced by the generation of the bubble in the bubble generating portion (11) to permit expansion of the bubble more in a downstream side closer to the ejection outlet (18) than in an upstream side; supplying, to a heat generating element (2) for applying thermal energy to the bubble generating region (11), a driving pulse divided into a first pulse and an adjacent second pulse with interval time therebetween; pre-heating the liquid by the first pulse to an extent not enough to eject the liquid through the ejection outlet; generating a bubble by heating the liquid by the second pulse to eject the liquid through the ejection outlet (18); controlling a degree of pre-heating of the liquid by changing at least one of a pulse width of the first pulse or the interval time.

摘要翻译： 一种液体喷射方法，包括：制备一个头在喷射出口，其包括用于喷射液体，在液体中产生气泡的气泡发生区域，一可动件，面向所述气泡发生区域，并在第一位置和另外的第二位置之间移动 从比第一位置的气泡发生区域; 通过在气泡发生部分的气泡的发生而产生的，以允许气泡的扩展更在下游侧比在上游侧更靠近喷射出口的压力可动件从第一位置到第二位置移动; 供给，在热产生元件，用于将热能施加到气泡产生区，一个驱动脉冲分成第一脉冲和与间隔时间之间存在相邻的第二脉冲; 由第一脉冲在幅度不足以喷射通过喷射出口的液体预加热的液体; 通过由第二脉冲加热液体以喷射通过所述喷射出口的液体中产生气泡; 控制通过改变第一脉冲或间隔时间的脉冲宽度中的至少一个一定程度的液体的预加热的。

公开(公告)号：EP0813967A3

公开(公告)日：1998-11-11

申请号：EP97304301

申请日：1997-06-19

申请人： CANON KK

发明人： ASAKAWA YOSHIE ,  ISHINAGA HIROYUKI ,  SUGAMA SADAYUKI ,  KASHINO TOSHIO ,  OKAZAKI TAKESHI ,  YOSHIHIRA AYA ,  KUDO KIYOMITSU

IPC分类号： B41J2/14 ,  B41J11/00 ,  B41J2/05

CPC分类号： B41J11/0015 ,  B41J2/1404 ,  B41J2/14048 ,  B41J2002/14169 ,  B41J2002/14379 ,  B41J2002/14387 ,  B41J2202/21

摘要： The present invention provides a liquid discharging method in which communication between a bubble and atmosphere out of a discharge opening (18) is optimized while improving liquid discharging efficiency, a liquid discharge amount or a liquid discharging speed, a liquid discharging head for carrying out such a method, and a recording apparatus using such liquid discharging head. A discharging method for discharging liquid by communicating a bubble formed and grown in the liquid with atmosphere at an area of a discharge opening, according to the present invention, comprising the step of causing displacement of a movable member (31) having a free end for guiding the bubble toward the discharge opening while regulating the growth of the bubble, in accordance with the growth of the bubble.

摘要翻译： 本发明提供了在有泡沫和气氛出的排出口之间的哪个连通的液体排出方法，同时提高液体排放效率，液体排放量或液体排放速度进行了优化，一个喷液头用于执行求的方法， 并使用液体喷射头的记录设备检查。 用于通过通信形成，并在与大气中的液体生长在排出开口的区域中的气泡排出液体的排放方法，雅鼎在本发明中，包含具有用于引导所述气泡的自由端使活动件的位移的步骤 向着排放口，同时调节气泡与气泡的生长生长，在雅舞蹈。

公开(公告)号：EP0750993A3

公开(公告)日：1998-07-29

申请号：EP96110385

申请日：1996-06-27

申请人： CANON KK

发明人： KASHINO TOSHIO ,  SUGITANI HIROSHI ,  OKADA MASAAKI ,  KUDO KIYOMITSU

IPC分类号： B41J2/19

CPC分类号： B41J2/19 ,  B41J2202/21

摘要： A micromachine comprises at least one heat generating unit (1a,1b,1c) arranged on the surface of a substrate (1), means for retaining liquid having a liquid retaining portion along the heat generating unit, a rotator (3) rotatively supported in the liquid retaining portion of means for retaining liquid. This rotator is structured to rotate by means of the boiling of liquid in the liquid retaining portion by heat generated by the heat generating unit (1a,1b,1c). The micromachine, such a micropump or a micromotor, is incorporated in a liquid jet recording head to cause recording liquid to flow compulsorily in order to remove accumulated bubbles in the liquid paths for the maintenance of good performance of the liquid jet recording head at all times.

摘要翻译： 微机械包括设置一个基片的表面上的至少一个发热部的装置，用于保持具有沿着发热单元的液体保持部，在用于保持液体的装置的液体保持部可旋转地支承旋转体的液体。 此旋转器的结构通过的液体中由发热部产生的热液体保持部分沸腾的方式旋转。 微机械，谋求微型泵或微型马达，在一个液体喷射记录头被结合，以使记录液体以除去积累的气泡在液体通路在所有时间维持的液体喷射记录头的良好的性能强制流动 ，

公开(公告)号：EP0813967A2

公开(公告)日：1997-12-29

申请号：EP97304301

申请日：1997-06-19

申请人： CANON KK

发明人： ASAKAWA YOSHIE ,  ISHINAGA HIROYUKI ,  SUGAMA SADAYUKI ,  KASHINO TOSHIO ,  OKAZAKI TAKESHI ,  YOSHIHIRA AYA ,  KUDO KIYOMITSU

IPC分类号： B41J2/14 ,  B41J11/00 ,  B41J2/05

CPC分类号： B41J11/0015 ,  B41J2/1404 ,  B41J2/14048 ,  B41J2002/14169 ,  B41J2002/14379 ,  B41J2002/14387 ,  B41J2202/21

摘要： The present invention provides a liquid discharging method in which communication between a bubble and atmosphere out of a discharge opening is optimized while improving liquid discharging efficiency, a liquid discharge amount or a liquid discharging speed, a liquid discharging head for carrying out such a method, and a recording apparatus using such liquid discharging head. A discharging method for discharging liquid by communicating a bubble formed and grown in the liquid with atmosphere at an area of a discharge opening, according to the present invention, comprising the step of causing displacement of a movable member having a free end for guiding the bubble toward the discharge opening while regulating the growth of the bubble, in accordance with the growth of the bubble.