摘要:
The fine droplet ejecting device includes a ejection unit having an ejection port, and for continuously ejecting fine droplets by applying an electrostatic force to a solution or ink having an electrical charge containing at least fine particles and a medium, a deflecting unit for deflecting the fine droplets ejected from the ejection unit based on a control signal and a recovering unit for recovering either one of the fine droplets flying straight after being ejected from the ejection unit and the fine droplets having a flight direction deflected by the deflecting unit. The ejection unit may further include a resolution enhancing unit for deflecting the fine droplets in a direction different from the flight direction deflected by the deflecting unit. The device can eject the fine droplets stably at high speed, and can reduce a cost. The ink jet recording apparatus uses the fine droplet ejecting device.
摘要:
The ink jet recording apparatus includes an ink jet head that causes an electrostatic force to act on ink containing charged colored particles based on an image signal to eject an ink droplet on a recording medium, an ink supply unit that supplies the ink to the ink jet head, an ink collection unit that collects the ink not ejected from the ink jet head and a particle diameter distribution narrowing unit that narrows a particle diameter distribution of the charged colored particles contained in the ink. The narrowing unit includes an electrode cleaning unit that cleans an electrode for generating electrophoresis in the ink.