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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a liquid jet head and a liquid jet apparatus that can suppress variance in vibration characteristics by suppressing a diaphragm from being eroded with a liquid and can make a head thin.SOLUTION: A liquid jet head comprises: a flow passage formation substrate 10 provided with a pressure generation chamber 12 communicating nozzle openings 21 for discharging a liquid; an elastic film 50 which is provided on one surface side of the flow passage formation substrate 10 and seals the pressure generation chamber 12; and a piezoelectric actuator 300 as pressure generation means provided on the elastic film 50 and deforming the elastic film 50. At least an inner wall of the pressure generation chamber 12 is provided with a tantalum oxide film 200 formed through atomic layer deposition.
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a silicon nozzle plate excellent in liquid resistance of a nozzle opening inner surface and an ejection surface, and provide a liquid jet head using it and a liquid jet apparatus.SOLUTION: A nozzle plate 20 is provided with a plurality of nozzle openings 21 in a silicon substrate, and on both surfaces of the silicon substrate and an inner surface of the nozzle openings 21, a tantalum oxide film 201 formed by atomic layer deposition is provided.
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a manufacturing method of a liquid discharge device which uses a lamination body, in which an adhesive is not disposed between a resin layer and a metal layer, as a base material of a nozzle plate and prevents discharge defects caused by the adhesive.SOLUTION: A lamination body 42, which is formed by laminating a metal layer 41 on a resin layer 40 without disposing an adhesive therebetween, is prepared. Next, a part of the metal layer 41 of the lamination body 42 is removed to partially expose the resin layer 40. A nozzle 44 is formed at the resin layer 40 so as to open in a region exposed from the metal layer 41.
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To solve a problem that stable droplet discharge characteristics are not attained due to peeling and wear of a liquid repellent film.SOLUTION: In a nozzle plate 3, a liquid repellent film 32 is formed on a droplet discharge surface side surface 31a of a nozzle base material 31, in which a nozzle hole 41 that will serve as a nozzle 4 is formed, through a ground layer 33. A droplet discharge surface side peripheral part 43 of the nozzle 4 is smoothly recessed toward an edge part 42 of the nozzle 4. The edge part 42 of the nozzle 4 smoothly connects with an inner wall surface of the nozzle 4. The liquid repellent film 32 is formed in a uniform thickness to the edge part 42 of the nozzle 4 and is further formed to the inner wall surface of the nozzle 4.
Abstract:
The method forms a liquid-repellent film on a surface of a nozzle plate having nozzle apertures through which droplets of liquid are ejected. The method includes: a termination process step of carrying out a hydrogen termination process or a halogen termination process on a surface of a nozzle plate, at least a portion of the surface of the nozzle plate being made of a material containing silicon; and a liquid-repellent film formation step of forming a liquid-repellent film on the surface of the nozzle plate after the termination process step by bringing a liquid-repellent film raw material into contact with the surface of the nozzle plate while applying energy to the surface. Each molecule constituting the liquid-repellent film raw material has an unsaturated carbon bond at an end and has a liquid-repellent functional group. The liquid-repellent film is bonded to the surface of the nozzle plate through silicon-carbon bonds.
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a liquid droplet ejection device capable of preventing a liquid repellent layer from separating, even if a liquid droplet ejection face is not covered with a fixing plate at the end of a nozzle plate, and to provide a method for manufacturing a liquid droplet ejection device.SOLUTION: In a liquid droplet ejection head 10, a liquid repellent layer 17 is continuously formed from a liquid droplet ejection face 1a to the halfway position of the thickness direction of the end faces 101 and 102 of a nozzle plate 1. Consequently, a wiping member 4 butts against the nozzle plate 1, the wiping member 4 does not butt against the edge of the liquid repellent layer 17. Consequently, since even the ends 106 and 107 of the nozzle plate 1 located on the starting point side of wiping by the wiping member 4 do not need to be made a structure in which the liquid droplet ejection face 1a of the nozzle plate 1 is superposed on the fixing plate 18, the size of the nozzle plate 1 can be reduced.
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A printhead assembly comprising the printhead and filters intended for use with the printhead is passivated by passing a gaseous coating such as Parylene through the assembly. In this way dirt particles created during manufacture of the printhead are encapsulated and thus prevented from blocking the nozzles. The printhead assembly is also prevented from interacting physically or chemically with ink flowing through the printhead.
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for manufacturing a water repellent film that has superior chemical resistance and wiping resistance, and can prevent the formation of surplus water repellent material, and to provide a water repellent film manufactured by the method.SOLUTION: A method for manufacturing a water repellent film includes: an organic film formation step of forming an organic film on a substrate using a silane coupling agent by a vapor phase deposition method; and a film formation condition specifying step of specifying film formation conditions in the organic film formation step. The film formation condition specifying step includes: a temperature specifying step; and a film formation duration specifying step of measuring a time at which a bead of surplus water repellent material is formed at the temperature specified in the temperature specifying step, and specifying a timer shorter than the measured time as a film formation duration. There is also provided a water repellent film manufactured by the method.