摘要:
A liquid discharging method of regulating and directing an air bubble to a discharge port by a substrate having a heat generating surface for generating heat for creating an air bubble in a liquid disposed in face-to-face relationship with a liquid discharge port, a movable member provided so as to intervene between the heat generating surface and the discharge port, and having a free end displaceable by the air bubble, the free end or a changing portion being located in an area opposed to the minimum area region of the discharge port or upstream of the opposed area, and an opposed surface opposed to a surface which provides the heat generating surface side of the movable member when the free end of the movable member is displaced by the air bubble, and fixed to cooperate with the movable member during the displacement of the movable member to direct the air bubble toward the discharge port.
摘要:
A liquid discharging head includes a discharge port for discharging liquid, a liquid passage communicated with the discharge port, a bubble generating area for generating a bubble in the liquid in the liquid passage, the bubble generating area including a heater for heating the liquid in the liquid passage, and a movable member disposed in a confronting relation to the bubble generating area in the liquid passage and adapted to be shifted by pressure caused by generating the bubble at the bubble generating area to direct the pressure toward the discharge port and to be returned to its initial position by negative pressure due to contraction of the bubble, and wherein resistance of the movable member against the liquid in the liquid passage when it is shifted is smaller than that when it is returned.
摘要:
There is disclosed a liquid discharging method and apparatus in which a bubble is formed and grown in the liquid is communicated with atmosphere at an area of a discharge opening, and in which a movable member having a free end which guides the bubble toward the discharge opening while regulating growth of the bubble.
摘要:
There is disclosed a liquid discharging method and apparatus in which a bubble is formed and grown in the liquid communicated with atmosphere at an area of a discharge opening, and in which a movable member having a free end which guides the bubble toward the discharge opening while regulating growth of the bubble.
摘要:
A liquid discharging method comprises the step of displacing the free end of the movable member following the creation of air bubble in the air bubble generating area. For this method, the fulcrum of the movable member is positioned on the side different from liquid discharging side with respect to the displacement area for the free end of the movable member to be displaceable, and at the same time, the free end thereof is arranged to face the effective bubbling area positioned on the downstream side of the central portion of the length of the effective bubbling area that forms the bubble generating area in the direction of the movable member from the fulcrum to the free end thereof, and a part of the effective bubbling area positioned to face the free end of the movable member on the downstream side of the effective bubbling area is arranged to face the displacement area directly. Thus, the initiation of the displacement of the free end of the movable member is effectuated quickly and reliably, and the pressure exerted by the air bubble creation is led to the discharge port side and the fulcrum side of the movable member sufficiently at the time of bubbling, and the development of air bubble that follows is directed to the discharge port side more reliably and efficiently.
摘要:
A liquid ejecting method includes displacing a movable member having a free end by bubble generation in a bubble generating region; the improvement residing in: that a fulcrum of said movable member is disposed adjacent to one side of a displacement region where the free end of said movable member displaces, and an ejection outlet through which the liquid is ejected is disposed adjacent to the opposite side of the displacement region; that there is provided a first period in which a displacing speed of the free end of the movable member is higher than a growing speed of the bubble generated in the bubble generating region toward the movable member, before the bubble reaches its maximum size.
摘要:
A liquid ejecting method includes displacing a movable member having a free end by bubble generation in a bubble generating region; the improvement residing in: that a fulcrum of said movable member is disposed adjacent to one side of a displacement region where the free end of said movable member displaces, and an ejection outlet through which the liquid is ejected is disposed adjacent to the opposite side of the displacement region; that there is provided a first period in which a displacing speed of the free end of the movable member is higher than a growing speed of the bubble generated in the bubble generating region toward the movable member, before the bubble reaches its maximum size.
摘要:
Disclosed herein is a liquid discharging method, comprising using a liquid-discharge head equipped with a discharge opening from which a liquid is discharged, a first region to which a first liquid is supplied, a bubble-generating region containing a second liquid and generating bubbles in the second liquid, and a movable member which is displaceable between a first position opposite to the bubble-generating region and a second position within the first region and apart from the bubble-generating region and has a support part more upstream than its free end, in which the movable member is displaced from the first position toward the second position with the generation of a bubble in the bubble-generating region, and the bubble is guided to the discharge opening by the movable member, wherein the first liquid and the second liquid have no compatibility with each other.
摘要:
A liquid discharging method for discharging liquid by displacing a movable member by means of air bubble created on the air bubble generating area, which the free end of the movable member faces, comprises the step of promoting the movement of the free end of the movable member by means for promoting the displacement of the free end thereof. With the adoption of this method, the pressure of the air bubble that acts upon the free end of the movable member enables the movable member to form an appropriate displacing configuration to lead the pressure exerted at the time of foaming and the development of the air bubble in the discharging direction efficiently. At the same time, the displacement of the movable member is performed smoothly, thus contributing to enhancing the durability of the movable member.
摘要:
An ink filling method for filling an ink cartridge with ink to be supplied to a recording head for ejecting ink includes providing an ink cartridge having a negative pressure producing material accommodating portion and an ink accommodating portion, the negative pressure producing material accommodating portion accommodating a negative pressure producing material and being provided with an air vent, and the ink accommodating portion being substantially hermetically sealed except for fluid communication with the negative pressure producing material accommodating portion, and accommodating directly the ink to be supplied to the recording head, the ink cartridge further includes a partition wall between the negative pressure producing material accommodating portion and the ink accommodating portion, the partition wall being provided with a gap for permitting formation of meniscus of the ink; and directly injecting the ink into the ink accommodating portion.