Thermal ink jet printhead and process for the preparation thereof
    121.
    发明授权
    Thermal ink jet printhead and process for the preparation thereof 失效
    热喷墨打印头及其制备方法

    公开(公告)号:US06260956B1

    公开(公告)日:2001-07-17

    申请号:US09120746

    申请日:1998-07-23

    IPC分类号: B41J204

    摘要: Disclosed is an ink jet printhead which comprises (i) an upper substrate with a set of parallel grooves for subsequent use as ink channels and a recess for subsequent use as a manifold, the grooves being open at one end for serving as droplet emitting nozzles, and (ii) a lower substrate in which one surface thereof has an array of heating elements and addressing electrodes formed thereon, said lower substrate having an insulative layer deposited on the surface thereof and over the heating elements and addressing electrodes and patterned to form recesses therethrough to expose the heating elements and terminal ends of the addressing electrodes, the upper and lower substrates being aligned, mated, and bonded together to form the printhead with the grooves in the upper substrate being aligned with the heating elements in the lower substrate to form droplet emitting nozzles, said upper substrate comprising a material formed by crosslinking or chain extending a polymer of formula I or II.

    摘要翻译: 公开了一种喷墨打印头,其包括(i)具有一组平行凹槽以用于随后用作油墨通道的上基板和用于随后用作歧管的凹槽,所述凹槽在一端开口以用作液滴发射喷嘴, 和(ii)下基板,其中一个表面具有形成在其上的加热元件和寻址电极的阵列,所述下基板具有沉积在其表面上的绝热层,并且在加热元件和寻址电极之上并且被图案化以形成通过其中的凹槽 为了露出寻址电极的加热元件和末端,上基板和下基板对准,配合和结合在一起以形成打印头,上基板中的凹槽与下基板中的加热元件对准以形成液滴 所述上基板包括通过交联或链延长式I或II的聚合物形成的材料。

    Method of manufacture of an image creation apparatus
    122.
    发明授权
    Method of manufacture of an image creation apparatus 失效
    图像生成装置的制造方法

    公开(公告)号:US06235211B1

    公开(公告)日:2001-05-22

    申请号:US09112798

    申请日:1998-07-10

    申请人: Kia Silverbrook

    发明人: Kia Silverbrook

    IPC分类号: B41J204

    摘要: An ink jet printer includes a trough having side walls and an exposed roof, the trough being substantially filled with fluid during operation. A paddle vane is located within the trough and offset from one wall when the paddle vane is in a quiescent position. An actuation mechanism is attached to the paddle vane such that, upon activation of the actuation mechanism, the paddle vane is caused to move towards the wall, resulting in an increase in pressure in the fluid between the wall and the paddle vane. This results in a consequential ejection of fluid via the exposed roof. A method of manufacture of the ink jet printer comprises the steps of initially providing a silicon wafer having a circuitry wafer layer including electrical circuitry necessary for the operation of the thermal actuation mechanisms on demand. The trough is etched in the surface of the wafer. The actuation mechanism and the paddle vane are created on the silicon wafer by means of depositing and etching a series of sacrificial layers to form a supporting structure for the actuation mechanism and the paddle vane, in addition to depositing and suitably etching a series of materials for forming the actuation mechanism and the paddle vane. An ink supply channel interconnecting the trough with an ink supply is etched through the wafer. Any remaining sacrificial layers are etched away so as to release the actuation mechanism and the paddle vane for operation.

    摘要翻译: 喷墨打印机包括具有侧壁和暴露的屋顶的槽,槽在操作期间基本上充满流体。 当桨叶处于静止位置时,叶片叶片位于槽内并从一个壁偏移。 致动机构附接到桨叶,使得在启动致动机构时,使叶片叶片朝向壁移动,导致壁和桨叶之间的流体中的压力增加。 这导致通过暴露的屋顶相继喷出流体。 制造喷墨打印机的方法包括以下步骤:首先提供具有电路晶片层的硅晶片,该电路晶片层包括根据需要操作热致动机构所需的电路。 槽在晶片的表面被蚀刻。 通过沉积和蚀刻一系列牺牲层以形成致动机构和桨叶,以形成用于致动机构和桨叶的支撑结构,除了沉积和适当地蚀刻一系列材料之外 形成致动机构和桨叶。 将槽与墨水供应相互连接的供墨通道被蚀刻通过晶片。 蚀刻掉任何剩余的牺牲层,以便释放用于操作的致动机构和桨叶。

    Ink jet printer having a thermal actuator comprising an external coil spring
    124.
    发明授权
    Ink jet printer having a thermal actuator comprising an external coil spring 失效
    具有包括外部螺旋弹簧的热致动器的喷墨打印机

    公开(公告)号:US06188415B1

    公开(公告)日:2001-02-13

    申请号:US09112811

    申请日:1998-07-10

    申请人: Kia Silverbrook

    发明人: Kia Silverbrook

    IPC分类号: B41J204

    摘要: In accordance with a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a thermal actuator activated by conductive heating of an electrically conductive material, the actuator including: a first non-conductive strip of material attached to a substrate at a first end of the strip and adapted to apply a force to a load at a second end of the strip; a second conductive strip of material formed along one side of the first strip, the second conductive strip including a first wire strip running from substantially the first end to the second end and a second wire strip running from substantially the second end to the fist end, the wire strips being joined together at the second end so as to form a circuit, the wire strips being further connected to a controlled power supply at the first end such that activation of the controlled power supply causes heating of the conductive material so as to actuate the thermal actuator thereby applying a force to the load. Preferably, the first strip is in the form of a coil and the second conductive material is formed along a radial inner surface.

    摘要翻译: 根据本发明的第一方面,提供了一种通过导电材料的导电加热而被激活的热致动器,所述致动器包括:第一非导电材料带,其在所述带的第一端附接到基底 并且适于将力施加到所述带的第二端处的负载; 沿着所述第一条带的一侧形成的第二导电材料条,所述第二导电条包括从基本上第一端延伸至所述第二端的第一线条和从所述第二端到所述第一端的第二线条, 所述线条在第二端处连接在一起以形成电路,所述线条还在第一端处连接到受控电源,使得受控电源的激活导致导电材料的加热以致致动 热致动器由此向负载施加力。 优选地,第一条带是线圈的形式,并且第二导电材料沿径向内表面形成。

    Inkjet printhead and fabrication method for integrating an actuator and firing chamber
    125.
    发明授权
    Inkjet printhead and fabrication method for integrating an actuator and firing chamber 失效
    喷墨打印头和用于集成致动器和发射室的制造方法

    公开(公告)号:US06183067B2

    公开(公告)日:2001-02-06

    申请号:US08787534

    申请日:1997-01-21

    申请人: Farid Matta

    发明人: Farid Matta

    IPC分类号: B41J204

    摘要: An inkjet printhead and fabrication method include integrating actuators and ink firing chambers on a single substrate, such as a semiconductor substrate. The integration process utilizes semiconductor-on-insulator (SOI) techniques in the preferred embodiment. Actuators are formed on one surface of the substrate, typically a silicon substrate, and firing chambers are aligned with the actuators. Electrical switching devices, such as transistors, are formed along the surface and are utilized to individually address the actuators. After the integrated structure is formed, a supply manifold may be attached to the structure for replenishing fluid ink following a firing operation. Optionally, a flow control mechanism, such as a valve, may be incorporated between the manifold and the firing chamber.

    摘要翻译: 喷墨打印头和制造方法包括将致动器和喷墨室集成在诸如半导体基板的单个基板上。 在优选实施例中,集成工艺利用绝缘体上半导体(SOI)技术。 致动器形成在基板的一个表面上,通常是硅基板,并且发射室与致动器对准。 诸如晶体管的电气开关器件沿着表面形成并且用于单独地寻址致动器。 在形成集成结构之后,可以在结构上附加供应歧管以在点火操作之后补充流体墨。 可选地,流量控制机构,例如阀,可以并入在歧管和燃烧室之间。

    Ink jet recording apparatus
    126.
    发明授权
    Ink jet recording apparatus 失效
    喷墨记录装置

    公开(公告)号:US06168263A

    公开(公告)日:2001-01-02

    申请号:US09181223

    申请日:1998-10-27

    IPC分类号: B41J204

    摘要: An ink jet recording apparatus that achieves sufficient attraction force even when the actuator is sealed. In the ink jet recording apparatus, an electric pulse is applied between a diaphragm and electrode by a drive circuit to deform a diaphragm by electrostatic force to eject an ink droplet from a nozzle comprises a vibration chamber containing a wall surface formed by the diaphragm and a wall surface on which the electrode is formed, and a first cavity communicating with the vibration chamber and containing a wall surface on which is provided a lead for connecting the drive circuit and electrode. The vibration chamber is sealed airtight, and comprises a second cavity communicating with the vibration chamber or first cavity for increasing the volume of the airtight sealed part of the actuator.

    摘要翻译: 即使在致动器被密封时也能够获得足够的吸引力的喷墨记录装置。 在喷墨记录装置中,通过驱动电路在振膜和电极之间施加电脉冲,以通过静电力使隔膜变形,从喷嘴喷射墨滴,包括振动室,该振动室包含由隔膜形成的壁面和 形成有电极的壁面,以及与振动室连通并且包含壁面的第一腔,在其上设置有用于连接驱动电路和电极的引线。 振动室被密封密封,并且包括与振动室或第一腔连通的第二腔,用于增加致动器的气密密封部分的体积。

    Method for fabricating microelectromechanical structures for liquid emission devices
    127.
    发明授权
    Method for fabricating microelectromechanical structures for liquid emission devices 失效
    用于制造液体发射装置的微机电结构的方法

    公开(公告)号:US06830701B2

    公开(公告)日:2004-12-14

    申请号:US10191506

    申请日:2002-07-09

    IPC分类号: B41J204

    摘要: An actuator is made by depositing an electrode layer on an initial layer. A patterned layer of sacrificial material is formed on the first electrode layer such that a region of the first electrode layer is exposed through the subsequent layer. A second electrode layer is deposited and patterned on the subsequent layer. Then, a third patterned layer of sacrificial material is formed on the second electrode layer with an opening there through to the exposed region of the first electrode layer. A structure is deposited, patterned and planarized on the third layer expose a surface of the third layer. A third electrode layer is deposited and patterned on the planarized structure and the exposed surface of the third layer. The sacrificial material is partially removed, whereby the first electrode layer, the structure, and the third electrode layer are free to move together relative to the second electrode layer.

    摘要翻译: 通过在初始层上沉积电极层来制造致动器。 牺牲材料的图案化层形成在第一电极层上,使得第一电极层的区域通过后续层露出。 在随后的层上沉积和图案化第二电极层。 然后,在第二电极层上形成第三图案化牺牲材料层,其中开口通过第一电极层的暴露区域。 在第三层上沉积,图案化和平坦化的结构暴露第三层的表面。 在第三层的平坦化结构和暴露表面上沉积和图案化第三电极层。 牺牲材料被部分去除,由此第一电极层,结构和第三电极层相对于第二电极层自由地一起移动。

    Method for manufacturing an electrostatic actuator
    129.
    发明授权
    Method for manufacturing an electrostatic actuator 有权
    静电致动器的制造方法

    公开(公告)号:US06799834B2

    公开(公告)日:2004-10-05

    申请号:US10215229

    申请日:2002-08-08

    IPC分类号: B41J204

    摘要: A method for manufacturing an electrostatic actuator comprises a vibrating plate, an electrode plate facing the vibrating plate, and a vibrating chamber formed between the electrode plate and the vibrating plate, wherein the vibrating plate is displaced by electrostatic force, by applying voltage between the vibrating plate and the electrode plate, the method comprises: a process for forming a pressure compensating chamber communicating with the vibrating chamber; a process for forming a displacement plate at a portion of the pressure compensating chamber, displaceable according to external atmospheric pressure, into a warped form curved so as to protrude in a direction away from the facing inner wall of the pressure compensating chamber; and a process for shutting off and sealing the pressure compensating chamber from the external atmosphere, along with the vibrating chamber.

    摘要翻译: 一种制造静电致动器的方法包括:振动板,面对振动板的电极板和形成在电极板和振动板之间的振动室,其中振动板通过静电力移动,通过在振动板 板和电极板,该方法包括:形成与振动室连通的压力补偿室的工艺; 在所述压力补偿室的能够根据外部大气压力移动的部分处形成位移板的方法,所述变形板弯曲成弯曲形式,以沿远离所述压力补偿室的相对的内壁的方向突出; 以及与振动室一起从外部大气中切断和密封压力补偿室的过程。