公开(公告)号：US07963634B2

公开(公告)日：2011-06-21

申请号：US12205594

申请日：2008-09-05

申请人： Tsutomu Yokouchi

发明人： Tsutomu Yokouchi

IPC分类号： B41J2/04

CPC分类号： B41J2/14048 ,  B41J2/1604 ,  B41J2/1623 ,  B41J2/1625 ,  B41J2/1626 ,  B41J2/1642 ,  B41J2/1646 ,  B41J2002/14379

摘要： A liquid ejection head includes: an ejection port through which liquid is ejected; a liquid chamber which is connected to the ejection port, the liquid chamber being filled with the liquid; a pressurization device which is arranged on a wall of the liquid chamber, the pressurization device pressurizing the liquid in the liquid chamber; and a movable member which has a free end on a side of the ejection port and a fixed end on a side opposite to the ejection port, the free end being arranged at a prescribed distance from the wall of the liquid chamber so as to face the wall of the liquid chamber, the movable member including a first layer that is an internal layer, and second and third layers that are respectively arranged on both surfaces of the first layer, the second and third layers having a stress lower than the first layer.

摘要翻译： 液体喷射头包括：喷射液体喷射口; 连接到喷射口的液体室，液体室充满液体; 加压装置，其设置在所述液体室的壁上，所述加压装置对所述液体室中的液体加压; 以及可动构件，其具有位于所述排出口侧的自由端和与所述排出口相反的一侧的固定端，所述自由端与所述液体室的壁配置成规定的距离， 液体室的壁，可动件包括作为内层的第一层，以及分别设置在第一层的两个表面上的第二和第三层，第二层和第三层的应力低于第一层。

公开(公告)号：US20090242240A1

公开(公告)日：2009-10-01

申请号：US12382802

申请日：2009-03-24

申请人： Tsutomu Yokouchi

发明人： Tsutomu Yokouchi

IPC分类号： H05K1/00 ,  B41J2/015

CPC分类号： H05K1/02 ,  H05K3/0058 ,  H05K3/303 ,  H05K2201/09063 ,  H05K2201/09854 ,  H05K2201/10598 ,  H05K2203/0195 ,  H05K2203/167 ,  Y02P70/613

摘要： A flexible circuit board with which positioning relative to a corresponding member is easy, a flexible circuit board positioning method for positioning the flexible circuit board at the corresponding member, a flexible circuit board positioning structure that positions the flexible circuit board at the corresponding member, a droplet ejection head that employs the flexible circuit board, and an image forming device that employs the droplet ejection head. A positioning hole in the flexible circuit board is configured with a broad portion at a leading end side with respect to a direction of movement at a time of positioning. Even if the positioning hole is offset in a lateral direction relative to a positioning pin, this offset is absorbed and the positioning pin can be accommodated in the positioning hole.

摘要翻译： 柔性电路板，其相对于相应的构件定位易于使用;柔性电路板定位方法，用于将柔性电路板定位在相应构件上;将柔性电路板定位在相应构件上的柔性电路板定位结构， 使用柔性电路板的液滴喷射头，以及采用液滴喷射头的图像形成装置。 柔性电路板中的定位孔相对于定位时的移动方向在前端侧具有宽的部分。 即使定位孔相对于定位销在横向上偏移，该偏移被吸收，并且定位销可以容纳在定位孔中。

公开(公告)号：US07534556B2

公开(公告)日：2009-05-19

申请号：US11330254

申请日：2006-01-12

申请人： Tsutomu Yokouchi

发明人： Tsutomu Yokouchi

IPC分类号： B41J2/16

CPC分类号： B41J2/162 ,  B41J2/1625 ,  B41J2/1631 ,  B41J2002/14459 ,  Y10T29/49401 ,  Y10T29/49432

摘要： The method of manufacturing a nozzle plate formed with nozzles which eject liquid droplets, the method comprises the steps of: forming and patterning an opaque metal film onto a transparent substrate; forming photosensitive resin over the opaque metal film and the transparent substrate; exposing the photosensitive resin to light from a side adjacent to the transparent substrate; developing the photosensitive resin which has been exposed to the light; forming a metal layer on the opaque metal film after the developing step; and separating at least the transparent substrate from the metal layer, wherein the nozzle plate comprises at least the metal layer, and a liquid droplet ejection surface of the nozzle plate is on a side where the transparent substrate has been separated in the separating step.

摘要翻译： 制造喷射液滴的喷嘴的喷嘴板的制造方法，该方法包括以下步骤：将不透明金属膜形成和图案化到透明基板上; 在不透明金属膜和透明基板上形成感光性树脂; 将感光性树脂曝光于与透明基板相邻的一侧的光; 显影已曝光的光敏树脂; 在显影步骤之后在不透明金属膜上形成金属层; 并且至少从所述金属层分离所述透明基板，其中所述喷嘴板至少包括所述金属层，并且所述喷嘴板的液滴喷射面在所述分离步骤中所述透明基板已被分离的一侧。

公开(公告)号：US07372449B2

公开(公告)日：2008-05-13

申请号：US10935737

申请日：2004-09-08

申请人： Kenichi Kodama ,  Seiichi Inoue ,  Ryoichi Yamamoto ,  Kazuo Sanada ,  Koichi Kimura ,  Tsutomu Yokouchi

发明人： Kenichi Kodama ,  Seiichi Inoue ,  Ryoichi Yamamoto ,  Kazuo Sanada ,  Koichi Kimura ,  Tsutomu Yokouchi

IPC分类号： G09G3/34

CPC分类号： G02B26/004 ,  G02F1/19 ,  G02F2203/34

摘要： The display device includes a display portion having a cavity portion surrounded by wall surfaces, at least one part of the wall surfaces being formed of a transparent member and forming a structural color forming surface provided with fine asperities having predetermined regularity, a liquid being hermetically sealed to have a liquid surface in the cavity portion and having a refractive index approximately equivalent to that of the transparent member, an actuator giving a disturbance to the liquid to bring the liquid into contact with the forming surface and a control unit controlling driving of the actuator to switch reflection and transmission characteristics of light when the light is incident into the forming surface, thereby controlling color display using reflected light formed by the forming surface.

摘要翻译： 显示装置包括具有由壁面包围的空腔部的显示部，至少一部分壁面由透明构件形成，形成具有规定规则性的细小凹凸的结构着色形成面，液体密封 在空腔部分中具有液体表面并且具有与透明构件的折射率大致相同的折射率，致动器对液体造成干扰以使液体与成形表面接触;以及控制单元，其控制致动器的驱动 当光入射到成形表面时切换光的反射和透射特性，从而通过由成形表面形成的反射光来控制彩色显示。

公开(公告)号：US07332209B2

公开(公告)日：2008-02-19

申请号：US10950578

申请日：2004-09-28

申请人： Tsutomu Yokouchi ,  Toshiya Kojima

发明人： Tsutomu Yokouchi ,  Toshiya Kojima

IPC分类号： B32B3/00 ,  B32B3/30 ,  B41J2/045

CPC分类号： B32B3/00 ,  B32B3/10 ,  B32B3/30 ,  B32B7/12 ,  Y10T428/24562 ,  Y10T428/2457 ,  Y10T428/24612 ,  Y10T428/24744 ,  Y10T428/249953 ,  Y10T428/249982

摘要： The laminated structure comprises: a plurality of thin plate members; and adhesive which bonds the plurality of thin plate members in layers, wherein: at least one of the plurality of thin plate members has at least one bonding surface to be bonded with a surface of another of the plurality of thin plate members with the adhesive; at least one groove is formed in a breadthways direction of the thin plate member on the bonding surface; and at least one of ends of the groove does not reach an edge of the thin plate member.

摘要翻译： 层叠结构包括：多个薄板构件; 以及将所述多个薄板部件层叠的粘合剂，其中：所述多个薄板部件中的至少一个具有至少一个与所述多个薄板部件中的另一个的表面粘合的接合面; 在接合面上的薄板构件的宽度方向上形成有至少一个槽， 并且所述槽的至少一个端部不到达所述薄板构件的边缘。

公开(公告)号：US07273267B2

公开(公告)日：2007-09-25

申请号：US10951818

申请日：2004-09-29

申请人： Tsutomu Yokouchi ,  Toshiya Kojima

发明人： Tsutomu Yokouchi ,  Toshiya Kojima

IPC分类号： B41J2/045

CPC分类号： B41J2/14233 ,  B41J2002/14459

摘要： The liquid filling method is for filling a liquid into a liquid discharge apparatus comprising a nozzle which discharges a droplet of the liquid, a pressure chamber which is in communication with the nozzle and is filled with the liquid to be discharged as the droplet through the nozzle, and a pressure generation device which generates pressure variation in the liquid inside the pressure chamber to cause the droplet to be discharged through the nozzle, and the method comprises the steps of: adjusting a contact angle of the liquid on an inner surface of the pressure chamber to be not more than an angle formed inside the pressure chamber by two mutually adjacent surfaces constituting the inner surface; and filling the liquid into the pressure chamber.

摘要翻译： 液体填充方法是用于将液体填充到液体排出装置中，该液体排出装置包括排出液滴的喷嘴，与喷嘴连通的压力室，并且通过喷嘴以液滴的形式填充待排出的液体 以及压力产生装置，其产生压力室内的液体的压力变化，使液滴通过喷嘴排出，该方法包括以下步骤：调节液体在压力的内表面上的接触角 室不大于构成内表面的两个相互相邻的表面形成在压力室内的角度; 并将液体填充到压力室中。

公开(公告)号：US07255977B2

公开(公告)日：2007-08-14

申请号：US11514898

申请日：2006-09-05

申请人： Tsutomu Yokouchi

发明人： Tsutomu Yokouchi

IPC分类号： B41J2/16

CPC分类号： G03F7/0015 ,  B41J2/14233 ,  B41J2/1606 ,  B41J2/162 ,  B41J2/1625 ,  B41J2/1631 ,  B41J2/1643 ,  B41J2002/14459 ,  G03F7/16 ,  G03F7/201 ,  G03F7/2014 ,  Y10T29/49401

摘要： The method manufactures a nozzle plate including a nozzle having a tapered section where a diameter gradually decreases from a liquid supply side toward a liquid ejection side, and a straight section which is substantially cylindrical and is situated nearer a liquid ejection side of the tapered section. The method comprises the steps of: forming a first photosensitive material in a form of a layer on a substrate; placing a straight section forming member including a hole section having a shape substantially corresponding to a shape of the straight section, on the first photosensitive material; filling a second photosensitive material into the hole section; radiating a prescribed light toward the straight section forming member, in such a manner that substantially all of the second photosensitive material is exposed and the first photosensitive material is exposed in a tapered shape having a diameter which gradually increases toward the substrate; removing the straight section forming member from the first photosensitive material and the second photosensitive material; carrying out development of the first photosensitive material and the second photosensitive material after removing the straight section forming member from the first photosensitive material and the second photosensitive material; forming a metal layer which is to serve as the nozzle plate, on the substrate, by a plating method where the first photosensitive material and the second photosensitive material left on the substrate after carrying out the development of the first photosensitive material and the second photosensitive material are used as a mold; and removing the metal layer from the substrate, the first photosensitive material and the second photosensitive material.

摘要翻译： 该方法制造喷嘴板，该喷嘴板包括具有从液体供应侧朝向液体喷射侧直径逐渐减小的锥形部分的喷嘴，以及大致圆柱形且位于更靠近锥形部分的液体喷射侧的直线部分。 该方法包括以下步骤：在衬底上形成一层形式的第一感光材料; 在所述第一感光材料上放置包括具有基本上对应于所述直线部分的形状的形状的孔部分的直线部分形成部件; 将第二感光材料填充到孔部分中; 向所述直线形成部件照射规定的光，使得基本上所有的所述第二感光材料都露出，并且所述第一感光材料以朝向所述基板逐渐增大的直径的锥形状态露出; 从所述第一感光材料和所述第二感光材料中去除所述直线形成部件; 在从第一感光材料和第二感光材料除去直线形成部件之后，进行第一感光材料和第二感光材料的显影; 在基板上形成用作喷嘴板的金属层，通过电镀方法，在第一感光材料和第二感光材料在进行第一感光材料和第二感光材料的显影之后留在基板上 用作模具; 以及从基板，第一感光材料和第二感光材料上去除金属层。

公开(公告)号：US07814657B2

公开(公告)日：2010-10-19

申请号：US12212923

申请日：2008-09-18

申请人： Tsutomu Yokouchi

发明人： Tsutomu Yokouchi

IPC分类号： B23P17/00 ,  B21D53/76 ,  B41J2/14 ,  B41J2/16

CPC分类号： B41J2/161 ,  B41J2/1606 ,  B41J2/1628 ,  B41J2/1629 ,  B41J2/1631 ,  B41J2/1639 ,  B41J2/1645 ,  Y10T29/49401

摘要： A method of manufacturing a flow channel substrate for a liquid ejection head, includes at least the steps of: forming, on a substrate, a sacrificial layer which is made of a dissolvable resin and has a liquid flow channel shape; forming a lyophobic film on the substrate and the sacrificial layer; applying, by heat treatment, a rounded shape to a corner section of the sacrificial layer on a side which is not in contact with the substrate; removing the lyophobic film after the heat treatment; forming a coating resin layer on the substrate and the sacrificial layer after the lyophobic film is removed; patterning the coating resin layer; and dissolving the sacrificial layer.

摘要翻译： 制造液体喷射头用流道基板的方法至少包括以下步骤：在基板上形成由可溶解树脂制成并具有液流通道形状的牺牲层; 在基板和牺牲层上形成疏液膜; 通过热处理将圆形形状施加到牺牲层的与衬底不接触的一侧的拐角部分; 去除热处理后的疏液膜; 在除去疏液膜之后，在基板和牺牲层上形成涂层树脂层; 图案化涂层树脂层; 并溶解牺牲层。

公开(公告)号：US20090211790A1

公开(公告)日：2009-08-27

申请号：US12379518

申请日：2009-02-24

申请人： Tsutomu Yokouchi

发明人： Tsutomu Yokouchi

IPC分类号： H05K1/00 ,  H05K3/30 ,  B41J2/14

CPC分类号： B41J2/14233 ,  B41J2002/14491 ,  H05K1/0393 ,  H05K3/361 ,  H05K2201/0367 ,  H05K2201/0382 ,  H05K2201/0394 ,  H05K2201/09036 ,  H05K2201/09063 ,  H05K2201/0969 ,  H05K2201/10083 ,  H05K2203/167 ,  Y10T29/49139

摘要： The connecting structure of a flexible circuit board and electronic components, includes: the flexible circuit board having: a pattern of wires, holes passing through the flexible circuit board in a thickness direction of the wires at parts of the wires to which the electronic components are connected, and a weakened part arranged on a bending line in a bending part of the flexible circuit board on which the flexible circuit board bends when the wires are connected with the electronic components; and the electronic components respectively having projections on parts to which the wires are connected, wherein the wires are electrically connected with the electronic components in a state where the projections are inserted in the holes and the flexible circuit board bends on the weakened part.

摘要翻译： 柔性电路板和电子部件的连接结构包括：柔性电路板，其具有：电线图案，在电线部分处的电线部分处的导线的厚度方向穿过柔性电路板的孔 柔性电路板的弯曲部的弯曲线上设置的弱化部，柔性电路板在与电子部件连接时弯曲的弯曲部; 电子部件分别具有连接线的部件上的突起，其中，在突起插入孔中并且柔性电路板弯曲在弱化部上的状态下，电线与电子部件电连接。

公开(公告)号：US07354138B2

公开(公告)日：2008-04-08

申请号：US11180727

申请日：2005-07-14

申请人： Tsutomu Yokouchi

发明人： Tsutomu Yokouchi

IPC分类号： B41J2/05

CPC分类号： B41J2/14233 ,  B41J2/161 ,  B41J2/1623 ,  B41J2002/14459 ,  B41J2202/20 ,  B41J2202/21

摘要： The liquid droplet discharge head comprises: a channel which is formed by joining together a plurality of thin plates which are laminated with an adhesive; and an adhesive escape groove which is provided on at least one joined surface of the thin plates in at least one location on a periphery of the channel when a ratio M S ′ determined in relation to the channel is greater than a predetermined value, wherein: the ratio M S ′ is a ratio between an area M and an area S′; the area M is an area of the adhesive running off to the channel at joining assuming that no adhesive escape groove is provided on the periphery of the channel, the area M being a projected area on a cross-section perpendicular to a flow direction of the channel; and the area S′ is an area of a cross-section perpendicular to the flow direction of the channel at post-joining assuming that no adhesive runs off to the channel.

摘要翻译： 液滴喷射头包括：通过将多个与粘合剂层压的薄板接合在一起形成的通道; 以及粘合剂逃逸槽，当比例 MATH OVERFLOW =“SCROLL”> M S 相对于通道确定的/ MATHS>大于预定值，其中：比率