Ink-jet printhead and manufacturing method thereof

    公开(公告)号:US07341332B2

    公开(公告)日:2008-03-11

    申请号:US10268726

    申请日:2002-10-11

    IPC分类号: B41J2/04

    摘要: An ink-jet printhead and a manufacturing method thereof include a substrate on which a space portion is formed, a passage plate installed on the substrate in which an ink chamber is formed to store ink, a nozzle plate installed at a top surface of the passage plate in which a nozzle is formed to eject the ink, and a vibration plate disposed between the substrate and the passage plate to generate a pressure for ejecting the ink by changing a volume of the ink chamber. The vibration plate includes a base layer formed at a top surface of the substrate so as to cover at least a part of the space portion, a thin film shape memory alloy layer which contacts the ink contained in the ink chamber and varies according to a temperature variation, a heating element disposed between the base layer and the thin film shape memory alloy to generate heat, and an insulating layer disposed between the heating element and the thin film shape memory alloy layer and transfers the heat generated by the heating element to the thin film shape memory alloy layer. Due to a stable temperature coefficient of resistance (TCR) of the heating element, a height and a width of a voltage supplied to the heat element can be easily controlled, and thus power of the vibration plate can be precisely controlled, thereby having a predetermined image quality, and the heating element does not contact directly the ink, thereby realizing stability of the ink-jet printhead.

    Apparatus for measuring physical property of ink, inkjet printer including the same, and method of sensing ink state
    32.
    发明申请
    Apparatus for measuring physical property of ink, inkjet printer including the same, and method of sensing ink state 审中-公开
    用于测量墨水的物理性质的装置,包括其的喷墨打印机以及感测墨水状态的方法

    公开(公告)号:US20070081057A1

    公开(公告)日:2007-04-12

    申请号:US11519127

    申请日:2006-09-12

    IPC分类号: B41J2/175

    CPC分类号: B41J2/17546 B41J2/195

    摘要: A method and apparatus are provided for measuring a physical property of ink, the apparatus having a function of determining whether the ink is in an appropriate state for printing by monitoring a change of a physical property of the ink. The apparatus includes an ink storage unit, a printhead module, a physical property measuring unit, a storage unit, and a determination unit. The ink storage unit stores ink and the printhead module is connected to the ink storage unit to eject the ink onto a printing medium. The physical property measuring unit measures an actual value of the physical property of the ink (for example, electrical conductivity), and the storage unit stores a nominal value of the physical property of the ink, wherein the nominal value is determined in advance at a predetermined temperature. The determination unit compares the actual value with the nominal valued of the physical property of the ink and calculates an error therebetween to determine whether the error is within a predetermined error range.

    摘要翻译: 提供了一种用于测量墨水的物理性能的方法和装置,该装置具有通过监测墨水的物理性质的变化来确定墨水是否处于用于打印的适当状态的功能。 该设备包括墨水存储单元,打印头模块,物理属性测量单元,存储单元和确定单元。 墨水存储单元存储墨水,并且打印头模块连接到墨水存储单元以将墨水喷射到打印介质上。 物理性质测量单元测量油墨的物理特性的实际值(例如,导电性),并且存储单元存储油墨的物理性质的标称值,其中,标称值预先在 预定温度。 确定单元将实际值与油墨的物理属性的标称值进行比较,并计算其间的误差,以确定误差是否在预定误差范围内。

    Film donor device for laser induced thermal imaging
    33.
    发明申请
    Film donor device for laser induced thermal imaging 失效
    用于激光诱导热成像的薄膜供体装置

    公开(公告)号:US20070046762A1

    公开(公告)日:2007-03-01

    申请号:US11511153

    申请日:2006-08-28

    IPC分类号: B41J2/38

    摘要: A laser induced thermal imaging (LITI) apparatus and a method of making an electronic device using the same are disclosed. The LITI apparatus includes a chamber, a substrate support, a contact frame, and a laser source or oscillator. The LITI apparatus transfers a transferable layer from a film donor device onto a surface of an intermediate electronic device. The LITI apparatus uses a magnetic force to provide a close contact between the transferable layer and the surface of the intermediate device. The magnetic force is generated by magnetic materials formed in two components of the LITI apparatus that are spaced apart interposing transferable layer and the surface of the intermediate device. Magnets or magnetic materials are formed in the two following components of the LITI apparatus: 1) the intermediate device and the film donor device; 2) the intermediate device and the contact frame; 3) the substrate support and the film donor device; or 4) the substrate support and the contact frame.

    摘要翻译: 公开了一种激光诱导热成像(LITI)装置和使用其的电子装置的制造方法。 LITI装置包括腔室,衬底支撑件,接触框架和激光源或振荡器。 LITI装置将可转移层从成膜剂装置转移到中间电子装置的表面上。 LITI装置使用磁力来提供可转移层与中间装置的表面之间的紧密接触。 磁力由形成在LITI装置的两个部件中的磁性材料产生,该两个部件是间隔开的中间转印层和中间装置的表面。 在LITI装置的以下两个部件中形成磁体或磁性材料:1)中间装置和薄膜供体装置; 2)中间装置和接触框架; 3)基底支撑体和薄膜供体装置; 或4)衬底支撑件和接触框架。

    Image forming device, controlling method thereof, and recording material storage medium
    34.
    发明申请
    Image forming device, controlling method thereof, and recording material storage medium 审中-公开
    图像形成装置,其控制方法和记录材料存储介质

    公开(公告)号:US20060114491A1

    公开(公告)日:2006-06-01

    申请号:US11290552

    申请日:2005-12-01

    IPC分类号: G06K15/00

    摘要: An image forming device, a controlling method thereof, and a recording material storage medium. The image forming device includes a customer replaceable unit memory (CRUM) provided to a recording material storage medium thereof to store a toner shortage indicator that is set to “Low” to indicate a recording material shortage if a remaining amount of the recording material in the recording material storage medium is not greater than a predetermined threshold, and a controller to determine that the recording material storage medium is refilled with the recording material by a non-authentic method if the remaining quantity of the recording material in the recording material storage medium is greater than the predetermined threshold and if the toner shortage indicator is set to “Low” to indicate the recording material shortage. Accordingly, a user can be encouraged to use an authentic recording material for refills.

    摘要翻译: 图像形成装置,其控制方法和记录材料存储介质。 图像形成装置包括提供给其记录材料存储介质的客户可更换单元存储器(CRUM),用于存储设置为“低”的调色剂短缺指示符,以指示如果记录材料的剩余量在 记录材料存储介质不大于预定阈值;以及控制器,如果记录材料存储介质中的记录材料的剩余量为(如果是)为止,则通过非正式方法确定记录材料存储介质被再填充记录材料 大于预定阈值,并且如果调色剂不足指示器被设置为“低”以指示记录材料短缺。 因此,可以鼓励用户使用真实的记录材料来进行再填充。

    Head of inkjet printer and method of manufacturing the same
    35.
    发明授权
    Head of inkjet printer and method of manufacturing the same 失效
    喷墨打印机头及其制造方法

    公开(公告)号:US06974208B2

    公开(公告)日:2005-12-13

    申请号:US10321574

    申请日:2002-12-18

    IPC分类号: B41J2/05 B41J2/14 B41J2/16

    摘要: A head of an inkjet printer is formed by bonding of a heater substrate and a nozzle plate. In order to bond the heater substrate where a heater thin film and a protecting film are vapor-deposited, and the nozzle plate where a nozzle is formed, an intermediate layer is formed by forming a thin film of glass on the heater substrate by vapor-depositing, and the nozzle plate is installed on the heater substrate. SiO2 is formed at an interface between the nozzle plate and the heater thin film due to heating and application of an electric field, and thus the nozzle plate and the heater substrate are bonded with an electrostatic force of SiO2. The nozzle plate and the heater substrate are bonded by using the intermediate layer made of the thin film of glass instead of a general polymer as the bonding layer, thereby preventing swelling of the polymer and isolation of layers of the head occurring due to ink penetration into interfaces of the layers. Moreover, a bonding process is performed in wafer units to improve mass productivity.

    摘要翻译: 喷墨打印机的头部通过加热衬底和喷嘴板的结合而形成。 为了将加热器薄膜和保护膜气相沉积的加热器基板和形成喷嘴的喷嘴板接合,通过在加热器基板上形成玻璃薄膜而形成中间层, 沉积,并且喷嘴板安装在加热器基板上。 SiO 2由于加热和施加电场而在喷嘴板和加热器薄膜之间的界面处形成,因此喷嘴板和加热器基板以静电力的SiO 2 。 喷嘴板和加热器基板通过使用由玻璃薄膜代替一般聚合物作为粘结层而形成的中间层而粘合,从而防止聚合物溶胀并且由于墨渗入而发生头部的隔离 层的界面。 此外,在晶片单元中进行接合处理以提高批量生产率。

    Thermal inkjet printhead
    36.
    发明授权
    Thermal inkjet printhead 失效
    热喷墨打印头

    公开(公告)号:US08197032B2

    公开(公告)日:2012-06-12

    申请号:US11972779

    申请日:2008-01-11

    IPC分类号: B41J2/05

    CPC分类号: B41J2/1404

    摘要: A thermal inkjet printhead that includes a substrate, a chamber layer stacked on the substrate, an ink chamber formed in the chamber layer, a heater to heat ink filled in the ink chamber to generate bubbles, and a nozzle layer stacked on the chamber layer, and including a nozzle formed in the nozzle layer, wherein a ratio of the volume of ink ejected through the nozzle with respect to the sum of the volumes of the ink chamber and the nozzle is in the range of approximately 40 to 60%.

    摘要翻译: 一种热喷墨打印头,包括基板,层叠在基板上的室层,形成在室层中的墨室,加热器,用于加热填充在墨室中的墨以产生气泡;以及喷涂层,堆叠在腔室层上, 并且包括形成在喷嘴层中的喷嘴,其中通过喷嘴喷射的油墨的量相对于油墨室和喷嘴的体积的总和的比率在大约40至60%的范围内。

    INK CARTRIDGE AND INK CIRCULATION SYSTEM
    37.
    发明申请
    INK CARTRIDGE AND INK CIRCULATION SYSTEM 审中-公开
    墨盒和墨水循环系统

    公开(公告)号:US20100171802A1

    公开(公告)日:2010-07-08

    申请号:US12555848

    申请日:2009-09-09

    IPC分类号: B41J2/175

    CPC分类号: B41J2/17513

    摘要: An ink cartridge easily attached to and removed from an inkjet printer and an ink circulation system of the inkjet printer. The ink cartridge includes a plurality of print heads ejecting ink, an ink channel unit supplying ink to the plurality of print heads, at least one filter unit filtering ink supplied to the ink channel unit, and at least one septum unit connecting the ink channel unit, at least one filter unit, and the inkjet printer. The ink circulation system includes the ink cartridge, an ink tank storing ink to be supplied to the ink cartridge, at least one 3-way valve interposed between the ink cartridge and the ink tank to selectively control channel circulation and priming circulation, the channel circulation circulating ink in the ink channel unit and the priming circulation circulating ink in the at least one filter unit, and an ink pump interposed between the at least one 3-way valve and the ink tank for providing driving power for circulating ink.

    摘要翻译: 喷墨打印机容易附着到喷墨打印机和墨水循环系统上的墨盒。 墨盒包括多个喷墨头的打印头,向多个打印头供墨的墨通道单元,至少一个过滤墨供给墨通道单元的滤光单元,以及至少一个隔膜单元,其连接墨通道单元 ,至少一个过滤器单元和喷墨打印机。 油墨循环系统包括墨盒,储存要供应到墨盒的墨水的墨水盒,插入在墨盒和墨水盒之间的至少一个三通阀,以选择性地控制通道循环和启动循环,通道循环 在油墨通道单元中循环墨水,并且在至少一个过滤单元中循环墨水,以及设置在至少一个三通阀和墨水罐之间的墨水泵,用于提供用于循环墨水的驱动力。

    THERMAL INKJET PRINTHEAD
    38.
    发明申请
    THERMAL INKJET PRINTHEAD 失效
    热喷墨打印头

    公开(公告)号:US20080303874A1

    公开(公告)日:2008-12-11

    申请号:US11972779

    申请日:2008-01-11

    IPC分类号: B41J2/05 B41J2/175

    CPC分类号: B41J2/1404

    摘要: A thermal inkjet printhead that includes a substrate, a chamber layer stacked on the substrate, an ink chamber formed in the chamber layer, a heater to heat ink filled in the ink chamber to generate bubbles, and a nozzle layer stacked on the chamber layer, and including a nozzle formed in the nozzle layer, wherein a ratio of the volume of ink ejected through the nozzle with respect to the sum of the volumes of the ink chamber and the nozzle is in the range of approximately 40 to 60%.

    摘要翻译: 一种热喷墨打印头,包括基板,层叠在基板上的室层,形成在室层中的墨室,加热器,用于加热填充在墨室中的墨以产生气泡;以及喷嘴层,堆叠在腔室层上, 并且包括形成在喷嘴层中的喷嘴,其中通过喷嘴喷射的油墨的量相对于油墨室和喷嘴的体积的总和的比率在大约40至60%的范围内。

    Ink-jet printhead and manufacturing method thereof
    39.
    发明申请
    Ink-jet printhead and manufacturing method thereof 失效
    喷墨打印头及其制造方法

    公开(公告)号:US20080096296A1

    公开(公告)日:2008-04-24

    申请号:US12000579

    申请日:2007-12-13

    IPC分类号: H01L21/00 B41J2/05

    摘要: An ink-jet printhead and a manufacturing method thereof include a substrate on which a space portion is formed, a passage plate installed on the substrate in which an ink chamber is formed to store ink, a nozzle plate installed at a top surface of the passage plate in which a nozzle is formed to eject the ink, and a vibration plate disposed between the substrate and the passage plate to generate a pressure for ejecting the ink by changing a volume of the ink chamber. The vibration plate includes a base layer formed at a top surface of the substrate so as to cover at least a part of the space portion, a thin film shape memory alloy layer which contacts the ink contained in the ink chamber and varies according to a temperature variation, a heating element disposed between the base layer and the thin film shape memory alloy to generate heat, and an insulating layer disposed between the heating element and the thin film shape memory alloy layer and transfers the heat generated by the heating element to the thin film shape memory alloy layer. Due to a stable temperature coefficient of resistance (TCR) of the heating element, a height and a width of a voltage supplied to the heat element can be easily controlled, and thus power of the vibration plate can be precisely controlled, thereby having a predetermined image quality, and the heating element does not contact directly the ink, thereby realizing stability of the ink-jet printhead.

    摘要翻译: 喷墨打印头及其制造方法包括:基板,其上形成有空间部分,安装在基板上的通道板,其中形成有用于存储墨水的墨水室;喷嘴板,安装在通道的顶表面 其中形成有喷嘴以喷射墨水的板;以及设置在基板和通道板之间的振动板,以通过改变墨水室的体积产生用于喷射墨水的压力。 所述振动板包括形成在所述基板的顶面的基底层,以覆盖所述空间部分的至少一部分;薄膜形状记忆合金层,其与容纳在所述墨水室中的墨水接触并根据温度变化 设置在基底层和薄膜形状记忆合金之间以产生热量的加热元件,以及设置在加热元件和薄膜形状记忆合金层之间的绝缘层,并将由加热元件产生的热量传递到薄 薄膜形状记忆合金层。 由于加热元件的稳定的电阻温度系数(TCR),可以容易地控制供给到热元件的电压的高度和宽度,从而可以精确地控制振动板的功率,从而具有预定的 图像质量,并且加热元件不直接接触墨水,从而实现喷墨打印头的稳定性。

    Apparatus for testing USB memory and method thereof
    40.
    发明授权
    Apparatus for testing USB memory and method thereof 失效
    USB存储器测试装置及其方法

    公开(公告)号:US07257747B2

    公开(公告)日:2007-08-14

    申请号:US11027957

    申请日:2005-01-04

    申请人: Jae Myung Song

    发明人: Jae Myung Song

    IPC分类号: G11C29/00

    摘要: A test handler which is capable of transporting and testing a plurality of USB memory devices is provided. The handler includes a tray loaded with USB memory devices for testing, and a loading/unloading picker which transfers the USB memory devices from the tray to a shuffle for transport to a test socket. The shuffle moves to insert connectors of the USB memory devices into corresponding USB ports of a test socket for testing, and to extract the connectors from the USB ports after testing. The loading/unloading picker is capable of detecting an orientation of the connectors of the USB memory devices to ensure proper insertion into corresponding USB ports in the test socket.

    摘要翻译: 提供了能够传送和测试多个USB存储器件的测试处理器。 该处理器包括装载有用于测试的USB存储器装置的托盘和装载/卸载拾取器,其将USB存储器装置从托盘传送到洗牌以便传输到测试插座。 随机播放将USB存储设备的连接器插入测试插座的相应USB端口进行测试,并在测试后从USB端口拔出连接器。 装载/卸载选择器能够检测USB存储设备的连接器的方向,以确保正确插入测试插座中相应的USB端口。