公开(公告)号：US07168800B2

公开(公告)日：2007-01-30

申请号：US10889138

申请日：2004-07-13

申请人： Naoki Katayama

发明人： Naoki Katayama

IPC分类号： B41J2/175

CPC分类号： B41J2/17566 ,  B41J2/17513

摘要： An ink cartridge for reserving an ink in an inner space defined therein, including: (a) an ink supplying portion provided to face a lower portion of the inner space so as to allow supply of the ink from the inner space therethrough; (b) an air introducing portion provided to face the lower portion of the inner space so as to allow introduction of an air into the inner space therethrough; (c) at least one electrode receiver for receiving first and second electrodes, such that the first and second electrodes face the inner space; and (d) a bubble-path-formation restrainer restraining an electrical path allowing a continuity between the first and second electrodes, from being formed of a bubble which is generated as a result of the introduction of the air into the inner space. Also disclosed is an inkjet recording apparatus including the above-described ink cartridge and a detector which detects an electrical characteristic between the first and second electrodes.

摘要翻译： 一种用于在其中限定的内部空间中保留墨水的墨盒，包括：（a）墨水供应部分，设置成面对内部空间的下部，从而允许从内部空间供应墨水; （b）空气引入部分，设置成面对内部空间的下部，以便使空气通过其进入内部空间; （c）至少一个用于接收第一和第二电极的电极接收器，使得第一和第二电极面对内部空间; 和（d）抑制由第一和第二电极之间的连续性引起的电气路径的气泡通道形成抑制器由于将空气引入内部空间而产生的气泡形成。 还公开了包括上述墨盒和检测第一和第二电极之间的电特性的检测器的喷墨记录装置。

公开(公告)号：US20060284940A1

公开(公告)日：2006-12-21

申请号：US11425215

申请日：2006-06-20

申请人： Naoki Katayama

发明人： Naoki Katayama

IPC分类号： B41J2/045

CPC分类号： B41J2/14209 ,  B41J2002/14217 ,  B41J2002/14225 ,  B41J2002/14306 ,  B41J2002/14459 ,  B41J2002/14491 ,  B41J2202/20

摘要： An ink jet head is provided with a passage unit and an actuator unit. The passage unit comprises a nozzle and a pressure chamber communicating with the nozzle. The actuator unit comprises a piezoelectric layer, a first electrode connected with a front surface of the piezoelectric layer, a second electrode connected with a back surface of the piezoelectric layer, a first insulating layer located between the second electrode and the passage unit, and a first conductive member. The first insulating layer comprises a first through hole. At least a part of the first conductive member is located in the first through hole. The passage unit comprises a concave portion located at a position facing the first through hole, and a protruding portion which protrudes from an inner surface of the concave portion. One end of the first conductive member is electrically connected with the second electrode. The other end of the first conductive member makes contact with the protruding portion.

摘要翻译： 喷墨头设置有通道单元和致动器单元。 通道单元包括喷嘴和与喷嘴连通的压力室。 致动器单元包括压电层，与压电层的前表面连接的第一电极，与压电层的后表面连接的第二电极，位于第二电极和通道单元之间的第一绝缘层，以及 第一导电构件。 第一绝缘层包括第一通孔。 第一导电构件的至少一部分位于第一通孔中。 通道单元包括位于面向第一通孔的位置处的凹部和从凹部的内表面突出的突出部。 第一导电构件的一端与第二电极电连接。 第一导电部件的另一端与突出部接触。

公开(公告)号：US07144104B2

公开(公告)日：2006-12-05

申请号：US10819738

申请日：2004-04-07

申请人： Naoki Katayama

发明人： Naoki Katayama

IPC分类号： B41J2/175

CPC分类号： B41J2/17523 ,  B41J2/17509

摘要： An inkjet recording apparatus having a main body, a recording head, and an ink cartridge. The ink cartridge includes: (a-1) an ink reservoir having a spout portion; and (a-2) a case which has a case wall spaced apart from a reservoir wall of the ink reservoir, with a space being formed between the case wall and the reservoir wall. The case has a case opening such that the space is open to an exterior of the case through the case opening. The main body includes: (b-1) a contact member having a recess formed in its contact surface, and held in contact at the contact surface with of the case wall such that the recess is opposed to the case opening and the spout portion; (b-2) a gas supplier for supplying a positively pressurized gas into the recess; and (b-3) an ink drawing member connected to the spout portion so that the ink can be supplied from the ink reservoir toward the recording head through the ink drawing member.

摘要翻译： 具有主体，记录头和墨盒的喷墨记录装置。 墨盒包括：（a-1）具有喷口部分的墨水储存器; 和（a-2）壳体，其具有与储墨器的储存器壁间隔开的外壳壁，在壳体壁和储存器壁之间形成有空间。 壳体具有壳体开口，使得空间通过壳体开口打开到壳体的外部。 主体包括：（b-1）具有形成在其接触表面中的凹部并且在壳壁的接触表面处保持接触的接触构件，使得凹部与壳体开口和出口部分相对; （b-2）用于向所述凹部供给正压气体的气体供给装置; 和（b-3）连接到喷口部分的油墨抽出构件，使得可以通过油墨抽吸构件将油墨从储墨器供给到记录头。

公开(公告)号：US20060044363A1

公开(公告)日：2006-03-02

申请号：US11212418

申请日：2005-08-26

申请人： Naoki Katayama

发明人： Naoki Katayama

IPC分类号： B41J2/045

CPC分类号： B41J2/14209 ,  B41J2002/14217 ,  B41J2002/14225 ,  B41J2002/14306 ,  B41J2002/14459 ,  B41J2002/14491

摘要： An inkjet head includes a flat cable having: (a) first drive wires connecting first output terminals and a first driver circuit; (b) first controller wires extending from the first driver circuit; (c) second drive wires connecting second output terminals and a second driver circuit; and (d) second controller wires extending from the second driver circuit. The output terminals includes (i) a terminal which is most distant from the first driver circuit among the output terminals and which is one of the second output terminals, and/or (ii) a terminal which is most distant from the second driver circuit among the output terminals and which is one of the first output terminals. The first controller wires extend from the first driver circuit toward one of opposite sides of the second driver circuit that is remote from the first driver circuit.

摘要翻译： 喷墨头包括扁平电缆，其具有：（a）连接第一输出端和第一驱动电路的第一驱动线; （b）从第一驱动电路延伸的第一控制线; （c）连接第二输出端和第二驱动电路的第二驱动线; 和（d）从第二驱动电路延伸的第二控制线。 输出端子包括：（i）在输出端子中与第一驱动电路最远的端子，和作为第二输出端子之一的端子，和/或（ii）与第二驱动电路最远的端子 输出端子，是第一输出端子之一。 第一控制器线从第一驱动器电路延伸到远离第一驱动器电路的第二驱动器电路的相对侧中的一个。

公开(公告)号：US20050099473A1

公开(公告)日：2005-05-12

申请号：US10982944

申请日：2004-11-08

申请人： Naoki Katayama

发明人： Naoki Katayama

IPC分类号： B41J2/175

CPC分类号： B41J2/17513

摘要： An ink cartridge which is to be mounted on an ink-jet printer and from which ink is supplied to at least one nozzle of an ink-jet printing head of the ink-jet printer, the ink cartridge including: an ink tank in which ink is stored; an ink outlet hole which is formed in a wall of the ink cartridge that defines the ink tank and through which the ink flows out of the ink tank; and an air inlet hole which is formed in the wall of the ink cartridge that defines the ink tank and through which air flows into the ink tank. The air inlet hole is formed within an area of the wall in which the air inlet hole contacts the ink stored in the ink tank.

摘要翻译： 一种要安装在喷墨打印机上并由墨水供应到喷墨打印机的喷墨打印头的至少一个喷嘴的墨盒，墨盒包括：墨盒，其中墨水 被存储 墨水出口孔，其形成在墨盒的壁中，所述墨盒限定墨水盒，墨水通过墨水流出墨水罐; 以及空气入口孔，其形成在墨盒的壁中，该空气入口孔限定墨水盒，空气流入墨水罐。 空气入口孔形成在壁的区域内，空气入口孔与存储在墨水罐中的墨水接触。

公开(公告)号：US20050088497A1

公开(公告)日：2005-04-28

申请号：US10951680

申请日：2004-09-29

申请人： Naoki Katayama ,  Shota Iijima

发明人： Naoki Katayama ,  Shota Iijima

IPC分类号： B41J2/175

CPC分类号： B41J2/17523 ,  B41J2/17509 ,  B41J2/17596

摘要： An ink cartridge has a cartridge body to which an ink supply pipe extending from an inkjet printer is detachably attached, and which has an ink storing space for storing an ink to be supplied to the inkjet printer via the ink supply pipe, and a valve mechanism that opens and closes both an ink path which, when the ink supply pipe is attached to the cartridge body, communicates with the ink supply pipe, and an atmospheric air path through which atmospheric air is introduced into the ink storing space, the valve mechanism including a valve member having a first opening-closing portion which is relatively movable with respect to the cartridge body, and which opens and closes the ink path and a second opening-closing portion which is relatively movable with respect to the cartridge body, and which opens and closes the atmospheric air path.

摘要翻译： 墨盒具有从喷墨打印机延伸的供墨管可拆卸地安装在其上的墨盒主体，并且具有用于存储经由供墨管供给喷墨打印机的墨水的墨水存储空间，以及阀机构 打开和关闭油墨路径，当油墨供应管附接到盒主体与供墨管连通时，以及大气空气通过空气通道，空气通过空气通道进入储墨空间，该阀机构包括 阀构件，其具有第一开闭部，该第一开闭部相对于所述盒本体相对移动，并且所述第一开闭部相对于所述墨盒主体开闭，所述第二开闭部相对于所述墨盒主体相对移动， 并关闭大气通道。

公开(公告)号：US20050068388A1

公开(公告)日：2005-03-31

申请号：US10926867

申请日：2004-08-26

申请人： Naoki Katayama

发明人： Naoki Katayama

IPC分类号： B41J2/175

CPC分类号： B41J2/175

摘要： There is disclosed a buffer tank for an ink jet printer, comprising: a main body having a top plate; an air intake through which outside air is taken into the tank; an air outlet passage comprising at least a part extending in the main body downward from the top plate, to flow the air in the tank out into an ink cartridge; and an ink inlet passage comprising at least a part extending in the main body downward from the top plate, to draw the ink in the cartridge into the tank. Each of the air outlet and ink inlet passages comprises a hollow needle disposed at the top plate and vertically extends, and at least one of the air outlet and ink inlet passages comprises a hollow tubular member extending downward from the top plate, whose inner space is in communication with an inner space of the corresponding needle.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种用于喷墨打印机的缓冲罐，包括：具有顶板的主体; 外部空气通过该进气口进入储罐; 空气出口通道，其至少包括从顶板向下延伸的部分，以将罐中的空气流出到墨盒中; 以及墨水入口通道，其至少包括从主体向下延伸的部分，以将墨盒中的墨水吸入罐中。 每个空气出口和墨水入口通道包括设置在顶板处并竖直延伸的中空针，并且空气出口和墨水入口通道中的至少一个包括从顶板向下延伸的中空管状构件，其中的内部空间 与相应针的内部空间连通。

公开(公告)号：US06808245B2

公开(公告)日：2004-10-26

申请号：US10782967

申请日：2004-02-23

申请人： Naoki Katayama

发明人： Naoki Katayama

IPC分类号： B41J29393

CPC分类号： B41J2/1755 ,  B41J2/1752 ,  B41J2/17546

摘要： A cartridge removably installed on a working device and having (a) a passage which is formed so as to extend in a direction of movement of the cartridge for installation thereof on the working device and which has an open end open at one end of the cartridge, and (b) a non-reversibly changing member disposed in the passage, at a suitable distance from the open end, and changeable from a first state for a first relationship with the projecting member, to a second state for a second relationship with the projecting member, the non-reversibly changing member being unable to change from the second state back to the first state. The state of this cartridge may be detected by a cartridge detecting device including a projecting member insertable into the passage through the opening as the cartridge is moved for installation, the projecting member being movable in the direction of movement of the cartridge, a first detector operable by the cartridge when the cartridge is moved for installation, a second detector operable by the projecting member, depending upon whether the non-reversibly changing member is placed in the first or second state, during the movement of the cartridge, and a determining portion operable to determine the state of the cartridge on the basis of outputs of the first and second detectors.

摘要翻译： 一种盒，其可拆卸地安装在工作装置上，并具有（a）通道，该通道形成为沿着盒的运动方向延伸以安装在工作装置上，并且其开口端在盒的一端开口 ，和（b）一个不可逆变化的构件，设置在通道中，距离开口端适当的距离，并且可从与突出构件的第一关系的第一状态变化到与第二状态相关的第二状态 突出构件，不可逆变化构件不能从第二状态改变到第一状态。 该盒的状态可以由盒检测装置检测，该盒检测装置包括当盒被移动以便安装时可插入通过开口的通道中的突出构件，该突出构件可沿盒的运动方向移动，第一检测器可操作 当所述盒被移动以进行安装时，所述第二检测器可由所述突出构件可操作，这取决于在所述盒的移动期间所述不可逆变化的构件是否处于所述第一状态或第二状态，并且确定部可操作 以基于第一和第二检测器的输出来确定盒的状态。

公开(公告)号：US07926920B2

公开(公告)日：2011-04-19

申请号：US11903622

申请日：2007-09-24

申请人： Naoki Katayama

发明人： Naoki Katayama

IPC分类号： B41J2/045

CPC分类号： B41J2/161 ,  B41J2/14233 ,  B41J2/1623 ,  B41J2/1626 ,  B41J2/1634 ,  B41J2002/14306 ,  B41J2002/14419 ,  B41J2002/14459 ,  B41J2002/14475

摘要： A liquid discharging head includes a channel unit formed of a plurality of stacked plates having openings and a liquid channel formed of the openings of the stacked plates. A curing material is filled in a step formed due to shift of the openings provided in the adjacent plates respectively, and the curing material forms part of an inner surface of the liquid channel. Consequently, the channel inner surface becomes smooth, and a liquid discharging head with little residual bubbles and with excellent bubble discharging capability is provided. Further, the attenuation of a pressure wave due to the step can be prevented.

摘要翻译： 液体排放头包括由具有开口的多个堆叠板形成的通道单元和由堆叠板的开口形成的液体通道。 固化材料由于分别设置在相邻板中的开口的移动而填充在形成的台阶中，并且固化材料形成液体通道的内表面的一部分。 因此，通道内表面变得平滑，并且提供了几乎没有残留气泡并且具有优异的气泡排放能力的液体排放头。 此外，可以防止由于台阶引起的压力波的衰减。

公开(公告)号：US07690769B2

公开(公告)日：2010-04-06

申请号：US11269490

申请日：2005-11-07

申请人： Naoki Katayama

发明人： Naoki Katayama

IPC分类号： B41J2/05

CPC分类号： B41J2/14209 ,  B41J2/14233 ,  B41J2002/14225 ,  B41J2002/14306 ,  B41J2002/14419 ,  B41J2202/07

摘要： A recording head for use in an inkjet recording device, the recording head including a cavity unit having a plurality of nozzles each of which ejects a droplet of an ink, a plurality of communication holes which communicate with the plurality of nozzles, respectively, and a common ink chamber which communicate with each of the communication holes and which temporarily stores the ink to be supplied to the each of the nozzles via a corresponding one of the communication holes. The cavity unit has at least one inner wall surface which defines the common ink chamber and has respective open ends of the communication holes. The at least one inner wall surface further has a plurality of grooves each of which is connected, at one end thereof, to the open end of a corresponding one of the communication holes.

摘要翻译： 一种用于喷墨记录装置的记录头，所述记录头包括具有分别喷射墨滴的多个喷嘴的空腔单元，分别与所述多个喷嘴连通的多个连通孔，以及 公共墨水室，其与每个连通孔连通，并且经由相应的一个连通孔临时存储要供应到每个喷嘴的墨水。 空腔单元具有限定公共墨水室的至少一个内壁表面，并且具有连通孔的相应开口端。 所述至少一个内壁表面还具有多个凹槽，每个凹槽在其一端连接到相应的一个连通孔的开口端。