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。

公开(公告)号：US07568783B2

公开(公告)日：2009-08-04

申请号：US11042112

申请日：2005-01-26

申请人： Naoki Katayama

发明人： Naoki Katayama

IPC分类号： B41J2/155 ,  B41J2/045

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

摘要： An inkjet head has a passage unit where individual ink passages are formed, and an actuator unit bonded onto the upper surface of the flow passage unit. On the upper surface of the actuator unit, plural individual electrodes are positioned opposing pressure chambers. The plural individual electrodes form plural individual electrode rows. Each individual electrode includes a main electrode region disposed where the pressure chamber is opposed, and an auxiliary electrode region connected to the main electrode region and a FPC terminal. In the individual electrode row closest to a base-end side of the FPC, the individual electrodes whose auxiliary electrode regions are on the tip-end side of the FPC in relation to the main electrode regions and the individual electrodes whose auxiliary electrode regions are on the base-end side of the FPC 50 in relation to the main electrode regions are mixed.

摘要翻译： 喷墨头具有形成单独的油墨通道的通道单元和结合到流路单元的上表面上的致动器单元。 在致动器单元的上表面上，多个单独的电极位于相对的压力室。 多个单独电极形成多个单独电极列。 每个单独的电极包括设置在压力室相对的主电极区域和与主电极区域连接的辅助电极区域和FPC端子。 在最接近FPC的基端侧的单独电极行中，辅助电极区域相对于主电极区域在FPC的前端侧和辅助电极区域为单独的各个电极的各电极 相对于主电极区域，FPC50的基端侧混合。

公开(公告)号：US07357494B2

公开(公告)日：2008-04-15

申请号：US10938840

申请日：2004-09-13

申请人： Naoki Katayama ,  Toyonori Sasaki ,  Tomohiro Kanbe

发明人： Naoki Katayama ,  Toyonori Sasaki ,  Tomohiro Kanbe

IPC分类号： B41J2/175

CPC分类号： B41J2/17523 ,  B41J2/17513 ,  B41J2/17546 ,  B41J2/1755 ,  B41J2/17553 ,  B41J2/17566 ,  B41J2002/17573 ,  B41J2002/17576

摘要： An ink cartridge has an ink tank in which the ink is stored, and a shutter mechanism which is arranged in the ink tank. The shutter mechanism includes a lever which is supported swingably and which has one end provided with a shutter and the other end provided with a float. The mass and the volume of the float are set so that the first direction, in which the lever moves by the buoyancy and the gravity generated when the entire shutter mechanism is positioned in the ink, is opposite to the second direction in which the lever moves by the buoyancy and the gravity when a part of the float protrudes from the ink liquid surface. A residual amount of an ink is indicated without being excessively affected by any disturbance such as the surface tension of the ink.

摘要翻译： 墨盒具有储存墨水的墨水盒和布置在墨水盒中的快门机构。 快门机构包括可摆动地支撑的杆，其一端设有挡板，另一端设有浮子。 浮子的质量和体积被设定为使得当杠杆移动浮力的第一方向和当整个快门机构位于墨中时产生的重力与杆移动的第二方向相反 当浮体的一部分从墨液表面突出时，通过浮力和重力。 指示墨的剩余量，而不会受到诸如油墨的表面张力的任何干扰的过度影响。

公开(公告)号：US07284846B2

公开(公告)日：2007-10-23

申请号：US10951585

申请日：2004-09-29

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 ink injection system has: an ink cartridge to be injected with predetermined ink which is one of a plurality of kinds of inks, the ink cartridge including a display portion for displaying the kind of the predetermined ink to be injected, and a to-be-detected portion to be detected for identifying the predetermined ink to be injected, the to-be-detected portion being provided in a position corresponding to the predetermined ink displayed by the display portion, the position being one of a plurality of different positions corresponding to the plurality of kinds of inks; and an ink injector for injecting the predetermined ink into the ink cartridge, the ink injector including an ink identifying unit for detecting the to-be-detected portion to thereby identify the kind of ink to be injected into the ink cartridge before injecting ink into the ink cartridge.

摘要翻译： 一种墨盒墨水注入系统具有：一种墨盒，用于注入多种墨水之一的预定墨水，该墨盒包括用于显示预定注入墨水种类的显示部分，以及 待检测部分被检测用于识别要注射的预定墨水，待检测部分设置在与由显示部分显示的预定墨水相对应的位置，该位置是多个不同的 对应于多种油墨的位置; 以及用于将预定墨水注入到墨盒中的墨水注入器，所述墨水注入器包括用于检测待检测部分的墨水识别单元，从而在将墨水注入到墨水中之前识别要注入到墨盒中的墨水的种类 墨盒。

公开(公告)号：US07237884B2

公开(公告)日：2007-07-03

申请号：US11174524

申请日：2005-07-06

申请人： Henry John Sacco, Jr. ,  Naoki Katayama ,  Toyonori Sasaki ,  Tomohiro Kanbe ,  Katsunori Nishida

发明人： Henry John Sacco, Jr. ,  Naoki Katayama ,  Toyonori Sasaki ,  Tomohiro Kanbe ,  Katsunori Nishida

IPC分类号： B41J2/175 ,  B41J29/393

CPC分类号： B41J2/1752 ,  B41J2/17513 ,  B41J2/17523 ,  B41J2/17553 ,  B41J2/17566 ,  B41J2002/17573

摘要： An ink cartridge includes at least one wall; an ink chamber capable of storing ink, the ink chamber being bounded, at least in part, by the at least one wall; an ink supply opening configured to permit communication between the ink chamber and an area outside of the ink chamber; and a detection portion. The detection portion extends away from the ink chamber relative to portions of the ink cartridge adjacent to the detection portion, at least when the ink cartridge is installed in an image forming apparatus; and at least one part of the detection portion is capable of obstructing at least a portion of a light beam directed through the detection portion.

摘要翻译： 墨盒包括至少一个壁; 能够存储墨水的墨水室，所述墨水室至少部分地由所述至少一个壁限定; 墨供给开口，被配置为允许墨室与墨室外部的区域之间的连通; 和检测部。 至少当墨盒安装在图像形成装置中时，检测部分相对墨盒的与检测部分相邻的部分远离墨室延伸; 并且所述检测部分的至少一部分能够阻挡通过所述检测部分的光束的至少一部分。

公开(公告)号：US07185974B2

公开(公告)日：2007-03-06

申请号：US10920118

申请日：2004-08-16

申请人： Naoki Katayama

发明人： Naoki Katayama

IPC分类号： B41J2/175

CPC分类号： B41J2/17513

摘要： A bottom of a buffer tank of an ink-jet recording apparatus is formed to have a substantially stepped structure. Ink contained in an ink cartridge is supplied to a lower step side of the stepped structure through an ink-introducing tube. The outside air is introduced into the ink cartridge through an outside air-introducing tube. The height of ink liquid surface is maintained slightly lower than in an upper step surface section of the buffer tank. The water evaporation from the ink liquid surface is suppressed by decreasing the ink liquid surface area while securing a large space on the upper side of the buffer tank. The lowering speed of the height is increased for a certain amount of the ink consumption, rapidly separating the ink liquid surface from the air-introducing tube to suppress erroneous judgment on the ink remaining amount due to fluctuation of the ink liquid surface.

摘要翻译： 喷墨记录装置的缓冲罐的底部形成为具有大致阶梯状结构。 容纳在墨盒中的墨水通过墨水引入管被供给到阶梯式结构的下部台阶侧。 外部空气通过外部空气导入管引入墨盒。 油墨液面的高度保持在比缓冲罐的上台阶表面部分稍低的位置。 通过在缓冲罐的上侧确保大的空间的同时降低墨液面积来抑制来自墨液面的水分蒸发。 在一定量的油墨消耗下，高度的降低速度增加，从油墨表面与空气导入管迅速分离，以抑制由于油墨液面的波动引起的油墨剩余量的错误判断。

公开(公告)号：US20070046736A1

公开(公告)日：2007-03-01

申请号：US11513402

申请日：2006-08-31

申请人： Naoki Katayama ,  Yoshikazu Takahashi ,  Hiroto Sugahara

发明人： Naoki Katayama ,  Yoshikazu Takahashi ,  Hiroto Sugahara

IPC分类号： B41J2/045

CPC分类号： B41J2/14233 ,  B41J2002/14266 ,  B41J2002/14491 ,  B41J2202/11

摘要： An ink-jet head includes a channel unit in which a plurality of pressure chambers are formed; and a piezoelectric actuator which includes a vibration plate, a piezoelectric layer formed on an upper surface of the vibration plate, and an electroconductive layer formed on an upper surface of the piezoelectric layer. On an upper surface of the piezoelectric actuator, there are formed outer grooves each extended along an area overlapping with the periphery of each of the pressure chambers, and inner grooves each extended along one of the outer grooves at a portion inside of one of the outer grooves. Further, recesses deeper than the thickness of the electroconductive layer is formed in the piezoelectric actuator at portions each located inside of the one of the inner grooves. Accordingly, it is possible to improve a drive efficiency of the piezoelectric actuator.

摘要翻译： 喷墨头包括其中形成有多个压力室的通道单元; 以及压电致动器，其包括振动板，形成在所述振动板的上表面上的压电层和形成在所述压电层的上表面上的导电层。 在压电致动器的上表面上形成有沿着与每个压力室的周边重叠的区域延伸的外槽，并且内槽在外槽之一的一侧外侧延伸， 凹槽 此外，在位于一个内槽内的部分的压电致动器中形成比导电层厚度更深的凹槽。 因此，可以提高压电致动器的驱动效率。

公开(公告)号：US07178911B2

公开(公告)日：2007-02-20

申请号：US11391644

申请日：2006-03-29

申请人： Naoki Katayama ,  Toyonori Sasaki ,  Tomohiro Kanbe ,  Katsunori Nishida

发明人： Naoki Katayama ,  Toyonori Sasaki ,  Tomohiro Kanbe ,  Katsunori Nishida

IPC分类号： B41J2/175

CPC分类号： B41J2/17509 ,  B41J2/17513 ,  B41J2/1752 ,  B41J2/17523 ,  B41J2/17553 ,  B41J2/17566 ,  B41J29/02

摘要： An ink cartridge includes a cartridge case; an ink chamber situated within the cartridge case; an ink supply opening formed in the cartridge case for supplying ink from the ink chamber to an exterior of the cartridge; and a lever mechanism provided in the ink chamber, the lever mechanism including a light blocking member at a first end of the lever mechanism, the lever mechanism being rotatable about a rotation point on the lever mechanism, and the light blocking member being movable in association with rotation of the lever mechanism.

摘要翻译： 墨盒包括盒壳体; 位于盒壳体内的墨水室; 墨盒供给口，形成在墨盒壳体中，用于将墨从墨室供应到墨盒的外部; 以及设置在所述墨室中的杠杆机构，所述杠杆机构在所述杠杆机构的第一端处包括遮光构件，所述杠杆机构能够围绕所述杠杆机构的旋转点旋转，并且所述遮光构件能够相关联地移动 随着杠杆机构的旋转。

公开(公告)号：US07178908B2

公开(公告)日：2007-02-20

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。