公开(公告)号：US08038891B2

公开(公告)日：2011-10-18

申请号：US12043670

申请日：2008-03-06

申请人： Tsutomu Yokouchi

发明人： Tsutomu Yokouchi

IPC分类号： G01D15/00

CPC分类号： B41J2/162 ,  B41J2/14233 ,  B41J2/1625 ,  B41J2/1628 ,  B41J2/1629 ,  B41J2/1637 ,  B41J2/1642 ,  B41J2/1646 ,  B41J2002/14459 ,  B41J2002/14475

摘要： The method of manufacturing a nozzle plate includes: a lyophobic film forming step of preparing a nozzle plate having a recess-shaped counterbore section and a nozzle opened in a bottom surface of the counterbore section, and forming a lyophobic film on a surface of the nozzle plate including the bottom surface of the counterbore section of the nozzle plate and at least a portion of an inner wall of the nozzle; an abutting step of preparing a protective plate having a projecting section, and abutting a top surface of the projecting section of the protective plate against the bottom surface of the counterbore section of the nozzle plate in such a manner that the top surface of the projecting section of the protective plate makes tight contact with an opening edge of the nozzle on a liquid ejection side of the nozzle plate; a lyophobic film removing step of removing the lyophobic film from the inner wall of the nozzle of the nozzle plate by etching the nozzle plate from a liquid supply side which is opposite to a side of the nozzle plate that is abutted against the protective plate; and a separating step of separating the protective plate from the nozzle plate.

摘要翻译： 制造喷嘴板的方法包括：疏液膜形成步骤，制备具有凹形沉孔部分的喷嘴板和在所述沉孔部分的底表面上开口的喷嘴，并且在所述喷嘴的表面上形成疏液膜 包括喷嘴板的沉孔部分的底表面和喷嘴的内壁的至少一部分的板; 准备具有突出部分的保护板的邻接步骤，并且将所述保护板的所述突出部分的顶表面抵靠在所述喷嘴板的所述沉孔部分的底表面上，使得所述突出部分的顶表面 所述保护板与所述喷嘴板的液体喷出侧上的所述喷嘴的开口边缘紧密接触; 通过从与所述喷嘴板抵靠所述保护板的一侧相反的液体供给侧蚀刻所述喷嘴板，从所述喷嘴板的喷嘴的内壁去除所述疏液膜的疏液膜除去步骤; 以及将保护板从喷嘴板分离的分离步骤。

公开(公告)号：US07607762B2

公开(公告)日：2009-10-27

申请号：US11510576

申请日：2006-08-28

申请人： Manabu Katsumura ,  Shinya Sugimoto ,  Tsutomu Yokouchi

发明人： Manabu Katsumura ,  Shinya Sugimoto ,  Tsutomu Yokouchi

IPC分类号： B41J2/045

CPC分类号： B41J2/1433 ,  B41J2/1606 ,  B41J2002/14459 ,  B41J2202/20

摘要： The nozzle plate comprises: a nozzle through which liquid is ejected; a nozzle forming surface in which the nozzle is provided; and a liquid-repellency layer which is provided on the nozzle forming surface, the liquid-repellency layer including a carbon nanotube layer.

摘要翻译： 喷嘴板包括：喷嘴，喷射液体; 喷嘴形成表面，其中设置喷嘴; 以及设置在喷嘴形成表面上的拒水层，所述拒水层包括碳纳米管层。

公开(公告)号：US07422314B2

公开(公告)日：2008-09-09

申请号：US11225129

申请日：2005-09-14

申请人： Tsutomu Yokouchi

发明人： Tsutomu Yokouchi

IPC分类号： B41J2/045

CPC分类号： B41J2/14233 ,  B41J2002/14419 ,  B41J2202/18

摘要： The liquid ejection head includes: a plate which has a plurality of ejection ports which eject a liquid; a plurality of pressure chambers connected respectively to the ejection ports; a plurality of piezoelectric elements which respectively deform the pressure chambers, the piezoelectric elements being provided on a side of the pressure chambers opposite to a side on which the ejection ports are formed; a common liquid chamber which respectively supplies the liquid to the pressure chambers, the common liquid chamber being provided on the side of the pressure chambers opposite to the side on which the ejection ports are formed; and a plurality of wiring members which transfer a drive signal to the piezoelectric elements, the drive signal driving the piezoelectric elements for deforming the pressure chambers, wherein: the wiring members are formed so that at least a portion of each of the wiring members rises upward through the common liquid chamber in a substantially perpendicular direction with respect to a surface on which the piezoelectric elements are disposed; and the wiring members are connected to the piezoelectric elements by means of an adhesive comprising a plurality of conductive particles and a non-conductive resin.

摘要翻译： 液体喷射头包括：具有喷射液体的多个喷射口的板; 多个压力室分别连接到喷射口; 分别使压力室变形的多个压电元件，压电元件设置在与形成有喷射口的一侧相对的压力室的一侧; 公共液体室分别将液体供应到压力室，公共液体室设置在与形成喷射口的一侧相对的压力室侧; 以及多个驱动信号到压电元件的布线构件，驱动信号驱动用于使压力室变形的压电元件，其中：布线构件形成为使得每个布线构件的至少一部分向上升起 通过公共液体室在相对于其上设置有压电元件的表面的大致垂直的方向上; 并且布线构件通过包括多个导电颗粒和非导电树脂的粘合剂连接到压电元件。

公开(公告)号：US20060181574A1

公开(公告)日：2006-08-17

申请号：US11354153

申请日：2006-02-15

申请人： Tsutomu Yokouchi

发明人： Tsutomu Yokouchi

IPC分类号： B41J2/135

CPC分类号： B41J2/1645 ,  B41J2/161 ,  B41J2/1623 ,  B41J2/1631 ,  B41J2/1632 ,  B41J2002/14459

摘要： The method of manufacturing a nozzle plate, comprises: a filling step of preparing a plate member having a plurality of holes, and filling a filling material into the plurality of holes, the filling material being capable of transmitting radiation; a liquid-repelling film forming step of forming a liquid-repelling film onto a first surface of the plate member such that the liquid-repelling film covers the plurality of holes and periphery thereof; a first irradiating step of irradiating the radiation to the liquid-repelling film through the filling material, from a side of a second surface of the plate member reverse to the first surface, such that portions of the liquid-repelling film corresponding to the plurality of holes are cured or increased in viscosity; a removing step of removing the filling material and only the portions of the liquid-repelling film corresponding to the plurality of holes; and a second irradiating step of irradiating the radiation to a remaining portion of the liquid-repelling film from the side of the first surface, the remaining portion of the liquid-repelling film having not been removed in the removing step, such that the remaining portion of the liquid-repelling film is cured.

摘要翻译： 制造喷嘴板的方法包括：填充步骤，准备具有多个孔的板构件，并将填充材料填充到所述多个孔中，所述填充材料能够透射辐射; 一种防液膜形成步骤，在所述板件的第一表面上形成防液膜，使得所述防液膜覆盖所述多个孔及其周边; 第一照射步骤，从板件的第二表面的与第一表面相反的一侧，通过填充材料将辐射照射到防液膜上，使得与多个 孔固化或粘度增加; 去除步骤，除去填充材料和只有与多个孔相对应的液体排斥膜的部分; 以及第二照射步骤，从所述第一表面侧将所述辐射照射到所述液体排斥膜的剩余部分，所述除去液体排斥膜的剩余部分在所述除去步骤中未被除去，使得剩余部分 的液体排斥膜被固化。

公开(公告)号：US20060170747A1

公开(公告)日：2006-08-03

申请号：US11341634

申请日：2006-01-30

申请人： Tsutomu Yokouchi

发明人： Tsutomu Yokouchi

IPC分类号： B41J2/01

CPC分类号： B41J2/1634 ,  B41J2/162 ,  B41J2/1623 ,  B41J2/1628 ,  B41J2/1631 ,  B41J2002/14459 ,  B41J2202/20 ,  B41J2202/21

摘要： The method of manufacturing a nozzle plate comprises the steps of: applying a protective sheet to a first surface of a nozzle plate in which nozzles are to be formed; forming holes which pass through the nozzle plate and have bottoms inside the protective sheet, from a side of a second surface of the nozzle plate reverse to the first surface; filling a filling material into the holes, from the side of the second surface; peeling away the protective sheet after the filling step; forming a liquid-repelling film on the first surface of the nozzle plate after the peeling step; and removing the filling material after the liquid-repelling film forming step.

摘要翻译： 制造喷嘴板的方法包括以下步骤：将保护片施加到要在其中形成喷嘴的喷嘴板的第一表面上; 从所述喷嘴板的与所述第一表面相反的一侧的一侧形成通过所述喷嘴板并且在所述保护片内部具有底部的孔; 从所述第二表面侧将填充材料填充到所述孔中; 在填充步骤之后剥离保护片; 在剥离步骤之后在喷嘴板的第一表面上形成防液膜; 并且在液体排斥膜形成步骤之后移除填充材料。

公开(公告)号：US20060077229A1

公开(公告)日：2006-04-13

申请号：US11237700

申请日：2005-09-29

申请人： Tsutomu Yokouchi

发明人： Tsutomu Yokouchi

IPC分类号： B41J2/14

CPC分类号： B41J2/14 ,  B41J2/14233 ,  B41J2002/14419 ,  B41J2002/14459 ,  B41J2002/14491 ,  B41J2202/18 ,  B41J2202/20 ,  B41J2202/21

摘要： The liquid ejection head comprises: ejection elements which include a plurality of ejection holes through which liquid is ejected, a plurality of pressure chambers in communication with the plurality of ejection holes, and a plurality of piezoelectric elements each of which deforms each of the pressure chambers and is provided on a side of the plurality of pressure chambers opposite from a side on which the ejection holes are formed; a common liquid chamber which supplies the liquid to the plurality of pressure chambers and is provided on a side of the pressure chambers opposite from the side on which the ejection holes are formed; a plurality of wiring members each of which is formed in such a manner that at least a portion of the wiring member rises upward from each of the piezoelectric elements or a vicinity of each of the piezoelectric elements through the common liquid chamber in a direction substantially perpendicular to a surface on which the piezoelectric elements are disposed, each of the wiring members including a conducting member which transmits at least one signal of a signal to be supplied to one of the ejection elements and a signal obtained from one of the ejection elements, and a covering member which is formed so as to cover the conducting member; and a coupling member which joins at least two of the wiring members adjacent to each other.

摘要翻译： 液体喷射头包括：喷射元件，其包括喷射液体的多个喷射孔，与多个喷射孔连通的多个压力室，以及多个压电元件，每个压力元件使每个压力室变形 并且设置在与形成有喷射孔的一侧相对的多个压力室的一侧; 将液体供给到多个压力室，并且设置在与形成有喷射孔的一侧相对的压力室的一侧的公共液体室; 多个布线构件，每个布线构件形成为使布线构件的至少一部分沿着基本上垂直的方向通过公共液体室从每个压电元件或每个压电元件的附近向上升起 每个布线构件包括传导要提供给一个喷射元件的信号的至少一个信号的导电构件和从其中一个弹出元件获得的信号，以及 形成为覆盖所述导电部件的覆盖部件; 以及联接构件，其将至少两个所述布线构件彼此相邻连接。

公开(公告)号：US20060061631A1

公开(公告)日：2006-03-23

申请号：US11230580

申请日：2005-09-21

申请人： Tsutomu Yokouchi

发明人： Tsutomu Yokouchi

IPC分类号： B41J2/045

CPC分类号： B41J2/14233 ,  B41J2002/14419 ,  B41J2002/14459 ,  B41J2002/14491 ,  B41J2202/18 ,  B41J2202/21

摘要： The liquid droplet ejection head comprises: a plurality of pressure chambers which are separated by a partition wall, each of the plurality of pressure chambers being formed with a first member and a second member in opposition to the first member, each of the plurality of pressure chambers having a nozzle and a supply port, the nozzle being formed in the first member for ejecting a droplet of a liquid onto a recording medium, the supply port being formed in the second member for supplying the liquid to the pressure chamber; a piezoelectric element which causes the pressure chamber to deform, the piezoelectric element having an electrode for the piezoelectric element, the piezoelectric element being provided on a side of the second member opposite to an inside of the pressure chamber; a common liquid chamber which supplies the liquid to the pressure chamber through the supply port, the common liquid chamber being provided on the side of the second member on which the piezoelectric element is provided; and a wiring member which is formed in the common liquid chamber so as to stand upright from the electrode for the piezoelectric element in a direction substantially perpendicular to the second member, and is disposed in a position corresponding to the partition wall.

摘要翻译： 液滴喷射头包括：由分隔壁隔开的多个压力室，多个压力室中的每一个形成有与第一构件相对的第一构件和第二构件，多个压力 所述喷嘴形成在所述第一构件中，用于将液滴滴落到记录介质上，所述供给口形成在所述第二构件中，用于将液体供应到所述压力室; 压电元件，其使所述压力室变形，所述压电元件具有用于所述压电元件的电极，所述压电元件设置在所述第二元件的与所述压力室的内部相反的一侧; 公共液体室，其通过供给口将液体供给到压力室，公共液体室设置在其上设置有压电元件的第二构件的一侧; 以及布线部件，其形成在公共液体室中，以从基本上垂直于第二部件的方向从压电元件用电极竖起来，并配置在与分隔壁对应的位置。

公开(公告)号：US08413328B2

公开(公告)日：2013-04-09

申请号：US12683132

申请日：2010-01-06

申请人： Tsutomu Yokouchi

发明人： Tsutomu Yokouchi

IPC分类号： B21D53/76 ,  B23P17/00 ,  B41J2/015

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, includes the steps of: forming two uneven shapes on a substrate in such a manner that the two uneven shapes follow a liquid flow channel at perimeters of a location where the liquid flow channel is to be formed and the two uneven shapes are configured to prevent a dissolvable resin forming a sacrificial layer from spreading during a heat treatment; forming, between the two uneven shapes on the substrate, the sacrificial layer which is made of the dissolvable resin and has a shape of the liquid flow channel; applying, by the heat treatment, a rounded shape to a corner section of the sacrificial layer on a side which is not in contact with the substrate; forming a coating resin layer on the substrate and the sacrificial layer; patterning the coating resin layer; and dissolving the dissolvable resin forming the sacrificial layer.

摘要翻译： 一种制造流路基板的方法，包括以下步骤：在基板上形成两个不均匀的形状，使得两个不均匀形状沿着要形成液体流动通道的位置的周边的液体流动通道; 两个不均匀的形状被配置为防止在热处理期间形成牺牲层的可溶解树脂扩散; 在基板上的两个不均匀形状之间形成由可溶解树脂制成并具有液体流动通道形状的牺牲层; 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上的角部; 在基板和牺牲层上形成涂层树脂层; 图案化涂层树脂层; 并溶解形成牺牲层的可溶解树脂。

公开(公告)号：US20120050394A1

公开(公告)日：2012-03-01

申请号：US13220403

申请日：2011-08-29

申请人： Norihisa TAKADA ,  Hiroshi Inoue ,  Tsutomu Yokouchi

发明人： Norihisa TAKADA ,  Hiroshi Inoue ,  Tsutomu Yokouchi

IPC分类号： B41J2/165

CPC分类号： B41J2/16585 ,  B41J2/16535 ,  B41J2002/16567

摘要： A nozzle surface cleaning apparatus wipes a nozzle surface of a droplet ejection head. The apparatus includes: a wiping member which wipes the nozzle surface in which a nozzle aperture is formed; a head movement device which causes movement of the droplet ejection head in a head movement plane and in a head movement direction; and a fine vibration device which causes vibration of one of the wiping member and the droplet ejection head in a vibration plane and in a vibration direction, the vibration plane being parallel to the head movement plane, the vibration direction being different to the head movement direction.

摘要翻译： 喷嘴表面清洁装置擦拭液滴喷射头的喷嘴表面。 该装置包括：擦拭形成有喷嘴孔的喷嘴表面的擦拭部件; 头部移动装置，其引起液滴喷射头在头部运动平面和头部移动方向上的移动; 以及微振动装置，其在振动平面和振动方向上产生擦拭构件和液滴喷射头中的一个的振动，所述振动平面与头部移动面平行，振动方向与头部移动方向不同 。

公开(公告)号：US08123334B2

公开(公告)日：2012-02-28

申请号：US12560478

申请日：2009-09-16

申请人： Tsutomu Yokouchi ,  Yoshimitsu Arai

发明人： Tsutomu Yokouchi ,  Yoshimitsu Arai

IPC分类号： B41J2/16

CPC分类号： B41J2/14233 ,  B41J2/1433 ,  B41J2/155 ,  B41J2/162 ,  B41J2/1625 ,  B41J2/1626 ,  B41J2/1634 ,  B41J2/16552 ,  B41J2002/14459 ,  B41J2202/20

摘要： A liquid ejection head has: a nozzle plate having a nozzle surface in which at least one nozzle for ejecting droplets of a liquid are formed; an anti-drying liquid supply port which supplies an anti-drying liquid to the nozzle surface of the nozzle plate; a flow channel portion which is formed in the nozzle surface and through which the anti-drying liquid supplied to the nozzle surface from the anti-drying liquid supply port flows; and an anti-drying liquid discharge port which suctions and discharges the anti-drying liquid flowing through the flow channel portion on the nozzle surface, from the nozzle surface, wherein, while the anti-drying liquid flows through the flow channel portion, the anti-drying liquid evaporates to increase humidity.

摘要翻译： 液体喷射头具有：具有喷嘴表面的喷嘴板，其中形成用于喷射液体的液滴的至少一个喷嘴; 防干液供给口，其向喷嘴板的喷嘴面供给防干燥液; 形成在所述喷嘴表面中并且从所述防干燥液供给口供给到所述喷嘴表面的所述防干燥液体流过的流路部， 以及防喷液体排出口，其从喷嘴表面吸入并排出流过喷嘴表面上的流动通道部分的防干燥液体，其中，当防干燥液体流过流路部分时， 干燥液体蒸发以增加湿度。