Abstract:
Provided are a nozzle plate of an inkjet printhead and a method of manufacturing the same. The nozzle plate includes: a substrate including a plurality of nozzles; and a plurality of first grooves formed on the surface of a substrate around the nozzles. In this structure, ink remaining on the surface of the nozzle plate can be efficiently removed.
Abstract:
An inkjet printhead that uses a non-aqueous ink. The inkjet printhead includes a flow channel plate having an ink channel, and a nozzle plate which is combined with the flow channel plate and has a plurality of nozzles through which the non-aqueous ink is ejected, wherein a non-wetting coating film is formed on inner walls of the ink channel and the nozzles.
Abstract:
A piezoelectric actuator of an inkjet head and a method of forming the piezoelectric actuator. The piezoelectric actuator is formed on a vibration plate to provide a driving force to each of a plurality of pressure chambers. The piezoelectric actuator includes a lower electrode formed on the vibration plate, a piezoelectric layer formed on the lower electrode at a position corresponding to each of the pressure chambers, a supporting pad formed on the lower electrode, the supporting pad contacting one end of the piezoelectric layer and extending away from the one end of the piezoelectric layer, and an upper electrode extending from a top surface of the piezoelectric layer to a top surface of the supporting pad. The upper electrode is bonded to a driving circuit above the supporting pad to receive a voltage from the driving circuit. The piezoelectric layer may have substantially the same length as the pressure chamber. The supporting pad may be formed of a photosensitive polymer and may have substantially the same height as the piezoelectric layer. The upper electrode may include a first portion formed on the piezoelectric layer and a second portion formed on the supporting pad, and the second portion may be wider than the first portion.
Abstract:
A method of poling a piezoelectric actuator, which can improve the uniformity of a plurality of piezoelectric actuators. In the method, a plurality of piezoelectric actuators are prepared for poling. Then, at least two preliminary poling processes are performed on the prepared piezoelectric actuators under different preliminary voltages and displacements of the piezoelectric actuators subjected to each of the at least two poling processes are measured. A relationship between a voltage and a displacement for each of the piezoelectric actuators is established. Poling voltages are calculated so that the piezoelectric actuators can have the same target displacement. Formal poling is performed on the piezoelectric actuators under the calculated poling voltages. The displacements of the piezoelectric actuators, which have completed the formal poling, are measured.