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公开(公告)号:US20060221136A1
公开(公告)日:2006-10-05
申请号:US11097309
申请日:2005-04-04
申请人: Kia Silverbrook , Gregory McAvoy , Angus North , Samuel Mallinson , Mehdi Azimi
发明人: Kia Silverbrook , Gregory McAvoy , Angus North , Samuel Mallinson , Mehdi Azimi
IPC分类号: B41J2/05
CPC分类号: B41J2/1412 , B41J2/155 , B41J2/1601 , B41J2/1623 , B41J2/1628 , B41J2/1631 , B41J2/1639 , B41J2/1642 , B41J2/1645 , B41J2/1646 , B41J2002/1437 , B41J2002/14491 , B41J2202/20
摘要: A thermal inkjet printhead with a heater element disposed in each of the bubble forming chambers wherein, the heater element has a protective surface coating that is less than 0.1 μm thick while still being capable of ejecting more than 1 billion drops without failure. Removing most or all of the protective coatings from the heater reduces or eliminates the thermal insulation between the heater and the ink. Nucleating a bubble in the ink chamber requires a much shorter pulse of less energy thereby improving printhead efficiency.
摘要翻译: 一种具有设置在每个气泡形成室中的加热器元件的热喷墨打印头,其中,加热器元件具有小于0.1μm厚的保护性表面涂层,同时仍然能够在不发生故障的情况下喷射超过10亿滴。 从加热器中去除大部分或全部保护涂层可减少或消除加热器和墨水之间的热绝缘。 在墨水室中成核泡沫需要更短的脉冲,从而提高打印头的效率。
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公开(公告)号:US20060221134A1
公开(公告)日:2006-10-05
申请号:US11097213
申请日:2005-04-04
申请人: Kia Silverbrook , Gregory McAvoy , Angus North
发明人: Kia Silverbrook , Gregory McAvoy , Angus North
IPC分类号: B41J2/05
CPC分类号: B41J2/1412 , B41J2/1601 , B41J2/1628 , B41J2/1631 , B41J2/1639 , B41J2/1642 , B41J2/1645 , B41J2/1646 , B41J2002/1437 , B41J2002/14475 , B41J2002/14491 , B41J2202/03 , B41J2202/20
摘要: A thermal inkjet printhead with bubble forming heater elements formed from a material with a nanocrystalline composite structure. Nanocrystalline composite films can be superhard and can facilitate removal of the SiC and Ta anti-cavitation wear coatings. Improved oxidation resistance can also be achieved with some nanocrystalline composites, facilitating removal of the Si3N4 oxidation prevention coating. By removing or reducing the protective coatings, the heater element requires much less energy to form a bubble in the ink. A further benefit is improved crack resistance, which can extend the lifetime of uncoated heaters.
摘要翻译: 具有由具有纳米晶复合结构的材料形成的气泡形成加热元件的热喷墨打印头。 纳米晶复合膜可以超硬,可以方便地去除SiC和Ta抗气蚀磨损涂层。 还可以通过一些纳米晶体复合材料来实现改进的抗氧化性,有助于去除Si 3 N 4 N 3氧化防止涂层。 通过去除或减少保护涂层,加热器元件需要更少的能量以在油墨中形成气泡。 另外的好处是提高抗裂性,这可以延长未涂覆的加热器的使用寿命。
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公开(公告)号:US20060221135A1
公开(公告)日:2006-10-05
申请号:US11097299
申请日:2005-04-04
IPC分类号: B41J2/04
CPC分类号: B41J2/1642 , B41J2/1412 , B41J2/1601 , B41J2/1603 , B41J2/1628 , B41J2/1631 , B41J2/1639 , B41J2/1645 , B41J2/1646 , B41J2002/1437 , B41J2002/14475 , B41J2002/14491 , B41J2202/03 , B41J2202/20
摘要: A thermal inkjet printhead with heater elements formed from a self passivating transition metal nitride, but it oxidizes readily. By introducing an additive that allows the metal nitride to self passivate, the heater element forms a surface oxide layer, where the oxide has a low diffusion coefficient for oxygen so as to provide a barrier to further oxidation. With enhanced oxidation resistance, coatings to protect the heater from oxidative failure become unnecessary and the energy needed to form a bubble is reduced.
摘要翻译: 一种具有由自钝化过渡金属氮化物形成的加热器元件的热喷墨打印头,但其易于氧化。 通过引入允许金属氮化物自钝化的添加剂,加热器元件形成表面氧化物层,其中氧化物具有低的氧扩散系数,以提供进一步氧化的阻挡。 具有增强的抗氧化性,保护加热器免受氧化破坏的涂层变得不必要,并且形成气泡所需的能量降低。
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公开(公告)号:US20060221107A1
公开(公告)日:2006-10-05
申请号:US11097335
申请日:2005-04-04
申请人: Kia Silverbrook , Simon Walmsley , Angus North , Gregory McAvoy
发明人: Kia Silverbrook , Simon Walmsley , Angus North , Gregory McAvoy
CPC分类号: B41J2/1628 , B41J2/1404 , B41J2/1412 , B41J2/1603 , B41J2/1631 , B41J2/1642 , B41J2002/1437 , B41J2002/14475 , B41J2002/14491 , B41J2202/20
摘要: An inkjet printhead with a plurality of nozzles, a bubble forming chamber corresponding to each of the nozzles respectively, the bubble forming chambers adapted to contain ejectable liquid, a heater element positioned in each of the bubble forming chambers respectively for heating the ejectable liquid to form a gas bubble that causes the ejection of a drop of the ejectable liquid from the nozzle; and, a print engine controller for controlling the operation of the heater elements; wherein during use, the print engine controller heats the ejectable liquid with the heater element to lower its viscosity prior to a print job; and during printing, the print engine controller ensures that the time interval between successive actuations of each of the heater elements is less than a predetermined time in which the viscosity of the ejectable liquid in the increases to a threshold.
摘要翻译: 具有多个喷嘴的喷墨打印头,分别对应于每个喷嘴的气泡形成室,适于容纳可喷射液体的气泡形成室,分别定位在每个气泡形成室中的加热器元件,用于加热可喷射液体以形成 导致从喷嘴喷出可滴出液体的液滴的气泡; 以及用于控制加热器元件的操作的打印引擎控制器; 其中在使用期间,所述打印引擎控制器利用所述加热器元件加热所述可喷射液体以在打印作业之前降低其粘度; 并且在打印期间,打印引擎控制器确保每个加热器元件的连续致动之间的时间间隔小于其中可喷射液体的粘度增加到阈值的预定时间。
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公开(公告)号:US20060055736A1
公开(公告)日:2006-03-16
申请号:US10534813
申请日:2003-11-17
申请人: Kia Silverbrook , Angus North , Gregory McAvoy
发明人: Kia Silverbrook , Angus North , Gregory McAvoy
IPC分类号: B41J2/05
CPC分类号: B41J2/1628 , B41J2/1404 , B41J2/14072 , B41J2/1412 , B41J2/1433 , B41J2/1601 , B41J2/1603 , B41J2/1623 , B41J2/1631 , B41J2/1639 , B41J2/1642 , B41J2002/14475 , B41J2002/14491 , B41J2202/03 , B41J2202/11 , B41J2202/19 , B41J2202/20
摘要: There is disclosed an inkjet printhead which comprises a plurality of nozzles (3) and one or more heater elements (10) corresponding to each nozzle (3). Each heater element is configured to heat a bubble forming liquid in the printhead to a temperature above its boiling point to form a gas bubble (12) therein. The generation of the bubble causes the ejection of a drop of an ejectable liquid (such as ink) through the respective corresponding nozzle, to effect printing. Each heater element is configured such that an actuation energy of less than 500 nanojoules (nJ) is required to be applied to that element to heat it sufficiently to form such a bubble (12) in the bubble forming liquid (which liquid can also be the ink). This configuration thus provides for a high efficiency printhead.
摘要翻译: 公开了一种喷墨打印头,其包括多个喷嘴(3)和对应于每个喷嘴(3)的一个或多个加热元件(10)。 每个加热器元件构造成将打印头中的形成泡沫的液体加热至高于其沸点的温度,以在其中形成气泡(12)。 气泡的产生导致通过相应的喷嘴喷射一滴可喷射液体(例如油墨),以进行打印。 每个加热器元件被构造成使得要小于500纳克(nJ)的致动能量被施加到该元件上以将其充分加热以在气泡形成液体中形成这样的气泡(该液体也可以是 墨水)。 因此,该配置提供了高效率的打印头。
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公开(公告)号:US20070242095A1
公开(公告)日:2007-10-18
申请号:US11764806
申请日:2007-06-19
申请人: Kia Silverbrook , Simon Walmsley , Angus North , Gregory McAvoy
发明人: Kia Silverbrook , Simon Walmsley , Angus North , Gregory McAvoy
IPC分类号: B41J29/38
CPC分类号: B41J2/1628 , B41J2/1404 , B41J2/1412 , B41J2/1603 , B41J2/1631 , B41J2/1642 , B41J2002/1437 , B41J2002/14475 , B41J2002/14491 , B41J2202/20
摘要: An inkjet printhead with a plurality of nozzles, a heater element adjacent each of the nozzles respectively for heating an ejectable liquid to form a gas bubble that causes the ejection of a drop of the ejectable liquid from the nozzle, and, a print engine controller for controlling the operation of the heater elements. During use, the print engine controller ensures that the time interval between successive actuations of each of the heater elements is less than a predetermined time in which the viscosity of the ejectable liquid in the increases to a threshold, known as the decap time.
摘要翻译: 一种具有多个喷嘴的喷墨打印头,分别邻近每个喷嘴的加热器元件,用于加热可喷射液体以形成导致从喷嘴喷出可滴出液体的液滴的气泡;以及打印引擎控制器, 控制加热器元件的操作。 在使用期间,打印引擎控制器确保每个加热器元件的连续致动之间的时间间隔小于其中可喷射液体的粘度增加到阈值的预定时间,称为开启时间。
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公开(公告)号:US20070030312A1
公开(公告)日:2007-02-08
申请号:US11545509
申请日:2006-10-11
申请人: Kia Silverbrook , Angus North , Samuel Mallinson , Mehdi Azimi , Gregory McAvoy
发明人: Kia Silverbrook , Angus North , Samuel Mallinson , Mehdi Azimi , Gregory McAvoy
IPC分类号: B41J2/05
CPC分类号: B41J2/1601 , B41J2/1404 , B41J2/14072 , B41J2/1412 , B41J2/1603 , B41J2/1623 , B41J2/1628 , B41J2/1631 , B41J2/1635 , B41J2/1639 , B41J2/1642 , B41J2/1645 , B41J2/1646 , B41J2002/14362 , B41J2002/1437 , B41J2002/14475 , B41J2002/14491 , B41J2202/19 , B41J2202/20 , B41J2202/21
摘要: A thermal inkjet printhead with heater elements disposed in respective bubble forming chambers for heating a water-based printing fluid to form a gas bubble for ejecting a drop of the printing fluid from the nozzle. The heater is separated from the nozzle by less than 5 μm at their closest points and the nozzle length is less than 5 μm. The volume of liquid between the heater and the nozzle determines the inertia of the liquid and its acceleration in response to bubble formation. Moving the heater closer to the nozzle reduces the inertia of the liquid and increases its acceleration, so a lower bubble impulse is needed to eject a drop. This allows the printhead to use smaller heater elements with lower power requirements. Viscous drag in the nozzle reduces the momentum of fluid flowing through the nozzle. The viscous drag increases as the nozzle length (in the direction of fluid flow) increases. By reducing the nozzle length, a lower bubble impulse is needed to eject a drop. This also allows the printhead to use smaller heater elements with lower power requirements.
摘要翻译: 一种热喷墨打印头,其具有设置在各个气泡形成室中的加热器元件,用于加热水性印刷流体以形成用于从喷嘴喷射一滴印刷液体的气泡。 加热器在最近的点处与喷嘴分开小于5um,喷嘴长度小于5um。 加热器和喷嘴之间的液体体积决定了液体的惯性及其响应气泡形成的加速度。 将加热器靠近喷嘴移动可减少液体的惯性并增加其加速度,因此需要较低的气泡脉冲来喷射液滴。 这允许打印头使用具有较低功率要求的较小的加热器元件。 喷嘴中的粘性阻力减小了流经喷嘴的流体的动量。 随着喷嘴长度(在流体流动方向),粘性阻力增加。 通过减小喷嘴长度,需要较低的气泡脉冲来喷射液滴。 这也允许打印头使用较低功率要求的较小的加热元件。
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公开(公告)号:US20060221137A1
公开(公告)日:2006-10-05
申请号:US11097310
申请日:2005-04-04
申请人: Kia Silverbrook , Gregory McAvoy , Angus North , Samuel Mallinson , Mehdi Azimi , Paul Reichl
发明人: Kia Silverbrook , Gregory McAvoy , Angus North , Samuel Mallinson , Mehdi Azimi , Paul Reichl
IPC分类号: B41J2/05
CPC分类号: B41J2/1642 , B41J2/1412 , B41J2/155 , B41J2/1601 , B41J2/1623 , B41J2/1628 , B41J2/1631 , B41J2/1639 , B41J2/1645 , B41J2/1646 , B41J2002/1437 , B41J2002/14491 , B41J2202/20
摘要: A thermal inkjet printhead with generally planar heater elements disposed in respective bubble forming chambers such that they are bonded on one side to the chamber so that the other side faces into the chamber. Each heater element receives an energizing pulse to heat ejectable liquid above its boiling point to form a gas bubble on the side facing into the chamber, whereby the gas bubble causes the ejection of a drop of the ejectable liquid from the nozzle. The chamber has a dielectric layer proximate the side of the heater element bonded to the chamber. The dielectric layer has a thermal product less than 1495 Jm−2K−1s−1/2, the thermal product being (ρCk)1/2, where ρ is the density of the layer, C is specific heat of the layer and k is thermal conductivity of the layer. The present invention reduces the drop ejection energy and the heat dissipation into the printhead IC by improving the thermal isolation between the heater and the substrate.
摘要翻译: 一种热喷墨打印头,其具有大致平面的加热器元件,其设置在相应的气泡形成室中,使得它们在一侧结合到腔室,使得另一侧面向腔室。 每个加热器元件接收一个激励脉冲,以在其沸点之上加热可喷射的液体,以在面向腔室的一侧形成气泡,由此气泡引起喷射液滴从喷嘴喷出。 腔室具有靠近加热器元件侧面的电介质层,该电介质层与腔室结合。 电介质层的热产物为(rhoCk)小于1495J / cm 2的热产物, 其中rho是层的密度,C是层的比热,k是层的热导率。 本发明通过改善加热器和基板之间的热隔离来减小液滴喷射能量和散热到打印头IC中。
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公开(公告)号:US20060221114A1
公开(公告)日:2006-10-05
申请号:US11097308
申请日:2005-04-04
申请人: Kia Silverbrook , Angus North , Gregory McAvoy , Samuel Mallinson
发明人: Kia Silverbrook , Angus North , Gregory McAvoy , Samuel Mallinson
IPC分类号: B41J29/393
CPC分类号: B41J2/0458 , B41J2/1412 , B41J2/1601 , B41J2/1603 , B41J2/1628 , B41J2/1631 , B41J2/1639 , B41J2/1642 , B41J2/1645 , B41J2/1646 , B41J2002/1437 , B41J2002/14403 , B41J2002/14475
摘要: A fluid sensor for detecting fluid in a chamber, has a MEMS sensing element of conductive material with a resistance that is a function of temperature, and electrical contacts for connection to an electrical power source for heating the sensing element with an electrical signal, so that control circuitry can measure the current passing through the sensing element during heating of the sensing element; and determine the temperature of the sensing element from the known applied voltage, the measured current and the known relationship between the current, resistance and temperature. As the temperature of the element will be greater if it is in the presence of gas rather than liquid, the sensor determines if there is liquid or gas in the chamber. This is particularly useful to detect if the chambers of an inkjet printhead are primed with ink.
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公开(公告)号:US20060077234A1
公开(公告)日:2006-04-13
申请号:US10534830
申请日:2003-11-17
申请人: Kia Silverbrook , Angus North , Gregory McAvoy
发明人: Kia Silverbrook , Angus North , Gregory McAvoy
IPC分类号: B41J2/05
CPC分类号: B41J2/14427 , B41J2/04518 , B41J2/0452 , B41J2/04555 , B41J2/0457 , B41J2/0458 , B41J2/04588 , B41J2/1404 , B41J2/14072 , B41J2/1408 , B41J2/1412 , B41J2/155 , B41J2/1601 , B41J2/1603 , B41J2/1623 , B41J2/1626 , B41J2/1628 , B41J2/1631 , B41J2/1635 , B41J2/1639 , B41J2/1642 , B41J2/1646 , B41J2002/14475 , B41J2002/14491 , B41J2202/11 , B41J2202/19 , B41J2202/20 , B41J2202/21
摘要: There is disclosed an ink jet printhead which comprises a plurality of nozzles (3) and one or more heater elements (10) corresponding to each nozzle. Each heater element is configured to heat a bubble (12) forming liquid in the printhead to a temperature above its boiling point to form a gas bubble therein. The generation of the bubble causes the ejection of a drop (16) of an ejectable liquid (such as ink) through respective corresponding nozzle, to effect printing. Each heater element is in the form of a beam suspended over at least a portion of the bubble forming liquid so as to be in thermal contact therewith. This configuration of printhead provides for a relatively high efficiency of operation.
摘要翻译: 公开了一种喷墨打印头,其包括多个喷嘴(3)和对应于每个喷嘴的一个或多个加热器元件(10)。 每个加热器元件构造成将在打印头中形成液体的气泡(12)加热至高于其沸点的温度,以在其中形成气泡。 气泡的产生导致通过相应的喷嘴喷出可喷射液体(例如墨水)的液滴(16)以进行打印。 每个加热器元件是悬浮在气泡形成液体的至少一部分上以便与其形成热接触的梁的形式。 打印头的这种配置提供了相当高的操作效率。
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