摘要:
This specification discloses a liquid injection recording head in which a support member provided with an energy generating member for generating energy utilized to discharge liquid and form flying droplets is flexible.
摘要:
In a process for manufacturing an electrothermal transducer for a liquid jet recording head comprising a support, a resistive heater layer overlying the support, at least a pair of electrodes electrically connected with the resistive heater layer and disposed opposite to each other, and a protective layer composed of an insulating material, at least defective portions in the protective layer of the electrothermal transducer are subjected to an anodic oxidation treatment.
摘要:
A liquid jet recording head comprises a substrate comprising a support, a resistive heater layer, electrodes electrically connected with the resistive heater layer, a portion of the resistive heater layer located between the electrodes being an electrothermal transducer, and an upper layer comprising a first protective layer comprising an inorganic insulating material, a second protective layer comprising an inorganic material, and a third protective layer comprising an organic material, wherein and the second protective layer and the third protective layer overlap each other in the vicinity of a portion where heat is generated by the electrothermal transducer and the overlapping width of the second protective layer and the third protective layer ranges from 10 .mu.m to 500 .mu.m. In another embodiment, the second protective layer extends along plural liquid flow paths for substantially less than the length thereof in a continuous strip that covers adjacent transducers.
摘要:
This specification discloses a liquid injection recording head in which a support member provided with an energy generating member for generating energy utilized to discharge liquid and form flying droplets is flexible.
摘要:
A liquid jet recording head comprises a substrate having a resistive heater layer and at least one pair of mutually confronting electrodes electrically connected with the resistive heater layer at least one part of each of said one pair of electrodes being coated with the resistive heater layer.A liquid jet recording head comprises a support, an electrothermal transducer provided on the support which is composed of at least a resistive heater layer and one pair of electrodes mutually confronting and electrically connected with the resistive heater layer, and a liquid flow path constructing member provided in correspondence with the electrothermal transducer and constituting a liquid flow path communicating with an orifice for ejecting liquid. The electrodes and the resistive heater layer are formed successively on the support to form the electrothermal transducer.
摘要:
A method for driving a liquid-jet recorder having electric heaters for forming flying liquid droplets by jetting a liquid is characterized by applying no voltage to the electrodes of each electric heater for the moments the heater is not driven during the operation of the recorder.
摘要:
A liquid jet recording head for discharging liquid droplets onto a recording medium includes a support, heat-generating resistance layer provided on the support for generating heat energy to discharge the liquid droplets, a pair of electrodes electrically connected to the heat-generating resistance layer, and heat-generating sections each serving as a portion for generating the heat energy, each head generating section comprising the heat-generating resistance layer sandwiched by the pair of electrodes. Plural discharge openings serve to discharge liquid droplets, a liquid chamber houses liquid, and there are plural liquid paths, each liquid path having an associated heat generating section, and communicating with an associated discharge opening and with the liquid chamber to supply liquid to the associated discharge opening from the liquid chamber. An layer on the support protects the heat-generating resistance layer and pair of electrodes, and the upper layer has an organic resin layer of organic material, and this organic resin layer is formed only on a whole region upstream of the heat-generating sections on the support in a liquid supply direction.
摘要:
A liquid jet type recording head comprises a liquid discharge section including an orifice for discharging the liquid to form flying droplets and a liquid passage providing part of a heat acting portion at which thermal energy acts on the liquid to form droplets, at least a pair of opposed electrodes electrically connected with a heat generating resistive layer on a substrate, and an electro-thermal converting element having a heat generating portion located between the electrodes, in which at least one of the electrodes is a turned electrode in which at least a portion thereof adjacent to said heat generating portion has a width smaller than that of said heat generating portion.
摘要:
A liquid jet recording head comprises, in combination, a liquid discharge section having an orifice for forming flying liquid droplets at the time of the liquid discharge and a liquid flow path which is communicatively connected with the orifice and has as its one part a heat acting zone where heat energy acts on the liquid to form the liquid droplets; an electro-thermal transducer having at least a pair of electrodes arranged in mutual confrontation and in electrical connection with a resistive heat generating layer on a substrate to form a heat generating portion between said pair of electrodes; and a protective coating made up of three or more layers, each comprising an inorganic material, and laminated in a manner to cover the top surface of at least the heat generating portion, the inorganic materials constituting two mutually adjacent layers in the protective coating including therein at least one constituent element common to both layers.
摘要:
A method of making a liquid jet recording head having a liquid discharge section including orifice means for discharging the liquid to form flying droplets thereof and liquid passage means communicating with said orifice means and having a thermally acting portion for causing a thermal energy to act on the liquid to form the liquid droplets, and electro-thermal converting means including a heat generating resistive layer on a substrate, at least one pair of opposed electrodes electrically connected with said heat generating resistive layer and a heat generating part between said electrodes, which method comprises the steps of forming the electrodes and heat generating portion through at least first and second etching processes, a photoresist pattern formed by the first etching process having a width smaller than those of photoresist patterns formed by the second and successive etching processes.