DROPLET DISCHARGE HEAD AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCORPORATING SAME

    公开(公告)号:US20170120602A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-05-04

    申请号:US15333389

    申请日:2016-10-25

    IPC分类号: B41J2/175

    摘要: A droplet discharge head includes a plurality of discharge orifices, a plurality of pressure generation chambers, a supply liquid chamber, a plurality of supply channels, a circulation liquid chamber, and a plurality of circulation channels. The discharge orifices discharge droplets. The pressure generation chambers are communicated with the discharge orifices, to apply pressure to liquid in the pressure generation chambers. The supply liquid chamber stores liquid to be supplied to the pressure generation chambers. The supply channels are communicated with the pressure generation chambers. The circulation liquid chamber receives liquid collected from the pressure generation chambers. The circulation channels communicate the pressure generation chambers with the circulation liquid chamber. Each of the circulation channels includes a small cross-section portion that has a smaller cross-sectional area in a width direction perpendicular to a longitudinal direction of each of the circulation channels than another portion in the longitudinal direction.

    LIQUID DISCHARGE HEAD, LIQUID DISCHARGE DEVICE, AND LIQUID DISCHARGE APPARATUS

    公开(公告)号:US20170087865A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-03-30

    申请号:US15256785

    申请日:2016-09-06

    IPC分类号: B41J2/175

    摘要: A liquid discharge head includes a plurality of nozzles, a plurality of individual liquid chambers, a common liquid chamber, a common circulation liquid chamber, and a filter portion. The common liquid chamber includes a first portion disposed side by side with the common circulation liquid chamber in a direction perpendicular to a nozzle array direction in and a second portion not disposed side by side with the common circulation liquid chamber in the direction perpendicular to the nozzle array direction. In a plan view, the second portion partially overlaps the common circulation liquid chamber in the direction perpendicular to the nozzle array direction. A width of the second portion in the direction perpendicular to the nozzle array direction is greater than a width of the first portion in the direction perpendicular to the nozzle array direction. In the plan view, the filter portion is disposed in the second portion.

    LIQUID DISCHARGE HEAD, LIQUID DISCHARGE DEVICE, AND LIQUID DISCHARGE APPARATUS

    公开(公告)号:US20200331262A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-10-22

    申请号:US16847827

    申请日:2020-04-14

    IPC分类号: B41J2/14 B41J2/175

    摘要: A liquid discharge head includes a plurality of nozzles to discharge liquid, a plurality of pressure chambers communicating with the nozzles, a plurality of individual flow paths communicating with the plurality of pressure chambers, and a common flow path communicating with the plurality of individual flow paths. Further, each individual flow path includes a first flow path portion and a second flow path portion each having a fluid resistance higher than a fluid resistance of a pressure chamber of the plurality of pressure chambers that communicates with the individual flow path, and a third flow path portion disposed between the first flow path portion and the second flow path portion, the third flow path portion having a fluid resistance lower than the fluid resistance of the first flow path portion and the third resistance of the second flow path portion.