EP1093919A3 - Ink jet printing head, nozzle plate and manufacturing method thereof - Google Patents

Ink jet printing head, nozzle plate and manufacturing method thereof Download PDF

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EP1093919A3
EP1093919A3 EP00122792A EP00122792A EP1093919A3 EP 1093919 A3 EP1093919 A3 EP 1093919A3 EP 00122792 A EP00122792 A EP 00122792A EP 00122792 A EP00122792 A EP 00122792A EP 1093919 A3 EP1093919 A3 EP 1093919A3
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nozzle
nozzle plate
jet printing
ink jet
printing head
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EP1093919A2 (en
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Sin c/o NEC Niigata Ltd. Satou
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Fujifilm Business Innovation Corp
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NEC Corp
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
    • B41J2/00—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed
    • B41J2/005—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by bringing liquid or particles selectively into contact with a printing material
    • B41J2/01—Ink jet
    • B41J2/135—Nozzles
    • B41J2/16—Production of nozzles
    • B41J2/162—Manufacturing of the nozzle plates
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
    • B41J2/00—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed
    • B41J2/005—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by bringing liquid or particles selectively into contact with a printing material
    • B41J2/01—Ink jet
    • B41J2/135—Nozzles
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
    • B41J2/00—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed
    • B41J2/005—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by bringing liquid or particles selectively into contact with a printing material
    • B41J2/01—Ink jet
    • B41J2/135—Nozzles
    • B41J2/14—Structure thereof only for on-demand ink jet heads
    • B41J2/14201—Structure of print heads with piezoelectric elements
    • B41J2/14274—Structure of print heads with piezoelectric elements of stacked structure type, deformed by compression/extension and disposed on a diaphragm
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
    • B41J2/00—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed
    • B41J2/005—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by bringing liquid or particles selectively into contact with a printing material
    • B41J2/01—Ink jet
    • B41J2/135—Nozzles
    • B41J2/16—Production of nozzles
    • B41J2/1621—Manufacturing processes
    • B41J2/1625—Manufacturing processes electroforming

Abstract

A nozzle plate (21) of an ink jet printing head is formed so that its surface facing toward the ink drop discharge direction will have protruding parts (40) around each of its nozzle holes (1). Each protruding part (40) is formed in the shape of a circle that is concentric with a corresponding nozzle hole (1), and the outer edge (41) of the protruding part (40) is formed so as to have an appropriate slope. Due to the configuration of the nozzle plate (21), a wiper blade (30) can make good contact with the surface (protruding parts (40)) of the nozzle plate (21) around the nozzle holes (1) and ink around the nozzle holes (1) can be cleaned successfully in wiping operation, thereby the ink drop discharge properties of the ink jet printing head can be stabilized and improved. Such a configuration of the nozzle plate (21) is realized by electrodeposition without using a photoresist. Therefore, the shape of the nozzle hole (1) is not affected by the coating status of the photoresist, the precision of a patterning image which is used for the exposure and development, the precision and life of a mask, etc. Therefore, the dimensional accuracy (diameter, roundness, etc.) of the nozzle holes (1) can be improved, manufacturing yield of the ink jet printing heads can be increased, manufacturing costs can be reduced, and high quality printing can be realized.
EP00122792A 1999-10-19 2000-10-19 Ink jet printing head, nozzle plate and manufacturing method thereof Withdrawn EP1093919A3 (en)

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JP29701599 1999-10-19
JP29701599A JP2001113698A (en) 1999-10-19 1999-10-19 Nozzle plate, its manufacturing method, and ink-jet recording head

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US4413268A (en) * 1980-12-20 1983-11-01 U.S. Philips Corporation Jet nozzle for an ink jet printer
EP0489246A2 (en) * 1990-12-03 1992-06-10 Hewlett-Packard Company Manufacturing process for three dimensional nozzle orifice plates
US5277783A (en) * 1991-05-15 1994-01-11 Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha Manufacturing method for orifice plate
US5487483A (en) * 1994-05-24 1996-01-30 Xerox Corporation Nozzles for ink jet devices and method for microfabrication of the nozzles
US5560837A (en) * 1994-11-08 1996-10-01 Hewlett-Packard Company Method of making ink-jet component
JPH1016237A (en) * 1996-06-28 1998-01-20 Copal Co Ltd Ink jet printer head and its manufacturing method
US5786832A (en) * 1991-03-08 1998-07-28 Canon Kabushiki Kaisha Ink-jet recording head
US5809646A (en) * 1993-09-03 1998-09-22 Microparts Gmbh Method of making a nozzle plate for a liquid jet print head

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US4413268A (en) * 1980-12-20 1983-11-01 U.S. Philips Corporation Jet nozzle for an ink jet printer
EP0489246A2 (en) * 1990-12-03 1992-06-10 Hewlett-Packard Company Manufacturing process for three dimensional nozzle orifice plates
US5786832A (en) * 1991-03-08 1998-07-28 Canon Kabushiki Kaisha Ink-jet recording head
US5277783A (en) * 1991-05-15 1994-01-11 Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha Manufacturing method for orifice plate
US5809646A (en) * 1993-09-03 1998-09-22 Microparts Gmbh Method of making a nozzle plate for a liquid jet print head
US5487483A (en) * 1994-05-24 1996-01-30 Xerox Corporation Nozzles for ink jet devices and method for microfabrication of the nozzles
US5560837A (en) * 1994-11-08 1996-10-01 Hewlett-Packard Company Method of making ink-jet component
JPH1016237A (en) * 1996-06-28 1998-01-20 Copal Co Ltd Ink jet printer head and its manufacturing method

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