WO2006004970B1 - Integrated black and colored ink printheads - Google Patents

Integrated black and colored ink printheads

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Publication number
WO2006004970B1
WO2006004970B1 PCT/US2005/023402 US2005023402W WO2006004970B1 WO 2006004970 B1 WO2006004970 B1 WO 2006004970B1 US 2005023402 W US2005023402 W US 2005023402W WO 2006004970 B1 WO2006004970 B1 WO 2006004970B1
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Prior art keywords
ink
nozzle plate
flow features
volume
drops
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PCT/US2005/023402
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French (fr)
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WO2006004970A3 (en
WO2006004970A2 (en
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Brian C Hart
Colin G Maher
James H Powers
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Lexmark Int Inc
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Priority to GB0700448A priority patent/GB2429957B/en
Publication of WO2006004970A2 publication Critical patent/WO2006004970A2/en
Publication of WO2006004970A3 publication Critical patent/WO2006004970A3/en
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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
    • B41J2/21—Ink jet for multi-colour printing
    • B41J2/2103—Features not dealing with the colouring process per se, e.g. construction of printers or heads, driving circuit adaptations
    • 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
    • B41J2/1433—Structure of 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
    • 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
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    • B41J2/135—Nozzles
    • B41J2/16—Production of nozzles
    • B41J2/1621—Manufacturing processes
    • B41J2/1623—Manufacturing processes bonding and adhesion
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
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    • B41J2/135—Nozzles
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    • B41J2/1626—Manufacturing processes etching
    • B41J2/1628—Manufacturing processes etching dry etching
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
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    • B41J2/16—Production of nozzles
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    • B41J2/1631—Manufacturing processes photolithography
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    • B41J2/01—Ink jet
    • B41J2/135—Nozzles
    • B41J2/16—Production of nozzles
    • B41J2/1621—Manufacturing processes
    • B41J2/1632—Manufacturing processes machining
    • B41J2/1634—Manufacturing processes machining laser machining
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
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    • 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
    • B41J2/164—Manufacturing processes thin film formation
    • B41J2/1645—Manufacturing processes thin film formation thin film formation by spincoating

Abstract

An improved ink jet printhead and method therefor. The printhead includes a single semiconductor substrate with ink ejection devices and a nozzle plate adjacent to the semiconductor substrate, the nozzle plate with first ink ejection nozzles for ejecting first ink drops having a first volume and second ink ejection nozzles for ejecting second ink drops having a second volume different from the first volume, wherein the first volume is defined by first flow features of the printhead having a first thickness and the second volume is defined by second flow features having a second thickness that is different from the first thickness.

Claims

AMENDED CLAIMS received by the International Bureau on 16 October 2006 (16.10.06)
+ STATEMENT
J . An ink jet printhead, comprising a single substantially planar substrate with heaters on the substrate; first flow features having a first thickness and comprising first ink chambers and first ink supply channels for supplying ink to first selected ones of the heaters; second flow features having a second thickness that is different from the first thickness and comprising second ink chambers and second ink supply channels for supplying ink to second selected ones of the heaters; and a nozzle plate, wherein the first flow features and second flow features are adjacent to the-single substantially planar substrate, and wherein the nozzle plate has first ink ejection nozzles for ejecting first ink drops each having a first volume and second ink ejection nozzles for ejecting second ink drops each having a second volume different from the first volume, wherein the first volumes are defined by the first flow features and the second volumes are defined by the second flow features.
2. The ink jet printhead of claim 1 wherein at least a portion of the first flow features are defined on the nozzle plate.
3. The ink jet printhead of claim 1 wherein at least a portion of the second flow features are defined on the nozzle plate.
4. The ink jet printhead of claim 1 wherein the first volume is from about 15-35 nanograms.
5. The ink jet printhead of claim 1 wherein the second volume is from about 1-8 nanograms.
6. The ink jet printhead of claim 1, further comprising a photoresist layer located between at least portions of the substrate and the nozzle plate, the photoresist layer defining at least portions of the first flow features, or the second flow features, or both for receiving ink associated with the first ink drops, or the second ink drops, or both. 16
7. The ink jet printhead of claim I5 wherein the nozzle plate comprises a single nozzle plate.
8. The ink jet printhead of claim 1, wherein the nozzle plate comprises a first nozzle plate for ejecting the first ink drops and a second nozzle plate for ejecting the second ink drops.
9. The ink jet printhead of claim I3 wherein the first ink drops comprise black ink drops and the second ink drops comprise colored ink drops having a color selected from the group consisting essentially of cyan, magenta, and yellow.
10. A method for manufacturing an ink jet printhead to provide a printhead having a single substrate for supplying ink in different desired drops sizes, the method comprising: providing a single substantially planar substrate with heaters on the single substrate and locating a nozzle plate adjacent to the single substrate, the nozzle plate with first ink ejection nozzles for ejecting first ink drops having a first volume and second ink ejection nozzles for ejecting second ink drops having a second volume different from the first volume, wherein the first volume is defined by first flow features of the printhead having a first thickness and the second volume is defined by second flow features having a second thickness that is different from the first thickness.
1 1. The method of claim 10, wherein the first ink drops comprise drops of black ink and the second ink drops comprise drops of ink of a color selected from the group consisting of cyan, magenta, and yellow.
12. The method of claim 10, wherein at least a portion of the first flow features are defined on the nozzle plate.
13. The method of claim 1O5 wherein at least a portion of the second flow features are defined on the nozzle plate, 17
14. The method of claim 10, wherein the first volume is from about 15-35 nanograms.
15. The method of claim 10, wherein the second volume is from about 1-8 nanograms.
16. The method of claim 10, further comprising providing a photoresist layer between at least portions of the substrate and the nozzle plate and patterning the photoresist layer to define the first flow features, or the second flow features, or both for receiving ink associated with the first ink drops, or the second ink drops, or both.
17. The method of claim 10, wherein the step of providing a nozzle plate comprises providing a single nozzle plate.
18. The method of claim 10, wherein the step of providing a nozzle plate comprises providing a first nozzle plate for ejecting the first ink drops and a second nozzle plate for ejecting the second ink drops.
19. An inkjet printhead comprising a single substrate with heaters on the single substrate; a first plurality of nozzles, each having an opening substantially in a first plane_substantially parallel with a plane defined by a device surface of the single substrate; a second plurality of nozzles, each having an opening substantially in a second plane substantially parallel with the plane defined by the device surface, wherein the first plane and second plane are substantially non-coplanar,
20. The inkjet printhead of claim 19, wherein flow features associated with the first plurality of nozzles have a different thickness than flow features associated with the second plurality of nozzles.
21. The inkjet printhead of claim 19, wherein the nozzles are comprised in a nozzle plate with a surface having multiple heights, 18
22. The inkjet printhead of claim 21, wherein the nozzle plate comprises at least two nozzle plates, wherein at least one of the at least two nozzle plates has a surface with a height that is different from a height of a surface of at least one of the other at least two nozzle plates.
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