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:
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:
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:
An ink jet printing device includes a substrate that defines a plurality of ink supply passages. Drive circuitry is positioned on the substrate. A plurality of nozzle chamber structures is arranged on the substrate. Each nozzle chamber structure defines a nozzle chamber and an ink ejection port in fluid communication with the nozzle chamber. Each nozzle chamber structure has a wall that incorporates a number of actuators. Each of the actuators is displaceable, on receipt of an electrical signal from the drive circuitry, into and out of the nozzle chamber to eject ink from the ink ejection port.
摘要:
A micro-electromechanical fluid ejection device includes a substrate. Drive circuitry is arranged on an outlet side of the substrate. A plurality of nozzle chambers and corresponding fluid inlets is etched into the substrate. A plurality of support structures is positioned on the substrate to cover respective nozzle chambers. Each support structure defines a fluid ejection nozzle in fluid communication with the respective nozzle chamber. A plurality of fluid ejecting members is arranged in respective support structures. The fluid ejecting members are displaceable into and out of the nozzle chambers to eject fluid from respective fluid ejection nozzles. A plurality of actuators is connected to the drive circuitry and to respective fluid ejecting members to displace respective fluid ejecting members into and out of each nozzle chamber on receipt of electrical signals from the drive circuitry to eject ink from each fluid ejection nozzle.
摘要:
A printhead integrated circuit is provided. The integrated circuit comprises a substrate, a plurality of inkjet nozzles formed on the substrate and drive circuitry connected to the inkjet nozzles. Each inkjet nozzle comprises a nozzle chamber for storing ink to be ejected, at least one moveable actuator paddle forming at least a portion of a first wall of the nozzle chamber and an ink ejection opening defined in the first wall. In use, actuation of the actuator paddle causes ejection of ink from the nozzle.
摘要:
An ink jet printhead comprises a substrate having a plurality of nozzle arrangements formed therein. For each nozzle arrangement, an ink chamber is formed in the substrate. A rim disposed over the chamber defines an ink ejection port and a wall extending over said chamber and including a flexible portion defines an actuator. When actuated the wall moves independently of the rim and into said ink chamber forcing ink therein, out through the said ink ejection port. The flexible portion of said wall is made from material having a thermal expansion suitable to cause the wall to move into said ink chamber upon uneven heating of the flexible portion of the wall.
摘要:
A thermal inkjet actuator for use in an inkjet printer assembly includes heat conduction means arranged to realize a predetermined negative pressure profile to facilitate droplet formation. In a preferred embodiment the heat conduction means comprises a thin layer (54) of very high thermally conductive material such as Aluminium located in the middle of a non-heat conductive passive bend layer (56). The overall cool-down speed of the actuator, and hence the speed with which the passive bend layer returns to its quiescent position can be controlled by controlling the proximity of the heat conductive layer to the actuator's heater during fabrication.