JP4770180B2 - 画像記録装置 - Google Patents
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Description
2インクジェットヘッド
2aノズル開口面
3キャリッジ
8メンテナンス部
9ワイパ装置
10パージ装置
12第1キャップ体
14第2キャップ体
20キャビティユニット
21圧電アクチュエータ
22フレキシブルフラットケーブル
23ノズル
24圧力室
25共通インク室
27ダンパー室
31ノズルプレート
32ダンパープレート
33a、33bマニホールドプレート
34サプライプレート
35ベースプレート
36キャビティプレート
41〜43圧電シート
47突出部
48ダンパー部
Claims (1)
- インクを吐出する複数のノズルと、各ノズル毎にそれぞれ連通する圧力室と、各圧力室にインクを分配する共通インク室とを有するインクジェットヘッドを備え、
前記複数のノズルの開口を覆うキャップ体が、前記ノズルの開口面に対して接離可能に設けられた画像記録装置において、
前記インクジェットヘッドは複数のプレートの積層により形成され、前記複数のプレートは、前記ノズルの開口面を有する第1のプレートと、前記共通インク室を有する開口が貫通加工された第2のプレートと、前記共通インク室に対応する位置にダンパー室が凹設された第3のプレートとを含み、前記キャップ体に対向する最前面には前記第1のプレートが配置され、この第1のプレートに前記ダンパー室の凹設面を隣接した前記第3のプレート、及び第2のプレートの順に積層され、
前記共通インク室は前記ノズル列に沿って延在し、そのノズル列の延在する方向に対して直交する方向に離れて形成され、かつ前記ノズルの開口面に直交する側面視にて、前記圧力室と前記ノズルの開口面との間に配置され、
前記複数のノズルは第1の方向に沿う1または複数の列状に設けられ、前記共通インク室は前記ノズルの列毎に前記第1の方向に沿って延設され、
前記キャップ体の突出部は、前記ノズルの開口面と平行な平面の投影視にて、前記ノズルの列と前記共通インク室とダンパー室と前記圧力室とを含む領域の外側を囲み、前記ノズルの開口面と密着可能に設けられていることを特徴とする画像記録装置。
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JP2013103392A (ja) | 2011-11-14 | 2013-05-30 | Seiko Epson Corp | 液体噴射装置 |
JP6260096B2 (ja) * | 2013-03-27 | 2018-01-17 | セイコーエプソン株式会社 | 液体噴射ヘッドおよび液体噴射装置 |
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JPH04341853A (ja) | 1991-05-20 | 1992-11-27 | Brother Ind Ltd | 圧電式インクジェットプリンタヘッド |
US5402159A (en) | 1990-03-26 | 1995-03-28 | Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha | Piezoelectric ink jet printer using laminated piezoelectric actuator |
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