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| 20090001922 | MOTOR CONTROLLING DEVICE, MOTOR DRIVE SYSTEM, METHOD OF MOTOR CONTROL, SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A motor control device is disclosed which is arranged so as to perform a PWM control for a permanent magnet motor including a rotor having a permanent magnet and a stator with a multiphase winding. The motor control device includes a position detection unit which executes an analog computation process for induced voltages of respective phases of the motor based on voltage, current and a constant of the motor and a phase voltage equation, thereby generating and delivering a rotational position signal of the rotor based on a phase relation of the induced voltages, and a digital processing unit which has a function of generating and delivering a PWM signal based on the rotational position signal, thereby controlling the motor. | 01-01-2009 |
| 20090085508 | MOTOR CONTROLLER, CONTROL SYSTEM, AND CONTROL METHOD - A motor controller includes a reference signal generator; an A/D converter performing A/D conversion of the cosine and the sine signals outputted from a resolver; a first amplitude calculator calculating cosine and sine signal amplitudes based on twice-A/D converted cosine and sine signals respectively; a second amplitude calculator calculating averages of the cosine and the sine signals, and that calculates the amplitude of the cosine signal from a difference between the cosine signal average and a latest A/D converted cosine signal, and that calculates the amplitude of the sine signal from a difference between the sine signal average and a latest A/D converted sine signal; a synthesizer synthesizing the cosine and sine signal amplitudes obtained by the first and the second amplitude calculators respectively; a rotational angle calculator calculating a rotational angle based on the synthesized cosine and sine signal amplitudes; and a PWM controller. | 04-02-2009 |
| 20090267546 | MOTOR CONTROL DEVICE, MOTOR DRIVE SYSTEM, WASHING MACHINE, AIR CONDITIONER AND METHOD OF CHANGING MAGNETIZATION AMOUNT OF PERMANENT MAGNET MOTOR - A motor control device includes a magnetization control unit energizing a motor winding to change magnetic flux content of permanent magnet motor, a current detector detecting current supplied to the motor, a vector control unit including a speed/position estimation unit carrying out an operation to estimate a motor rotational speed and rotational position, the vector control unit carrying out a vector control of the motor, an induced voltage detector detecting an induced voltage of the motor based on the rotational speed, motor currents obtained by the vector control unit, output voltages of the drive unit, a winding inductance or the motor constant and a winding resistance, an induced voltage command determining unit determining an induced voltage command based on the motor rotational speed and output torque, and a magnetization current determining unit determining an amount of energization based on the induced voltage of the motor and the induced voltage command. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20130314070 | DC-DC CONVERTER - A DC-DC converter includes a main reactor interposed in a main energization path extending from a DC voltage input terminal to a DC voltage output terminal, a first main switching element interposed into the main energization path so as to be on-off controlled so that current flowing across the main reactor is intermitted, a second main switching element forming a discharge loop discharging electrical energy stored in the main reactor to the DC voltage output terminal side, an auxiliary reactor interposed between the first main switching element and the main reactor in the main energization path, an auxiliary switching element discharging electrical energy via the main reactor to the DC voltage output terminal side, the electrical energy being stored in the auxiliary and main reactors, and diodes connected in reverse parallel with the first and second main switching elements and the auxiliary switching elements respectively. | 11-28-2013 |
| 20130314965 | INVERTER DEVICE - An inverter device includes a DC positive input line and a DC negative input line, a main bridge which includes a pair of series-connected switching elements with diodes being connected in reverse parallel with the switching elements respectively, an auxiliary bridge which includes a pair of series-connected switching elements with diodes being connected in reverse parallel with the switching elements respectively and a current-limiting reactor. A plurality of sets each one of which includes the main bridge and the auxiliary bridge is connected between the DC positive and negative input lines. Each set constitutes a phase. The current-limiting reactor is connected between a common connection point of both switching elements of the main bridge and a common connection point of both switching elements of the auxiliary bridge in each set. | 11-28-2013 |
| 20140268894 | DC-DC CONVERTER - A DC-DC converter includes smoothing capacitors, switching circuits and capacitor circuits at a primary-side and a secondary-side of a high frequency transformer respectively. When a midpoint voltage of the capacitor circuit is detected by a voltage detection unit, a timing signal output unit is configured to supply to a drive circuit a timing signal according to a switching operation carried out by the primary-side or secondary-side switching circuit, in synchronization with a period in which a winding voltage of the high frequency transformer changes, based on a change in the midpoint voltage. | 09-18-2014 |
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| 20090029220 | FUEL CELL - A fuel cell including an electrolyte film, a catalyst layer, two diffusion layers, a fuel supply layer, an oxygen supply layer, a water-absorbing layer, and a collector. The fuel cell has an opening at least in a part of a side surface parallel to a proton conduction direction of the electrolyte film among side surfaces of the fuel cell. The water-absorbing layer is present between the oxygen supply layer and the collector. An end portion of the water-absorbing layer is present on one of a plane including the opening and an opposite side of the fuel cell with the plane including the opening being a reference. A fuel cell system having a fuel cell stack including the fuel cells. The fuel cell has a high water discharging ability and is capable of maintaining stable high generation efficiency and providing a high output even while being small-sized and light-weight. | 01-29-2009 |
| 20100290590 | X-RAY IMAGING APPARATUS, X-RAY IMAGING METHOD, AND X-RAY IMAGING PROGRAM - An X-ray imaging apparatus includes a phase grating, an absorption grating, a detector, and an arithmetic unit. The arithmetic unit executes a Fourier transform step of performing Fourier transform for an intensity distribution of a Moiré acquired by the detector, and acquiring a spatial frequency spectrum. Also, the arithmetic unit executes a phase retrieval step of separating a spectrum corresponding to a carrier frequency from a spatial frequency spectrum acquired in the Fourier transform step, performing inverse Fourier transform for the separated spectrum, and acquiring a differential phase image. | 11-18-2010 |
| 20110158493 | ANALYSIS METHOD, RADIATION IMAGING APPARATUS USING ANALYSIS METHOD, AND ANALYSIS PROGRAM FOR EXECUTING ANALYSIS METHOD - An analysis method for use in a radiation imaging apparatus employing intensity information of interference fringes of radiation rays that have passed through a detected object includes the steps of generating first phase information of the detected object wrapped into a range of 2π from the intensity information of the interference fringes; generating information on an absorption intensity gradient of the detected object from the intensity information of the interference fringes; generating a weighting function on the basis of an absolute value of a gradient in the information on the absorption intensity gradient; and generating second phase information by unwrapping the first phase information by using the weighting function. | 06-30-2011 |
| 20110200168 | IMAGING APPARATUS AND IMAGING METHOD - An imaging apparatus analyzes a periodic pattern of a Moiré due to Talbot interference by the Fourier transform method and forms an image. The imaging apparatus includes a first grating having a structure that transmits light beams from a beam source to refract or diffract the light beams and forms a self image based on a first periodic pattern by the Talbot interference at a predetermined position; a second grating that absorbs part of the first periodic pattern and causes a Moiré to be generated based on a second periodic pattern when the second grating is arranged at a position at which the self image is formed. All cross sections of the Moiré with axes in differential directions of a wavefront for the analysis by the Fourier transform method have a two-dimensional periodic structure in which periods of patterns in the second periodic pattern are the same. | 08-18-2011 |
| 20110280368 | X-RAY IMAGING APPARATUS, X-RAY IMAGING METHOD, AND X-RAY IMAGING PROGRAM - An X-ray imaging apparatus includes a phase grating, an absorption grating, a detector, and an arithmetic unit. The arithmetic unit executes a Fourier transform step of performing Fourier transform for an intensity distribution of a Moiré acquired by the detector, and acquiring a spatial frequency spectrum. Also, the arithmetic unit executes a phase retrieval step of separating a spectrum corresponding to a carrier frequency from a spatial frequency spectrum acquired in the Fourier transform step, performing inverse Fourier transform for the separated spectrum, and acquiring a differential phase image. | 11-17-2011 |
| 20120188556 | IMAGING APPARATUS AND IMAGING METHOD - An imaging apparatus includes a diffraction grating configured to produce an interference pattern by diffracting diverging light from a light source, an absorption grating configured to block part of the interference pattern, a detector configured to detect light transmitted through the absorption grating, and a moving unit configured to move the diffraction grating and the absorption grating. The moving unit causes relative movement of the interference pattern and the absorption grating by moving the diffraction grating and the absorption grating such that the diffraction grating and the absorption grating are not moved relative to each other. | 07-26-2012 |
| 20120294420 | ANALYZING METHOD OF PHASE INFORMATION, ANALYZING PROGRAM OF THE PHASE INFORMATION, STORAGE MEDIUM, AND X-RAY IMAGING APPARATUS - An analyzing method for deriving phase information by analyzing a periodic pattern of moiré comprises steps of: subjecting at least a part of the periodic pattern of moiré to a windowed Fourier transform by a window function; calculating analytically, based on the moiré subjected to the windowed Fourier transform, information of a first spectrum carrying the phase information, and information of a second spectrum superimposed on the information of the first spectrum; and separating the information of the first spectrum from the information of the second spectrum, to derive the phase information. | 11-22-2012 |
| 20130070893 | X-RAY IMAGING APPARATUS, X-RAY IMAGING METHOD, AND X-RAY IMAGING PROGRAM - An X-ray imaging apparatus includes a phase grating, an absorption grating, a detector, and an arithmetic unit. The arithmetic unit executes a Fourier transform step of performing Fourier transform for an intensity distribution of a Moiré acquired by the detector, and acquiring a spatial frequency spectrum. Also, the arithmetic unit executes a phase retrieval step of separating a spectrum corresponding to a carrier frequency from a spatial frequency spectrum acquired in the Fourier transform step, performing inverse Fourier transform for the separated spectrum, and acquiring a differential phase image. | 03-21-2013 |
| 20130163717 | IMAGING APPARATUS - An imaging apparatus includes a light source unit; a diffraction grating diffracting light from the light source unit; and a detector detecting light from the diffraction grating, wherein the light source unit includes first light-emitting parts emitting light forming a first interference pattern by being diffracted at the diffraction grating, and second light-emitting parts emitting light forming a second interference pattern by being diffracted at the diffraction grating, wherein the first and the second light-emitting parts are disposed so that at least part of the first and second interference pattern overlap and the positions of light regions in the first interference pattern differ from the positions of light regions in the second interference pattern, and wherein a combined pattern is formed by the first interference pattern and the second interference pattern. | 06-27-2013 |
| 20130181130 | IMAGING APPARATUS USING TALBOT INTERFERENCE AND ADJUSTING METHOD FOR IMAGING APPARATUS - An imaging apparatus includes a diffraction grating which diffracts electromagnetic waves from an electromagnetic wave source, a shield grating which shields a part of the electromagnetic waves diffracted by the diffraction grating, a detector which detects an intensity distribution of the electromagnetic waves through the shield grating, and an adjusting unit which adjusts the attitude of at least one of the diffraction grating and the shield grating on the basis of the detection result by the detector, wherein the adjusting unit divides the intensity distribution detected by the detector into a plurality of regions and adjusts the attitude of at least one of the diffraction grating and the shield grating on the basis of the intensity distributions of the plurality of regions. | 07-18-2013 |
| 20130301795 | ANALYSIS METHOD, RADIATION IMAGING APPARATUS USING ANALYSIS METHOD, AND ANALYSIS PROGRAM FOR EXECUTING ANALYSIS METHOD - An analysis method for use in a radiation imaging apparatus employing intensity information of interference fringes of radiation rays that have passed through a detected object includes the steps of generating first phase information of the detected object wrapped into a range of 2π from the intensity information of the interference fringes; generating information on an absorption intensity gradient of the detected object from the intensity information of the interference fringes; generating a weighting function on the basis of an absolute value of a gradient in the information on the absorption intensity gradient; and generating second phase information by unwrapping the first phase information by using the weighting function. | 11-14-2013 |
| 20130314714 | APPARATUS FOR ACQUIRING INFORMATION OF OBJECT, AND PROGRAM - An apparatus for acquiring information of an object includes an interferometer and an arithmetic unit. The interferometer includes an optical device that forms an interference pattern with light from a light source, and a detector that detects the interference pattern. The arithmetic unit acquires information related to a phase of an object using a first detection result and a second detection result detected by the detector. The arithmetic unit acquires the information related to the phase of the object using information on distribution of changes of the interferometer acquired from the first detection result and the second detection result. | 11-28-2013 |
| 20140114615 | IMAGING APPARATUS AND PROGRAM AND METHOD FOR ANALYZING INTERFERENCE PATTERN - An imaging apparatus includes a shearing interferometer and a calculation unit configured to calculate information on an object from an interference pattern obtained by the shearing interferometer, wherein the calculation unit solves, as simultaneous equations, three or more equations that express Fourier components at coordinates in a wave number space obtained by performing a windowed Fourier transform on the interference pattern. | 04-24-2014 |
| 20140241632 | IMAGING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - Disclosed is an imaging apparatus for generating data of a phase image based on an interference pattern acquired by a shearing interferometer, including: a differential phase data calculating unit that calculates first differential phase data expressing a change of a phase in a first direction and second differential phase data expressing a change of a phase in a second direction, based on interference pattern data generated by an electromagnetic wave transmitted through a subject; a second-order differential phase data calculating unit that calculates first second-order differential phase data by differentiating the first differential phase data in the first direction, and calculates second second-order differential phase data by differentiating the second differential phase data in the second direction; and a phase data calculating unit that calculates the phase image by solving a second-order differential equation including the first and second second-order differential phase data as functions. | 08-28-2014 |
| 20150185169 | IMAGING APPARATUS USING TALBOT INTERFERENCE AND ADJUSTING METHOD FOR IMAGING APPARATUS - An imaging apparatus includes a diffraction grating which diffracts electromagnetic waves from an electromagnetic wave source, a shield grating which shields a part of the electromagnetic waves diffracted by the diffraction grating, a detector which detects an intensity distribution of the electromagnetic waves through the shield grating, and an adjusting unit which adjusts the attitude of at least one of the diffraction grating and the shield grating on the basis of the detection result by the detector, wherein the adjusting unit divides the intensity distribution detected by the detector into a plurality of regions and adjusts the attitude of at least one of the diffraction grating and the shield grating on the basis of the intensity distributions of the plurality of regions. | 07-02-2015 |
| 20150279027 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGING SYSTEM - An image processing apparatus includes: an image acquisition unit configured to acquire an original image containing a periodic pattern including a defective pixel; a compensation pattern image acquisition unit configured to acquire a compensation pattern image containing a periodic pattern same as that of the original image; a defect location identifying unit configured to identify a position of the defective pixel in the original image; and a compensation unit configured to compensate the identified defective pixel of the original image with a pixel on the compensation pattern image that is located in a position corresponding to the position of the defective pixel, to generate a compensated image in which the compensated defective pixel is compensated. | 10-01-2015 |
| 20150308967 | OBJECT INFORMATION OBTAINING APPARATUS, PROGRAM, AND IMAGING SYSTEM - The present invention relates to an object information obtaining apparatus that obtains information about a phase image of an object using information about an interference pattern produced by a shearing interferometer, the interference pattern being formed by an electromagnetic wave or electron beam passed through or reflected by the object. The apparatus includes a first obtaining unit configured to obtain information about a differential phase image of the object using the information about the interference pattern, a second obtaining unit configured to obtain information about contrast in each region of the interference pattern, a third obtaining unit configured to weight the information about the differential phase image using the information about the contrast to obtain information about a weighted differential phase image, and a fourth obtaining unit configured to integrate the information about the weighted differential phase image to obtain the information about the phase image of the object. | 10-29-2015 |
| 20150362444 | PHASE INFORMATION ACQUISITION APPARATUS AND IMAGING SYSTEM - A phase information acquisition apparatus that acquires phase information from differential phase information on an object, includes: a differential phase acquisition unit that acquires differential phase information with respect to a plurality of directions; a weight setting unit that individually sets weights for the differential phase information of the respective directions; and a phase acquisition unit that determines phase information, using an equation that includes a weighted combination of the differential phase information of the respective directions with the weights of the respective directions set by the weight setting unit. | 12-17-2015 |
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| 20100149280 | SUBSTRATE FOR INK EJECTION HEADS, INK EJECTION HEAD, METHOD OFMANUFACTURING SUBSTRATE, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING INK EJECTION HEAD - A liquid ejection head according to the present invention includes a heat-generating resistor layer, a first electrode layer, an insulating layer extending over the heat-generating resistive layers and the first electrode layer, and a second electrode layer that has a first portion which extending through the insulating layer and which is electrically connected to the first electrode layer and also has a second portion which is not in contact with the insulating layer. The second portion has a space or a piece of resin disposed between the insulating layer and the second electrode layer. | 06-17-2010 |
| 20100233630 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING LIQUID DISCHARGE HEAD - A method for manufacturing a liquid discharge head that includes a flow path wall member which forms a wall of a flow path communicating with a discharge port for discharging a liquid and a substrate which forms the flow path in contact with the flow path wall member includes providing a first layer, which is made of a photosensitive resin on the substrate, for forming a pattern having a shape of the flow path, providing a second layer which is capable of absorbing light within a photosensitive wavelength range of the photosensitive resin and has a shape corresponding to the shape of the flow path, on the first layer so as to come into contact with the first layer, performing patterning of the first layer which includes exposure of the first layer with the light using the second layer as a mask, and forming the pattern from the first layer, providing a cover layer which is made of a photosensitive resin and serves as the flow path wall member so as to cover the second layer and the pattern, forming the discharge port on the cover layer by performing patterning of the cover layer which includes exposure of the cover layer with the light, and forming the flow path by removing the second layer and the pattern. | 09-16-2010 |
| 20110148960 | LIQUID EJECTION HEAD, METHOD FOR EVALUATION OF LIQUID EJECTION HEAD, AND LIQUID EJECTION APPARATUS HAVING LIQUID EJECTION HEAD - The opening area and shape of ejection orifices provided in an ejection orifice member influence the amount of liquid droplet. Therefore, it is necessary to check the opening area and shape of the ejection orifices in detail. For this purpose, in a liquid ejection head having ejection orifices used for ejecting liquid using energy generated by energy generating elements and a dummy ejection orifice having the same shape as the ejection orifices and not used for ejection of liquid, an examination member is provided at a position facing the dummy ejection orifice. | 06-23-2011 |
| 20110167636 | MANUFACTURING METHOD OF LIQUID DISCHARGE HEAD - There is disclosed a manufacturing method of a liquid discharge head including a substrate in which a first energy generating element and a second energy generating element that generate energy used for discharging liquid are provided, a discharge port member in which a first discharge port discharging the liquid is provided corresponding to the first energy generating element and a second discharge port discharging the liquid is provided corresponding to the second energy generating element, and a flow path wall member having a portion of the liquid flow path wall that communicates with the first discharge port and the second discharge port, in which a distance between the second energy generating element and the second discharge port is larger than that between the first energy generating element and the first discharge port. | 07-14-2011 |
| 20120044294 | LIQUID EJECTION HEAD THAT PERFORMS RECORDING BY EJECTING LIQUID AND METHOD OF INSPECTING LIQUID EJECTION HEAD - A liquid ejection head includes a member having ejection ports and dummy ejection ports. The ejection ports are provided in correspondence with energy-generating elements used in ejecting liquid. The dummy ejection ports are provided in correspondence with a light-receiving element outputting current whose level changes in accordance with the intensity of light applied thereto. By detecting the level of current that is output from the light-receiving element, the shapes of the ejection ports are estimated. | 02-23-2012 |
| 20120139998 | LIQUID EJECTION HEAD AND METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME - A liquid ejection head including a flow path forming member which forms an ejection orifice which is opened on a front surface and which ejects a liquid, and a liquid flow path which continues to the ejection orifice; and a substrate including a liquid chamber which is opened on a back surface on an opposite side of the front surface and which includes a first slope which becomes narrower from a back surface side toward a front surface side, a liquid pathway which is opened in the first slope and connects the liquid flow path and the liquid chamber, and a first hollow portion which is provided in a bottom portion of the liquid chamber. | 06-07-2012 |
| 20120218350 | LIQUID EJECTION HEAD AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - Provided is a process for producing a liquid ejection head including an ejection orifice member having a plurality of ejection orifices for ejecting liquid provided along an arrangement direction, the process including preparing a substrate provided with a resin layer which contains a photocurable resin;carrying out a first exposure treatment and a second exposure treatment which are each of an exposure treatment of subjecting the resin layer to exposure; and forming the ejection orifices of the resin layer subjected to the first exposure treatment and the second exposure treatment. An inclination angle of a side wall of the ejection orifices formed by the first exposure treatment with respect to the substrate differs from an inclination angle of a side wall of the ejection orifices formed by the second exposure treatment with respect to the substrate. | 08-30-2012 |
| 20140212998 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING A SEMICONDUCTOR CHIP - A process for producing a semiconductor chip having a substrate and a bump formed on the substrate including (1) forming, on a substrate, a conductor gold for plating to be a base of plating growth; (2) forming a mask for plating on the conductor gold for plating; (3) performing plating using the mask for plating to form the bump and a dummy pattern; (4) removing the mask for plating; (5) etching the conductor gold for plating; and (6) applying a shock to at least the dummy pattern. The amount of side etching of the conductor gold for plating is grasped from a state of separation of the dummy pattern due to the shock in the step (6). | 07-31-2014 |
| 20140292937 | INK JET RECORDING HEAD AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - An ink jet recording head includes a substrate having a plurality of discharge energy generation elements and having an ink supply port, a protective film provided on the substrate and configured to protect wiring connected to the discharge energy generation elements, and an ink discharge port forming member, wherein the protective film has a protruding portion, wherein the ink discharge port forming member has a beam-like protrusion, wherein the beam-like protrusion has a reinforcing rib, and wherein a separation film containing gold is formed at a portion where the protruding portion and the reinforcing rib are held in close contact with each other. | 10-02-2014 |
| 20140293259 | METHOD OF MAKING NOZZLE CHIP - A method of making a nozzle chip includes a step of reduction-projection-exposing a photosensitive resin material to exposure light through a mask by using a reduction-projection-exposure apparatus, the mask having a light-transmitting pattern formed thereon; and a step of forming an ejection orifice pattern corresponding to the light-transmitting pattern on the photosensitive resin material by performing a developing operation. The exposure light in the step of reduction-projection-exposing is passed through a correction mechanism before the exposure light reaches the photosensitive resin material, the correction mechanism being configured to suppress an inclination of a chief ray due to off-axis telecentricity that occurs in the reduction-projection-exposure apparatus. | 10-02-2014 |
| 20140313261 | LIQUID EJECTION HEAD - A liquid ejection head includes: a substrate which has an energy-generating element that generates energy to be utilized for ejecting a liquid, and a supply orifice for supplying the liquid to the energy-generating element; and an ejection orifice forming member that has a plurality of ejection orifices through which the liquid is ejected, and at least one beam-like projection which projects toward the substrate and extends along an array direction of the ejection orifices at a position corresponding to the supply orifice; wherein a sectional area perpendicular to the array direction of the ejection orifices in the central part of the beam-like projection in the array direction of the ejection orifices is larger than a sectional area in the direction perpendicular to the array direction of the ejection orifices in both ends of the beam-like projection in the array direction. | 10-23-2014 |
| 20140361458 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING LIQUID EJECTION HEAD - Provided is a method of manufacturing a liquid ejection head, including: forming, on a substrate, a flow path mold pattern that becomes a mold of a liquid flow path; forming a negative photosensitive resin layer on the flow path mold pattern; subjecting the negative photosensitive resin layer to exposure processing with use of a reduction projection exposing apparatus and a mask pattern having an ejection orifice mask shape for forming ejection orifices; and subjecting the negative photosensitive resin layer obtained after the exposure processing to development processing to form the ejection orifices, in which the ejection orifices are formed by correcting, by the ejection orifice mask shape, an inclination of an ejection angle due to an off-axis telecentricity caused by the reduction projection exposing apparatus so as to be close to a direction perpendicular to a surface of the substrate. | 12-11-2014 |
| 20140362140 | LIQUID EJECTION HEAD - A liquid ejection head has an element substrate constituted of a substrate body having a plurality of energy generating elements for liquid ejection and a nozzle plate having a plurality of ejection ports arranged corresponding to the respective energy generating elements so as to form a plurality of ejection port rows each extending in a first direction, the rows being arranged side by side so as to expand in a second direction intersecting the first direction. The nozzle plate has also a groove section, or a plurality of hollow sections arranged to form a hollow section row, as extending in the first direction, at least between one of the opposite edges as viewed in the second direction of the nozzle plate and the ejection port row arranged close to the same edge. | 12-11-2014 |
