Patent application number | Description | Published |
20080202796 | Flexible Wiring Cable - A flexible wiring cable includes a flexible flat base, and a plurality of first and second leads wired on first and second surfaces of the base respectively. First and second circuit elements are mounted on the first and second leads respectively. A plurality of terminal electrodes is provided on the first surface of the base. The terminal electrodes include a plurality of first terminal electrodes formed on the first leads and a plurality of second terminal electrodes formed on the second leads, being exposed to the outside of the first surface side via through holes formed in the base. | 08-28-2008 |
20080218546 | Ink-jet printer - An ink-jet printer including: an ink-jet head in which are disposed a plurality of nozzles that are divided into a plurality of nozzle groups; a plurality of actuators which are provided to respectively correspond to the plurality of nozzles and which are divided into a plurality of actuator groups respectively corresponding to the plurality of nozzle groups; a plurality of drive circuits which are provided respectively for the plurality of nozzle groups and each of which outputs a drive signal used for ejecting an ink, to the plurality of actuators of a corresponding one of the plurality of actuator groups; a controller which controls the ink-jet printer to perform printing such that, by driving any of the plurality of actuators which are determined on the basis of print data, the ink is ejected, toward a recording medium, from any of the plurality of nozzles that correspond to said any of the plurality of actuators; and an adjusting portion which adjusts the drive signal to be outputted from each of the plurality of drive circuits to reduce variation in an ink-ejection property among the plurality of nozzle groups. | 09-11-2008 |
20090002461 | DISCHARGE HEAD AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING DISCHARGE HEAD - A discharge head includes a discharge driving element; an individual electrode formed on the discharge driving element and having a connecting section; and a wired board having a terminal which is joined to the individual electrode by a conductive brazing material. The connecting section is provided to face the terminal, and a metal, which is hardly sulfurized, is exposed in a facing area, of a surface of the connecting section, facing the terminal. A silver sulfide coating is formed on a surface of the connecting section except for a portion facing the terminal. The silver sulfide coating has a low affinity for the conductive brazing material, which is hardly wetted thereby. Therefore, even when the conductive brazing material leaks, then the conductive brazing material is not retained on the silver sulfide coating, and no influence is exerted on the driving operation of the discharge head. | 01-01-2009 |
20090020327 | Wiring unit, method for producing wiring unit, liquid jetting apparatus, and method for producing liquid jetting apparatus - A wiring unit includes a first insulating layer which is provided with an electrode and a wire electrically connected to the electrode on one surface of the first insulating layer; a second insulating layer which is formed on the one surface of the first insulating layer and which covers the wire; an adhesive layer which is formed on a surface, of the second insulating layer, not facing the first insulating layer; a through hole which is formed through the adhesive layer and the second insulating layer and in which the electrode is exposed; a protective sheet which is detachably adhered on a surface, of the adhesive layer, not facing the second insulating layer, and; and a liquid electroconductive material which is filled in a space defined by the through hole, the electrode exposed in the through hole, and the protective sheet. | 01-22-2009 |
20090021558 | Liquid discharge apparatus and method for producing liquid discharge apparatus - There is provided a liquid discharge apparatus which includes a liquid channel which connects a discharge port and a pressure chamber; a piezoelectric layer one surface of which facing the pressure chamber; a power feeding electrode which applies a voltage to the piezoelectric layer; and a liquid electroconductive material which electrically connects the other surface of the piezoelectric layer and the power feeding electrode, and in an area on the other surface, of the piezoelectric layer, overlapping with the pressure chamber, a contact area which is an electrical contact between the piezoelectric layer and the liquid electroconductive material is formed. Accordingly, it is possible to provide a liquid discharge apparatus which is capable of realizing a small size channel unit and an improvement in a resolution of an image which is formed by a discharging liquid, and to change appropriately a shape of the piezoelectric layer. | 01-22-2009 |
20100079520 | DEMODULATOR FOR RECORDING HEAD, DATA TRANSFER UNIT FOR RECORDING HEAD AND RECORDING APPARATUS - A demodulator for recording head includes a reference-clock input section to which a reference clock is inputted; a modulated-signal input section to which a plurality of types of modulated signals generated by modulating a plurality of types of recording signals corresponding to a plurality of types of jetting modes of the recording head are inputted; a demodulation-clock generating circuit which generates from the reference clock, a demodulation clock for detecting the timing at which the value of the modulated signal changes; and a demodulator circuit which demodulates the modulated signal to the recording signal by detecting the timing, at which the value of the modulated signal changes, by using the demodulation clock, and the plurality of types of modulated signals have different timings, based on the reference clock, at which values of the modulated signals change, respectively. | 04-01-2010 |
20120133711 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING LIQUID-JETTING HEAD AND LIQUID-JETTING HEAD - A method for manufacturing a liquid-jetting head includes: providing a flow passage unit in which a plurality of jetting ports and a plurality of individual liquid flow passages are formed; providing a plurality of actuator units which are arranged to be adjacent to each other on a surface of the flow passage unit and each of which includes a plurality of actuators having individual electrodes corresponding to the individual liquid flow passages; providing a drive circuit for each of the actuator units which supplies a drive signal to each of the actuators; providing a plurality of wiring members each of which is fixed on one of the actuator units to electrically connect the actuator unit and the drive circuit; folding base materials of the wiring members; and joining the base materials to the actuator units after folding the base materials. | 05-31-2012 |
20130076827 | LIQUID JETTING APPARATUS - There is provided a liquid jetting apparatus including: a liquid jetting head configured to jet liquid; a liquid discharge unit configured to discharge the liquid from the liquid jetting head; a waste liquid recover unit including a waste liquid absorber configured to absorb a waste liquid discharged from the liquid jetting head by the liquid discharge unit and detection electrodes configured to detect a waste liquid amount absorbed into the waste liquid absorber; and a vibration generating source configured to vibrate the waste liquid absorber in a vibration direction, wherein the detection electrodes are disposed to make contact with an end surface defining the waste liquid absorber, and a normal direction of the end surface intersects with the vibration direction. | 03-28-2013 |
20130083121 | LIQUID JETTING APPARATUS - A liquid jetting apparatus is provided including: a liquid jetting head having a nozzle formed therein through which the liquid is jetted; a driving unit which is configured to output energy to the liquid jetting head; an energy recovery mechanism which is configured to recover and supply a part of the energy supplied from the driving unit to the liquid jetting head; and a mist removing unit to which the part of the energy recovered by the energy recovery mechanism is supplied so that the supplied energy is used to remove a mist generated under a condition that the liquid jetting head jets the liquid. | 04-04-2013 |
20130235122 | LIQUID DROPLET JETTING APPARATUS - There is provided a liquid droplet jetting apparatus, including: a liquid droplet jetting head configured to include a liquid droplet jetting surface formed with a plurality of nozzles from which liquid droplets are jetted, an energy applying mechanism configured to apply a jetting energy to a liquid in each of the nozzles, and a driving device configured to drive the energy applying mechanism; a relative movement mechanism configured to relatively move, along the liquid droplet jetting surface, the liquid droplet jetting head and an object to be jetted; and a heat radiating member configured to be provided in the liquid droplet jetting head to radiate heat generated in the driving device. The heat radiating member includes a heat radiating surface which is positioned on a plane including the liquid droplet jetting surface or which projects toward the object as compared with the plane including the liquid droplet jetting surface. | 09-12-2013 |
20140063125 | LIQUID JETTING APPARATUS, ACTUATOR DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING LIQUID JETTING APPARATUS - A liquid jetting apparatus includes: a channel unit formed with a plurality of nozzles and a plurality of liquid channels communicating with the nozzles; an actuator including a plurality of drive sections, which are provided to correspond to the nozzles, include a plurality of connecting terminals, and are configured to apply jetting energy to a liquid in the liquid channels; and a flexible wiring member including a plurality of connecting portions joined to the plurality of connecting terminals of the actuator and a plurality of wires connected to the connecting portions. The wiring member includes a protrusion formed by bending a portion, different from a portion formed with the connecting portions, at which at least a part of the wires are formed, to project toward a side opposite to a connecting surface for connecting with the actuator. | 03-06-2014 |
20140092177 | LIQUID JETTING APPARATUS, CONNECTING STRUCTURE OF SUBSTRATE, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING LIQUID JETTING APPARATUS - There is provided a liquid jetting apparatus which includes: a liquid jetting head including a channel unit and a piezoelectric actuator, an elastic deformation layer arranged on the piezoelectric actuator, a plurality of head-side contact points arranged on the elastic deformation layer, a substrate arranged to face a surface of the liquid jetting head, a plurality of substrate-side contact points arranged on the substrate, and a fixing member fixing the liquid jetting head and the substrate. When the fixing member fixes the liquid jetting head and the substrate, a portion of the elastic deformation layer, on which the head-side contact points are arranged, is sandwiched by the piezoelectric actuator and the substrate to undergo elastic deformation. The elastic deformation layer is configured to press the plurality of head-side contact points onto the substrate-side contact points by a force arising from a tendency to restore a state before elastic deformation. | 04-03-2014 |