EP1861256A4 - Inkjet printhead having isolated nozzles - Google Patents

Inkjet printhead having isolated nozzles

Info

Publication number: EP1861256A4
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: inkjet printhead; isolated nozzles; nozzles; isolated; printhead
Prior art date: 2005-03-21
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Withdrawn

Application number

EP05714264A

Other languages

German (de)

French (fr)

Other versions

EP1861256A1 (en

Inventor

Kia Silverbrook

Gregory John Mcavoy

Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)

Zamtec Ltd

Original Assignee

Zamtec Ltd

Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)

2005-03-21

Filing date

2005-03-21

Publication date

2013-03-20

2005-03-21 Application filed by Zamtec Ltd filed Critical Zamtec Ltd

2007-12-05 Publication of EP1861256A1 publication Critical patent/EP1861256A1/en

2013-03-20 Publication of EP1861256A4 publication Critical patent/EP1861256A4/en

Status Withdrawn legal-status Critical Current

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Classifications

- 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
- B41J2/14016—Structure of bubble jet print heads
- B41J2/14088—Structure of heating means
- B41J2/14112—Resistive element
- B41J2/1412—Shape
- 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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- B41J2/005—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
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- 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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- B41J2/01—Ink jet
- B41J2/135—Nozzles
- B41J2/14—Structure thereof only for on-demand ink jet heads
- B41J2/14427—Structure of ink jet print heads with thermal bend detached actuators
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- B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
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- B41J2/1606—Coating the nozzle area or the ink chamber
- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
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- B41J2/164—Manufacturing processes thin film formation
- B41J2/1642—Manufacturing processes thin film formation thin film formation by CVD [chemical vapor deposition]
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- B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
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- B41J2/01—Ink jet
- B41J2/135—Nozzles
- B41J2/14—Structure thereof only for on-demand ink jet heads
- B41J2/14427—Structure of ink jet print heads with thermal bend detached actuators
- B41J2002/14443—Nozzle guard
- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
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- 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
- B41J2002/14475—Structure thereof only for on-demand ink jet heads characterised by nozzle shapes or number of orifices per chamber
- 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
- B41J2002/14491—Electrical connection

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Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
Manufacturing & Machinery (AREA)
Particle Formation And Scattering Control In Inkjet Printers (AREA)

EP05714264A 2005-03-21 2005-03-21 Inkjet printhead having isolated nozzles Withdrawn EP1861256A4 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
PCT/AU2005/000392 WO2006099652A1 (en)	2005-03-21	2005-03-21	Inkjet printhead having isolated nozzles

Publications (2)

Publication Number	Publication Date
EP1861256A1 EP1861256A1 (en)	2007-12-05
EP1861256A4 true EP1861256A4 (en)	2013-03-20

Family

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Family Applications (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP05714264A Withdrawn EP1861256A4 (en)	2005-03-21	2005-03-21	Inkjet printhead having isolated nozzles

Country Status (6)

Country	Link
EP (1)	EP1861256A4 (en)
JP (1)	JP4473314B2 (en)
KR (1)	KR100973614B1 (en)
AU (1)	AU2005329726B2 (en)
CA (1)	CA2592267C (en)
WO (1)	WO2006099652A1 (en)

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KR102926993B1 (en)	2020-07-22	2026-02-12	삼성디스플레이 주식회사	Inkjet print device and inkjet print method using the same

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2005
- 2005-03-21 AU AU2005329726A patent/AU2005329726B2/en not_active Ceased
- 2005-03-21 WO PCT/AU2005/000392 patent/WO2006099652A1/en not_active Ceased
- 2005-03-21 CA CA2592267A patent/CA2592267C/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 2005-03-21 KR KR1020077024048A patent/KR100973614B1/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 2005-03-21 JP JP2007555422A patent/JP4473314B2/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 2005-03-21 EP EP05714264A patent/EP1861256A4/en not_active Withdrawn

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US6347859B1 (en) *	1999-07-02	2002-02-19	Seiren Co., Ltd.	Injet print head and injet recorder
US20040174411A1 (en) *	2003-03-07	2004-09-09	Hitachi Printing Solutions, Ltd.	Inkjet head and method for manufacturing the same

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Publication number	Publication date
JP4473314B2 (en)	2010-06-02
CA2592267C (en)	2011-12-20
JP2008529848A (en)	2008-08-07
WO2006099652A1 (en)	2006-09-28
CA2592267A1 (en)	2006-09-28
KR20070110449A (en)	2007-11-16
EP1861256A1 (en)	2007-12-05
AU2005329726A1 (en)	2006-09-28
AU2005329726B2 (en)	2009-05-07
KR100973614B1 (en)	2010-08-02

Legal Events

Date	Code	Title	Description
2007-11-02	PUAI	Public reference made under article 153(3) epc to a published international application that has entered the european phase	Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009012
2007-12-05	17P	Request for examination filed	Effective date: 20070725
2007-12-05	AK	Designated contracting states	Kind code of ref document: A1 Designated state(s): AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
2008-06-25	DAX	Request for extension of the european patent (deleted)
2013-01-23	RAP1	Party data changed (applicant data changed or rights of an application transferred)	Owner name: ZAMTEC LIMITED
2013-03-20	A4	Supplementary search report drawn up and despatched	Effective date: 20130214
2013-03-20	RIC1	Information provided on ipc code assigned before grant	Ipc: B41J 2/14 20060101AFI20130208BHEP Ipc: B41J 2/16 20060101ALI20130208BHEP
2013-05-01	17Q	First examination report despatched	Effective date: 20130404
2013-12-27	STAA	Information on the status of an ep patent application or granted ep patent	Free format text: STATUS: THE APPLICATION IS DEEMED TO BE WITHDRAWN
2014-01-29	18D	Application deemed to be withdrawn	Effective date: 20130815

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