EP0095911A2
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Pressure pulse droplet ejector and array
Assignee: Xerox Corp
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Filing: 1983-05-27
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2003-05-27
Abstract
Abstract A pressure pulse droplet ejector (1) has a piezoelectric transducer (3) to eject droplets which is operated in the shear mode. Further disembled is the use of a single piezoelectric transducer is used to drive an array of drop-on-demand ink jet ejectors. This is accomplished by utilizing a plurality of electrodes which divide the piezoelectric transducer into discrete, deformable sections, each section corresponding to an ejector.
Inventors
- 👤 Kenneth Henry Fischbeck
- 👤 Allen Thomas Wright
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-06 03:26
CPC Classifications
B; B41; B41J; B41J2/00; B41J2/005; B41J2/01; B41J2/135; B41J2/14; B41J2/14201; B41J2/14209; B41J2/14233; B41J2002/14225; B41J2002/14266; B41J2002/14379
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
27 words
A pressure pulse droplet ejector (1) in which a piezoelectric transducer (3) is utilized to eject droplets, said piezoelectric transducer (3) being operated in the shear mode.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
27 words
A pressure pulse droplet ejector (1) in which a piezoelectric transducer (3) is utilized to eject droplets, said piezoelectric transducer (3) being operated in the shear mode.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
28 words
A drop-on-demand pressure pulse ejector array (1) comprising at least two ejectors and a single piezoelectric transducer (3), said piezoelectric transducer (3) being operated in the shear mode.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
28 words
A drop-on-demand pressure pulse ejector array (1) comprising at least two ejectors and a single piezoelectric transducer (3), said piezoelectric transducer (3) being operated in the shear mode.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
54 words
A drop-on-demand pressure pulse ejector array (1) comprising a piezoelectric transducer (3) divided by electrodes (5, 7, 9, 11) into at least two segments, an ink channel (21) provided for each of said segments in operating relationship thereto, and means for independently exciting each segment of said piezoelectric transducer (3) in the shear mode.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
54 words
A drop-on-demand pressure pulse ejector array (1) comprising a piezoelectric transducer (3) divided by electrodes (5, 7, 9, 11) into at least two segments, an ink channel (21) provided for each of said segments in operating relationship thereto, and means for independently exciting each segment of said piezoelectric transducer (3) in the shear mode.
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