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Ink-jet printing head
Assignee: Ricoh Co Ltd
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Filing: 1981-12-17
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Granted: 1983-06-14
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Expires: 2001-12-17
Abstract
Abstract In an ink-jet printing head of the type in which the front end of an ink distribution tube is formed with a nozzle hole and the rear end thereof is terminated into a spigot and inserted into one end of the ink supply tube and rigidly connected thereto, a resonance adjusting means has an ink passage of a fine diameter extended therethrough in the axial direction thereof and is inserted into the spigot end portion of the ink distribution tube in such a way that the front end of the resonance adjusting means is spaced apart from the front end with the nozzle hole of the ink distribution tube by a distance equal to a resonance distance, at which the ink in the ink distribution tube is resonated, and thereafter rigidly and liquid-tightly connected to the spigot end portion.
Inventors
- 👤 Michio Umezawa
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-24 23:02
CPC Classifications
B; B41; B41J; B41J2/00; B41J2/005; B41J2/01; B41J2/135; B41J2/14; B41J2/14201; B41J2/1429
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
157 words
An ink-jet printing head of the type in which the front end of an ink distribution tube is formed with a nozzle hole and the other end or spigot end portion thereof is inserted into one end of an ink supply tube and then joined rigidly and liquid-tightly thereto, characterized in that a resonance adjusting means has an ink passage which has a fine diameter and which is extended through said resonance adjusting means in the axial direction thereof, and said resonance adjusting means is inserted into said other end of spigot end portion of said ink distribution tube in such a way that the front end of said resonance adjusting means is spaced apart from said nozzle hole at said one end of said ink distribution tube by a distance equal to a resonance distance of ink in said ink distribution tube and thereafter is securely joined to said the other end of spigot end portion.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
157 words
An ink-jet printing head of the type in which the front end of an ink distribution tube is formed with a nozzle hole and the other end or spigot end portion thereof is inserted into one end of an ink supply tube and then joined rigidly and liquid-tightly thereto, characterized in that a resonance adjusting means has an ink passage which has a fine diameter and which is extended through said resonance adjusting means in the axial direction thereof, and said resonance adjusting means is inserted into said other end of spigot end portion of said ink distribution tube in such a way that the front end of said resonance adjusting means is spaced apart from said nozzle hole at said one end of said ink distribution tube by a distance equal to a resonance distance of ink in said ink distribution tube and thereafter is securely joined to said the other end of spigot end portion.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
35 words
An ink-jet printing head as set forth in claim 1 further characterized in that the axis of said ink passage is inclined at an angle with respect to the axis of said resonanace adjusting means.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
23 words
An ink-jet printing head as set forth in claim 1 further characterized in that said ink passage is zig-zaged or bent or cranked.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
186 words
An ink-jet printing head as set forth in claim 3 further characterized in that said zig-zaged or bent ink passage comprises (a) an ink chamber defined in said resonance adjusting means at a center portion intermediate the ends thereof in such a way that both the front and rear walls of said ink chamber are perpendicular to the axis of said resonance adjusting means and in parallel with the end faces thereof and with each other, (b) a first ink passage extended in parallel with the axis of said resonance adjusting means from said one end thereof to said front end of said ink chamber, the axis of said first ink passage being offset from that of said resonance adjusting means, and (c) a second ink passage extended in parallel with the axis of said resonance adjustng means from said the other end thereof to said rear end of said ink chamber, the axis of said second ink passage being offset from those of said resonace adjusting means and said first ink passage whereby said first and second ink passages are staggered in the radial direction.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
39 words
An ink-jet printing head as set forth in claim 4 further characterized in that the distance between said one end of said resonance adjusting means and said rear wall of said ink chamber is equal to a resonance distance.
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| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1990-06-13 | 1990-12-13 | 1991-06-14 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1994-06-13 | 1994-12-13 | 1995-06-14 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |