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Liquid jet recording device

Assignee: Canon Inc
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Filing: 1982-09-22
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Granted: 1985-02-12
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Expires: 2002-09-22
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Abstract

Abstract A liquid jet recording device comprises a liquid discharging portion, a driving control portion, a connecting wiring portion and a matrix wiring portion, and these are mounted on one substrate. The liquid jet recording device preferably has a substantially uniform roughness at the peripheral surfaces of the orifices of a value of 0.5μ or less.

Inventors

  • 👤 Yasushi Takatori
  • 👤 Yasuhiro Yano
  • 👤 Yoshifumi Hattori

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-24 23:41
CPC Classifications
B; B41; B41J; B41J2/00; B41J2/005; B41J2/01; B41J2/135; B41J2/14; B41J2/14016; B41J2/14024; B41J2002/14379

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim 140 words
A liquid jet recording device which comprises a liquid discharging portion including means defining a number of discharging orifices for formation of flying liquid droplets by discharging a liquid, a respective liquid channel communicating with each of said discharging orifices, and electrothermal transducers which are arranged each for a corresponding one of said discharging orifices along a respective one of said liquid channels; respective driving control portions for driving respective ones of said electrothermal transducers of said liquid discharging portion; a connecting wiring portion for electrical connection of respective ones of said electrothermal transducers to the corresponding ones of said driving control portions; a matrix wiring portion for sending signals to said driving control portions; and a substrate; said liquid discharging portion, said driving control portions, said connecting wiring portion and said matrix wiring portion being mounted on said substrate.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 140 words
A liquid jet recording device which comprises a liquid discharging portion including means defining a number of discharging orifices for formation of flying liquid droplets by discharging a liquid, a respective liquid channel communicating with each of said discharging orifices, and electrothermal transducers which are arranged each for a corresponding one of said discharging orifices along a respective one of said liquid channels; respective driving control portions for driving respective ones of said electrothermal transducers of said liquid discharging portion; a connecting wiring portion for electrical connection of respective ones of said electrothermal transducers to the corresponding ones of said driving control portions; a matrix wiring portion for sending signals to said driving control portions; and a substrate; said liquid discharging portion, said driving control portions, said connecting wiring portion and said matrix wiring portion being mounted on said substrate.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 36 words
A liquid jet recording device according to claim 1, further comprising a liquid storage tank and a common liquid chamber connected thereto, and wherein upstream portions of said liquid channels communicate with said common liquid chamber.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 34 words
A liquid jet recording device according to claim 2, further comprising liquid supply means, and wherein said common liquid chamber is interconnected via said liquid supplying means on both sides thereof to said tank.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 31 words
A liquid jet recording device according to claim 1, wherein the surface roughness of the plane at which said discharging orifices are formed is substantially uniform and is 0.5μ or less.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 195 words
A liquid jet recording device which comprises a plural number of liquid jet recording device units, each comprising a liquid discharging portion including means defining a number of discharging orifices for formation of flying liquid droplets by discharging a liquid, a respective liquid channel communicating with each of said discharging orifices, and electrothermal transducers which are arranged each for a corresponding one of said discharging orifices along a respective one of said liquid channels; respective driving control portions for driving respective ones of said electrothermal transducers of said liquid discharging portion; a connecting wiring portion for electrical connection of respective ones of said electrothermal transducers to the corresponding ones of said driving control portions; and a matrix wiring portion for sending signals to said driving control portions; and a substrate; said liquid discharging portions, said driving control portion, said connecting wiring portion and said matrix wiring portion being mounted on said substrate; and a liquid tank containing a liquid to be supplied to said liquid discharging portions of each said unit, and a common support; and said plural number of liquid jet recording device units and said liquid tank being mounted on said common support.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 195 words
A liquid jet recording device which comprises a plural number of liquid jet recording device units, each comprising a liquid discharging portion including means defining a number of discharging orifices for formation of flying liquid droplets by discharging a liquid, a respective liquid channel communicating with each of said discharging orifices, and electrothermal transducers which are arranged each for a corresponding one of said discharging orifices along a respective one of said liquid channels; respective driving control portions for driving respective ones of said electrothermal transducers of said liquid discharging portion; a connecting wiring portion for electrical connection of respective ones of said electrothermal transducers to the corresponding ones of said driving control portions; and a matrix wiring portion for sending signals to said driving control portions; and a substrate; said liquid discharging portions, said driving control portion, said connecting wiring portion and said matrix wiring portion being mounted on said substrate; and a liquid tank containing a liquid to be supplied to said liquid discharging portions of each said unit, and a common support; and said plural number of liquid jet recording device units and said liquid tank being mounted on said common support.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 42 words
A liquid jet recording device according to claim 5, wherein said support has upper and lower surfaces and wherein the said liquid jet recording units are provided in a staggered arrangement on said upper surface and said lower surface of said support.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 43 words
A liquid jet recording device according to claim 5, further comprising a liquid tank and two liquid supply tubes for each said unit and wherein each said liquid jet recording unit is connected through two said liquid supply tubes to said liquid tank.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim 35 words
A liquid jet recording device according to claim 5, further comprising liquid supply tank and a common liquid chamber connected thereto, and wherein upstream portions of said liquid channels communicate with said common liquid chamber.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim 31 words
A liquid jet recording device according to claim 5, wherein the surface roughness of the plane at which said discharging orifices are formed is substantially uniform and is 0.5μ or less.

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