US4777494A
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Process for manufacturing an electrothermal transducer for a liquid jet recording head by anodic oxidation of exposed portions of the transducer
Assignee: Canon Inc
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Filing: 1987-02-02
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Granted: 1988-10-11
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Expires: 2007-02-02
Abstract
Abstract In a process for manufacturing an electrothermal transducer for a liquid jet recording head comprising a support, a resistive heater layer overlying the support, at least a pair of electrodes electrically connected with the resistive heater layer and disposed opposite to each other, and a protective layer composed of an insulating material, at least defective portions in the protective layer of the electrothermal transducer are subjected to an anodic oxidation treatment.
Inventors
- 👤 Makoto Shibata
- 👤 Hiroto Matsuda
- 👤 Masami Ikeda
- 👤 Hirokazu Komuro
- 👤 Hiroto Takahashi
- 👤 Hisanori Tsuda
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 18:08
CPC Classifications
B; B41; B41J; B41J2/00; B41J2/005; B41J2/01; B41J2/135; B41J2/14; B41J2/14016; B41J2/14088; B41J2/14112; B41J2/14129; B41J2/16; B41J2/1601; B41J2/1604; B41J2/1621; B41J2/1626; B41J2/1631; B41J2/164; B41J2/1642; B41J2/1646
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
130 words
A process for manufacturing a liquid jet recording head, the method comprising: providing an electrothermal transducer unit having a support, a resistive heater layer overlying the support, and at least a pair of electrodes electrically connected with the resistive heater layer and disposed opposite to each other to form a heat generating portion between the electrodes; forming a protective layer of an insulating material on the electrothermal transducer unit; subjecting portions of the resistive heater layer and electrodes exposed by defects in the protective layer to an anodic oxidation treatment carried out using at least one of the electrodes as an anode; and attaching a cover member to the support to form a liquid flow path corresponding to the heat generating portion and terminating at an orifice for ejecting liquid.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
130 words
A process for manufacturing a liquid jet recording head, the method comprising: providing an electrothermal transducer unit having a support, a resistive heater layer overlying the support, and at least a pair of electrodes electrically connected with the resistive heater layer and disposed opposite to each other to form a heat generating portion between the electrodes; forming a protective layer of an insulating material on the electrothermal transducer unit; subjecting portions of the resistive heater layer and electrodes exposed by defects in the protective layer to an anodic oxidation treatment carried out using at least one of the electrodes as an anode; and attaching a cover member to the support to form a liquid flow path corresponding to the heat generating portion and terminating at an orifice for ejecting liquid.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
17 words
The process according to claim 1 in which the protective layer includes a plurality of protective layers.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
20 words
The process according to claim 2 in which at least one of the protective layers is an organic resin layer.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
18 words
The process according to claim 1 in which the anodic oxidation treatment is effected plural number of times.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
25 words
The process according to claim 2 in which the protective layer includes an insulating protective layer and a metal layer on the insulating protective layer.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
16 words
The process according to claim 1 in which the protective layer is an inorganic insulating material.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
18 words
The process according to claim 2 in which at least one protective layer is an inorganic insulating material.
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