US4967208A
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Offset nozzle droplet formation
Assignee: HP Inc
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Filing: 1989-03-21
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Granted: 1990-10-30
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Expires: 2009-03-21
Abstract
Abstract A device, particularly useful for thermal ink-jet printheads, for improving the repeatability of droplet volume is disclosed. Offsetting a nozzle from its corresponding ink heating element perpendicularly to the flow if ink across the element has been found to significantly reduce the ejected droplet volume deviation.
Inventors
- 👤 Winthrop D. Childers
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 15:13
CPC Classifications
B; B41; B41J; B41J2/00; B41J2/005; B41J2/01; B41J2/135; B41J2/14; B41J2/14016; B41J2/14032; B41J2/1404; B41J2002/14185; B41J2002/14387; B41J2202/00; B41J2202/01; B41J2202/11
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
142 words
An ink jet printhead for ejecting ink in droplet form, including an ink channel for directing a flow of ink and orifice means having at least one nozzle superposing said ink channel, the improvement for ejecting droplets of said ink from said one nozzle of substantially repeatable ink droplet volume, comprising: only one heating element for said one nozzle, said one heating element having a width less than the width of said ink channel and is substantially centrally located widthwise in said ink channel; and said one nozzle in said orifice means having a centerpoint which is offset from the centerline of said heating element a distance within the range of about 31% to about 78% of one-half of the width of said heating element, in a direction substantially perpendicular to the direction of flow of said ink in said ink channel.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
142 words
An ink jet printhead for ejecting ink in droplet form, including an ink channel for directing a flow of ink and orifice means having at least one nozzle superposing said ink channel, the improvement for ejecting droplets of said ink from said one nozzle of substantially repeatable ink droplet volume, comprising: only one heating element for said one nozzle, said one heating element having a width less than the width of said ink channel and is substantially centrally located widthwise in said ink channel; and said one nozzle in said orifice means having a centerpoint which is offset from the centerline of said heating element a distance within the range of about 31% to about 78% of one-half of the width of said heating element, in a direction substantially perpendicular to the direction of flow of said ink in said ink channel.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
130 words
An ink jet printhead for ejecting droplets of ink of substantially repeatable volume, comprising: an orifice plate including at least one nozzle therein; means forming an ink channel in said printhead including said orifice plate for directing the flow of ink to said one nozzle; only one heating element for said one nozzle, said one heating element having a width less than the width of said ink channel and being disposed in said ink channel substantially centrally of the width thereof; said one nozzle having a nozzle centerpoint which is offset from the centerline of said heating element in a direction substantially perpendicular to the direction of flow of ink in said channel at a distance from said centerline of about 78% of one-half the width of said heating element.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
130 words
An ink jet printhead for ejecting droplets of ink of substantially repeatable volume, comprising: an orifice plate including at least one nozzle therein; means forming an ink channel in said printhead including said orifice plate for directing the flow of ink to said one nozzle; only one heating element for said one nozzle, said one heating element having a width less than the width of said ink channel and being disposed in said ink channel substantially centrally of the width thereof; said one nozzle having a nozzle centerpoint which is offset from the centerline of said heating element in a direction substantially perpendicular to the direction of flow of ink in said channel at a distance from said centerline of about 78% of one-half the width of said heating element.
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