US5164747A
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Ink jet head with testing resistors
Assignee: Canon Inc
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Filing: 1990-12-31
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Granted: 1992-11-17
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Expires: 2010-12-31
Abstract
Abstract An ink jet head is provided with testing or inspection to facilitate efficient testing of the circuitry to determine whether any short-circuit or open circuits exist. The ink jet head includes plural ejection outlets for ejecting ink; a corresponding number of heat generating resistors disposed corresponding to the ejection outlets; heat generating resistors corresponding to the ejection outlets; electrodes connected to the respective heat generating resistors. The inspection resistors connect adjacent electrodes to permit inspection of electric connections.
Inventors
- 👤 Torachika Osada
- 👤 Toshiaki Hirosawa
- 👤 Jiro Moriyama
- 👤 Hidemi Kubota
- 👤 Yutaka Koizumi
- 👤 Mineo Kaneko
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 14:55
CPC Classifications
B; B41; B41J; B41J2/00; B41J2/005; B41J2/01; B41J2/135; B41J2/16; B41J2/1621; B41J2/164; B41J2/1646; B41J2/14; B41J2/14016; B41J2/14072; B41J2/145; B41J2/155; B41J2/1601; B41J2/1604; B41J2/1623; B41J2/1631; B41J2/1643; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T29/00; Y10T29/49; Y10T29/49002; Y10T29/49004
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 25
Claim 1
Independent Claim
78 words
An ink jet head, comprising: plural ejection outlets for ejecting ink; a corresponding number of heat generating resistors disposed corresponding to said ejection outlets, said heat generating resistors being driven independently of each other; electrodes connected to respective heat generating resistors; and testing resistors connecting adjacent electrodes for permitting electrical testing of said electrodes and said heat generating resistors with an external testing means, said resistors having a sufficiently high resistance to prevent cross-talk between adjacent testing resistors.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
78 words
An ink jet head, comprising: plural ejection outlets for ejecting ink; a corresponding number of heat generating resistors disposed corresponding to said ejection outlets, said heat generating resistors being driven independently of each other; electrodes connected to respective heat generating resistors; and testing resistors connecting adjacent electrodes for permitting electrical testing of said electrodes and said heat generating resistors with an external testing means, said resistors having a sufficiently high resistance to prevent cross-talk between adjacent testing resistors.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
21 words
A head according to claim 1, wherein said testing resistors and said heat generating resistors are formed on the same substrate.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
48 words
A head according to claim 1, wherein each electrode has two portions for sandwiching one of said heat generating resistors, wherein one portion is turned over, and one of said testing resistors contacts the adjacent electrodes in the neighborhood of the portion where the electrode is turned over.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
76 words
A head according to claim 1, wherein each electrode has two portions for sandwiching one of said heat generating resistors, wherein a width of an end of one of the portions of the electrode is substantially the same as the width of a corresponding end of the other portion, and a width of the other end of said other portion of the electrode is larger than that of the corresponding other end of the one portion.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
20 words
A head according to claim 1, wherein heat generating portions of said heat generating resistors are arranged in a line.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
21 words
A head according to claim 1, wherein said ejection outlets are arranged to cover an entire width of a recording material.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
29 words
A head according to claim 1, wherein said testing resistor is disposed below a material constituting a wall for defining a passage communicating with one of said ejection outlets.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
84 words
A substrate for an ink jet head including plural ejection outlets for ejecting ink, said substrate comprising: a corresponding number of heat generating resistors disposed corresponding to said ejection outlets, said heat generating resistors being driven independently of each other; electrodes connected to respective heat generating resistors; and testing resistors connecting adjacent electrodes for permitting electrical testing of said electrodes and said heat generating resistors with an external testing means, said resistors having a sufficiently high resistance to prevent cross-talk between adjacent testing resistors.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
84 words
A substrate for an ink jet head including plural ejection outlets for ejecting ink, said substrate comprising: a corresponding number of heat generating resistors disposed corresponding to said ejection outlets, said heat generating resistors being driven independently of each other; electrodes connected to respective heat generating resistors; and testing resistors connecting adjacent electrodes for permitting electrical testing of said electrodes and said heat generating resistors with an external testing means, said resistors having a sufficiently high resistance to prevent cross-talk between adjacent testing resistors.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
21 words
A substrate according to claim 8, wherein said testing resistors and said heat generating resistors are formed on the same substrate.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
48 words
A substrate according to claim 8, wherein each electrode has two portions for sandwiching one of said heat generating resistors, wherein one portion is turned over, and one of said testing resistors contacts the adjacent electrodes in the neighborhood of the portion where the electrode is turned over.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
76 words
A substrate according to claim 8, where each electrode has two portions for sandwiching one of said heat generating resistors, wherein a width of an end of one of the portions of the electrode is substantially the same as the width of a corresponding end of the other portion, and a width of the other end of said other portion of the electrode is larger than that of the corresponding other end of the one portion.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
20 words
A substrate according to claim 8, wherein heat generating portions of said heat generating resistors are arranged in a line.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
98 words
An ink jet apparatus, comprising: an ink jet head comprising plural ejection outlets for ejecting ink; a corresponding number of heat generating resistors disposed corresponding to said ejection outlets, said heat generating resistors being driven independently of each other; electrodes connected to respective heat generating resistors; testing resistors connecting adjacent electrodes for permitting electrical testing of said electrodes and said heat generating resistors with an external testing means, said resistors having a sufficiently high resistance to prevent cross-talk between adjacent testing resistor; and feeding means for feeding a recording material onto which said ejection outlets eject the ink.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
98 words
An ink jet apparatus, comprising: an ink jet head comprising plural ejection outlets for ejecting ink; a corresponding number of heat generating resistors disposed corresponding to said ejection outlets, said heat generating resistors being driven independently of each other; electrodes connected to respective heat generating resistors; testing resistors connecting adjacent electrodes for permitting electrical testing of said electrodes and said heat generating resistors with an external testing means, said resistors having a sufficiently high resistance to prevent cross-talk between adjacent testing resistor; and feeding means for feeding a recording material onto which said ejection outlets eject the ink.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
19 words
An apparatus according to claim 13, wherein signals are sequentially applied to said heat generating resistors through said electrodes.
Claim 18
Independent Claim
110 words
A method of testing an ink jet head, said method comprising the steps of: providing an ink jet head comprising plural ejection outlets for ejecting ink; a corresponding number of heat generating resistors disposed corresponding to said ejection outlets, said heat generating resistors being driven independently of each other; electrodes connected to respective heat generating resistors; and testing resistors connecting adjacent electrodes for permitting electrical testing of said electrodes and said heat generating resistors with an external testing means, said testing resistors having a sufficiently high resistance to prevent cross-talk between adjacent testing resistors; and detecting electrical resistance between electrodes connected by said testing resistors with the external testing means.
Claim 19
Independent Claim
110 words
A method of testing an ink jet head, said method comprising the steps of: providing an ink jet head comprising plural ejection outlets for ejecting ink; a corresponding number of heat generating resistors disposed corresponding to said ejection outlets, said heat generating resistors being driven independently of each other; electrodes connected to respective heat generating resistors; and testing resistors connecting adjacent electrodes for permitting electrical testing of said electrodes and said heat generating resistors with an external testing means, said testing resistors having a sufficiently high resistance to prevent cross-talk between adjacent testing resistors; and detecting electrical resistance between electrodes connected by said testing resistors with the external testing means.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
26 words
A method according to claim 15, wherein after said detecting step, the ink jet recording head is repaired depending on a result of said detecting step.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
22 words
A method according to claim 16, wherein in said repairing step, short-circuit portions of the circuit are cut with a laser beam.
Claim 22
Independent Claim
120 words
A method of manufacturing an ink jet recording head, said method comprising the steps of: providing an ink jet head comprising plural ejection outlets for ejecting ink; a corresponding number of heat generating resistors disposed corresponding to said ejection outlets, said heat generating resistors being driven independently of each other; electrodes connected to respective heat generating resistors; and testing resistors connecting adjacent electrodes for permitting electrical testing of said electrodes and said heat generating resistors with an external testing means, said testing resistors having a sufficiently high resistance to prevent cross-talk between adjacent testing resistors; detecting electrical resistance between electrodes connected by said testing resistors with the external testing means; and forming ink passages on said ink jet recording head.
Claim 23
Independent Claim
120 words
A method of manufacturing an ink jet recording head, said method comprising the steps of: providing an ink jet head comprising plural ejection outlets for ejecting ink; a corresponding number of heat generating resistors disposed corresponding to said ejection outlets, said heat generating resistors being driven independently of each other; electrodes connected to respective heat generating resistors; and testing resistors connecting adjacent electrodes for permitting electrical testing of said electrodes and said heat generating resistors with an external testing means, said testing resistors having a sufficiently high resistance to prevent cross-talk between adjacent testing resistors; detecting electrical resistance between electrodes connected by said testing resistors with the external testing means; and forming ink passages on said ink jet recording head.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
32 words
A method according to claim 18, wherein said passage is formed after said detecting step using said testing resistors and after a repairing operation depending on a result of said detecting step.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
20 words
A method according to claim 19, wherein in the repairing operation, any short-circuit portions are cut using a laser beam.
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