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Method for producing ink jet recording head
Assignee: Canon Inc
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Filing: 1992-12-01
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Granted: 1994-03-01
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Expires: 2012-12-01
Abstract
Abstract In the preparation of a ink jet recording head by coating positive photoresist containing naphthoquinone diazide on a substrate, patterning the positive photoresist, then coating a photocurable material for liquid path formation, photocuring said material and dissolving the patterned photoresist thereby forming liquid paths, the patterned positive photoresist is subjected to flush exposure and degassing prior to the coating of the liquid path forming material in order to discharge the bubbles from the photoresist and to prevent eventual deformation of said material by the migrating bubbles generated from the positive photoresist.
Inventors
- 👤 Shoji Shiba
- 👤 Masashi Miyagawa
- 👤 Isao Imamura
- 👤 Akio Kashiwazaki
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 01:28
CPC Classifications
B; B41; B41J; B41J2/00; B41J2/005; B41J2/01; B41J2/135; B41J2/16; B41J2/1621; B41J2/1637; B41J2/1639; B41J2/1601; B41J2/1604; B41J2/1607; B41J2/1631; B41J2/164; B41J2/1645; G; G03; G03F; G03F7/00; G03F7/0015; G03F7/26; G03F7/40
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
108 words
A method for producing an ink jet recording head by forming a photosensitive layer consisting of positive photoresist containing a naphthoquinone diazide derivative on a substrate bearing thereon elements for generating energy for liquid discharge, patterning said photoresist by exposure and development thereof, coating a photocurable material for forming liquid paths on said patterned photoresist, applying flush exposure for curing said liquid path forming material and dissolving said patterned photoresist thereby forming liquid paths, comprising steps of applying, after the patterning of positive photoresist, flush exposure to said photoresist and discharging bubbles from the patterned photoresist, prior to the coating of the photocurable material for forming liquid paths.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
108 words
A method for producing an ink jet recording head by forming a photosensitive layer consisting of positive photoresist containing a naphthoquinone diazide derivative on a substrate bearing thereon elements for generating energy for liquid discharge, patterning said photoresist by exposure and development thereof, coating a photocurable material for forming liquid paths on said patterned photoresist, applying flush exposure for curing said liquid path forming material and dissolving said patterned photoresist thereby forming liquid paths, comprising steps of applying, after the patterning of positive photoresist, flush exposure to said photoresist and discharging bubbles from the patterned photoresist, prior to the coating of the photocurable material for forming liquid paths.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
16 words
A method according to claim 1, wherein a degassing process is executed for said bubble discharge.
Claim 4
Independent Claim
129 words
A method for producing an ink jet recording head by forming a photosensitive layer consisting of positive photoresist containing a naphthoquinone diazide derivative on a substrate bearing thereon elements for generating energy for liquid discharge, patterning said photoresist by exposure and development thereof, coating a material for forming liquid paths on said patterned photoresist, curing said material for forming liquid paths and dissolving said patterned positive photoresist thereby forming liquid paths, comprising steps of heating, flush exposure and degassing applied to the patterned positive photoresist containing the naphthoquinone diazide derivative in plural cycles, and then steps of coating said patterned resist with a photocurable material for forming the liquid paths, and applying flush exposure thereby curing said liquid path forming material, prior to the dissolution of the patterned photoresist.
Claim 5
Independent Claim
129 words
A method for producing an ink jet recording head by forming a photosensitive layer consisting of positive photoresist containing a naphthoquinone diazide derivative on a substrate bearing thereon elements for generating energy for liquid discharge, patterning said photoresist by exposure and development thereof, coating a material for forming liquid paths on said patterned photoresist, curing said material for forming liquid paths and dissolving said patterned positive photoresist thereby forming liquid paths, comprising steps of heating, flush exposure and degassing applied to the patterned positive photoresist containing the naphthoquinone diazide derivative in plural cycles, and then steps of coating said patterned resist with a photocurable material for forming the liquid paths, and applying flush exposure thereby curing said liquid path forming material, prior to the dissolution of the patterned photoresist.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
40 words
A method according to claim 3, wherein the total exposure amount in the flush exposure of the patterned positive photoresist containing naphthoquinone diazide derivative is equal to or larger than the exposure amount employed in the patterning of said photoresist.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
35 words
A method according to claim 3, wherein the degassing, after flush exposure, of the patterned positive photoresist containing the naphthoquinone diazide derivative is conducted by an exposure of the processed substrate to a reduced pressure.
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