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Ink-jet recording head, board for said head and ink-jet recording apparatus
Assignee: Canon Inc
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Filing: 1995-01-30
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Granted: 1995-11-14
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Expires: 2015-01-30
Abstract
Abstract An ink-jet recording head for discharging ink by imparting heat energy to the ink, wherein heaters (8a, 8b) for warming a board are provided on the board (1) provided with a discharging heater array (6) as a group of discharging warming heaters (5) for generating thermal energy at both sides of the discharging heater array (6) as well as sensors (2a, 2b) for detecting the temperature of the board are provided. Each of the sensors is disposed at the positions, at which a time required for the influence due to temperature change only when a predetermined ink discharging heater is energized, reaches said positions is substantially equal to a time required for the influence due to temperature variations when each of the warming heaters (8a, 8b) is energized, reaches said positions. Therefore, the recording head temperature control can be carried out with a high degree of accuracy and at excellent response in a stabilized mode.
Inventors
- 👤 Hiroyuki Ishinaga
- 👤 Tsuguhiro Fukuda
- 👤 Toshihiro Mori
Bibliographic Details
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2026-10-31 17:20
CPC Classifications
B; B41; B41J; B41J2/00; B41J2/005; B41J2/01; B41J2/015; B41J2/04; B41J2/045; B41J2/04501; B41J2/04528; B41J2/04541; B41J2/04563; B41J2/0458
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 37
Claim 1
Independent Claim
147 words
An ink-jet recording head having a plurality of ink discharging orifices, and having, positioned on a same substrate, a plurality of heat generating elements for generating thermal energy used for discharging ink from said ink discharging orifices, a temperature sensor element for detecting a temperature of said substrate and a heating element for applying heat to said substrate, characterized in that said temperature sensor element is disposed at a position where a time required for the influence due to a temperature change, when only a predetermined heat generating element is energized, to become exertive on said position is substantially equal or equal to a time required for the influence due to a temperature change, when only said heating element is energized, to become exertive on said position, and wherein said predetermined heat generating element is selected from an intermediate temperature portion of said plurality of generating elements.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
147 words
An ink-jet recording head having a plurality of ink discharging orifices, and having, positioned on a same substrate, a plurality of heat generating elements for generating thermal energy used for discharging ink from said ink discharging orifices, a temperature sensor element for detecting a temperature of said substrate and a heating element for applying heat to said substrate, characterized in that said temperature sensor element is disposed at a position where a time required for the influence due to a temperature change, when only a predetermined heat generating element is energized, to become exertive on said position is substantially equal or equal to a time required for the influence due to a temperature change, when only said heating element is energized, to become exertive on said position, and wherein said predetermined heat generating element is selected from an intermediate temperature portion of said plurality of generating elements.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
148 words
An ink-jet recording head having a plurality of ink discharging orifices, and having, positioned on a same substrate, a plurality of heat generating elements for generating thermal energy used for discharging ink from said ink discharging orifices, a temperature sensor element for detecting a temperature of said substrate and a heating element for applying heat to said substrate, characterized in that said temperature sensor element is disposed at a position where a time required for the influence due to a temperature change, when only a predetermined heat generating element is energized, to become exertive on said position is substantially equal or equal to a time required for the influence due to a temperature change, when only said heating element is energized, to become exertive on said position, and wherein said predetermined heat generating element is selected from an high temperature portion of said plurality of heat generating elements.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
148 words
An ink-jet recording head having a plurality of ink discharging orifices, and having, positioned on a same substrate, a plurality of heat generating elements for generating thermal energy used for discharging ink from said ink discharging orifices, a temperature sensor element for detecting a temperature of said substrate and a heating element for applying heat to said substrate, characterized in that said temperature sensor element is disposed at a position where a time required for the influence due to a temperature change, when only a predetermined heat generating element is energized, to become exertive on said position is substantially equal or equal to a time required for the influence due to a temperature change, when only said heating element is energized, to become exertive on said position, and wherein said predetermined heat generating element is selected from an high temperature portion of said plurality of heat generating elements.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
70 words
An ink-jet recording head as claimed in claim 2, characterized in that said temperature sensor element is disposed within a circle drawn at said position as a center and with a radius of P×N/4, where N represents the number of heat generating elements in said high-temperature portion of said plurality of heat generating elements; and P denotes a pitch at in the array of said plurality of heat generating elements.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
156 words
An ink-jet recording head having a plurality of ink discharging orifices, and having, positioned on a same substrate, a plurality of heat generating elements for generating thermal energy used for discharging ink from said ink discharging orifices, a temperature sensor element for detecting a temperature of said substrate and a heating element for applying heat to said substrate, characterized in that said temperature sensor element is disposed at a position where a time required for the influence due to a temperature change, when only a predetermined heat generating element is energized, to become exertive on said position is substantially equal or equal to a time required for the influence due to a temperature change, when only said heating element is energized, to become exertive on said position, and wherein said predetermined heat generating element is one of said plurality of heat generating elements which exhibits substantially an average temperature of said plurality of heat generating elements.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
156 words
An ink-jet recording head having a plurality of ink discharging orifices, and having, positioned on a same substrate, a plurality of heat generating elements for generating thermal energy used for discharging ink from said ink discharging orifices, a temperature sensor element for detecting a temperature of said substrate and a heating element for applying heat to said substrate, characterized in that said temperature sensor element is disposed at a position where a time required for the influence due to a temperature change, when only a predetermined heat generating element is energized, to become exertive on said position is substantially equal or equal to a time required for the influence due to a temperature change, when only said heating element is energized, to become exertive on said position, and wherein said predetermined heat generating element is one of said plurality of heat generating elements which exhibits substantially an average temperature of said plurality of heat generating elements.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
42 words
An ink-jet recording head as claimed in any of claims 1-4, characterized in that said position at which said temperature sensor element is disposed is spaced apart from said predetermined heat generating element and said heating element by the substantially same distance.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
30 words
An ink-jet recording head as claimed in any of claims 1-4, characterized by having plurality of said temperature sensor elements equal in number to a plurality of said heating elements.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
32 words
An ink-jet recording head as claimed in any of claims 1-4, further characterized by having one or more temperature sensor elements whose number is less than a plurality of said heating elements.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
22 words
An ink-jet recording head as claimed in any of claims 1-4, characterized in that said temperature sensor element is a diode sensor.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
109 words
An ink-jet recording head having a plurality of ink discharging orifices, and having, positioned on a same substrate, a plurality of heat generating elements for generating thermal energy used for discharging ink from said orifices, temperature sensor element for detecting a temperature of said substrate and a heating element for applying heat to said substrate, characterized in that said temperature sensor element is disposed at a position which is spaced apart from a predetermined heat generating element and said heating element by the substantially same or same distance, and wherein said predetermined heat generating element is selected from an intermediate temperature portion of said plurality of heat generating element.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
109 words
An ink-jet recording head having a plurality of ink discharging orifices, and having, positioned on a same substrate, a plurality of heat generating elements for generating thermal energy used for discharging ink from said orifices, temperature sensor element for detecting a temperature of said substrate and a heating element for applying heat to said substrate, characterized in that said temperature sensor element is disposed at a position which is spaced apart from a predetermined heat generating element and said heating element by the substantially same or same distance, and wherein said predetermined heat generating element is selected from an intermediate temperature portion of said plurality of heat generating element.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
108 words
An ink-jet recording head having a plurality of ink discharging orifices, and having, positioned on a same substrate, a plurality of heat generating elements for generating thermal energy used for discharging ink from said orifices, temperature sensor element for detecting a temperature of said substrate and a heating element for applying heat to said substrate, characterized in that said temperature sensor element is disposed at a position which is spaced apart from a predetermined heat generating element and said heating element by the substantially same or same distance, wherein said predetermined heat generating element is selected from a high temperature portion of said plurality of heat generating elements.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
108 words
An ink-jet recording head having a plurality of ink discharging orifices, and having, positioned on a same substrate, a plurality of heat generating elements for generating thermal energy used for discharging ink from said orifices, temperature sensor element for detecting a temperature of said substrate and a heating element for applying heat to said substrate, characterized in that said temperature sensor element is disposed at a position which is spaced apart from a predetermined heat generating element and said heating element by the substantially same or same distance, wherein said predetermined heat generating element is selected from a high temperature portion of said plurality of heat generating elements.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
117 words
An ink-jet recording head having a plurality of ink discharging orifices, and having, positioned on a same substrate, a plurality of heat generating elements for generating thermal energy used for discharging ink from said orifices, temperature sensor element for detecting a temperature of said substrate and a heating element for applying heat to said substrate, characterized in that said temperature sensor element is disposed at a position which is spaced apart from a predetermined heat generating element and said heating element by the substantially same or same distance, and wherein said predetermined heat generating element is one of said plurality of heat generating elements which exhibits substantially an average temperature of said plurality of heat generating elements.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
117 words
An ink-jet recording head having a plurality of ink discharging orifices, and having, positioned on a same substrate, a plurality of heat generating elements for generating thermal energy used for discharging ink from said orifices, temperature sensor element for detecting a temperature of said substrate and a heating element for applying heat to said substrate, characterized in that said temperature sensor element is disposed at a position which is spaced apart from a predetermined heat generating element and said heating element by the substantially same or same distance, and wherein said predetermined heat generating element is one of said plurality of heat generating elements which exhibits substantially an average temperature of said plurality of heat generating elements.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
31 words
An ink-jet recording head as claimed in any of claims 9-11, characterized by having a plurality of said temperature sensor elements equal in number to a plurality of said heating elements.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
32 words
An ink-jet recording head as claimed in any of claims 9-11, characterized by having a plurality of said temperature sensor elements whose number is less than a plurality of said heating elements.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
148 words
A board for an ink-jet recording head having a plurality of ink discharge orifices, and having, positioned on a same substrate, a plurality of heat generating elements for generating thermal energy used for discharging ink from ink discharging orifices, temperature sensor element for detecting a temperature of said substrate and heating element for applying heat to said substrate, characterized in that said temperature sensor element is disposed at the position where a time required for the influence due to a temperature change, when only a predetermined heat generating element is energized, to become exertive on said position is substantially equal or equal to a time required for the influence due to a temperature change, when only said heating elements is energized, to become exertive on said position, and wherein said predetermined heat generating element is selected from an intermediate temperature portion of said plurality of heat generating elements.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
148 words
A board for an ink-jet recording head having a plurality of ink discharge orifices, and having, positioned on a same substrate, a plurality of heat generating elements for generating thermal energy used for discharging ink from ink discharging orifices, temperature sensor element for detecting a temperature of said substrate and heating element for applying heat to said substrate, characterized in that said temperature sensor element is disposed at the position where a time required for the influence due to a temperature change, when only a predetermined heat generating element is energized, to become exertive on said position is substantially equal or equal to a time required for the influence due to a temperature change, when only said heating elements is energized, to become exertive on said position, and wherein said predetermined heat generating element is selected from an intermediate temperature portion of said plurality of heat generating elements.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
139 words
A board for an ink-jet recording head having, positioned on a same substrate, a plurality of heat generating elements for generating thermal energy used for discharging ink from ink discharging orifices, temperature sensor element for detecting a temperature of said substrate and heating element for applying heat to said substrate, characterized in that said temperature sensor element is disposed at the position where a time required for the influence due to a temperature change, when only a predetermined heat generating element is energized, to become exertive on said position is substantially equal or equal to a time required for the influence due to a temperature change, when only said heating elements is energized, to become exertive on said position, and wherein said predetermined heat generating element is selected a high temperature portion of said plurality of heat generating elements.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
139 words
A board for an ink-jet recording head having, positioned on a same substrate, a plurality of heat generating elements for generating thermal energy used for discharging ink from ink discharging orifices, temperature sensor element for detecting a temperature of said substrate and heating element for applying heat to said substrate, characterized in that said temperature sensor element is disposed at the position where a time required for the influence due to a temperature change, when only a predetermined heat generating element is energized, to become exertive on said position is substantially equal or equal to a time required for the influence due to a temperature change, when only said heating elements is energized, to become exertive on said position, and wherein said predetermined heat generating element is selected a high temperature portion of said plurality of heat generating elements.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
180 words
A board for an ink-jet recording head having, positioned on a same substrate, a plurality of heat generating elements for generating thermal energy used for discharging ink from ink discharging orifices, temperature sensor element for detecting a temperature of said substrate and heating element for applying heat to said substrate, characterized in that said temperature sensor element is disposed at the position where a time required for the influence due to a temperature change, when only a predetermined heat generating element is energized, to become exertive on said position is substantially equal or equal to a time required for the influence due to a temperature change, when only said heating elements is energized, to become exertive on said position, and wherein said temperature sensor element is disposed within a circle drawn about said position at a center with a radius of P×N/4, where N represents the number of said heat generating elements in said high temperature portion of said plurality of heat generating elements; and P denotes a pitch in the array of said plurality of said heat generating elements.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
180 words
A board for an ink-jet recording head having, positioned on a same substrate, a plurality of heat generating elements for generating thermal energy used for discharging ink from ink discharging orifices, temperature sensor element for detecting a temperature of said substrate and heating element for applying heat to said substrate, characterized in that said temperature sensor element is disposed at the position where a time required for the influence due to a temperature change, when only a predetermined heat generating element is energized, to become exertive on said position is substantially equal or equal to a time required for the influence due to a temperature change, when only said heating elements is energized, to become exertive on said position, and wherein said temperature sensor element is disposed within a circle drawn about said position at a center with a radius of P×N/4, where N represents the number of said heat generating elements in said high temperature portion of said plurality of heat generating elements; and P denotes a pitch in the array of said plurality of said heat generating elements.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
148 words
A board for an ink-jet recording head having, positioned on a same substrate, a plurality of heat generating elements for generating thermal energy used for discharging ink from ink discharging orifices, temperature sensor element for detecting a temperature of said substrate and heating element for applying heat to said substrate, characterized in that said temperature sensor element is disposed at the position where a time required for the influence due to a temperature change, when only a predetermined heat generating element is energized, to become exertive on said position is substantially equal or equal to a time required for the influence due to a temperature change, when only said heating elements is energized, to become exertive on said position, and wherein said predetermined heat generating element is one of said plurality of heat generating elements which exhibits substantially an average temperature of said plurality of heat generating elements.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
148 words
A board for an ink-jet recording head having, positioned on a same substrate, a plurality of heat generating elements for generating thermal energy used for discharging ink from ink discharging orifices, temperature sensor element for detecting a temperature of said substrate and heating element for applying heat to said substrate, characterized in that said temperature sensor element is disposed at the position where a time required for the influence due to a temperature change, when only a predetermined heat generating element is energized, to become exertive on said position is substantially equal or equal to a time required for the influence due to a temperature change, when only said heating elements is energized, to become exertive on said position, and wherein said predetermined heat generating element is one of said plurality of heat generating elements which exhibits substantially an average temperature of said plurality of heat generating elements.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
45 words
A board for an ink-jet recording head as claimed in any of claims 14-17, characterized in that said position at which said temperature sensor element is disposed is spaced apart from said predetermined heat generating element and said heating element by the substantially same distance.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
157 words
An ink-jet recording apparatus with an ink-jet recording head, said head having a plurality of ink discharging orifices, and having, positioned on a same substrate, a plurality of heat generating elements for generating thermal energy used for discharging ink from said ink discharging orifices, temperature sensor element for detecting a temperature of said substrate and a heating element for applying heat to said substrate, characterized in that said temperature sensor element is disposed at a position where a time required for the influence due to a temperature change, when only a predetermined heat generating element of said recording head is energized to become exertive on said position is substantially equal or equal to a time required for the influence due to a temperature change, when only said heating element is energized, to become exertive on said position, and wherein said predetermined heat generating element is selected from an-intermediate temperature portion of said plurality of heat generating elements.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
157 words
An ink-jet recording apparatus with an ink-jet recording head, said head having a plurality of ink discharging orifices, and having, positioned on a same substrate, a plurality of heat generating elements for generating thermal energy used for discharging ink from said ink discharging orifices, temperature sensor element for detecting a temperature of said substrate and a heating element for applying heat to said substrate, characterized in that said temperature sensor element is disposed at a position where a time required for the influence due to a temperature change, when only a predetermined heat generating element of said recording head is energized to become exertive on said position is substantially equal or equal to a time required for the influence due to a temperature change, when only said heating element is energized, to become exertive on said position, and wherein said predetermined heat generating element is selected from an-intermediate temperature portion of said plurality of heat generating elements.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
155 words
An ink-jet recording apparatus with an ink-jet recording head, said head having a plurality ink discharging orifices, and having, positioned on a same substrate, a plurality of heat generating elements for generating thermal energy used for discharging ink from said ink discharging orifices, temperature sensor element for detecting a temperature of said substrate and a heating element for applying heat to said substrate, characterized in that said temperature sensor element is disposed at a position where a time required for the influence due to a temperature change, when only a predetermined heat generating element of said recording head is energized to become exertive on said position is substantially equal or equal to a time required for the influence due to a temperature change, when only said heating element is energized, to become exertive on said position, and wherein said predetermined heat generating element is selected form a high temperature portion of said heat generating elements.
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
155 words
An ink-jet recording apparatus with an ink-jet recording head, said head having a plurality ink discharging orifices, and having, positioned on a same substrate, a plurality of heat generating elements for generating thermal energy used for discharging ink from said ink discharging orifices, temperature sensor element for detecting a temperature of said substrate and a heating element for applying heat to said substrate, characterized in that said temperature sensor element is disposed at a position where a time required for the influence due to a temperature change, when only a predetermined heat generating element of said recording head is energized to become exertive on said position is substantially equal or equal to a time required for the influence due to a temperature change, when only said heating element is energized, to become exertive on said position, and wherein said predetermined heat generating element is selected form a high temperature portion of said heat generating elements.
Claim 33
Dependent Claim
201 words
An ink-jet recording apparatus with an ink-jet recording head, said head having a plurality of ink discharging orifices, and having, positioned on a same substrate, a plurality of heat generating elements for generating thermal energy used for discharging ink from said ink discharging orifices, temperature sensor element for detecting a temperature of said substrate and a heating element for applying heat to said substrate, characterized in that said temperature sensor element is disposed at a position where a time required for the influence due to a temperature change, when only a predetermined heat generating element of said recording head is energized to become exertive on said position is substantially equal or equal to a time required for the influence due to a temperature change, when only said heating element is energized, to become exertive on said position, and wherein said temperature sensor element is disposed at a position within a circle drawn at said position as a center and with a radius of P×N/4, where N is the number of heat generating elements in said high temperature portion of said plurality of heat generating elements, and P denotes a pitch in the array of said plurality of said heat generating elements.
Claim 34
Dependent Claim
201 words
An ink-jet recording apparatus with an ink-jet recording head, said head having a plurality of ink discharging orifices, and having, positioned on a same substrate, a plurality of heat generating elements for generating thermal energy used for discharging ink from said ink discharging orifices, temperature sensor element for detecting a temperature of said substrate and a heating element for applying heat to said substrate, characterized in that said temperature sensor element is disposed at a position where a time required for the influence due to a temperature change, when only a predetermined heat generating element of said recording head is energized to become exertive on said position is substantially equal or equal to a time required for the influence due to a temperature change, when only said heating element is energized, to become exertive on said position, and wherein said temperature sensor element is disposed at a position within a circle drawn at said position as a center and with a radius of P×N/4, where N is the number of heat generating elements in said high temperature portion of said plurality of heat generating elements, and P denotes a pitch in the array of said plurality of said heat generating elements.
Claim 35
Dependent Claim
166 words
An ink-jet recording apparatus with an ink-jet recording head, said head having a plurality of ink discharging orifices, and having, positioned on a same substrate, a plurality of heat generating elements for generating thermal energy used for discharging ink from said ink discharging orifices, temperature sensor element for detecting a temperature of said substrate and a heating element for applying heat to said substrate, characterized in that said temperature sensor element is disposed at a position where a time required for the influence due to a temperature change, when only a predetermined heat generating element of said recording head is energized to become exertive on said position is substantially equal or equal to a time required for the influence due to a temperature change, when only said heating element is energized, to become exertive on said position, and wherein said predetermined heat generating element is one of said plurality of heat generating elements which exhibits substantially an average temperature of said plurality of heat generating elements.
Claim 36
Dependent Claim
166 words
An ink-jet recording apparatus with an ink-jet recording head, said head having a plurality of ink discharging orifices, and having, positioned on a same substrate, a plurality of heat generating elements for generating thermal energy used for discharging ink from said ink discharging orifices, temperature sensor element for detecting a temperature of said substrate and a heating element for applying heat to said substrate, characterized in that said temperature sensor element is disposed at a position where a time required for the influence due to a temperature change, when only a predetermined heat generating element of said recording head is energized to become exertive on said position is substantially equal or equal to a time required for the influence due to a temperature change, when only said heating element is energized, to become exertive on said position, and wherein said predetermined heat generating element is one of said plurality of heat generating elements which exhibits substantially an average temperature of said plurality of heat generating elements.
Claim 37
Dependent Claim
42 words
An ink-jet recording apparatus as claimed in any of claims 19-22, characterized in that said position at which said temperature sensor element is disposed is spaced apart from said predetermined heat generating element and said heating element by the substantially same distance.
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