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Ink jet recording head and apparatus having a protective member formed above energy generators for generating energy used to discharge ink
Assignee: Canon Inc
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Filing: 1994-08-02
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Granted: 1996-02-13
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Expires: 2014-08-02
Abstract
Abstract An ink jet recording head includes energy generators for generating the energy used to discharge ink and a substrate on which a circuit electrically connected to the energy generators is formed. Also provided is a protective member on an insulating layer on the substrate above the energy generators. The area of a protective member which is in contact with the ink is made to be as small as possible.
Inventors
- 👤 Toshio Suzuki
- 👤 Asao Saito
- 👤 Makoto Shibata
- 👤 Junichi Kobayashi
- 👤 Hirokazu Komuro
- 👤 Toshihiro Mori
- 👤 Shuji Koyama
- 👤 Sakai Yokoyama
- 👤 Ryoichi Koizumi
- 👤 Keiichi Murakami
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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; B41J2/1623; B41J2/1626; B41J2/1631; B41J2/1637; B41J2/164; B41J2/1642; B41J2/1643; B41J2/1646; B41J2202/00; B41J2202/01; B41J2202/03; B41J2202/13
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 17
Claim 1
Independent Claim
98 words
An ink jet recording head comprising: an energy generating member for generating energy for discharging ink and a circuit electrically connected to said energy generating member, said energy generating member and said circuit being disposed on a substrate; an insulative layer formed on said energy generating member and said circuit; and a conductive protecting member formed above said energy generating member and said circuit on said insulative layer, said protecting member extending to all areas where the ink directly contacts the substrate, but not extending to portions of the substrate where the ink does not contact the substrate.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
98 words
An ink jet recording head comprising: an energy generating member for generating energy for discharging ink and a circuit electrically connected to said energy generating member, said energy generating member and said circuit being disposed on a substrate; an insulative layer formed on said energy generating member and said circuit; and a conductive protecting member formed above said energy generating member and said circuit on said insulative layer, said protecting member extending to all areas where the ink directly contacts the substrate, but not extending to portions of the substrate where the ink does not contact the substrate.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
32 words
The ink jet recording head according to claim 1, wherein the area where said protecting member is formed is further determined in accordance with the thermal distribution of said energy generating member.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
15 words
The recording head according to claim 1, wherein said protecting member is a Ta film.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
30 words
An ink jet recording head according to claim 1, wherein only said insulative member and said protecting member are positioned in the area where the ink directly contacts the substrate.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
101 words
An ink jet recording head comprising: energy generators for generating energy used to discharge ink; a circuit electrically connected to said energy generators; a substrate on which temperature sensors for detecting a temperature of said recording head or temperature-adjusting heaters for adjusting the temperature of said recording head are formed; and a conductive protective member disposed above said energy generators, said circuit, and an insulating layer of said substrate, wherein said temperature sensor or said temperature-adjusting heater is arranged to be offset from an area where said conductive protective member is formed, when viewed in a thickness direction of said substrate.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
101 words
An ink jet recording head comprising: energy generators for generating energy used to discharge ink; a circuit electrically connected to said energy generators; a substrate on which temperature sensors for detecting a temperature of said recording head or temperature-adjusting heaters for adjusting the temperature of said recording head are formed; and a conductive protective member disposed above said energy generators, said circuit, and an insulating layer of said substrate, wherein said temperature sensor or said temperature-adjusting heater is arranged to be offset from an area where said conductive protective member is formed, when viewed in a thickness direction of said substrate.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
31 words
The ink jet recording head according to claim 5, wherein the area where said protective member is formed is further determined in accordance with the thermal distribution of said energy generators.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
15 words
The recording head according to claim 5, wherein said protective member is a Ta film.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
104 words
An ink jet recording apparatus comprising: an ink jet recording head having an energy generating member for generating energy for discharging ink and a circuit electrically connected to said energy generating member, said energy generating member and said circuit being disposed on a substrate; an insulative layer formed on said energy generating member and said circuit; and a conductive protecting member formed above said energy generating member and said circuit on said insulative layer, said protecting member extending to all areas where the ink directly contacts the substrate, but not extending to portions of the substrate where the ink does not contact the substrate.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
104 words
An ink jet recording apparatus comprising: an ink jet recording head having an energy generating member for generating energy for discharging ink and a circuit electrically connected to said energy generating member, said energy generating member and said circuit being disposed on a substrate; an insulative layer formed on said energy generating member and said circuit; and a conductive protecting member formed above said energy generating member and said circuit on said insulative layer, said protecting member extending to all areas where the ink directly contacts the substrate, but not extending to portions of the substrate where the ink does not contact the substrate.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
15 words
The recording head according to claim 8, wherein said protective member is a Ta film.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
31 words
The ink jet recording apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the area where said protective member is formed is further determined in accordance with the thermal distribution of said energy generators.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
107 words
An ink jet recording apparatus comprising: an ink jet recording head having: energy generators for generating energy used to discharge ink; a circuit electrically connected to said energy generators; a substrate on which temperature sensors for detecting a temperature of said recording head or temperature-adjusting heaters for adjusting the temperature of said recording head are formed; and a conductive protective member disposed above said energy generators, said circuit, and an insulating layer of said substrate, wherein said temperature sensor or said temperature-adjusting heater is arranged to be offset from an area where said conductive protective member is formed, when viewed in a thickness direction of said substrate.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
107 words
An ink jet recording apparatus comprising: an ink jet recording head having: energy generators for generating energy used to discharge ink; a circuit electrically connected to said energy generators; a substrate on which temperature sensors for detecting a temperature of said recording head or temperature-adjusting heaters for adjusting the temperature of said recording head are formed; and a conductive protective member disposed above said energy generators, said circuit, and an insulating layer of said substrate, wherein said temperature sensor or said temperature-adjusting heater is arranged to be offset from an area where said conductive protective member is formed, when viewed in a thickness direction of said substrate.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
15 words
The recording head according to claim 11, wherein said protective member is a Ta film.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
31 words
The ink jet recording apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the area where said protective member is formed is further determined in accordance with the thermal distribution of said energy generators.
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