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Hydrophilic ink passage
Assignee: Seiko Epson Corp
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Filing: 1995-01-23
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Granted: 1998-05-12
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Expires: 2015-01-23
Abstract
Abstract The present invention relates to an ink passage having surface which has a film comprising a fine particle of an inorganic oxide having a hydrophilic group. The surface of the ink passage according to the present invention has a high hydrophilicity and can rapidly remove bubbles formed within the ink passage. The recording head according to the present invention need not conduct filling of a liquid in the course of transportation and can be transported in an empty state.
Inventors
- 👤 Satoru Miyashita
- 👤 Kiyohiko Takemoto
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 14:28
CPC Classifications
B; B41; B41J; B41J2/00; B41J2/005; B41J2/01; B41J2/135; B41J2/16; B41J2/1621; B41J2/164; B41J2/1645; B41J2/14; B41J2/14016; B41J2/14032; B41J2/14201; B41J2/1601; B41J2/1604; B41J2/1606; B41J2/1607; B41J2/1623; B41J2/1632; B41J2/1646; B41J2202/00; B41J2202/01; B41J2202/03; B41J2202/07; B41J2202/13
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 17
Claim 1
Independent Claim
126 words
A process for coating a base material of an ink passage, said process comprising the steps of: a) coating the base material with a sol comprising fine particles of an inorganic oxide dispersed therein thereby to form a resultant coating, and b) drying the resultant coating, said fine particles comprising an inorganic oxide having a hydrophilic group and being present in said coating in a size and an amount that impart sufficient hydrophilicity to the base material to cause rapid discharge of bubbles formed within the ink passage, wherein the base material comprises a resin, silicon, glass, a ceramic, a metal or a composite material, and the drying step (b) is conducted by heating the resultant coating to a heat deformation temperature of the base material.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
126 words
A process for coating a base material of an ink passage, said process comprising the steps of: a) coating the base material with a sol comprising fine particles of an inorganic oxide dispersed therein thereby to form a resultant coating, and b) drying the resultant coating, said fine particles comprising an inorganic oxide having a hydrophilic group and being present in said coating in a size and an amount that impart sufficient hydrophilicity to the base material to cause rapid discharge of bubbles formed within the ink passage, wherein the base material comprises a resin, silicon, glass, a ceramic, a metal or a composite material, and the drying step (b) is conducted by heating the resultant coating to a heat deformation temperature of the base material.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
48 words
A process for coating a base material of an ink passage according to claim 1, wherein the resultant coating comprises physically adsorbed water and the drying in step (b) is conducted by heating the resultant coating to at least a temperature necessary for removing the physically adsorbed water.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
23 words
A process for coating a base material of an ink passage according to claim 1, wherein the sol further comprises a coupling agent.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
34 words
A process for coating a base material of an ink passage according to claim 1, wherein the sol comprises a solvent as a dispersing medium, said solvent being composed mainly of an organic solvent.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
17 words
A process as claim in claimed 1 wherein said resultant coating consists essentially of said fine particles.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
49 words
A process as claim in claimed 5 wherein said fine particles are composed mainly of an oxide of at least one element selected from the group consisting of aluminum, zirconium, silicon, titanium, tin, indium, zinc, lead, germanium, hafnium, chromium, copper, iron, cobalt, nickel, manganese, vanadium, niobium, tantalum and molybdenum.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
22 words
A process as claimed in claim 5 wherein the fine particles have a mean particle diameter of 50 Å to 10 μm.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
19 words
A process as claimed in claim 5 wherein the film has a thickness of 50 Å to 10 μm.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
13 words
An ink passage comprising a base material coated the process of claim 2.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
14 words
An ink passage comprising a base material coated by the process of claim 3.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
14 words
An ink passage comprising a base material coated by the process of claim 4.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
14 words
An ink passage comprising a base material coated by the process of claim 5.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
14 words
An ink passage comprising a base material coated by the process of claim 6.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
14 words
An ink passage comprising a base material coated by the process of claim 7.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
14 words
An ink passage comprising a base material coated by the process of claim 8.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
14 words
An ink passage comprising a base material coated by the process of claim 1.
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