Liquid drop emitter with reduced surface temperature actuator

Details Liquid drop emitter with reduced surface temperature actuator Liquid drop emitter with reduced surface temperature actuator

2006-03-14

2006-03-14

Stephens, Juanita D. (Department: 2853)

Incremental printing of symbolic information

Ink jet

Ejector mechanism

C347S056000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07011394

ABSTRACT:
An apparatus for a liquid drop emitter, especially for use in an ink jet printhead, is disclosed. A chamber filled with a liquid, a nozzle and a thermo-mechanical actuator, extending into the chamber from at least one wall of the chamber is disclosed. A movable element of the thermo-mechanical actuator is configured with a bending portion which bends when heated. The bending portion comprises a first layer having first and second sides, constructed of a first material having a high coefficient of thermal expansion, a second layer, attached to the second side of the first layer, and a third layer, attached to the first side of the first layer, constructed of a third material having a low thermal conductivity and a low Young's modulus. Apparatus is adapted to apply heat pulses to the bending portion resulting in rapid deflection of the movable element, ejection of a liquid drop, without degradation or vaporization of the liquid. The third material may be an organic polymer having a Young's modulus less than 10 GPa and thermal conductivity less than 1 W/(m ° K), for example PTFE, teflon.

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