Ink-jet head and ink-jet printer having the ink-jet head

Details Ink-jet head and ink-jet printer having the ink-jet head Ink-jet head and ink-jet printer having the ink-jet head

2006-02-28

2006-02-28

Nguyen, Thinh (Department: 2861)

Incremental printing of symbolic information

Ink jet

Ejector mechanism

C347S071000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07004565

ABSTRACT:
An ink-jet head according to the invention includes a passage unit in which a plurality of pressure chambers, each having one end connected with a nozzle for ejecting ink and the other end to be connected with an ink supply source, are arranged along a plane neighboring each other, and an actuator unit arranged at a surface of the passage unit for changing the volume of each of the pressure chambers. Further, the ink-jet head includes a flexible printed circuit having signal lines electrically connected to the actuator unit, each signal line supplying a drive signal for changing the volume of the pressure chamber, a support member for supporting the head unit, and a seal member arranged between support member and the passage unit. Further, the flexible printed circuit is fixed to the support member and the passage unit by the seal member.

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