Image forming apparatus and method of driving ink discharge

Details Image forming apparatus and method of driving ink discharge Image forming apparatus and method of driving ink discharge

2004-09-28

2010-02-23

Luu, Matthew (Department: 2861)

Incremental printing of symbolic information

Ink jet

Ejector mechanism

C347S009000

Reexamination Certificate

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07665831

ABSTRACT:
The image forming apparatus in which a plurality of ink chambers filled with ink are aligned, said ink chambers being expanded or contracted and ink being discharged from nozzles of the ink chambers onto a recording medium, by applying a voltage to piezoelectric elements provided on the outer perimeter or the outer side of the ink chambers, wherein said piezoelectric elements are arranged in a substantially parallel plane to the nozzle surface; and shorting devices which short the electrodes of said piezoelectric elements are provided.

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