EP0975465A4 - Nozzle plate for an ink jet print head - Google Patents

Nozzle plate for an ink jet print head

Info

Publication number: EP0975465A4
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: ink jet; print head; nozzle plate; jet print; nozzle
Prior art date: 1997-04-18
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Withdrawn

Application number

EP98919757A

Other languages

German (de)

French (fr)

Other versions

EP0975465A1 (en

Inventor

Andreas Bibl

Manuel G Rossell

Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)

Topaz Technologies Inc

Original Assignee

Topaz Technologies Inc

Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)

1997-04-18

Filing date

1998-04-09

Publication date

2000-05-10

1998-04-09 Application filed by Topaz Technologies Inc filed Critical Topaz Technologies Inc

2000-02-02 Publication of EP0975465A1 publication Critical patent/EP0975465A1/en

2000-05-10 Publication of EP0975465A4 publication Critical patent/EP0975465A4/en

Status Withdrawn legal-status Critical Current

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Classifications

- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
- B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
- B41J2/00—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed
- B41J2/005—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by bringing liquid or particles selectively into contact with a printing material
- B41J2/01—Ink jet
- B41J2/135—Nozzles
- B41J2/16—Production of nozzles
- B41J2/1621—Manufacturing processes
- B41J2/1626—Manufacturing processes etching
- B41J2/1629—Manufacturing processes etching wet etching
- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
- B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
- B41J2/00—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed
- B41J2/005—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by bringing liquid or particles selectively into contact with a printing material
- B41J2/01—Ink jet
- B41J2/135—Nozzles
- B41J2/14—Structure thereof only for on-demand ink jet heads
- B41J2/14201—Structure of print heads with piezoelectric elements
- B41J2/14209—Structure of print heads with piezoelectric elements of finger type, chamber walls consisting integrally of piezoelectric material
- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
- B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
- B41J2/00—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed
- B41J2/005—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by bringing liquid or particles selectively into contact with a printing material
- B41J2/01—Ink jet
- B41J2/135—Nozzles
- B41J2/16—Production of nozzles
- B41J2/162—Manufacturing of the nozzle plates
- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
- B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
- B41J2/00—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed
- B41J2/005—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by bringing liquid or particles selectively into contact with a printing material
- B41J2/01—Ink jet
- B41J2/135—Nozzles
- B41J2/16—Production of nozzles
- B41J2/1621—Manufacturing processes
- B41J2/1631—Manufacturing processes photolithography
- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
- B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
- B41J2/00—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed
- B41J2/005—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by bringing liquid or particles selectively into contact with a printing material
- B41J2/01—Ink jet
- B41J2/135—Nozzles
- B41J2/16—Production of nozzles
- B41J2/1621—Manufacturing processes
- B41J2/1632—Manufacturing processes machining
- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
- B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
- B41J2/00—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed
- B41J2/005—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by bringing liquid or particles selectively into contact with a printing material
- B41J2/01—Ink jet
- B41J2/135—Nozzles
- B41J2/16—Production of nozzles
- B41J2/1621—Manufacturing processes
- B41J2/1635—Manufacturing processes dividing the wafer into individual chips
- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
- B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
- B41J2/00—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed
- B41J2/005—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by bringing liquid or particles selectively into contact with a printing material
- B41J2/01—Ink jet
- B41J2/135—Nozzles
- B41J2/16—Production of nozzles
- B41J2/1621—Manufacturing processes
- B41J2/164—Manufacturing processes thin film formation
- B41J2/1645—Manufacturing processes thin film formation thin film formation by spincoating

EP98919757A 1997-04-18 1998-04-09 Nozzle plate for an ink jet print head Withdrawn EP0975465A4 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
US84424497A	1997-04-18	1997-04-18
US844244		1997-04-18
PCT/US1998/007426 WO1998047712A1 (en)	1997-04-18	1998-04-09	Nozzle plate for an ink jet print head

Publications (2)

Publication Number	Publication Date
EP0975465A1 EP0975465A1 (en)	2000-02-02
EP0975465A4 true EP0975465A4 (en)	2000-05-10

Family

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Family Applications (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP98919757A Withdrawn EP0975465A4 (en)	1997-04-18	1998-04-09	Nozzle plate for an ink jet print head

Country Status (4)

Country	Link
EP (1)	EP0975465A4 (en)
JP (1)	JP2001522323A (en)
AU (1)	AU7247198A (en)
WO (1)	WO1998047712A1 (en)

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EP1332106A2 (en) *	2000-11-07	2003-08-06	Gesim Gesellschaft für Silizium-Mikrosysteme mbH	Method for producing glass-silicon-glass sandwich structures

Citations (6)

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Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
US3921916A (en) *	1974-12-31	1975-11-25	Ibm	Nozzles formed in monocrystalline silicon
US4112436A (en) *	1977-02-24	1978-09-05	The Mead Corporation	Glass nozzle array for an ink jet printer and method of forming same
US4216477A (en) *	1978-05-10	1980-08-05	Hitachi, Ltd.	Nozzle head of an ink-jet printing apparatus with built-in fluid diodes
US4678680A (en) *	1986-02-20	1987-07-07	Xerox Corporation	Corrosion resistant aperture plate for ink jet printers
US5417897A (en) *	1993-05-10	1995-05-23	Hewlett-Packard Company	Method for forming tapered inkjet nozzles
US5574486A (en) *	1993-01-13	1996-11-12	Tektronix, Inc.	Ink jet print heads and methos for preparing them

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Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
US4623906A (en) *	1985-10-31	1986-11-18	International Business Machines Corporation	Stable surface coating for ink jet nozzles
JPH08267764A (en) *	1995-03-30	1996-10-15	Fuji Electric Co Ltd	Manufacture of ink jet recording head

1998
- 1998-04-09 WO PCT/US1998/007426 patent/WO1998047712A1/en not_active Application Discontinuation
- 1998-04-09 JP JP54612898A patent/JP2001522323A/en active Pending
- 1998-04-09 AU AU72471/98A patent/AU7247198A/en not_active Abandoned
- 1998-04-09 EP EP98919757A patent/EP0975465A4/en not_active Withdrawn

Patent Citations (6)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
US3921916A (en) *	1974-12-31	1975-11-25	Ibm	Nozzles formed in monocrystalline silicon
US4112436A (en) *	1977-02-24	1978-09-05	The Mead Corporation	Glass nozzle array for an ink jet printer and method of forming same
US4216477A (en) *	1978-05-10	1980-08-05	Hitachi, Ltd.	Nozzle head of an ink-jet printing apparatus with built-in fluid diodes
US4678680A (en) *	1986-02-20	1987-07-07	Xerox Corporation	Corrosion resistant aperture plate for ink jet printers
US5574486A (en) *	1993-01-13	1996-11-12	Tektronix, Inc.	Ink jet print heads and methos for preparing them
US5417897A (en) *	1993-05-10	1995-05-23	Hewlett-Packard Company	Method for forming tapered inkjet nozzles

Non-Patent Citations (1)

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Title
See also references of WO9847712A1 *

Also Published As

Publication number	Publication date
EP0975465A1 (en)	2000-02-02
WO1998047712A1 (en)	1998-10-29
JP2001522323A (en)	2001-11-13
AU7247198A (en)	1998-11-13

Legal Events

Date	Code	Title	Description
1999-12-17	PUAI	Public reference made under article 153(3) epc to a published international application that has entered the european phase	Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009012
2000-02-02	17P	Request for examination filed	Effective date: 19991117
2000-02-02	AK	Designated contracting states	Kind code of ref document: A1 Designated state(s): AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
2000-05-10	A4	Supplementary search report drawn up and despatched	Effective date: 20000327
2000-05-10	AK	Designated contracting states	Kind code of ref document: A4 Designated state(s): AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
2000-05-10	RIC1	Information provided on ipc code assigned before grant	Free format text: 7B 41J 2/14 A, 7B 41J 2/16 B
2000-11-24	STAA	Information on the status of an ep patent application or granted ep patent	Free format text: STATUS: THE APPLICATION IS DEEMED TO BE WITHDRAWN
2001-01-10	18D	Application deemed to be withdrawn	Effective date: 20000627

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