CN1214926C - Ink-jet head shared module - Google Patents
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The present invention relates to a share module for an ink jet head, which is suitable for single-color ink jet heads and multicolored ink jet head with the same specification. The ink box of the share module of the present invention can be divided into a body and an ink outlet region, wherein a plurality of ink flow passages are arranged in the ink outlet region, the ink flow passages are respectively communicated with a plurality of ink tanks of the body and are respectively communicated with an ink supply tank of a monochrome single-color ink jet chip and ink supply tanks of a multicolored ink jet chip; the openings of the ink flow passages are exposed outside through ink outlets of the ink outlet region; a middle wall is arranged between two adjacent ink flow passages, and the top surface of the middle wall is a little lower than the plane in which the openings of the two ink flow passages is positioned. If the single-color ink jet chip is arranged on the ink outlet region, ink is easy to flow to the ink supply tanks of the chip arranged above the top surface of the middle wall; if the multicolored ink jet chip is arranged on the ink outlet region, gaps formed among the middle wall and the tank walls of the chips need to be sealed to avoid the color mixture of the ink on both sides, and the goal of the same modularization is reached.
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Technical field
The invention relates to a kind of ink-jet head shared module, be applicable to the monochrome ink gun and the polychromatic ink gun of same specification.
Background technology
The printing technique of current printer utilization for example has dot matrix, ink jet type, laser type and thermally writing type or the like, and wherein more common printer has ink jet type and laser type.Because ink-jet printer has the function of full-color printing, and the advantage on the price, thereby has bigger occupation rate of market.
Ink gun is the most critical part of ink-jet printer, is divided into the ink gun of piezoelectric type (piezo electrical) or thermal bubble type (thermal bubble).In high-resolution Thermal Bubble Ink-jet Printer printing, no matter monochrome all adopts indivedual different designs with polychromatic ink gun at ink cartridge or ink-jet chip.When the user will print black and white or colored literal or pattern, computer can be with literal or pattern decoding, convert control signal to by printer, and be sent to monochrome and polychromatic ink gun respectively, via the flexible circuit board on monochrome and the polychromatic ink gun (TAB), drive heating resistor (heater) film on the control ink-jet chip by its transmission again, with the ink of transient heating from the ink container in the ink gun, make ink be subjected to Gao Re and vaporize, and then be injected into paper surface and form picture and text.
In the printing of picture and text, colorant belongs to addition property, color can have abundant full-color performance, basically be to add carmetta (Magenta) with black (Black), cyan (Cyan) and yellow (Yellow) colorant three primary colors, using the different deep or light allotments of ratio forms, different three primary colors are mixed through proper proportion, can present different form and aspect and colourity, even but three primary colors are mixed together fully, still can only obtain so-called navy, and can't obtain black, therefore must add that black look China ink is in harmonious proportion the difference of its lightness, just can reach the real full-color performance of picture and text.
Therefore, known high-resolution ink gun, the mode of its color representation is with black look China ink and colored look China ink (being generally three primary colors), be stored in respectively in the different ink containers, make by sponge or airbag and to keep the physical pressure balance in the ink container, and constantly supply with on the heating resistor film of ink to two kind of different chip designs, send control signal by computer program decoding again, to drive the heating resistor film of two kinds of chips respectively, make it with the ink transient heating, and simultaneously with the ink droplet jet of different colours in extremely close zone, cause the human eye vision ambiguity error, and reconcile into the shades of colour that human eye is thought.
In sum, United States Patent (USP) the 5th, 949, once proposed for No. 453 with high-resolution (600dpi,
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iThe Color FINE Cartridge of black fine cartridge nch) and low resolution (300dpi) is placed in same the printer, and prints picture and text simultaneously.This patent is mentioned, and when mimeograph documents are when laying particular stress on the literal of black, then utilizes the black ink-jet head of high-resolution (600dpi), to improve whole print speed and resolution ratio effectively.This patent is also pointed out, when mimeograph documents are when laying particular stress on dark picture, utilizes the ink gun of the black ink-jet head collocation low resolution (300dpi) of high-resolution (600dpi), will make picture present more high-resolution colored performance.
Though the ink of different colours is stored in the different ink containers, and by driving heating resistors different on the ink-jet chip with the ejection ink, and the ink of different colours is deployed into shades of colour, but, still have some shortcomings and restriction in design for different ink guns.
In order to reach the purpose that black and color inks print respectively, and the ink of different colours is placed in the middle of other ink cartridge, but individual other ink cartridge design not only improves the design cost of ink cartridge, even improves the manufacturing cost in manufacturing and encapsulation stage and packing shipment.
With ink-jet chip,, generally be the design of taking black one chip, colored one chip again in order to reach the notion that the look China ink splits.On color chips, leave three ink feed slot (ink slot), trichromatic look China ink is respectively via three ink containers in the ink cartridge, send ink to three a color thermal treatment zone, with heating ejection ink droplet of all kinds, spray the ink-jet chip of black ink droplet and then leave single ink feed slot, make black ink flow into ejection black ink droplet.So reach full-colorization of tone heights, the individual design of known this kind black and color jet-ink chip is the most general, but its shortcoming causes the waste of design, manufacturing and encapsulation equal time and human cost just as above-mentioned ink cartridge individual design.
In sum, knownly all take individual design for black ink-jet head and color ink gun, its major defect is:
(1) develops different ink cartridge modules, will cause difference manufacturing, the method for packing of back segment, cost burdens such as the manpower that causes, equipment, maintenance, and many one heavy uncertainty of quality control.
(2) develop different ink-jet chip modules, also will cause difference manufacturing, the method for packing of back segment, cost burdens such as the manpower that causes, equipment, maintenance, and many one heavy uncertainty of quality control.
Summary of the invention
For solving known problem, the objective of the invention is to monochrome and polychromatic ink gun are integrated into same Module Design, make monochromatic and polychromatic ink gun all can share the ink cartridge and the ink-jet chip of same module, can significantly reduce the cost of overlapping development design.
For realizing above-mentioned purpose of the present invention and other purpose, the present invention proposes a kind of ink-jet head shared module, be applicable to a monochrome ink gun and a polychromatic ink gun, this ink-jet head shared module comprises an ink-jet chip, have a plurality of heating element heaters, it is positioned on the ink-jet chip, when being used for monochrome ink gun, the heating element heater grouping forms at least one first thermal treatment zone, and corresponding first thermal treatment zone of ink-jet chip, and have at least one first ink feed slot, and when being used for polychromatic ink gun, heating element heater is to should first thermal treatment zone, and grouping forms at least two second thermals treatment zone, and corresponding second thermal treatment zone of ink-jet chip, and have at least two second ink feed slot, be separately between the second wherein adjacent ink feed slot with a cell wall.And, this ink-jet head shared module also comprises an ink cartridge, it has an ink cartridge ink outlet zone and an ink cartridge body, wherein the ink cartridge ink outlet zone is positioned on the ink cartridge body, and the surface of ink cartridge ink outlet zone has an ink outlet port, wherein ink-jet chip is disposed on the ink outlet port, and the inside of ink cartridge ink outlet zone has many Chinese sticks water flow passage, and outside the opening of ink runner all is exposed to by ink outlet port, and be to separate between at least two adjacent ink runners, and the end face of middle walls is a little less than the plane at the opening place of ink runner, in addition with a middle walls, the ink cartridge body has a plurality of ink containers, and it communicates with corresponding ink runner respectively.
When being used for monochrome ink gun, the ink runner of ink cartridge ink outlet zone communicates with first ink feed slot, and the heating element heater of first ink feed slot supply ink to the first thermal treatment zone, in order to the ink vaporization is sprayed.When ink container bill of store chromatic ink, monochromatic ink can flow to the part heating element heater of middle walls top via the space of the top face of middle walls.
When being used for polychromatic ink gun, the ink runner of ink cartridge ink outlet zone communicates with corresponding second ink feed slot respectively, and second ink feed slot is supplied the heating element heater of ink to the second thermal treatment zone respectively, in order to ink vaporization ejection.Wherein, the position of middle walls makes to constitute a gap between middle walls and the cell wall corresponding to the position of cell wall.When ink container stored multi-color ink, closing gap to isolate the multi-color ink of middle walls both sides, was avoided ink blending.
In addition, ink-jet head shared module of the present invention also comprises a flexible circuit board and a spray nozzle sheet, and wherein flexible circuit board is electrically connected with ink-jet chip, and the spray nozzle sheet correspondence is configured on the ink-jet chip.
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Fig. 1 is the STRUCTURE DECOMPOSITION figure of ink-jet head shared module of the present invention;
Fig. 2 is the reverse view of the ink cartridge ink outlet zone of ink-jet head shared module of the present invention;
Fig. 3 A is the stereogram that part ink cartridge ink outlet zone and the corresponding single-colour ink-jetting chip of first embodiment of the invention engages;
Fig. 3 B is the stereogram that part ink cartridge ink outlet zone and the corresponding polychrome ink-jet chip of first embodiment of the invention engages;
Fig. 3 C is the stereogram of the part ink cartridge ink outlet zone of first embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 3 D is the cut-away view of the I-I line of Fig. 3 A;
Fig. 3 E is the cut-away view of the II-II line of Fig. 3 B;
Fig. 4 A is the stereogram that part ink cartridge ink outlet zone and the corresponding single-colour ink-jetting chip of second embodiment of the invention engages;
Fig. 4 B is the stereogram that part ink cartridge ink outlet zone and the corresponding polychrome ink-jet chip of second embodiment of the invention engages;
Fig. 4 C is the stereogram of the part ink cartridge ink outlet zone of second embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 5 A is the stereogram that part ink cartridge ink outlet zone and the corresponding single-colour ink-jetting chip of third embodiment of the invention engages; And
Fig. 5 B is the stereogram that part ink cartridge ink outlet zone and the corresponding polychrome ink-jet chip of third embodiment of the invention engages.
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100: ink gun
108: ink cartridge
110: the ink cartridge body
112: ink container
120: the ink cartridge ink outlet zone
122: the ink runner
124: ink outlet port
130: ink-jet chip
140: flexible circuit board
142: bonding station
200,400,600: the ink cartridge ink outlet zone
202,402,602: ink outlet port
204,404,404a: ink runner
208,408: middle walls
210,410: the gap
300,500,700: the single-colour ink-jetting chip
301,501,701: the polychrome ink-jet chip
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702,702a, 708,708a: ink feed slot
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704,704a, 710,710a: the thermal treatment zone
306,506,706: heating element heater
308,512,712: cell wall
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First embodiment
Please refer to Fig. 1, be the STRUCTURE DECOMPOSITION figure of ink-jet head shared module of the present invention.Ink gun 100 has an ink-jet chip 130 and an ink cartridge 108 at least, wherein ink cartridge 108 has an ink cartridge body 110 and an ink cartridge ink outlet zone 120, internal configurations at ink cartridge body 110 has three ink containers 112, be used for inserting respectively multi-color ink, for example trichromatic color inks such as carmetta, cyan and yellow ink, or all insert monochromatic ink, for example black ink.In addition, ink cartridge ink outlet zone 120 is disposed on the ink cartridge body 110, and the inside of ink cartridge ink outlet zone 120 has the structure (as shown in Figure 2) of many Chinese sticks water flow passage 122, and corresponding with it respectively ink container 112 communicates, and exports the ink of ink container 112 to ink outlet port 124.In addition, ink-jet chip 130, for example the single-colour ink-jetting chip of same specification or polychrome ink-jet chip, be disposed on the ink outlet port 124 of ink cartridge ink outlet zone 120, wherein, ink-jet chip 130 also engages with the bonding station 142 of flexible circuit board 140, and is electrically connected with flexible circuit board 140.
In sum, ink-jet head shared module of the present invention comprises ink cartridge and the ink-jet chip with special ink outlet port design at least, makes and uses identical ink cartridge and ink-jet chip can produce monochrome and polychromatic ink gun respectively.In addition, ink-jet head shared module of the present invention also can comprise a flexible circuit board 140 and a spray nozzle sheet (not illustrating), and wherein the spray nozzle sheet correspondence is disposed on the ink-jet chip 130.
Please refer to Fig. 3 A, the stereogram that engages for the part ink cartridge ink outlet zone of first embodiment of the invention and corresponding single-colour ink-jetting chip.Single-colour ink-jetting chip 300 is disposed at the ink outlet port 202 of ink cartridge ink outlet zone 200, wherein single-colour ink-jetting chip 300 on have a plurality of heating element heaters 306, its grouping forms a thermal treatment zone 304, and the single-colour ink-jetting chip 300 corresponding thermals treatment zone 304 and have an ink feed slot 302, the supply ink is 304 heating element heater 306 to the thermal treatment zone, is used for ink vaporization ejection.
Please also refer to Fig. 3 A, Fig. 3 B, wherein Fig. 3 B is the stereogram that part ink cartridge ink outlet zone and the corresponding polychrome ink-jet chip of first embodiment of the invention engages.Purpose for same modularized design according to the invention, polychrome ink-jet chip 301 has identical dimensions with single-colour ink-jetting chip 300, the thermal treatment zone 304 of 306 corresponding single-colour ink-jetting chips 300 of heating element heater of polychrome ink-jet chip 301, and grouping forms three thermal treatment zone 304a, and corresponding three thermal treatment zone 304a of polychrome ink-jet chip 301 and have three ink feed slot 302a, separate mutually with cell wall 308 between the wherein adjacent ink feed slot 302a, and ink feed slot 302a supplies the heating element heater 306 of ink to thermal treatment zone 304a respectively, in order to ink vaporization ejection, make the heating element heater 306 of three thermal treatment zone 304a be able to the ink-jet of responsible different colours respectively.Wherein, cell wall 308 can be formed by the mode of gluing, or in sandblast, laser cutting or other ink feed slot technology, keeps cell wall 308 when forming three ink feed slot 304a.
Please refer to Fig. 3 C, be the stereogram of the part ink cartridge ink outlet zone of first embodiment of the invention.The surface of ink cartridge ink outlet zone 200 has an ink outlet port 202, and has three Chinese stick water flow passage 204, and its opening is in the same plane approximately, and outside being exposed to by ink outlet port 202.Wherein, have a middle walls 208 between the two adjacent ink runners 204, its position be it should be noted that corresponding to the position of the cell wall 308 of the polychrome ink-jet chip 301 of Fig. 3 B, the end face of middle walls 208 is a little less than the plane at the opening place of ink runner 204, and its effect will illustrate in hypomere.
Is same Module Design for integrating monochrome with polychromatic ink gun, please refer to Fig. 3 D, and it is the cut-away view of the I-I line of Fig. 3 A.Single-colour ink-jetting chip 300 is disposed on the ink outlet port 202 of ink cartridge ink outlet zone 200, and three Chinese stick water flow passage 204 communicate with ink feed slot 302 simultaneously.Because the thickness of single-colour ink-jetting chip 300 can't flow to some heating element heater 306 (as shown in Figure 3A) of the top face of middle walls 208 smoothly for avoiding ink, thereby cause the bad problem of inkjet printing quality much smaller than the end face width of middle walls 208.Therefore, the present invention reduces the height of the end face of middle walls 208, just make the opening place plane of the end face of middle walls 208 a little less than ink runner 204, make the top face of middle walls 208 that enough spaces be arranged, allow ink flow in the ink feed slot 302 of single-colour ink-jetting chip 300 along the direction of arrow, to increase the amount that ink flow to the top face of middle walls 208, with smooth ink supply to heating element heater 306.
Please refer to Fig. 3 E, be the cut-away view of the II-II line of Fig. 3 B.Under same modular situation, on the ink outlet port 202 of 301 configurations of polychrome ink-jet chip and ink cartridge ink outlet zone 200, wherein, the position of middle walls 208 is the position of corresponding cell wall 308 respectively, because a little less than the plane at the opening place of ink runner 204, making, the end face of middle walls 208 will constitute gap 210 respectively between middle walls 208 and the corresponding cell wall 308.For the ink of the both sides of avoiding middle walls 208 via gap 210 mutual colour mixtures, when polychrome ink-jet chip 301 was disposed at the ink outlet port 202 of ink cartridge ink outlet zone 200, closing gap 210 took place with the situation of avoiding the mutual colour mixture of above-mentioned ink simultaneously.Wherein the mode of closing gap 210 comprises the mode of gluing.
Therefore, the ink-jet head shared module of the first embodiment of the present invention is to utilize same modular ink cartridge, and the monochrome and the polychrome ink-jet chip of the same specification of cooperation correspondence, when ink container bill of store chromatic ink, can provide the single-colour ink-jetting printing function by ink-jet head shared module of the present invention.In addition, when ink container stores multi-color ink, can provide polychrome inkjet printing function by ink-jet head shared module of the present invention, thus can reach monochrome and the same modular purpose of polychromatic ink gun, to reduce design cost.
Second embodiment
Second embodiment is in the number of the ink feed slot of ink-jet chip with the different of first embodiment, and the corresponding number that changes the ink runner of ink cartridge ink outlet zone, please refer to Fig. 4 A, the stereogram that engages for the part ink cartridge ink outlet zone of second embodiment of the invention and corresponding single-colour ink-jetting chip.Single-colour ink-jetting chip 500 is disposed on the ink outlet port 402 of ink cartridge ink outlet zone 400, because the resolution ratio of inkjet printing is the poor misarrangement position generation between a plurality of heating element heaters 506 that utilize on two thermals treatment zone 504,510 of single-colour ink-jetting chip 500, when if single heating district 504 provides the print resolution of 300dpi, when single-colour ink-jetting chip 500 provides two thermals treatment zone 504,510 to come mimeograph documents simultaneously, can improve print resolution to 600dpi.
Please also refer to Fig. 4 A, Fig. 4 B, wherein Fig. 4 B is the stereogram that part ink cartridge ink outlet zone and the corresponding polychrome ink-jet chip of second embodiment of the invention engages.Purpose for same modularized design according to the invention, polychrome ink-jet chip 501 is all identical with the dimensions of single-colour ink-jetting chip 500, and both do not exist together shown in Fig. 4 B, the thermal treatment zone 510 of the part heating element heater 506 corresponding single-colour ink-jetting chips 500 of polychrome ink-jet chip 501, grouping forms two thermal treatment zone 510a, and corresponding two thermal treatment zone 510a of polychrome ink-jet chip 501 and have two ink feed slot 508a separate mutually with cell wall 512 between the wherein adjacent ink feed slot 508a.Because the thermal treatment zone 504 and two thermal treatment zone 510a are responsible for the ink-jet of different colours respectively, thereby make this polychrome ink-jet chip 501 that the function of polychrome inkjet printing can be provided.
Please refer to Fig. 4 B, Fig. 4 C, wherein Fig. 4 C is the stereogram of the part ink cartridge ink outlet zone of second embodiment of the invention.Number and the position of the ink runner 404 of ink cartridge ink outlet zone 400, the corresponding respectively ink feed slot 502 of the number of 404a and position, 508a, and the position of the also corresponding cell wall 512 in the position of middle walls 408.For the ink of avoiding middle walls 408 both sides via gap 410 mutual colour mixtures, when polychrome ink-jet chip 501 was configured in the ink outlet port 402 of ink cartridge ink outlet zone 400, closing gap 410 took place with the situation of avoiding the mutual colour mixture of above-mentioned ink simultaneously.
Therefore, the ink-jet head shared module of the second embodiment of the present invention utilizes same modular ink cartridge equally, the monochrome and the polychrome ink-jet chip that cooperate corresponding same specification, wherein monochromatic chip is by the difference row of many rows heating element heater, to increase the resolution ratio of inkjet printing, reach the same modular purpose of monochrome and polychromatic ink gun simultaneously, so can reduce design cost.
The 3rd embodiment
The 3rd embodiment is in the number of the cell wall of polychrome ink-jet chip with the different of second embodiment, and the corresponding ink runner of ink cartridge ink outlet zone and the number of middle walls of increasing, please refer to Fig. 5 A, the stereogram that engages for the part ink cartridge ink outlet zone of third embodiment of the invention and corresponding single-colour ink-jetting chip.Single-colour ink-jetting chip 700 is disposed on the ink outlet port 602 of ink cartridge ink outlet zone 600, by the poor misarrangement position between a plurality of heating element heaters 706 of the thermal treatment zone 704,710, to produce the resolution ratio that single-colour ink-jetting is printed.
Please refer to Fig. 5 B, the stereogram that engages for the part ink cartridge ink outlet zone of third embodiment of the invention and corresponding polychrome ink-jet chip.Polychrome ink-jet chip 701 is configured on the ink outlet port 602 of ink cartridge ink outlet zone 600, and the thermal treatment zone 704,710 of the corresponding single-colour ink-jetting chip 700 of heating element heater 706 difference of polychrome ink-jet chip 701, and grouping forms three thermal treatment zone 704a and three thermal treatment zone 710a, and corresponding thermal treatment zone 704a and 710a and have three ink feed slot 702a and three ink feed slot 708a, wherein adjacent ink feed slot 702a separates with cell wall 712, and adjacent ink feed slot 710a separates with cell wall 712 equally.Poor misarrangement position by 706 of in pairs thermal treatment zone 702a and a plurality of heating element heaters on the 708a of the thermal treatment zone under the situation of polychrome ink supply, can produce the resolution ratio of polychrome inkjet printing.
Therefore, the ink-jet head shared module of the third embodiment of the present invention utilizes same modular ink cartridge equally, arrange and increase the number of the ink feed slot of ink-jet chip by the difference of many rows heating element heater, and the corresponding ink runner of ink cartridge ink outlet zone and the number of middle walls of increasing, and then the resolution ratio of increase monochrome and polychrome inkjet printing, can reach the same modular purpose of monochrome and polychromatic ink gun simultaneously, to reduce design cost.
Ink-jet head shared module of the present invention comprises ink cartridge and ink-jet chip two parts at least, makes the monochrome and the polychromatic ink gun of same specification all to be applicable to the design of ink-jet head shared module of the present invention.In addition, the composition of ink-jet head shared module of the present invention also can comprise a flexible circuit board and a spray nozzle sheet, and wherein flexible circuit board is electrically connected with ink-jet chip, and the spray nozzle sheet correspondence is disposed on the ink-jet chip.
In sum, ink-jet head shared module of the present invention has following advantage:
(1) cooperates the monochrome and the polychrome ink-jet chip of same specification, and ink cartridge, flexible circuit board and spray nozzle sheet are made same modularization, can shorten the time of designing and developing, making and encapsulating.
(2) ink-jet head shared module of the present invention is made same modularization with the ink gun of monochrome and polychrome, simplifies production technology relatively, is easy to control end product quality.
(3) make monochrome and polychromatic ink gun by ink-jet head shared module of the present invention, can significantly reduce development and manufacturing costs such as unnecessary design, mould development, equipment, manpower.
(4) ink-jet head shared module of the present invention can provide United States Patent (USP) the 5th, 949 simultaneously, the high-resolution black literal of printing speed of No. 453 propositions, and the advantage that high dark partially photo resolution is provided.
(5) monochrome of the same specification of ink-jet head shared module of the present invention and correspondence and the function that the polychrome ink-jet chip all is applicable to various resolution monochrome or polychrome inkjet printing.
Though the present invention with three embodiment explanations as above; right its is not in order to qualification the present invention, and any person skilled in the art is not in breaking away from these bright spirit and scope; when can doing a little change and retouching, so protection scope of the present invention is as the criterion with claims.
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1. an ink-jet head shared module is applicable to a monochrome ink gun and a polychromatic ink gun, it is characterized by: comprise at least:
One ink-jet chip, have a plurality of heating element heaters, be positioned on this ink-jet chip, when being used for monochrome ink gun, those heating element heater groupings form at least one first thermal treatment zone, and this ink-jet chip is to should first thermal treatment zone, and has at least one first ink feed slot, and when being used for polychromatic ink gun, those heating element heaters are to should first thermal treatment zone, and grouping forms at least two second thermals treatment zone, and corresponding those second thermals treatment zone of this ink-jet chip, and have at least two second ink feed slot, wherein between two adjacent those second ink feed slot with a cell wall separately; And
One ink cartridge, have an ink cartridge ink outlet zone and an ink cartridge body, wherein this ink cartridge ink outlet zone is positioned on this ink cartridge body, and the surface of this ink cartridge ink outlet zone has an ink outlet port, wherein this ink-jet chip is configured on this ink outlet port, and the inside of this ink cartridge ink outlet zone has a plurality of ink runners, and outside the opening of those ink runners all is exposed to by this ink outlet port, and separate with a middle walls between at least two adjacent those ink runners, and the end face of this middle walls is a little less than the plane at the opening place of those ink runners, in addition, this ink cartridge body has a plurality of ink containers, and those ink containers communicate with corresponding those ink runners respectively.
2. ink-jet head shared module as claimed in claim 1, it is characterized by: when being used for monochrome ink gun, those ink runners of this ink cartridge ink outlet zone communicate with this first ink feed slot, and this first ink feed slot supply ink is used for ink vaporization ejection to those heating element heaters of this first thermal treatment zone.
3. ink-jet head shared module as claimed in claim 2 is characterized by: when those ink container bill of store chromatic inks, monochromatic ink can flow to those heating element heaters of part of this middle walls top via the space of the top face of this middle walls.
4. ink-jet head shared module as claimed in claim 1, it is characterized by: when being used for polychromatic ink gun, those ink runners of this ink cartridge ink outlet zone communicate with corresponding those second ink feed slot respectively, and those second ink feed slot are supplied ink those heating element heaters to those second thermals treatment zone respectively, are used for ink vaporization ejection.
5. ink-jet head shared module as claimed in claim 4 is characterized by: the position of this middle walls makes to constitute a gap between this middle walls and this cell wall corresponding to the position of this cell wall.
6. ink-jet head shared module as claimed in claim 5 is characterized by: when those ink containers store multi-color ink, seal this gap, be used for isolating the multi-color ink of these middle walls both sides.
7. ink-jet head shared module as claimed in claim 6 is characterized by: the mode of sealing this gap comprises the mode of gluing.
8. ink-jet head shared module as claimed in claim 1 is characterized by: this cell wall forms in the mode of gluing.
9. ink-jet head shared module as claimed in claim 1 is characterized by: this cell wall is to keep cell wall to form when forming ink feed slot with blasting craft.
10. ink-jet head shared module as claimed in claim 1 is characterized by: this cell wall is to keep cell wall to form when forming ink feed slot with laser cutting parameter.
11. ink-jet head shared module as claimed in claim 1 is characterized by: also comprise a flexible circuit board, it is electrically connected with this ink-jet chip.
12. ink-jet head shared module as claimed in claim 11 is characterized by: also comprise a spray nozzle sheet, its correspondence is configured on this ink-jet chip.
13. ink-jet head shared module as claimed in claim 1 is characterized by: also comprise a spray nozzle sheet, its correspondence is configured on this ink-jet chip.
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