JP5137957B2 - 流体噴射装置 - Google Patents
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
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本願は、本願と同日付けで出願され、代理人整理番号が200602422であり、本発明の譲受人に譲渡され、参照によって本明細書に援用される米国特許出願第11/520,876号に関し、また、本願と同日付けで出願され、代理人整理番号が200602825であり、本発明の譲受人に譲渡され、参照によって本明細書に援用される米国特許出願第11/520,877号に関する。
Claims (6)
- それぞれが、流体入口(162)と、前記流体入口と連通する流体プレナム(164)と、前記流体プレナムと流体噴射チャンバ(166)との間の狭窄部(165)であって、前記流体噴射チャンバ(166)が前記狭窄部(165)を介して前記流体プレナムと連通する、狭窄部(165)と、前記流体噴射チャンバと連通する流体出口(168)とを含む、複数の流体チャネル(160)を有する基板(120、120’)と、
前記基板によって支持されると共に、前記流体チャネルそれぞれの前記流体入口から前記流体出口までそれぞれ延びる複数の可撓性膜部分(132)を含む可撓性膜(130)と、
前記可撓性膜部分それぞれの第1の部分(134)上にそれぞれ設けられると共に、前記可撓性膜部分それぞれの前記第1の部分を前記流体チャネルのそれぞれに対して撓ませるように構成されている複数のアクチュエータ(140)と、
前記可撓性膜上に設けられると共に前記可撓性膜部分それぞれの第2の部分(136)を支持する補強部材(150)とを備え、
前記可撓性膜部分それぞれの前記第1の部分は前記流体チャネルそれぞれの前記流体噴射チャンバにわたって延び、前記可撓性膜部分それぞれの前記第2の部分は前記流体チャネルそれぞれの前記流体プレナムにわたって延び、
前記狭窄部の高さは、前記流体チャネルそれぞれの深さと等しく、前記狭窄部は、前記可撓性膜部分それぞれの前記第1の部分と前記第2の部分との間の前記可撓性膜部分それぞれの第3の部分を支持し、
前記可撓性膜は、第1の側と、前記第1の側と対向する第2の側とを有し、
前記可撓性膜の前記第1の側は前記流体チャネルと連通し、
前記複数のアクチュエータ及び前記補強部材は前記可撓性膜の前記第2の側上に設けられる、流体噴射装置。 - 前記補強部材は、前記流体チャネルそれぞれの前記流体プレナムにわたって、前記可撓性膜及び前記流体チャネルそれぞれの前記流体入口を越えて延びている、請求項1に記載の流体噴射装置。
- 前記流体チャネルそれぞれの前記流体入口と連通する流体供給通路(170)をさらに備え、
前記補強部材は前記流体供給通路にわたって延びている、請求項1又は2に記載の流体噴射装置。 - 前記補強部材は、前記流体供給通路の境界を画定する、請求項3に記載の流体噴射装置。
- 前記アクチュエータはそれぞれ、前記可撓性膜部分のそれぞれを第1の方向に撓ませるように構成されており、
前記流体噴射装置は、前記第1の方向に対して略垂直な第2の方向に流体滴を噴射するように構成されている、請求項1〜4の何れかに記載の流体噴射装置。 - 前記基板は、第1の側に第1の複数の流体チャネルと、第2の側に第2の複数の流体チャネルとを有し、
前記可撓性膜は、前記基板の前記第1の側上に設けられる第1の可撓性膜と、前記基板の前記第2の側上に設けられる第2の可撓性膜とを含み、
前記アクチュエータは、前記第1の可撓性膜上に設けられる第1の複数のアクチュエータと、前記第2の可撓性膜上に設けられる第2の複数のアクチュエータとを含み、
前記補強部材は、前記第1の可撓性膜上に設けられる第1の補強部材と、前記第2の可撓性膜上に設けられる第2の補強部材とを含む、請求項1〜5の何れかに記載の流体噴射装置。
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