发明名称 Liquid ejecting head, liquid ejecting apparatus, flow passage member, and method of controlling liquid ejecting head
摘要 A flow passage member is used in a liquid ejecting head including an ejecting unit. The ejecting unit communicates with a self-sealing unit which is a negative pressure generation mechanism. The flow passage member includes a flow passage internal pressure adjustment mechanism that adjusts a pressure inside a flow passage between the self-sealing unit and the ejecting unit by changing a volume of the flow passage on a way of the flow passage and a flow passage opening and closing mechanism that opens and closes the flow passage on a way of a flow passage between the self-sealing unit and the flow passage internal pressure adjustment mechanism.
申请公布号 US9358802(B2) 申请公布日期 2016.06.07
申请号 US201514665510 申请日期 2015.03.23
申请人 Seiko Epson Corporation 发明人 Akahane Fujio;Kudo Yasuyuki
分类号 B41J2/175 主分类号 B41J2/175
代理机构 Workman Nydegger 代理人 Workman Nydegger
主权项 1. A flow passage member used in a liquid ejecting head including an ejecting unit that ejects a liquid via a nozzle opening through driving of a driving element, wherein the ejecting unit communicates with a negative pressure generation mechanism configured to maintain a negative pressure of the ejecting unit, wherein the flow passage member comprises: a flow passage internal pressure adjustment mechanism configured to adjust a pressure inside a flow passage between the negative pressure generation mechanism and the ejecting unit by changing a volume of the flow passage therebetween; and a valve configured to open and close a flow passage between the negative pressure generation mechanism and the flow passage internal pressure adjustment mechanism, wherein the flow passage internal pressure adjustment mechanism includes a first concave portion that communicates with the valve and the ejecting unit and stores a liquid, a second concave portion that communicates with a first fluid supply source, stores a fluid, and faces the first concave portion, and a first flexible member that is interposed between the first and second concave portions and seals the first and second concave portions, and wherein when the flow passage is closed by the valve, the first flexible member is deformed by the fluid supplied from the first fluid supply source and a volume of a portion partitioned by the first concave portion and the first flexible member is changed to adjust the pressure inside the flow passage, wherein the liquid ejecting head includes a second fluid supply source configured to supply a fluid for driving the valve, and wherein the valve is configured to open and close the flow passage by the fluid supplied from the second fluid supply source.
地址 Tokyo JP