INKJET CHIP AND CONTRO CIRCUIT OF PRINTING MODULE OF RAPID PROTOTYPING APPARATUS

摘要

An inkjet chip of printing module of a rapid prototyping apparatus and a control circuit thereof are disclosed. The inkjet chip has a length and a width to define a total area including an unwiring area and a wiring area. The unwiring area has at least three liquid supply slots in parallel with each other and respectively connected to one of the ink chambers of the modular ink cartridge. The wiring area has a control circuit. The control circuit includes a plurality of liquid ejectors. Each liquid ejector has a heating resistor, a driving transistor, and a nozzle. The control circuit is connected to receive a power signal, a printing data signal, a preheating data signal, a preheating control signal, a reverse preheating control signal, a heating control signal, and a reverse heating control signal and connected with the common connection node for controlling the liquid ejector.

主权项

1. An inkjet chip used in a printing module of a rapid prototyping apparatus, wherein the printing module includes a printing platform, a carrying seat and at least two modular ink cartridges, and the at least two modular ink cartridges are disposed on the carrying seat, wherein each of the modular ink cartridges has a case body and three ink chambers, the three ink chambers are divided within the case body for receiving different print liquids, respectively, and the case bodies of the at least two modular ink cartridges contain at least one print liquid the same with each other, wherein the inkjet chip is disposed on a bottom of the case body of the modular ink cartridge and has a length and a width to define a total area, the inkjet chip comprising:
an unwiring area having at least three liquid supply slots in parallel with each other and respectively connected to one of the three ink chambers of the modular ink cartridge; and a wiring area having a control circuit, wherein the control circuit includes a plurality of liquid ejectors and each liquid ejector has a heating resistor, a driving transistor and a nozzle, wherein the heating resistors are disposed on the inkjet chip and sealed by a nozzle plate, the nozzles are disposed on the nozzle plate and corresponding to the heating resistors, the plural liquid ejectors are arranged along an axis and disposed at the bilateral sides of the corresponding liquid supply slot in staggered arrangement, and the ratio of the wiring area of the inkjet chip to the total area of the inkjet chip is ranged from 85.03% to 94.65%.