Actuator device and ink jet recording apparatus

摘要

A drive signal for driving a ink jet recording head as an actuator device indudes an expansion potential for deforming the piezoelectric actuator so as to expand the pressure generating chamber, a contraction potential for deforming the piezoelectric actuator so as to contract the pressure generating chamber, an ejection element for varying a potential of the drive signal from the expansion potential to the contraction potential to eject the ink drop from the nozzle, and a contraction holding element for holding the second potential to keep the contracted state of the pressure generating chamber. A duration of the ejection element is determined so as to match with a natural period of the piezoelectric actuator. A duration of the contraction holding element is determined such that a resulting value by adding the duration of the ejection element and the duration of the contraction holding element is matched with a natural period of the pressure generating chamber.