HEAD CARTRIDGE AND LIQUID EJECTOR

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent air from being entrained through a liquid ejection nozzle by reducing liquid suction pressure in a liquid circulation conduit when liquid is circulated between a liquid ejection head and a liquid tank by generating a negative pressure in the liquid ejection head. SOLUTION: Ink 8 being fed from a plurality of ink ejection nozzles 27 formed in the nozzle surface 10 to a liquid chamber 9 in a print head 2 for ejecting ink is stored in an ink tank 3. Ink 8 is fed from the ink tank 3 through an ink supply conduit 4 to the print head 2 thence returned from the print head 2 through an ink circulation conduit 5 back to the ink tank 3. A negative pressure is generated in the print head 2 by driving a liquid feed pump 6 arranged on the ink circulation conduit 5 and ink is circulated between the print head 2 and the ink tank 3. Ink suction pressure in the ink circulation conduit 5 is reduced at a pressure regulating section 26 arranged on the ink circulation conduit 5 between the liquid feed pump 6 and the print head 2. COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI