摘要 |
An inkjet printhead including a cavity unit formed by laminating plates including a first plate through which through-holes are formed, and a second plate laminated on one surface of the first plate, the cavity unit having: a common ink chamber accommodating ink; pressure chambers to which the ink is distributed from the common ink chamber; nozzles which are communicated with the pressure chambers, and through each of which an ink droplet is ejected; and connecting passages connecting the common ink chamber with the pressure chambers, a part of each connecting passage being constituted by a groove formed along the one surface of the first plate and open in the one surface, an open end of the groove being covered by the second plate, and one of opposite ends of the groove being connected to the through-hole, the groove including: an orifice portion at which a cross-sectional area of the connecting passage as taken in a direction perpendicular to a direction of flow of the ink is minimized in the connecting passage; and an enlarged portion continuously interposed between an end of the orifice portion and an open end portion of the through-hole, the cross-sectional area of the connecting passage being larger at the enlarged portion than at the orifice portion.
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