Method of manufacturing a micro injecting device

• US 6,284,436 B1
• Filed: 11/03/1999
• Issued: 09/04/2001
• Est. Priority Date: 11/03/1998
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Aleksandrovich, Zukov Andrey, Ahn, Byung-Sun, Nikolaevich, Dunaev Boris
• Primary Examiner(s): McPherson, John A.
• Application Number:
  US09/432,603
• Time in Patent Office: 671 Days
• Field of Search: 430/320, 430/318, 430/319, 347/63, 347/64, 347/65
• US Class Current: 430/320
• CPC Class Codes: B41J 2/14064 Heater chamber separated from ink chamber by a membrane
• CPC Class Codes: B41J 2/1603 of the front shooter type
• CPC Class Codes: B41J 2/1626 etching
• CPC Class Codes: B41J 2/1631 photolithography
• CPC Class Codes: B41J 2/1642 thin film formation by CVD [chemical vapor deposition]
• CPC Class Codes: B41J 2/1643 thin film formation by plating
• CPC Class Codes: B41J 2/1645 thin film formation by spincoating
• CPC Class Codes: B41J 2/1646 thin film formation by sputtering
• CPC Class Codes: F02M 51/06 Injectors peculiar thereto with means directly operating the valve needle
• CPC Class Codes: F02M 53/00 Fuel-injection apparatus characterised by having heating, cooling or thermally-insulating means
• CPC Class Codes: F02M 57/02 Injectors structurally combined with fuel-injection pumps
• CPC Class Codes: F02M 59/14 of elastic-wall type
• CPC Class Codes: F04B 43/0054 particularities of the flexible members
• CPC Class Codes: F04B 43/043 Micropumps
• CPC Class Codes: F05C 2225/06 Polyamides, e.g. NYLON
• CPC Class Codes: F05C 2225/10 Polyimides, e.g. Aurum

Abstract

The present invention relates to a micro-injecting device and a method of manufacturing the same. According to the present invention, a liquid chamber barrier layer and a first organic film layer are formed of solution including a soft polyamide acid. The soft polyamide acid solution is dried and heat treated under an appropriate condition to harden. When the soft polyamide acid solution is further treated at 280 to 300° C. and pressure of 0.5 to 2 kg/Cm², the soft polyamide acid solution acts as an adhesive. Accordingly, the liquid chamber barrier layer and the first organic film layer of the membrane which are based on and made of the soft polyamide acid solution, can be tightly combined with other construction without the combination progressive layer.

Claims

1. A method of manufacturing a micro-injecting device, comprising the steps of:

forming a membrane by the steps of;

spin-coating a first polyamide acid solution on a protective film on a base plate to form a first organic film;

drying and heat-treating the first organic film to form a first organic layer;

spin-coating a second polyamide solution of different chemical composition from said first polyamide acid solution on said first organic layer to form a second organic film;

drying and heat-treating the second organic film to form a second organic layer; and

detaching the first organic layer and second organic layer as a membrane from the base plate;

forming a heating resistor/heating chamber barrier layer assembly by the steps of;

forming a heating resistor layer on a protective layer on a second base plate;

forming an electrode layer contacting the heating resistor layer;

spin-coating the second polyamide solution on the heating resistor layer and protective layer to form a third organic film;

drying and heat-treating the third organic film to form a third organic layer; and

photo-etching the third organic layer to form a heating chamber barrier layer having heating chambers;

forming a nozzle plate/liquid chamber barrier layer assembly by the steps of;

forming a nozzle plate on a protective film on a third base plate;

spin-coating said first polyamide acid solution on said nozzle plate to form a fourth organic film;

drying and heat-treating the fourth organic film to form a fourth organic layer;

photo-etching the fourth organic layer to form a liquid chamber barrier layer having a liquid chamber; and

separating the nozzle plate/liquid chamber barrier layer assembly from the third base plate;

aligning the membrane with the heating resistor layer/heating chamber barrier assembly with said first organic layer touching said heating chamber barrier layer, and assembling at an elevated temperature and pressure to form a first assembly; and

aligning the nozzle plate/liquid chamber barrier layer assembly with said first assembly, with said liquid chamber barrier layer touching said second organic layer and assembling at an elevated temperature and pressure to complete the micro-injection device.

2. The method of claim 1, said step of forming the heating resistor layer further comprising depositing a metal on the protective layer and photo-etching the metal.

3. The method of claim 2, said first polyimide composition comprising a repeating group containing the structure,

for providing flexibility to the polymer.

4. The method of claim 2, said first polyimide acid solution forming, upon curing, the polyimide repeating group:

5. The method of claim 2, said first polyamide acid composition having the characteristic of forming a polyimide composition with a strong adhesive bond to said second polyimide composition upon said heat and pressure treatment.

6. The method of claim 2, said first polyamide acid composition being formed from 1,4-bis(4-aminophenoxy)benzene;

3,3′

,4,4′

-tetracarboxydiphenyl oxide dianhydride; and

an amide solvent.

7. The method of claim 2, said second polyimide acid solution forming, upon curing, the polyimide repeating group:

8. The method of claim 2, said heating chamber barrier layer being made of said second polyimide composition.

9. The method of claim 1, said step of forming the electrode layer further comprising depositing a metal on the protective film and heating resistor layer and photo-etching the metal.

10. The method of claim 1, said step of drying and heating the first organic film comprising:

drying the film at a temperature in the range of approximately 80 to 100°

C. for in the range of approximately 15 to 20 minutes; and

heat-treating at a temperature in the range of approximately 170 to 180°

C. for in the range of approximately 20 to 30 minutes.

11. The method of claim 1, said step of drying and heating the second organic film comprising:

drying the film at a temperature in the range of approximately 80 to 100°

C. for in the range of approximately 15 to 20 minutes; and

heat-treating at a temperature in the range of approximately 170 to 180°

C. for in the range of approximately 20 to 30 minutes.

12. The method of claim 1, said step of drying and heating the third organic film comprising:

drying the film at a temperature in the range of approximately 80 to 100°

C. for in the range of approximately 15 to 20 minutes; and

heat-treating at a temperature in the range of approximately 170 to 180°

C. for in the range of approximately 20 to 30 minutes.

13. The method of claim 1, said step of drying and heating the fourth organic film comprising:

drying the film at a temperature in the range of approximately 80 to 100°

C. for in the range of approximately 15 to 20 minutes; and

heat-treating at a temperature in the range of approximately 170 to 180°

C. for in the range of approximately 20 to 30 minutes.

14. The method of claim 1, said first polyamide acid solution forming, upon curing, the polyimide comprising the repeating group.

15. The method of claim 1, said second polyamide acid solution forming, upon curing, the polyimide comprising the repeating group

16. The method of claim 1, said first polyamide acid solution being formed from 1,4-bis(4-aminophenoxy)benzene;

3,3′

,4,4′

-tetracarboxydiphenyl oxide dianhydride; and

an amide solvent.

17. The method of claim 1, further comprising use of a first polyamide acid composition having the characteristic of forming a polyimide composition with a strong adhesive bond to said second polyimide composition under said elevated temperature and pressure.

18. The method of claim 1, said first polyimide composition comprising a repeating group containing the structure,

19. The method of claim 1, said step of forming the first assembly comprising assembling at a temperature in the range of approximately 250 to 300°

C. and a pressure in the range of approximately 0.5 to 2 kg/cm².

20. The method of claim 1, said step of completing the micro-injection device comprising assembling at a temperature in the range of approximately 250 to 300°

C. and a pressure in the range of approximately 0.5 to 2 kg/cm².

21. The method of claim 1, said step of forming the nozzle plate further comprising:

forming a pattern base layer on the third base plate; and

electroplating nickel onto the pattern base layer to form the nozzle plate.