Ink jet nozzle assembly including displaceable ink pusher
First Claim
1. An ink jet printhead chip that comprisesa substrate;
- drive circuitry positioned in the substrate; and
a plurality of nozzle arrangements positioned on the substrate, each nozzle arrangement comprising nozzle chamber walls and a roof wall that define a nozzle chamber and an ink ejection port in the roof wall in fluid communication with the nozzle chamber;
an ink pusher that is operatively positioned with respect to the nozzle chamber and is displaceable through a range of between 1 micron and 5 microns to eject ink from the ink ejection port; and
an actuator that is connected to the drive circuitry and the ink pusher to displace the ink pusher on receipt of an electrical signal from the drive circuitry, the actuator including an actuator arm that is fast with the substrate at one end and attached to the ink pusher at an opposed end, the actuator arm incorporating a thermal bend mechanism that is configured to deflect when heated by said electrical signal from the drive circuitry to displace the ink pusher.
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Abstract
An ink jet printhead chip includes a substrate. Drive circuitry is positioned in the substrate. A plurality of nozzle arrangements is positioned on the substrate. Each nozzle arrangement includes nozzle chamber walls and a roof wall that define a nozzle chamber and an ink ejection port in the roof wall in fluid communication with the nozzle chamber. An ink pusher is operatively positioned with respect to the nozzle chamber and is displaceable through a range of between 1 micron and 5 microns to eject ink from the ink ejection port. An actuator is connected to the drive circuitry and the ink pusher to displace the ink pusher on receipt of an electrical signal from the drive circuitry.
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1. An ink jet printhead chip that comprises
a substrate; -
drive circuitry positioned in the substrate; and
a plurality of nozzle arrangements positioned on the substrate, each nozzle arrangement comprising nozzle chamber walls and a roof wall that define a nozzle chamber and an ink ejection port in the roof wall in fluid communication with the nozzle chamber;
an ink pusher that is operatively positioned with respect to the nozzle chamber and is displaceable through a range of between 1 micron and 5 microns to eject ink from the ink ejection port; and
an actuator that is connected to the drive circuitry and the ink pusher to displace the ink pusher on receipt of an electrical signal from the drive circuitry, the actuator including an actuator arm that is fast with the substrate at one end and attached to the ink pusher at an opposed end, the actuator arm incorporating a thermal bend mechanism that is configured to deflect when heated by said electrical signal from the drive circuitry to displace the ink pusher. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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