Motion transmitting structure

• US 6,976,751 B2
• Filed: 01/21/2005
• Issued: 12/20/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 07/15/1997
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Zamtec Limited (Memjet Limited)
• Original Assignee: Silverbrook Research Pty Limited
• Inventors: Silverbrook, Kia
• Primary Examiner(s): Gordon, Raquel Yvette
• Application Number:
  US11/038,201
• Publication Number:
  US 20050128252A1
• Time in Patent Office: 333 Days
• Field of Search: 347/55, 347/54, 347/47, 347/68, 347/69, 347/70, 347/71, 347/72, 347/40, 347/44, 347/20, 347/27, 347/63, 399/261, 310328-330, 298/901
• US Class Current: 347/55
• CPC Class Codes: B41J 2/14427 Structure of ink jet print heads with thermal bend detached actuators
• CPC Class Codes: B41J 2/1601 Production of bubble jet print heads B41J2/1606, B41J2/162 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B41J 2/1623 bonding and adhesion
• CPC Class Codes: B41J 2/1626 etching
• CPC Class Codes: B41J 2/1628 dry etching
• CPC Class Codes: B41J 2/1629 wet etching
• CPC Class Codes: B41J 2/1631 photolithography
• CPC Class Codes: B41J 2/1632 machining
• CPC Class Codes: B41J 2/1635 dividing the wafer into individual chips
• CPC Class Codes: B41J 2/1637 molding
• CPC Class Codes: B41J 2/1639 sacrificial molding
• 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: B41J 2/1648 Production of print heads with thermal bend detached actuators
• CPC Class Codes: B41J 2/16585 for paper-width or non-reciprocating print heads
• CPC Class Codes: B41J 2/17503 Ink cartridges
• CPC Class Codes: B41J 2/17513 Inner structure
• CPC Class Codes: B41J 2/17596 Ink pumps, ink valves
• CPC Class Codes: B41J 2002/041 : Electromagnetic transducer
• CPC Class Codes: B41J 2002/14435 : Moving nozzle made of thermal bend detached actuator
• CPC Class Codes: B41J 2002/14475 : characterised by nozzle shapes or number of orifices per chamber
• CPC Class Codes: B41J 2202/21 : Line printing
• CPC Class Codes: B82Y 30/00 : Nanotechnology for materials or surface science, e.g. nanocomposites
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1626 : with a single-body enclosure integrating a flat display, e.g. Personal Digital Assistants [PDAs]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/79 : in semiconductor storage media, e.g. directly-addressable memories
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/86 : Secure or tamper-resistant housings
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2221/2129 : Authenticate client device independently of the user
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 1/121 : by printing code marks applying code marks to labels B65C9/46; marking or coding completed packages B65B61/26
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 19/06037 : multi-dimensional coding
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 19/073 : Special arrangements for circuits, e.g. for protecting identification code in memory protection against unauthorised use of computer memory G06F12/14
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 7/14 : using light without selection of wavelength, e.g. sensing reflected white light G06K7/10831 - G06K7/1097 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 7/1417 : 2D bar codes
• CPC Class Codes: G11C 11/56 : using storage elements with more than two stable states represented by steps, e.g. of voltage, current, phase, frequency
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/2154 : the still video camera incorporating a hardcopy reproducing device, e.g. a printer
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2101/00 : Still video cameras
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/00 : Cameras or camera modules comprising electronic image sensors; Control thereof
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/2628 : Alteration of picture size, shape, position or orientation, e.g. zooming, rotation, rolling, perspective, translation
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 29/49083 : Heater type
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 29/49105 : Switch making
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 29/49117 : Conductor or circuit manufacturing
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 29/49204 : Contact or terminal manufacturing
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 29/49401 : Fluid pattern dispersing device making, e.g., ink jet

Abstract

A motion-transmitting structure 122, for use in a nozzle arrangement 100 of an ink jet print head chip, the motion transmitting structure 122 comprising an effort formation 124, a lever arm formation 126, and a load formation 128, wherein the lever arm formation 126 is interposed between the effort formation 124 and the load formation 128; and, whereby the motion-transmitting structure 122 interconnects an actuator arm 150 and a paddle 140.

Claims

1. A motion-transmitting structure, for use in a nozzle arrangement of an ink jet print head chip, the motion transmitting structure comprising an effort formation, a lever arm formation, and a load formation, wherein the lever arm formation is interposed between the effort formation and the load formation;

and, whereby the motion-transmitting structure interconnects an actuator arm and a paddle.

2. The motion-transmitting structure of claim 1, wherein the effort formation extends from a working end of the actuator arm.

3. The motion-transmitting structure of claim 2, whereby upon reciprocal movement of the working end of the actuator arm, the lever arm formation pivots.

4. The motion-transmitting structure of claim 3, whereby the pivotal movement of the lever arm formation results in angular displacement of the paddle.

5. The motion-transmitting structure of claim 1, wherein the load formation extends from an end portion of the paddle.

6. The motion-transmitting structure of claim 1, wherein the lever arm formation is pivotally connected by connectors to the nozzle arrangement.

7. The motion-transmitting structure of claim 6, wherein the connectors are opposed flexural connectors.

8. The motion-transmitting structure of claim 7, wherein the flexural connectors are torsionally distorted upon pivotal movement of the lever arm formation.

9. The motion-transmitting structure of claim 1, wherein the load formation forms part of an end wall of the nozzle arrangement.

10. The motion-transmitting structure of claim 1, wherein the load formation and the effort formation are composite formations with a primary layer and secondary layer.

11. The motion-transmitting structure of claim 10, wherein the primary layer is formed from TiAlN the and secondary layer is formed from titanium.

12. The motion-transmitting structure of claim 1, wherein the paddle is fixed to the load formation.

13. The motion-transmitting structure of claim 1, wherein the paddle extends towards a distal end wall.

14. The motion-transmitting structure of claim 1, wherein at least a portion of the paddle has corrugations.