Nozzle assembly for an inkjet printhead
First Claim
1. A nozzle assembly for an inkjet printhead, said nozzle assembly comprising:
- an inkjet nozzle having an actuator for ejecting an ink droplet from said inkjet nozzle when a resistive element of said actuator is heated by an electrical current;
a shift register comprising a plurality of successive registers, said shift register receives input data in a first register, and shifts said input data to successive registers upon receipt of a shift signal;
a transfer register for latching data in one of the registers of said shift register;
a control gate for outputting a control pulse in response to data in said transfer register; and
a drive transistor for providing an energy pulse to said resistive element of said actuator upon receipt of said control pulse, wherein each energy pulse applied to said resistive element for ejecting the ink droplet has an energy of less than 800 nano Joule.
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Abstract
A nozzle assembly for an inkjet printhead is disclosed. The nozzle assembly includes an inkjet nozzle having an actuator for ejecting an ink droplet from the inkjet nozzle when a resistive element of the actuator is heated by an electrical current. A shift register comprising a plurality of successive registers is also included. The shift register receives input data in a first register, and shifts the input data to successive registers upon receipt of a shift signal. A transfer register latches data in one of the registers of the shift register. A control gate outputs a control pulse in response to data in the transfer register. A drive transistor provides an energy pulse to the resistive element of the actuator upon receipt of the control pulse.
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9 Claims
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1. A nozzle assembly for an inkjet printhead, said nozzle assembly comprising:
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an inkjet nozzle having an actuator for ejecting an ink droplet from said inkjet nozzle when a resistive element of said actuator is heated by an electrical current; a shift register comprising a plurality of successive registers, said shift register receives input data in a first register, and shifts said input data to successive registers upon receipt of a shift signal; a transfer register for latching data in one of the registers of said shift register; a control gate for outputting a control pulse in response to data in said transfer register; and a drive transistor for providing an energy pulse to said resistive element of said actuator upon receipt of said control pulse, wherein each energy pulse applied to said resistive element for ejecting the ink droplet has an energy of less than 800 nano Joule. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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