Printhead having nozzles with stacked capacitive actuators
First Claim
1. A printhead comprising a plurality of fluid ejection nozzles, each nozzle comprising:
- a substrate;
a layer of drive circuitry deposited on the substrate;
subsequent etchant layers deposited on the drive circuitry to define a nozzle chamber with walls and a roof structure defining a fluid ejection port; and
a stacked capacitive actuator arranged in said chamber, said actuator having electrode plates sandwiched alternately between a compressible polymer, wherein activation of the stacked actuator draws the electrode plates together to compress the polymer storing energy therein, with subsequent de-activation releasing said energy to eject fluid within said chamber from the ejection port.
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Abstract
A printhead is provided having a fluid ejection nozzles which each have a substrate, a layer of drive circuitry deposited on the substrate, and subsequent etchant layers deposited on the drive circuitry to define a nozzle chamber with walls and a roof structure defining a fluid ejection port. Each nozzle also has a stacked capacitive actuator arranged in the chamber. The actuator has alternate electrode plates sandwiched between a compressible polymer, wherein activation of the stacked actuator draws the electrode plates together to compress the polymer storing energy therein, with subsequent de-activation releasing the energy to eject fluid within the chamber from the ejection port.
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7 Claims
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1. A printhead comprising a plurality of fluid ejection nozzles, each nozzle comprising:
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a substrate; a layer of drive circuitry deposited on the substrate; subsequent etchant layers deposited on the drive circuitry to define a nozzle chamber with walls and a roof structure defining a fluid ejection port; and a stacked capacitive actuator arranged in said chamber, said actuator having electrode plates sandwiched alternately between a compressible polymer, wherein activation of the stacked actuator draws the electrode plates together to compress the polymer storing energy therein, with subsequent de-activation releasing said energy to eject fluid within said chamber from the ejection port. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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