Liquid ejecting head and liquid ejecting apparatus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9566787-B2
Application number	US-201414455665-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 8, 2014
Priority date	Aug 9, 2013
Publication date	Feb 14, 2017
Grant date	Feb 14, 2017

Abstract

Provided is a liquid ejecting head that includes a manifold which communicates with a plurality of nozzle openings through which liquid is ejected, a compliance portion which constitutes a part of the manifold and is constituted by a film having flexibility, a fixing plate which is fixed to a surface side of the film, which is a side opposite to the manifold, and has an opening formed in an area which constitutes the compliance portion, and a cap member which is fixed to a surface side of the fixing plate, which is a side opposite to the compliance portion, and covers the opening, in which a protrusion portion which regulates adhering of the film to the cap member is provided, in a state where the protrusion portion is not fixed to the fixing plate, in a space formed in a portion between the compliance portion and the cap member.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A liquid ejecting head, comprising:
a manifold which communicates with a plurality of nozzle openings through which liquid is ejected;
a compliance portion which constitutes a part of the manifold and is constituted by a film having flexibility;
a fixing plate which is fixed to a surface side of the film, which is a side opposite to the manifold, and has an opening formed in the compliance portion; and
a cap member which is fixed to a surface side of the fixing plate, which is a side opposite to the compliance portion, and covers the opening,
wherein a protrusion portion which regulates adhering of the film to the cap member is provided, in a state where the protrusion portion is not fixed to the fixing plate, in a space formed in a portion between the compliance portion and the cap member,
wherein the protrusion portion is fixed to one of the film and the cap member, and is not fixed to the other,
wherein the protrusion portion and the other of the film and the cap member are configured to separate following deformation of the film.

2. The liquid ejecting head according to claim 1 ,
wherein the protrusion portion is fixed to the film and is not fixed to the cap member.

3. The liquid ejecting head according to claim 1 ,
wherein a plurality of the protrusion portions are arranged in an alignment direction of the nozzle openings, and
wherein the plurality of the protrusion portions have protrusion portions of at least two types in which sizes of the protrusion portions in a direction perpendicular to the alignment direction of the nozzle openings are different in an in-plane direction of the film.

4. The liquid ejecting head according to claim 1 ,
wherein a plurality of the manifolds are provided, and
wherein each space which is formed in a portion between the compliance portion corresponding to each manifold and the cap member is separately opened to the atmosphere.

5. The liquid ejecting head according to claim 1 ,
wherein a plurality of the manifolds are provided, and
wherein the space which is formed in a portion between the compliance portion corresponding to the manifold and the cap member has a first space which is opened to the atmosphere and a second space which communicates with the first space and is opened to the atmosphere through the first space.

6. The liquid ejecting head according to claim 1 ,
wherein the protrusion portion is formed of the same material as the fixing plate.

7. The liquid ejecting head according to claim 6 ,
wherein the protrusion portion is formed by performing etching on the fixing plate which is adhered to the film.

8. A liquid ejecting apparatus comprising:
the liquid ejecting head according to claim 1 .

9. A liquid ejecting apparatus comprising:
the liquid ejecting head according to claim 2 .

10. A liquid ejecting apparatus comprising:
the liquid ejecting head according to claim 6 .

Assignees

• Seiko Epson Corp

Inventors

• Fukuzawa Yuma
• Oguchi Satoshi
• Okui Hiroaki

Classifications

• B41J2002/14491

  Electrical connection · CPC title

• B41J2/14233 Primary

  of film type, deformed by bending and disposed on a diaphragm · CPC title

• B41J2/055

  Devices for absorbing or preventing back-pressure · CPC title

• B41J2002/14419

  Manifold · CPC title