Head and liquid ejecting apparatus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9573371-B2
Application number	US-201615014071-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 3, 2016
Priority date	Mar 10, 2015
Publication date	Feb 21, 2017
Grant date	Feb 21, 2017

Abstract

Provided is a head including a channel formation substrate that is provided with a pressure generating chamber which communicates with a nozzle for ejecting a liquid, a piezo element, a driving circuit board that is bonded to the one surface side of the channel formation substrate, and a driving circuit for driving the piezo element. The piezo element and the driving circuit are electrically connected to each other via a bump which is provided on any one of the channel formation substrate and the driving circuit board. A holding portion that holds the piezo element is provided between the driving circuit board and the channel formation substrate. The holding portion is opened to an atmosphere through an atmosphere open passage which is provided to penetrate the driving circuit board in a direction in which the driving circuit board and the channel formation substrate are stacked.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A head comprising:
a channel formation substrate that is provided with a pressure generating chamber which communicates with a nozzle for ejecting a liquid;
a piezo element that is provided on one surface side of the channel formation substrate; and
a driving circuit board that is bonded to the one surface side of the channel formation substrate via an adhesive layer, and is provided with a driving circuit for driving the piezo element,
wherein the piezo element and the driving circuit are electrically connected to each other via a bump which is provided on any one of the channel formation substrate and the driving circuit board,
wherein a holding portion which is surrounded by the adhesive layer and holds the piezo element therein is provided between the driving circuit board and the channel formation substrate, and
wherein the holding portion is opened to an atmosphere through an atmosphere open passage which is provided to penetrate the driving circuit board in a direction in which the driving circuit board and the channel formation substrate are stacked,
wherein the holding portion includes a first holding portion and a second holding portion,
wherein the first holding portion, which is surrounded by the adhesive layer and holds the piezo element therein, is provided between the driving circuit board and the channel formation substrate,
wherein the second holding portion, which is surrounded by the adhesive layer and holds the bump therein, is provided between the driving circuit board and the channel formation substrate,
wherein the first holding portion is opened to the atmosphere through the atmosphere open passage.

2. The head according to claim 1 ,
wherein a metal wiring is provided over the periphery of the atmosphere open passage in at least a portion in which the driving circuit is provided in the driving circuit board.

3. The head according to claim 1 ,
wherein the adhesive layer is formed of a photosensitive resin.

4. The head according to claim 1 ,
wherein the bump includes a core portion having elastic properties, and a metallic film which is provided on a surface of the core portion.

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

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

7. A liquid ejecting apparatus comprising the head according to claim 3 .

8. A liquid ejecting apparatus comprising the head according to claim 4 .

9. The head according to claim 1 ,
wherein the bump is disposed between the driving circuit board and the channel formation substrate.

10. The head according to claim 1 , wherein the atmosphere open passage configured to inhibit moisture from flowing into the holding portion.

Assignees

• Seiko Epson Corp

Inventors

• Hamaguchi Toshiaki
• Hirai Eiju
• Naganuma Yoichi
• Takabe Motoki

Classifications

• B41J2/14201 Primary

  Structure of print heads with piezoelectric elements · CPC title

• B41J2/33595

  Conductors through the layered structure · CPC title

• B41J2/14032

  Structure of the pressure chamber · CPC title

• B41J2002/14491

  Electrical connection · CPC title

• B41J2/14233 Primary

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