Head and liquid ejecting apparatus with electrically connecting bumps

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9914300-B2
Application number	US-201615060114-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 3, 2016
Priority date	Mar 16, 2015
Publication date	Mar 13, 2018
Grant date	Mar 13, 2018

Abstract

A head including a channel formation substrate is provided with a pressure generating chamber which communicates with a nozzle for ejecting a liquid; a piezo element includes a first electrode which is provided on one surface side of a channel formation substrate, a piezoelectric layer is provided on the first electrode, and a second electrode is provided on the piezoelectric layer; and a driving circuit board 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, in which 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, and in which the bump and the adhesive layer are provided above the piezoelectric layer of the piezo element.

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 includes a first electrode which is provided on one surface side of the channel formation substrate, a piezoelectric layer which is provided on the first electrode, a second electrode which is provided on the piezoelectric layer, an active portion which is a portion of the piezoelectric layer in which a piezoelectric strain occurs by applying a voltage to the first electrode and the second electrode, and a non-active portion which is a portion of the piezoelectric layer in which piezoelectric strain does not occur when applying a voltage to the first electrode and the second electrode;
a driving circuit board that is located at the one surface side of the channel formation substrate, and is provided with a driving circuit for driving the piezo element; and
an adhesive layer provided at the non-active portion between the channel formation substrate and the driving circuit board,
wherein the piezo element and the driving circuit are electrically connected to each other via a plurality of bumps which are provided on any one of the channel formation substrate and the driving circuit board at the non-active portion, and
wherein the plurality of bumps and the adhesive layer are provided above the piezoelectric layer of the piezo element and the adhesive layer is extended along both sides of each of the plurality of bumps that are arranged in a first direction so as to define a first region that encloses each of the plurality of bumps and a second region that encloses the active portion of the piezoelectric layer, at a plan view of the channel formation substrate, the first region and the second region being separated by the adhesive layer.

2. The head according to claim 1 , wherein the first electrode, the second electrode, and a lead-out wiring which is drawn from the first electrode or the second electrode are provided on the piezoelectric layer on which the plurality of bumps is provided, and the plurality of bumps, the first electrode, the second electrode, and a lead-out wiring which is drawn from the first electrode or the second electrode are electrically connected to each other.

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

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

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

6. The head according to claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of bumps include a core portion having elastic properties, and a metallic film which is provided on a surface of the core portion.

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

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

9. 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 includes a first electrode which is provided on one surface side of the channel formation substrate, a piezoelectric layer which is provided on the first electrode, a second electrode which is provided on the piezoelectric layer, an active portion which is a portion of the piezoelectric layer in which a piezoelectric strain occurs by applying a voltage to the first electrode and the second electrode, and a non-active portion which is a portion of the piezoelectric layer in which piezoelectric strain does not occur when applying a voltage to the first electrode and the second electrode;
a driving circuit board that is located at the one surface side of the channel formation substrate, and is provided with a driving circuit for driving the piezo element; and
an adhesive layer provided at the non-active portion between the channel formation substrate and the driving circuit board,
wherein the piezo element and the driving circuit are electrically connected to each other via a plurality of bumps which are provided on any one of the channel formation substrate and the driving circuit board at the non-active portion, and
wherein the plurality of bumps and the adhesive layer are provided on the same plane on the one surface side of the channel formation substrate and the adhesive layer is extended along both sides of each of the plurality of bumps that are arranged in a first direction so as to define a first region that encloses each of the plurality of bumps and a second region that encloses the active portion of the piezoelectric layer, at a plan view of the channel formation substrate.

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

Assignees

• Seiko Epson Corp

Inventors

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

Classifications

• B41J2/14233 Primary

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

• B41J2002/14241

  having a cover around the piezoelectric thin film element · CPC title

• B41J2002/14491

  Electrical connection · CPC title

• B41J2/14201 Primary

  Structure of print heads with piezoelectric elements · CPC title

• B41J2/01

  Ink jet · CPC title