IP Library Granted Patent US 12679089
Granted Patent B2
US 12679089 · App. 18/581,651 · Granted Jul 14, 2026

Liquid ejecting head unit and liquid ejecting apparatus

Inventors: Manabu Taniguchi (Shiojiri, JP); Takanori Aimono (Matsumoto, JP); Akinori Taniuchi (Matsumoto, JP); Masashi Fujioka (Minowa-machi, JP); Eiichiro Watanabe (Matsumoto, JP)
Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
B41J2/14201B41J2/1433B41J2002/14306B41J2002/14475
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Patent No.
US 12679089
App. No.
18/581,651
Granted
Jul 14, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

The first nozzle includes a first portion and a second portion. The second nozzle includes a third portion and a fourth portion. The capacity of the first portion is smaller than the capacity of the second portion. The capacity of the third portion is smaller than the capacity of the fourth portion. The capacity of the first portion is smaller than the capacity of the third portion. The length of the second portion in the X direction is greater than the length of the fourth portion in the X direction.

Claims (54)

1 . A liquid ejecting head unit, comprising:

a plurality of first nozzle flow passages extending in an X direction, liquid flowing therethrough in the X direction;

a plurality of first nozzles arranged in a Y direction intersecting with the X direction, each of the plurality of first nozzles being continuous from corresponding one of the plurality of first nozzle flow passages, the liquid flowing through the first nozzle flow passage in the X direction being ejected from the first nozzle in a Z direction intersecting with the X direction and with the Y direction;

a plurality of second nozzle flow passages extending in the X direction, liquid flowing therethrough in the X direction; and

a plurality of second nozzles arranged in the Y direction, each of the plurality of second nozzles being continuous from corresponding one of the plurality of second nozzle flow passages, the liquid flowing through the second nozzle flow passage in the X direction being ejected from the second nozzle in the Z direction, wherein

the first nozzle includes a first portion and a second portion, the second portion being located closer to the first nozzle flow passage in the Z direction than the first portion is,

the second nozzle includes a third portion and a fourth portion, the fourth portion being located closer to the second nozzle flow passage in the Z direction than the third portion is,

capacity of the first portion is smaller than capacity of the second portion,

capacity of the third portion is smaller than capacity of the fourth portion,

the capacity of the first portion is smaller than the capacity of the third portion, and

a length of the second portion in the X direction is greater than a length of the fourth portion in the X direction.

2 . The liquid ejecting head unit according to claim 1 , wherein

the length of the second portion in the X direction is greater than a length of the first portion in the X direction.

3 . The liquid ejecting head unit according to claim 2 , wherein

the length of the second portion in the X direction is more than three times as great as the length of the first portion in the X direction.

4 . The liquid ejecting head unit according to claim 3 , wherein

the length of the second portion in the X direction is more than five times as great as the length of the first portion in the X direction.

5 . The liquid ejecting head unit according to claim 1 , wherein

the length of the fourth portion in the X direction is greater than a length of the third portion in the X direction.

6 . The liquid ejecting head unit according to claim 1 , wherein

a difference between a length of the first portion in the X direction and the length of the second portion in the X direction is greater than a difference between a length of the third portion in the X direction and the length of the fourth portion in the X direction.

7 . The liquid ejecting head unit according to claim 1 , wherein

a width of the second portion in the Y direction is equal to a width of the fourth portion in the Y direction.

8 . The liquid ejecting head unit according to claim 1 , wherein

a depth of the first portion in the Z direction is less than a depth of the second portion in the Z direction, and

a depth of the third portion in the Z direction is less than a depth of the fourth portion in the Z direction.

9 . The liquid ejecting head unit according to claim 8 , wherein

the depth of the first portion in the Z direction is less than the depth of the third portion in the Z direction.

10 . The liquid ejecting head unit according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a common supply flow passage connected indirectly or directly to one end of each of the plurality of first nozzle flow passages in a shared manner to supply the liquid to each of the plurality of first nozzle flow passages; and

a common discharge flow passage connected indirectly or directly to another end of each of the plurality of first nozzle flow passages in a shared manner to discharge the liquid from each of the plurality of first nozzle flow passages.

11 . The liquid ejecting head unit according to claim 1 , comprising:

a first liquid ejecting head in which the plurality of first nozzles and the plurality of first nozzle flow passages are provided; and

a second liquid ejecting head in which the plurality of second nozzles and the plurality of second nozzle flow passages are provided.

12 . The liquid ejecting head unit according to claim 1 , comprising:

a third liquid ejecting head in which the plurality of first nozzles, the plurality of first nozzle flow passages, the plurality of second nozzles, and the plurality of second nozzle flow passages are provided.

13 . The liquid ejecting head unit according to claim 1 , wherein

four corners of at least one of the second portion or the fourth portion are right angled when viewed in the Z direction.

14 . The liquid ejecting head unit according to claim 1 , wherein

four corners of at least one of the second portion or the fourth portion are chamfered or rounded when viewed in the Z direction.

15 . The liquid ejecting head unit according to claim 1 , wherein

two ends in the X direction of at least one of the second portion or the fourth portion are arched when viewed in the Z direction.

16 . The liquid ejecting head unit according to claim 1 , wherein

the second portion is chamfered or rounded at an end portion located at a side closer to the first portion, and

the fourth portion is chamfered or rounded at an end portion located at a side closer to the third portion.

17 . The liquid ejecting head unit according to claim 1 , wherein

the second portion is tapered toward a side opposite to the first nozzle flow passage in the Z direction, and

the fourth portion is tapered toward a side opposite to the second nozzle flow passage in the Z direction.

18 . The liquid ejecting head unit according to claim 1 , wherein

a center of the second portion in the Y direction is displaced from a center of the first nozzle flow passage in the Y direction, and

a center of the fourth portion in the Y direction is displaced from a center of the second nozzle flow passage in the Y direction.

19 . A liquid ejecting apparatus, comprising:

the liquid ejecting head unit according to claim 1 ; and

a control unit that controls operation of ejecting the liquid from the liquid ejecting head unit.