IP Library Granted Patent US 7,449,283
Granted Patent B2
US 7,449,283 · App. 10/529,332 · Granted Nov 11, 2008

Producing method of electrostatic sucking type liquid jetting head, producing method of nozzle plate, driving method of electrostatic sucking type liquid jetting head, electrostatic sucking type liquid jetting apparatus and liquid jetting apparatus

Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
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Patent No.
US 7,449,283
App. No.
10/529,332
Granted
Nov 11, 2008
Kind
B2
Abstract

First, through a coating step, a photolithography step and an etching step, a plurality of electrodes 142, 142 , . . . are formed on a base plate 141 . Next, a resist layer 143 b is formed on the base plate 141 so as to cover all of the electrodes 142, 142 , . . . , and by exposing and developing the resist layer 143 b , a nozzle 103 having a super minute diameter is formed to stand with respect to the base plate 141 so as to make the resist layer 143 b correspond to each electrode 142 , and an in-nozzle passage is formed in each nozzle 103.

Claims (17)

1. A producing method of an electrostatic sucking type liquid jetting head having a plurality of nozzles for jetting liquid solution as a droplet from a nozzle edge, comprising:

forming a plurality of jetting electrodes on a base plate for applying a jetting voltage;

forming a photosensitive resin layer on the base plate so as to cover all of the plurality of jetting electrodes;

making the photosensitive resin layer stand with respect to the base plate so as to correspond to each jetting electrode and so as to form the photosensitive resin layer in a nozzle shape having a nozzle diameter of more than 0.2 μm and of not more than 4 μm, by exposing and developing the photosensitive resin layer;

forming an in-nozzle passage so as to establish a communication from an edge portion of the nozzle to the jetting electrode in the nozzle; and

connecting the in-nozzle passage to a liquid solution supplying channel corresponding to the plurality of nozzles.

2. The producing method of the electrostatic sucking type liquid jetting head of claim 1 , further comprising:

making at least an inside surface of each liquid solution supplying channel insulating; and

providing a control electrode for controlling a meniscus position of the liquid solution at the edge portion of the nozzle, in the liquid solution supplying channel.

3. The producing method of the electrostatic sucking type liquid jetting head of claim 2 , wherein the liquid solution supplying channel is formed from a piezoelectric material.

4. The producing method of the electrostatic sucking type liquid jetting head of claim 1 , wherein the photosensitive resin layer is a fluorine-containing resin.

5. A producing method for producing a nozzle plate having a plurality of nozzles for jetting liquid solution as a droplet from a nozzle edge, comprising:

forming a plurality of jetting electrodes on a base plate for applying a jetting voltage;

forming a photosensitive resin layer on the base plate so as to cover all of the plurality of jetting electrodes;

making the photosensitive resin layer stand with respect to the base plate so as to correspond to each jetting electrode and so as to form the photosensitive resin layer in a nozzle shape having a nozzle diameter of more than 0.2 μm and of not more than 4 μm, by exposing and developing the photosensitive resin layer; and

forming an in-nozzle passage so as to establish a communication from an edge portion of the nozzle to the jetting electrode in the nozzle.

6. The producing method of the nozzle plate of claim 5 , wherein the photosensitive resin layer is a fluorine-containing resin.

Assignments (4)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 26, 2016
From: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.; SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
To: NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Reel/Frame 038381/0312 →
MERGER Recorded Mar 3, 2016
From: KONICA MINOLTA HOLDINGS, INC.
To: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
Reel/Frame 037886/0639 →
CORRECTED ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE ASSIGNEE'S NAME PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 017047 FRAME 0001. Recorded Jul 12, 2006
From: NISHI, YASUO; HIGUCHL, KAORU; MURATA, KAZUHIRO; YOKOYAMA, HIROSHI
To: KONICA MINOLTA HOLDINGS, INC.; SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA; NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Reel/Frame 017927/0456 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 24, 2005
From: NISHI, YASUO; HIGUCHI, KAORU; MURATA, KAZUHIRO; YOKOYAMA, HIROSHI
To: KONICA MINOLTA HOLDINGS, INC.; SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHI; NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Reel/Frame 017047/0001 →
Priority Claims (8)
JP 2002-278230 · Sep 24, 2002 · national
JP 2002-278233 · Sep 24, 2002 · national
JP 2002-278235 · Sep 24, 2002 · national
JP 2002-278246 · Sep 24, 2002 · national
JP 2003-293068 · Aug 13, 2003 · national
JP 2003-293082 · Aug 13, 2003 · national
JP 2003-293088 · Aug 13, 2003 · national
JP 2003-293418 · Aug 14, 2003 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20060017782A1 · Jan 26, 2006