IP Library Granted Patent US 10,207,513
Granted Patent B2
US 10,207,513 · App. 15/346,256 · Granted Feb 19, 2019

Pressure controlling apparatus and liquid ejecting apparatus

Inventors: Hiroyuki Ishii (Shiojiri, JP); Hiroaki Okui (Azumino, JP)
Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
B41J2/17596B41J2/175
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Patent No.
US 10,207,513
App. No.
15/346,256
Granted
Feb 19, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

A pressure controlling apparatus includes a seat having a communication hole through which a first space and a second space, in which a liquid flows, are in communication with each other, a pressure receiving plate configured to move with a change in pressure in the second space, a valve member configured to open and close the communication hole in conjunction with the movement of the pressure receiving plate, and a biasing member disposed between the pressure receiving plate and the seat and configured to bias the pressure receiving plate. The biasing member includes a first portion in contact with the pressure receiving plate and a second portion positioned closer than the first portion to the seat. The first portion has a larger diameter than the second portion.

Claims (33)

1. A pressure controlling apparatus comprising:

a seat having a communication hole through which a first space and a second space, in which a liquid flows, are in communication with each other;

a pressure receiving plate configured to move with a change in pressure in the second space;

a valve member configured to open and close the communication hole in conjunction with the movement of the pressure receiving plate; and

a biasing member disposed between the pressure receiving plate and the seat and configured to bias the pressure receiving plate, wherein

the biasing member includes a first portion in contact with the pressure receiving plate and a second portion positioned closer than the first portion to the seat, the first portion having a larger diameter than the second portion, and

wherein, when a straight line is drawn between a center of the biasing member and a farthest edge of the pressure receiving plate from the center of the biasing member, a contact point of the biasing member and the pressure receiving plate is closer to the farthest edge of the pressure receiving plate than the center of the biasing member, where the contact point of the biasing member and the pressure receiving plate are located on the straight line.

2. The pressure controlling apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the second portion is positioned at an opposite end of the biasing member from the first portion, and

the biasing member has a diameter gradually decreasing from the first portion to the second portion.

3. The pressure controlling apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the first portion has a diameter larger than a maximum dimeter of the valve member.

4. A liquid ejecting apparatus comprising:

the pressure controlling apparatus according to claim 1 ; and

a liquid ejecting head configured to eject a liquid which has been subjected to pressure control by the pressure controlling apparatus.

5. A pressure controlling apparatus comprising:

a seat having a communication hole through which a first space and a second space, in which a liquid flows, are in communication with each other;

a pressure receiving plate configured to move with a change in pressure in the second space;

a valve member configured to open and close the communication hole in conjunction with the movement of the pressure receiving plate; and

a biasing member disposed between the pressure receiving plate and the seat and configured to bias the pressure receiving plate, wherein

a portion of the biasing member in contact with the pressure receiving portion has a diameter larger than a maximum diameter of the valve member, and

wherein, when a straight line is drawn between a center of the biasing member and a farthest edge of the pressure receiving plate from the center of the biasing member, a contact point of the biasing member and the pressure receiving plate is closer to the farthest edge of the pressure receiving plate than the center of the biasing member, where the contact point of the biasing member and the pressure receiving plate are located on the straight line.

6. The pressure controlling apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein the biasing member has a constant diameter over an entire length thereof.

7. A liquid ejecting apparatus comprising:

the pressure controlling apparatus according to claim 5 ; and

a liquid ejecting head configured to eject a liquid which has been subjected to pressure control by the pressure controlling apparatus.

8. A pressure controlling apparatus comprising:

a seat having a communication hole through which a first space and a second space, in which a liquid flows, are in communication with each other;

a pressure receiving plate configured to move with a change in pressure in the second space;

a valve member configured to open and close the communication hole in conjunction with the movement of the pressure receiving plate; and

a biasing member disposed between the pressure receiving plate and the seat and configured to bias the pressure receiving plate,

wherein, when a straight line is drawn between a center of the biasing member and a farthest edge of the pressure receiving plate from the center of the biasing member, a contact point of the biasing member and the pressure receiving plate is closer to the farthest edge of the pressure receiving plate than the center of the biasing member, where the contact point of the biasing member and pressure receiving plate is located on the straight line.

9. A liquid ejecting apparatus comprising:

the pressure controlling apparatus according to claim 8 ; and

a liquid ejecting head configured to eject a liquid which has been subjected to pressure control by the pressure controlling apparatus.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 8, 2016
From: ISHII, HIROYUKI; OKUI, HIROAKI
To: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
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Priority Claims (1)
JP 2015-220122 · Nov 10, 2015 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20170129250A1 · May 11, 2017