Abstract: A liquid ejecting method for ejecting liquid by generation of a bubble includes preparing a head comprising an ejection outlet for ejecting the liquid, a bubble generation region for generating the bubble in the liquid, a movable member disposed faced to the bubble generation region and displaceable between a first position and a second position further from the bubble generation region than the first position; and displacing the movable member from the first position to the second position by pressure produced by the generation of the bubble in the bubble generating portion to permit expansion of the bubble more in a downstream side nearer to the ejection outlet than in an upstream side.

Abstract: A liquid ejecting method for ejecting a liquid includes using a liquid ejecting head having an ejection outlet portion having an ejection outlet for ejecting the liquid, a liquid flow path in fluid communication with the ejection outlet portion, a bubble generation region for generating a bubble in the liquid, and a movable member disposed to face the bubble generation region and provided with a free end closer to the ejection outlet portion than a fulcrum portion thereof, and displacing the movable member by a pressure based on generation of the bubble from a position of a reference surface to a position of a maximum displacement, thereby ejecting the liquid, wherein a relation of 2&thgr;E−7°≦&thgr;M≦2&thgr;E+7° is satisfied where, with a reference of the reference surface, &thgr;M is an angle of the movable member at the maximum displacement thereof about the fulcrum portion and &thgr;E is an angle of an axis connecting the fulcrum portion with an intersecting point of a center axis

Abstract: An ink container includes a casing, an air vent which is located in the casing, an ink supply opening for supplying ink out of the casing, and an ink absorbing material that is contained in the casing. The ink absorbing material retains ink therein, and has a generally rectangular parallelopipedal shape defined by sides of the ink absorbing material, and also has an ink supply portion for supplying ink to the ink supply opening. The ink absorbing material includes corner portions which are located between adjacent sides of the ink absorbing material. A preventing means prevents complete surface contact between the casing and said ink absorbing material by providing spaces between the casing and ink absorbing material which are in fluid communication with each other with a given space that is adjacent to a particular one of the corner portions that is most remote from the ink supply portion. The air vent is in fluid communication with the spaces.

Abstract: A liquid ejecting head capable of ejecting liquids in different conditions includes an ejection outlet for ejecting a liquid; a liquid flow path for supplying the liquid to the ejection outlet, the liquid flow path having bubble generation heat elements used to eject the liquid and capable of selectively generating bubbles having different sizes; and a movable mechanism having at least one movable member arranged to face a bubble generation region formed in the liquid flow path by the bubble generation heat elements. The movable member has a free end on a downstream side with respect to a direction of the ejection outlet and a supporting member on an upstream side. The movable member is displaced in a direction to separate from the bubble generation region in accordance with a bubble generated by the bubble generation heat elements.

Abstract: A method for discharging ink from a discharge port using a liquid jet recording head having the discharge port for discharging liquid, a liquid flow path communicating with the discharge port, a liquid discharge heat generating element provided in the liquid flow path to apply thermal energy for discharging the liquid to the liquid with bubble generation and a fluid resistance element provided upstream of the liquid discharge heat generating element in the liquid flow path. A bubble generating region is used as the fluid resistance element and a movable member is provided facing the bubble generating region and having a free end, the movable member being shiftable upon bubble generation at the region. The method includes the step of generating a bubble by driving the liquid discharge heat generating element and generating the bubble and shifting the movable member by the fluid resistance element. Also discloses are a liquid discharge head, head cartridge, and recording apparatus which perform the method.

Abstract: A liquid ejecting method using a liquid ejection head having a movable member disposed faced to a bubble generating region and having a free end at a downstream side thereof with respect to a flow direction of liquid, wherein the free end of the movable member is displaced by a pressure generated by a bubble in the bubble generating region, and the pressure is directed toward an ejection outlet by the movable member to eject the liquid through the ejection outlet, the improvement residing in that: the free end of the movable member providing a substantially harmetically sealed state for the bubble generating region, is displaced so as to guide a pressure wave resulting from the bubble formation toward the ejection outlet while non-contact state is substantially maintained between the movable member and the bubble.

Abstract: A liquid ejection head has a heat generating surface for generating heat for generating bubbles in liquid, the heat generating surface being substantially flush and/or smoothly continuous with an upstream surface of the heat generating surface, a portion above the upstream surface and a further upstream portion being in fluid communication with each other when the heat generating surface does not generate heat, a movable member having a free end and a fulcrum, the movable member and the heat generating surface having a space therebetween, and an ejection outlet for ejecting liquid through generation of the bubble. The ejection outlet opposes the heat generating surface with the movable member interposed therebetween, and an opposing member cooperates with the movable member to direct the bubble toward the ejection outlet. The movable member directs the growing bubble toward the ejection outlet in a direction substantially perpendicular to the heat generating surface.

Abstract: A composition comprising a water-soluble cationic group-containing high-molecular compound (P1) derived from the reaction of (A) epichlorohydrin and a dialkyl or dialkanol amine, or (B) a glycidyl group-terminated hydrophilic oligomer and a diamine, dialkylamine or dialkanolamine; optionally, a high-molecular compound (P2) having a condensable functional group in a side chain such as alkylolacrylamide-bearing high-molecular compound (E) or hydrolyzable trialkylsilyl group-containing acrylic ester high-molecular compound (F); and a poly(meth)acrylate (P3) is coated onto a substrate and cured by ultraviolet radiation to form a printing medium.

Abstract: An ink jet head includes a first member with an energy generating element for generating energy to eject ink, a second member having an ejection outlet forming member provided with an ink ejection outlet through which the ink is ejected, the second member being affixed to the first member to form a liquid passage in fluid communication with the ejection outlet, and urging means for urging the first and second members together to substantially fix them against each other. The ejection outlet forming member has a jaw connected with a surface of the first member which has the energy generating element, the jaw being adjacent a first member side of the ejection outlet. The following relationships are satisfied, namely, b.gtoreq.5 microns, c.gtoreq.

Abstract: An ink jet recording apparatus includes a liquid passage for ejection of ink; a liquid chamber for supplying ink to the passage; a device for mounting the recording head on the ink jet recording apparatus at an angle not more than 45 degrees relative to the horizontal plane; wherein the chamber has an internal surface which is slanted in a direction from an ink inlet thereof toward the liquid passage at the angle of 5-40 degrees relative to an extension of the liquid passage.

Abstract: A liquid discharging method is provided with heat generating elements for creating air bubbles for discharging liquid, discharge ports arranged corresponding to the heat generating elements, first liquid flow paths conductively connected with the discharge ports, second liquid flow paths arranged corresponding to the heat generating elements, and a separation wall to separate the first and second liquid flow paths. This separation wall is provided with the free end, which is caused to be displaced to the first liquid flow side by pressure exerted by air bubbles created by the heat generating elements, thus leading the pressure toward the discharge port side for discharging liquid from the discharge ports.

Abstract: A liquid ejecting method for ejecting a liquid comprises using a liquid ejecting head having an ejection outlet portion having an ejection outlet for ejecting the liquid, a liquid flow path in fluid communication with the ejection outlet portion, a bubble generation region for generating a bubble in the liquid, and a movable member disposed to face the bubble generation region and provided with a free end closer to the ejection outlet portion than a fulcrum portion thereof, and displacing the movable member by a pressure based on generation of the bubble from a position of a reference surface to a position of a maximum displacement, thereby ejecting the liquid, wherein a relation of 2.theta..sub.E -7.degree..ltoreq..theta..sub.M .ltoreq.2.theta..sub.E +7.degree. is satisfied where, with a reference of the reference surface, .theta..sub.M is an angle of the movable member at the maximum displacement thereof about the fulcrum portion and .theta..sub.

Abstract: A method to produce a liquid ejecting head having an ejection outlet for ejecting a liquid, a heat generating element for applying thermal energy to the liquid, a liquid flow path comprised of a first path portion in fluid communication with the ejection outlet and a second path portion disposed below the first path portion and provided with the heat generating element in a bottom surface thereof, a partition wall for partitioning the liquid flow path into the first path portion and second path portion, and a movable member disposed above the heat generating element in the portion wall and arranged as displaceable to a side of the first path portion in accordance with a bubble generated in the liquid by the thermal energy in which upon generation of the bubble the first path portion and the second path portion are in fluid communication with each other and the pressure is directed toward said ejection outlet by the movable member displaced to eject the liquid droplet.

Abstract: An ink jet head includes a base member, a first member having recesses and coupled with the base member to form ink passages using the recesses and a second member integral with the first member and extending at an angle from an end of the first member, the second member having ink ejection outlets communicating with the ink passages.

Abstract: An ink jet head includes a plurality of ejection orifices for ejecting ink; a common liquid chamber for storing temporarily the ink to be supplied to each of the ejection orifices; a plurality of ink passages, being separated by liquid passage walls, and each of which connects one of the ejection orifices to the common liquid chamber; and a plurality of energy generating elements provided one for one in each of the ink passages for generating energy to eject the ink from each of the ejection orifices; wherein the ejection orifices are grouped into a plurality of control blocks comprising a predetermined number of the ejection orifices in sequence so that the energy generating elements are driven by the block; and wherein walls are provided in the common liquid chamber, at the dividing lines between the control blocks, for impeding the ink movement in the liquid chamber, between the adjacent blocks.

Abstract: A liquid ejecting method includes providing a substrate having a heat generating surface for generating heat for generating a bubble in liquid; providing a movable member having a free end; providing an ejection outlet for ejecting the liquid using the generation of the bubble, the ejection outlet being opposed to the substrate with the movable member interposed therebetween; disposing the free end of the movable member at a downstream side with respect to a direction of flow of the liquid to the ejection outlet; and wherein the bubble displaces the free end of the movable member, and grows toward the ejection outlet to eject the liquid.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is an ink comprising a pigment, a water-soluble resin, a water-soluble monomer to be set by application of energy and a photopolymerization initiator in an aqueous liquid medium.

Abstract: An ink jet recording head for effecting recording with ejection of ink includes a plurality of element substrates each having a plurality of ejection energy generating elements for ejecting the ink; a base plate for supporting the plurality of element substrates on one surface thereof in an array; a grooved member having a length corresponding to a length of the array and having passages corresponding to the ejection energy generating elements of the plurality of element substrates.

Abstract: An ink tank is removably mountable to an ink jet head body having a discharge opening for discharging ink, an ink communication pipe for introducing ink to an ink jet head, and a first coupling member. The ink tank comprises a container body for storing ink to be supplied to the ink jet head, an absorbent member disposed in the container body for holding ink, and an ink supply port into which the ink communication pipe is inserted when the ink tank is connected with the ink jet head body. The ink tank includes a first engagement member to connect and engage with the coupling member when the ink tank is connected with the ink jet head body and a second engagement member to contact and engage a part of the ink jet head body when the ink tank is connected with the ink jet head body.

Abstract: A process for producing a printing medium is disclosed wherein a composition is applied to a substrate and cured by heat treatment, said composition comprising a water soluble cationic polymer (P1) selected from the group consisting of polymer (A) obtained by the addition polymerization of epichlorohydrin and a dialkylamine or dialkanolamine; polymer (B) derived from the addition polymerization of a glycidyl groups-terminated hydrophilic oligomer and an asymmetric diamine, dialkylamine or dialkanolamine; acrylic polymer (C) with a cationized hydroxyl group-containing molecular side chain; and polyvinyl alcohol (D) with a cationized hydroxyl group-containing molecular chain; and a condensable functional group-containing polymer (P2) selected from the group consisting of alkylolacrylamide copolymer and a hydrolyzable trialkylsilyl group-containing copolymer.