Patents by Inventor Yumi Komamiya
Yumi Komamiya has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Patent number: 11827020Abstract: A liquid ejection head including a recording element substrate for ejecting liquid supported by a support member with an adhesive layer provided between the recording element substrate and the support member. A terminal is provided at an end portion of the recording element substrate with a sealing member covering the end portion of the recording element substrate including the terminal. The sealing member is in contact with a side surface of the end portion and an end surface of the adhesive layer. The adhesive layer comprises includes a first adhesive portion and a second adhesive portion positioned between the first adhesive portion and the sealing member. Rigidity of the second adhesive portion is less than the rigidity of the sealing member and less than the rigidity of the first adhesive portion.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2021Date of Patent: November 28, 2023Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Shingo Okushima, Yumi Komamiya, Satoshi Oikawa, Satoshi Kimura, Hirotomo Taniguchi
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Patent number: 11760089Abstract: A liquid discharge head includes a recording element substrate including a discharge port. A channel member is configured to supply the recording element substrate with a liquid. An electric wiring board is configured to supply the recording element substrate with power. A plate-like protective member is directly or indirectly fixed to the channel member. In a case where a direction in which the recording element substrate is viewed from the channel member is defined as downward, the protective member includes a first bent portion configured to be bent in a transverse direction of the liquid discharge head. The first bent portion is located at a position that is above an upper end of the channel member and below a midpoint of a line segment connecting the upper end of the channel member and an upper end of the protective member.Type: GrantFiled: May 5, 2021Date of Patent: September 19, 2023Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Yumi Komamiya, Satoshi Kimura, Shingo Okushima
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Patent number: 11760083Abstract: Misalignment of printing positions is reduced in a print head that circulates an ink between a printing apparatus and the print head in a case where the misalignment is apt to change dynamically along with heat deformation. To this end, printing element substrates in the print head are adjusted to a target temperature and then a liquid is circulated through the print element substrates. After thermal expansion of the print head reaches a steady state, an amount of misalignment of printing positions in a direction of conveyance of the print head is obtained by using a test pattern printed by using printing elements. Further, a correction value for correcting the misalignment of the printing positions is set based on the obtained amount of misalignment of the printing positions.Type: GrantFiled: October 21, 2021Date of Patent: September 19, 2023Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Yumi Komamiya, Shingo Okushima
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Patent number: 11731425Abstract: A liquid discharge head includes an element substrate including a plurality of discharge ports configured to discharge liquid in a discharge direction onto a recording medium, and a heating element configured to heat the liquid, and a flow path member including a supply flow path configured to supply the liquid to the element substrate and a collection flow path configured to collect the liquid from the element substrate. The supply flow path and the collection flow path extend in a longitudinal direction of the flow path member and at least a part of the supply flow path and at least a part of the collection flow path overlap each other when being viewed in the direction parallel to the discharge direction.Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 2021Date of Patent: August 22, 2023Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Yumi Komamiya
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Patent number: 11718092Abstract: A recording apparatus that performs recording on a recording medium, includes a liquid discharge head including a plurality of element substrates each having a discharge port configured to discharge liquid and a heat element configured to heat the liquid, a channel member including a common supply channel configured to communicate with the plurality of the element substrates and to supply the liquid to the plurality of the element substrates, and a common collecting channel configured to communicate with the plurality of the element substrates and to collect the liquid from the plurality of the element substrates, wherein the common supply channel and the common collecting channel are respectively disposed out of alignment in a conveyance direction of the recording medium, and wherein, upstream of the element substrates, the recording apparatus comprises a heat unit configured to heat the liquid flowing in the common supply channel.Type: GrantFiled: November 12, 2021Date of Patent: August 8, 2023Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Yumi Komamiya, Takaya Sato
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Patent number: 11697295Abstract: Misalignment of printing positions between print heads associated with thermal expansion is reduced without increasing a data processing load. To this end, printing element substrates in a reference head and an adjustment target head are adjusted to a target temperature, and a liquid is circulated through the print element substrates. After thermal expansion of the reference head and the adjustment target head reaches a steady state, a first printing region being a printing region of the reference head and a second printing region being a printing region of the adjustment target head in a longitudinal direction are obtained from an image printed by using all printing elements. Then, used regions to be used for actual printing are set among the printing elements arranged on the reference head and the adjustment target head based on the first printing region and the second printing region.Type: GrantFiled: October 21, 2021Date of Patent: July 11, 2023Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Yumi Komamiya, Satoshi Oikawa, Shingo Okushima
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Publication number: 20230098540Abstract: A liquid ejection head and liquid ejection apparatus capable of suppressing deterioration in image quality without adding a member for heat radiation is to be provided. Therefore, in the liquid ejection head that ejects a circulating liquid, the second engagement part formed on the discharge port side has an elongated hole shape extending in the arrow B direction so as to support the liquid ejection unit support member in such a manner capable of allowing the thermal deformation.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2022Publication date: March 30, 2023Inventors: Tomoki Tsuji, Yumi Komamiya
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Publication number: 20220161552Abstract: A recording apparatus that performs recording on a recording medium, includes a liquid discharge head including a plurality of element substrates each having a discharge port configured to discharge liquid and a heat element configured to heat the liquid, a channel member including a common supply channel configured to communicate with the plurality of the element substrates and to supply the liquid to the plurality of the element substrates, and a common collecting channel configured to communicate with the plurality of the element substrates and to collect the liquid from the plurality of the element substrates, wherein the common supply channel and the common collecting channel are respectively disposed out of alignment in a conveyance direction of the recording medium, and wherein, upstream of the element substrates, the recording apparatus comprises a heat unit configured to heat the liquid flowing in the common supply channel.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 12, 2021Publication date: May 26, 2022Inventors: Yumi Komamiya, Takaya Sato
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Publication number: 20220161560Abstract: A liquid ejection head including a recording element substrate for ejecting liquid supported by a support member with an adhesive layer provided between the recording element substrate and the support member. A terminal is provided at an end portion of the recording element substrate with a sealing member covering the end portion of the recording element substrate including the terminal. The sealing member is in contact with a side surface of the end portion and an end surface of the adhesive layer. The adhesive layer comprises includes a first adhesive portion and a second adhesive portion positioned between the first adhesive portion and the sealing member. Rigidity of the second adhesive portion is less than the rigidity of the sealing member and less than the rigidity of the first adhesive portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 18, 2021Publication date: May 26, 2022Inventors: Shingo Okushima, Yumi Komamiya, Satoshi Oikawa, Satoshi Kimura, Hirotomo Taniguchi
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Publication number: 20220134777Abstract: Misalignment of printing positions between print heads associated with thermal expansion is reduced without increasing a data processing load. To this end, printing element substrates in a reference head and an adjustment target head are adjusted to a target temperature, and a liquid is circulated through the print element substrates. After thermal expansion of the reference head and the adjustment target head reaches a steady state, a first printing region being a printing region of the reference head and a second printing region being a printing region of the adjustment target head in a longitudinal direction are obtained from an image printed by using all printing elements. Then, used regions to be used for actual printing are set among the printing elements arranged on the reference head and the adjustment target head based on the first printing region and the second printing region.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 21, 2021Publication date: May 5, 2022Inventors: Yumi Komamiya, Satoshi Oikawa, Shingo Okushima
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Publication number: 20220134735Abstract: Misalignment of printing positions is reduced in a print head that circulates an ink between a printing apparatus and the print head in a case where the misalignment is apt to change dynamically along with heat deformation. To this end, printing element substrates in the print head are adjusted to a target temperature and then a liquid is circulated through the print element substrates. After thermal expansion of the print head reaches a steady state, an amount of misalignment of printing positions in a direction of conveyance of the print head is obtained by using a test pattern printed by using printing elements. Further, a correction value for correcting the misalignment of the printing positions is set based on the obtained amount of misalignment of the printing positions.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 21, 2021Publication date: May 5, 2022Inventors: Yumi Komamiya, Shingo Okushima
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Publication number: 20220080731Abstract: A liquid discharge head includes an element substrate including a plurality of discharge ports configured to discharge liquid in a discharge direction onto a recording medium, and a heating element configured to heat the liquid, and a flow path member including a supply flow path configured to supply the liquid to the element substrate and a collection flow path configured to collect the liquid from the element substrate. The supply flow path and the collection flow path extend in a longitudinal direction of the flow path member and at least a part of the supply flow path and at least a part of the collection flow path overlap each other when being viewed in the direction parallel to the discharge direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 15, 2021Publication date: March 17, 2022Inventor: Yumi Komamiya
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Patent number: 11186088Abstract: Provided is a liquid ejection head comprising: an ejection opening row along a first direction; a pressure chamber with print-element; a passage communicating with the pressure chamber; a supply opening row along the first direction with supply openings extending in a second direction to supply liquid to the passage; a collection opening row along the first direction with collection openings extending in the second direction to collect a liquid from the passage; a first common supply passage along the first direction to supply a liquid to the supply opening row; a first common collection passage along the first direction to collect a liquid from the collection opening row; a first supply side communication opening extending in the second direction to supply a liquid to the first common supply passage; and a first collection side communication opening extending in the second direction to collect a liquid from the first common collection passage, wherein at least one of the first supply side communication openiType: GrantFiled: May 19, 2020Date of Patent: November 30, 2021Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Shingo Okushima, Seiichiro Karita, Takatsuna Aoki, Noriyasu Nagai, Eisuke Nishitani, Yumi Komamiya
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Publication number: 20210323306Abstract: A liquid discharge head includes a recording element substrate including a discharge port. A channel member is configured to supply the recording element substrate with a liquid. An electric wiring board is configured to supply the recording element substrate with power. A plate-like protective member is directly or indirectly fixed to the channel member. In a case where a direction in which the recording element substrate is viewed from the channel member is defined as downward, the protective member includes a first bent portion configured to be bent in a transverse direction of the liquid discharge head. The first bent portion is located at a position that is above an upper end of the channel member and below a midpoint of a line segment connecting the upper end of the channel member and an upper end of the protective member.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 5, 2021Publication date: October 21, 2021Inventors: Yumi Komamiya, Satoshi Kimura, Shingo Okushima
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Patent number: 11027546Abstract: A liquid discharge head includes a recording element substrate including a discharge port. A channel member is configured to supply the recording element substrate with a liquid. An electric wiring board is configured to supply the recording element substrate with power. A plate-like protective member is directly or indirectly fixed to the channel member. In a case where a direction in which the recording element substrate is viewed from the channel member is defined as downward, the protective member includes a first bent portion configured to be bent in a transverse direction of the liquid discharge head. The first bent portion is located at a position that is above an upper end of the channel member and below a midpoint of a line segment connecting the upper end of the channel member and an upper end of the protective member.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2019Date of Patent: June 8, 2021Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Yumi Komamiya, Satoshi Kimura, Shingo Okushima
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Publication number: 20200276812Abstract: Provided is a liquid ejection head comprising: an ejection opening row along a first direction; a pressure chamber with print-element; a passage communicating with the pressure chamber; a supply opening row along the first direction with supply openings extending in a second direction to supply liquid to the passage; a collection opening row along the first direction with collection openings extending in the second direction to collect a liquid from the passage; a first common supply passage along the first direction to supply a liquid to the supply opening row; a first common collection passage along the first direction to collect a liquid from the collection opening row; a first supply side communication opening extending in the second direction to supply a liquid to the first common supply passage; and a first collection side communication opening extending in the second direction to collect a liquid from the first common collection passage, wherein at least one of the first supply side communication openiType: ApplicationFiled: May 19, 2020Publication date: September 3, 2020Inventors: Shingo Okushima, Seiichiro Karita, Takatsuna Aoki, Noriyasu Nagai, Eisuke Nishitani, Yumi Komamiya
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Patent number: 10688788Abstract: Provided is a liquid ejection head comprising: an ejection opening row along a first direction; a pressure chamber with print-element; a passage communicating with the pressure chamber; a supply opening row along the first direction with supply openings extending in a second direction to supply liquid to the passage; a collection opening row along the first direction with collection openings extending in the second direction to collect a liquid from the passage; a first common supply passage along the first direction to supply a liquid to the supply opening row; a first common collection passage along the first direction to collect a liquid from the collection opening row; a first supply side communication opening extending in the second direction to supply a liquid to the first common supply passage; and a first collection side communication opening extending in the second direction to collect a liquid from the first common collection passage, wherein at least one of the first supply side communication openiType: GrantFiled: November 19, 2018Date of Patent: June 23, 2020Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Shingo Okushima, Seiichiro Karita, Takatsuna Aoki, Noriyasu Nagai, Eisuke Nishitani, Yumi Komamiya
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Patent number: 10625504Abstract: Provided is a liquid ejection head comprising: an ejection opening row along a first direction; a pressure chamber with print-element; a passage communicating with the pressure chamber; a supply opening row along the first direction with supply openings extending in a second direction to supply liquid to the passage; a collection opening row along the first direction with collection openings extending in the second direction to collect a liquid from the passage; a first common supply passage along the first direction to supply a liquid to the supply opening row; a first common collection passage along the first direction to collect a liquid from the collection opening row; a first supply side communication opening extending in the second direction to supply a liquid to the first common supply passage; and a first collection side communication opening extending in the second direction to collect a liquid from the first common collection passage, wherein at least one of the first supply side communication openiType: GrantFiled: October 11, 2018Date of Patent: April 21, 2020Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Shingo Okushima, Seiichiro Karita, Takatsuna Aoki, Noriyasu Nagai, Eisuke Nishitani, Yumi Komamiya
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Publication number: 20200047498Abstract: A liquid discharge head includes a recording element substrate including a discharge port. A channel member is configured to supply the recording element substrate with a liquid. An electric wiring board is configured to supply the recording element substrate with power. A plate-like protective member is directly or indirectly fixed to the channel member. In a case where a direction in which the recording element substrate is viewed from the channel member is defined as downward, the protective member includes a first bent portion configured to be bent in a transverse direction of the liquid discharge head. The first bent portion is located at a position that is above an upper end of the channel member and below a midpoint of a line segment connecting the upper end of the channel member and an upper end of the protective member.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 31, 2019Publication date: February 13, 2020Inventors: Yumi Komamiya, Satoshi Kimura, Shingo Okushima
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Patent number: 10471711Abstract: In a printing apparatus including a circulation system circulating a liquid, a volatile component included in the liquid evaporates from an ejection opening and thus characteristics of the liquid involving with concentration or viscosity change. The invention provides a printing apparatus that uses a liquid ejection head including an ejection opening ejecting a liquid, a print element generating energy for ejecting a liquid, and a pressure chamber having the print element provided therein, the printing apparatus including: a circulator configured to circulate the liquid so that the liquid passes through the pressure chamber; and a concentration adjustment unit configured to adjust a concentration of a liquid inside a liquid circulation system by discharging the liquid from the inside of the liquid circulation system and replenishing the liquid into the liquid circulation system from the outside of the liquid circulation system in response to the amount of the discharged liquid.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2018Date of Patent: November 12, 2019Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Seiichiro Karita, Shuzo Iwanaga, Kazuhiro Yamada, Takatsuna Aoki, Shingo Okushima, Zentaro Tamenaga, Yumi Komamiya, Noriyasu Nagai, Tatsurou Mori, Yoshiyuki Nakagawa, Akira Yamamoto