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).

  • Patent number: 11827020
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Shingo Okushima, Yumi Komamiya, Satoshi Oikawa, Satoshi Kimura, Hirotomo Taniguchi
  • Patent number: 11760089
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yumi Komamiya, Satoshi Kimura, Shingo Okushima
  • Patent number: 11760083
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yumi Komamiya, Shingo Okushima
  • Patent number: 11731425
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Yumi Komamiya
  • Patent number: 11718092
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yumi Komamiya, Takaya Sato
  • Patent number: 11697295
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yumi Komamiya, Satoshi Oikawa, Shingo Okushima
  • Publication number: 20230098540
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2022
    Publication date: March 30, 2023
    Inventors: Tomoki Tsuji, Yumi Komamiya
  • Publication number: 20220161552
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2021
    Publication date: May 26, 2022
    Inventors: Yumi Komamiya, Takaya Sato
  • Publication number: 20220161560
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2021
    Publication date: May 26, 2022
    Inventors: Shingo Okushima, Yumi Komamiya, Satoshi Oikawa, Satoshi Kimura, Hirotomo Taniguchi
  • Publication number: 20220134777
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2021
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Inventors: Yumi Komamiya, Satoshi Oikawa, Shingo Okushima
  • Publication number: 20220134735
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2021
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Inventors: Yumi Komamiya, Shingo Okushima
  • Publication number: 20220080731
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2021
    Publication date: March 17, 2022
    Inventor: Yumi Komamiya
  • Patent number: 11186088
    Abstract: 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 openi
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Shingo Okushima, Seiichiro Karita, Takatsuna Aoki, Noriyasu Nagai, Eisuke Nishitani, Yumi Komamiya
  • Publication number: 20210323306
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2021
    Publication date: October 21, 2021
    Inventors: Yumi Komamiya, Satoshi Kimura, Shingo Okushima
  • Patent number: 11027546
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yumi Komamiya, Satoshi Kimura, Shingo Okushima
  • Publication number: 20200276812
    Abstract: 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 openi
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2020
    Publication date: September 3, 2020
    Inventors: Shingo Okushima, Seiichiro Karita, Takatsuna Aoki, Noriyasu Nagai, Eisuke Nishitani, Yumi Komamiya
  • Patent number: 10688788
    Abstract: 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 openi
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Shingo Okushima, Seiichiro Karita, Takatsuna Aoki, Noriyasu Nagai, Eisuke Nishitani, Yumi Komamiya
  • Patent number: 10625504
    Abstract: 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 openi
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Shingo Okushima, Seiichiro Karita, Takatsuna Aoki, Noriyasu Nagai, Eisuke Nishitani, Yumi Komamiya
  • Publication number: 20200047498
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2019
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Inventors: Yumi Komamiya, Satoshi Kimura, Shingo Okushima
  • Patent number: 10471711
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Seiichiro Karita, Shuzo Iwanaga, Kazuhiro Yamada, Takatsuna Aoki, Shingo Okushima, Zentaro Tamenaga, Yumi Komamiya, Noriyasu Nagai, Tatsurou Mori, Yoshiyuki Nakagawa, Akira Yamamoto