Abstract: An ink-jet printhead includes an ink chamber to be filled with ink to be ejected, a manifold, which supplies ink to the ink chamber, an ink channel, which provides communication between the ink chamber and the manifold, a nozzle through which ink is ejected from the ink chamber, first and second heaters, which heat ink in the ink chamber to generate bubbles, and a conductor, which is electrically connected to the first and second heaters and applies a current to the first and second heaters, wherein the first and second heaters are positioned symmetrically around a center of the nozzle, and one of the first and second heaters is positioned adjacent to the ink channel.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
January 15, 2004
Date of Patent:
September 5, 2006
Assignee:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
Inventors:
Ji-hyuk Lim, Seog-soon Baek, Yong-soo Oh, Keon Kuk, Seung-joo Shin, Dong-kee Sohn, Min-soo Kim, Yong-soo Lee