Patents by Inventor Chiaki Muraoka

Chiaki Muraoka 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: 9884485
    Abstract: A liquid ejecting head and a liquid ejecting apparatus are designed so as to suppress the influence of noise on control signals. The liquid ejecting head has a plurality of terminals electrically connected with a contact point provided in the liquid ejecting apparatus, and a liquid ejecting element substrate having a liquid ejecting element formed for ejecting liquid in response to the control signals transmitted from the liquid ejecting apparatus. A power source terminal for drive and a ground terminal for drive, which are provided for driving the liquid ejecting element, are arranged adjacent to each other, and a power source wiring that connects the power source terminal for drive with the liquid ejecting element substrate and a ground wiring that connects the ground terminal for drive with the liquid ejecting element substrate are at least partially arranged in parallel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2018
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Shimpei Yoshikawa, Chiaki Muraoka, Tokuji Kudo, Hiromasa Amma, Takuya Iwano, Kimiyuki Hayasaki
  • Patent number: 9832864
    Abstract: A liquid ejection head includes a circuit board having a wire pattern divided into a plurality of portions in order to provide the circuit board with very reliable bonding.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2017
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Junichiro Iri, Ryo Sato, Kazuhiro Idogawa, Chiaki Muraoka, Hiromasa Amma, Takuya Iwano
  • Patent number: 9770911
    Abstract: In a liquid ejection head and a liquid ejection apparatus that can suppress deterioration of image quality, a plurality of second beam-shaped member is provided on the downstream side of a first beam-shaped member in a flow passage connected to an ejection element substrate. The first beam-shaped member divides the flow passage into two flow passages in a liquid-flowing direction and the second beam-shaped member sandwich a line extending from the first beam-shaped member in the liquid-flowing direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2017
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Genji Inada, Hiromasa Amma, Takuya Iwano, Chiaki Muraoka, Tokuji Kudo, Shimpei Yoshikawa, Monta Matsui
  • Patent number: 9731503
    Abstract: A liquid discharge head includes a substrate having an element that discharges liquid by generating thermal energy to generate an air bubble in the liquid, and a liquid supply port for supplying the liquid to the element, and a flow path forming assembly including a flow path forming member having a discharge port for discharging the liquid and, between the substrate and the flow path forming member, a pressure chamber including the element disposed adjacent thereto and a flow path causing the pressure chamber and the liquid supply port to communicate with each other. In addition, an interlayer is provided on a joining portion of the substrate and the flow path forming member and provided so as to protrude from between the substrate and the flow path forming member into the flow path, and a protection layer including metal is formed so as to cover the element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2017
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Takuma Kodoi, Keiji Tomizawa, Chiaki Muraoka
  • Patent number: 9718274
    Abstract: In a liquid ejection head and a liquid ejection apparatus capable of reducing the occurrence of ejection malfunction, in a connecting section where a first flow channel and a second flow channel connect, a projecting member is provided on the flow channel wall forming the second flow channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Genji Inada, Hiromasa Amma, Takuya Iwano, Chiaki Muraoka, Tokuji Kudo, Shimpei Yoshikawa
  • Publication number: 20170190173
    Abstract: A printing element substrate includes a plurality of printing elements, a first transistor forming an electrical pathway common to the plurality of printing elements, and a plurality of second transistors for driving the plurality of printing elements independently of each other. An electrical pathway is formed between a first power node and a second power node in the order of the first transistor, one of the plurality of printing elements, and one of the plurality of second transistors. The electrical pathway connecting each of the plurality of printing elements and the first transistor includes a plurality of electrical paths.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2016
    Publication date: July 6, 2017
    Inventors: Takaaki Yamaguchi, Yosuke Miura, Chiaki Muraoka, Yasushi Nakano
  • Publication number: 20170190176
    Abstract: A liquid ejection head includes an energy generating element configured to generate energy used for ejection of a liquid, a print element board including an electroconductive anti-cavitation film provided to cover the energy generating element, and a connection board electrically connected to the anti-cavitation film and including a connection pad electrically connectable from outside.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2017
    Publication date: July 6, 2017
    Inventors: Tokuji Kudo, Chiaki Muraoka, Shimpei Yoshikawa, Yuichiro Akama, Yuji Tamaru, Yosuke Takagi, Takaaki Yamaguchi
  • Patent number: 9676181
    Abstract: A method for stabilizing a refilling speed within a predetermined range even with various physical properties of liquid to be ejected is provided for a liquid ejection head using a thermal system. To achieve this, a drive pulse is controlled for each nozzle array according to the combination of a predetermined material and structure of a bubble-generating chamber and the physical property of the liquid to be ejected such that an amount of an overshoot and the refilling speed are within a predetermined range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Keiji Tomizawa, Takuma Kodoi, Chiaki Muraoka
  • Publication number: 20170136769
    Abstract: A liquid discharge head includes a discharge unit that discharges a liquid as a result of electric energy being supplied to the discharge unit, a first wiring member that is joined to the discharge unit and that includes a plurality of first joining terminals each capable of transmitting the electric energy to the discharge unit, and a second wiring member that is electrically joined to the first wiring member and that includes a plurality of second joining terminals. At least three of the plurality of first joining terminals are inspection terminals that are short-circuited, and the second joining terminals are connected to contact terminals to each of which an external signal can be input.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2016
    Publication date: May 18, 2017
    Inventors: Chiaki Muraoka, Keiji Tomizawa, Takuma Kodoi
  • Publication number: 20170120588
    Abstract: A liquid discharge head includes a recording element substrate including a recording element, an electronic substrate disposed outside the recording element substrate, an electric element mounted on the electronic substrate, a housing that supports the recording element substrate and the electronic substrate and is made of a first resin material, and a cover member that surrounds and shields the electric element and is made of a second resin material, wherein the second resin material has higher heat resistance than the first resin material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2016
    Publication date: May 4, 2017
    Inventors: Chiaki Muraoka, Yukuo Yamaguchi, Mikiya Umeyama, Hiromasa Amma, Takuya Iwano, Tokuji Kudo, Shimpei Yoshikawa
  • Publication number: 20170028712
    Abstract: There is provided a method for stabilizing a refilling speed within a predetermined range even with various physical properties of liquid to be ejected in a liquid ejection head using a thermal system. To achieve this, a drive pulse is controlled for each nozzle array according to the combination of a predetermined material and structure of a bubble-generating chamber and the physical property of the liquid to be ejected such that an amount of an overshoot and the refilling speed are within a predetermined range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2016
    Publication date: February 2, 2017
    Inventors: Keiji Tomizawa, Takuma Kodoi, Chiaki Muraoka
  • Publication number: 20160347073
    Abstract: Provided are a liquid ejection head and a liquid ejection apparatus which make it possible to suppress deterioration of image quality. Therefore, a plurality of second beam-shaped members is provided on the downstream side of a first beam-shaped member which divides a flow passage connected to an ejection element substrate into two flow passages in a liquid-flowing direction so as to sandwich a line extending the first beam-shaped member in the liquid-flowing direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2016
    Publication date: December 1, 2016
    Inventors: Genji Inada, Hiromasa Amma, Takuya Iwano, Chiaki Muraoka, Tokuji Kudo, Shimpei Yoshikawa, Monta Matsui
  • Publication number: 20160353565
    Abstract: A wire pattern is divided into a plurality of portions in order to provide a circuit board for which very reliably bonding can be achieved and a liquid ejection head including the circuit board.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2016
    Publication date: December 1, 2016
    Inventors: Junichiro Iri, Ryo Sato, Kazuhiro Idogawa, Chiaki Muraoka, Hiromasa Amma, Takuya Iwano
  • Publication number: 20160339698
    Abstract: To provide a liquid ejecting head and a liquid ejecting apparatus that can suppress the influence of noise on a control signal. The liquid ejecting head has: a plurality of terminals for being electrically connected with a contact point provided in a liquid ejecting apparatus; and a liquid ejecting element substrate having a liquid ejecting element formed for ejecting liquid in response to a control signal transmitted from the liquid ejecting apparatus. The plurality of terminals includes a signal terminal and a ground terminal for control, for controlling the liquid ejecting element; and the signal terminal and the ground terminal for control are arranged in positions closer to the liquid ejecting element substrate than other terminals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2016
    Publication date: November 24, 2016
    Inventors: Shimpei Yoshikawa, Chiaki Muraoka, Tokuji Kudo, Hiromasa Amma, Takuya Iwano, Kimiyuki Hayasaki
  • Publication number: 20160339699
    Abstract: To provide a liquid ejecting head and a liquid ejecting apparatus that can suppress the influence of noise on a control signal. The liquid ejecting head has: a plurality of terminals for being electrically connected with a contact point provided in a liquid ejecting apparatus; and a liquid ejecting element substrate having a liquid ejecting element formed for ejecting liquid in response to a control signal transmitted from the liquid ejecting apparatus. A power source terminal for drive and a ground terminal for drive, for driving the liquid ejecting element are arranged adjacent to each other; and a power source wiring that connects the power source terminal for drive with the liquid ejecting element substrate, and a ground wiring that connects the ground terminal for drive with the liquid ejecting element substrate are at least partially arranged in parallel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2016
    Publication date: November 24, 2016
    Inventors: Shimpei Yoshikawa, Chiaki Muraoka, Tokuji Kudo, Hiromasa Amma, Takuya Iwano, Kimiyuki Hayasaki
  • Publication number: 20160339711
    Abstract: Provided is a configuration of a liquid ejecting head enabling a stable, continuous ink supply with the off-carriage method, even if force operates in the direction of joint needle insertion and removal. To this end, a joint opening that accepts insertion of a joint needle on a printing apparatus side is placed at a position closer to a joint face between an ejecting head and a sub tank unit than a positioning opening that engages with a positioning member on the printing apparatus side. Consequently, even if external force is produced due to coupling, the force exerted on the joint face that is a weak portion of an inkjet (IJ) head may be minimized.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2016
    Publication date: November 24, 2016
    Inventors: Chiaki Muraoka, Yukuo Yamaguchi, Hiromasa Amma, Takuya Iwano, Takeshi Sekino
  • Publication number: 20160339697
    Abstract: Provided is a liquid ejection head and a liquid ejection apparatus capable of reducing the occurrence of ejection malfunction. In a connecting section where a first flow channel and a second flow channel connect, a projecting member is provided on the flow channel wall forming the second flow channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2016
    Publication date: November 24, 2016
    Inventors: Genji Inada, Hiromasa Amma, Takuya Iwano, Chiaki Muraoka, Tokuji Kudo, Shimpei Yoshikawa
  • Patent number: 9283755
    Abstract: A liquid ejection head includes a discharge orifice configured to eject liquid; a device configured to generate energy for use in ejecting liquid; a pressure chamber partitioned by a wall, the pressure chamber accommodating the device and communicating with the discharge orifice; and a channel configured to supply liquid to the pressure chamber, wherein the discharge orifice has first and second protrusions protruding from the edge of the discharge orifice toward the central portion in an extending direction of the channel along the center line of the channel, and the interval between the base of the first protrusion and the base of the second protrusion in the extending direction of the channel is larger than the maximum interval between the edges of the discharge orifice in a direction perpendicular to the extending direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2016
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Chiaki Muraoka, Yukuo Yamaguchi, Takuya Iwano, Keiji Tomizawa
  • Patent number: 9248650
    Abstract: A liquid ejection head includes an element substrate and a support member. The element substrate includes an ejection orifice row, and a supply port. The support member includes a first flow path for supplying a liquid from a liquid supply source to the supply port. The first flow path includes a plurality of channels for supplying liquid to the supply port. At least one of the plurality of channels has a shape in which a cross section that intersects with a flow direction Y of the liquid increases from an upstream side to a downstream side with respect to the direction in which the liquid is supplied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2016
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Chiaki Muraoka, Mikiya Umeyama, Satoshi Oikawa, Takuya Iwano
  • Patent number: 9238361
    Abstract: The liquid ejecting head includes a printing element board having a plurality of printing elements for producing energy used to eject liquid, a contact board having a contact terminal for electrically connecting to a liquid ejection printing apparatus, and a functional element, and a plurality of lands which are provided on a face of the contact board where the functional element is mounted, and to which terminals of the functional element are connected. In addition, a wiring member connects the printing element board to the contact board, a first terminal is configured to be electrically connected to the printing element board, and a second terminal is configured to not be electrically connected to the printing element board, with both terminals disposed on one edge of the contact board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2016
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Chiaki Muraoka, Yukuo Yamaguchi, Satoshi Oikawa, Junji Tatsumi, Satoshi Kimura, Takuya Iwano