Abstract: A head cover of a recording head includes an opening portion for exposing a nozzle face of the liquid ejection nozzle of a flow path unit, a frame portion provided at a surrounding of the opening portion to cover a peripheral edge portion of the flow path unit to be supported by the mounting face, protective wall portions erected integrally from the frame portion to be formed to cover side faces of the head case, and support portions formed integrally with the protective wall portions and bent from the protective wall portions to extend in surrounding directions for fixing to the head case and the protective wall portion is formed to widen a width thereof toward a side of the support portion.

Abstract: A head cover of a recording head includes an opening portion for exposing a nozzle face of the liquid ejection nozzle of a flow path unit, a frame portion provided at a surrounding of the opening portion to cover a peripheral edge portion of the flow path unit to be supported by the mounting face, protective wall portions erected integrally from the frame portion to be formed to cover side faces of the head case, and support portions formed integrally with the protective wall portions and bent from the protective wall portions to extend in surrounding directions for fixing to the head case and the protective wall portion is formed to widen a width thereof toward a side of the support portion.

Abstract: A bonding structure comprising bonding wires having a diameter A, bonding pads to which the bonding wires are connected, and bonding portions which, as sites of connection, are arranged on a straight line, and wherein the pitch P of the bonding portions is set at XA+? or more where 1.80?X?2.1, A is as defined above, and ? denotes a variation for the bonding procedure.

Abstract: Provided is a liquid jet head unit and a liquid jet device which are capable of improving precision in aligning nozzle orifices and accordingly printing quality. Included are: a liquid jet head having a nozzle plate provided with nozzle rows constituted of nozzle orifices through which liquid droplets are ejected, and which are arranged side by side; a head case fixed to the liquid jet head at the side of liquid supply ports; and a cover head provided to a liquid-droplet ejecting surface of the liquid jet head. An exposed area in the nozzle plate, which area is not covered by the cover head, includes: nozzles provided respectively with water repellent films in peripheries of their nozzle orifices; and nozzles which have the same shape as the former nozzles, and which respectively have non-water repellent portions provided with no water repellent films in peripheries of their nozzle orifices.

Abstract: An ink cartridge having a container for storing ink therein and having an ink supply port formed at a leading end side in an insertion direction of the container, a memory device disposed on a first of two opposite surfaces parallel to the insertion direction of the container, the memory device having an electrode for electrical connection to the recording device; a retaining member disposed on the first surface and located at a trailing end side relative to the memory device in the insertion direction, the retaining member serving to selectively engage with the recording device; and another retaining member disposed on the second surface and which also serves to selectively engage with the recording device.

Abstract: An ink cartridge having a container for storing ink therein and having an ink supply port formed at a leading end side in an insertion direction of the container, a memory device disposed on a first of two opposite surfaces parallel to the insertion direction of the container, the memory device having an electrode for electrical connection to the recording device; a retaining member disposed on the first surface and located at a trailing end side relative to the memory device in the insertion direction, the retaining member serving to selectively engage with the recording device; and another retaining member disposed on the second surface and which also serves to selectively engage with the recording device.

Abstract: An ink cartridge having a container for storing ink therein and having an ink supply port formed at a leading end side in an insertion direction of the container, a memory device disposed on a first of two opposite surfaces parallel to the insertion direction of the container, the memory device having an electrode for electrical connection to the recording device; a retaining member disposed on the first surface and located at a trailing end side relative to the memory device in the insertion direction, the retaining member serving to selectively engage with the recording device; and another retaining member disposed on the second surface and which also serves to selectively engage with the recording device.

Abstract: Provided are a liquid jet head unit, a manufacturing method thereof and a liquid jet apparatus, the liquid jet head unit being capable of preventing paper jams and deformation of a cover head, preventing a liquid from remaining on a liquid droplet ejecting surface and improving positioning accuracy of nozzle arrays and print quality. A liquid jet head unit includes: a liquid jet head 220 having nozzle arrays including arranged nozzle orifices which eject liquid droplets; a head case 230 fixed to a liquid supply port side of the liquid jet head 220; a cover head 240 provided on a liquid droplet ejecting surface side of the liquid jet head; and a fixing plate 250 between the liquid jet head 220 and the cover head 240, which has a junction 252 that defines exposure openings 251 having the nozzle orifices exposed therein and is joined to at least both ends of the nozzle arrays on the liquid droplet ejecting surface.

Abstract: A liquid jet head includes: a passage-forming substrate provided with at least two rows of pressure generating chambers each communicating with a nozzle orifice; and piezoelectric elements for causing pressure change in the pressure generating chambers. The piezoelectric elements are provided on one side of the passage-forming substrate with a vibration plate interposed therebetween. On a joint plate joined to the piezoelectric element side of the passage-forming substrate, driving ICs for driving the piezoelectric elements are provided in regions facing the respective rows of the pressure generating chambers. For each row of the pressure generating chambers, at least one penetrated hole, in which lead electrodes led from the piezoelectric elements are exposed, is provided in a region of the joint plate, the region corresponding to a region between the rows of the pressure generating chambers. A beam portion is formed between the adjacent penetrated holes.

Abstract: A head cover of a recording head includes an opening portion for exposing a nozzle face of the liquid ejection nozzle of a flow path unit, a frame portion provided at a surrounding of the opening portion to cover a peripheral edge portion of the flow path unit to be supported by the mounting face, protective wall portions erected integrally from the frame portion to be formed to cover side faces of the head case, and support portions formed integrally with the protective wall portions and bent from the protective wall portions to extend in surrounding directions for fixing to the head case and the protective wall portion is formed to widen a width thereof toward a side of the support portion.

Abstract: Ink flow paths are formed that corresponds in number to the ink chambers of a mounted ink cartridge, to supply ink from the ink chambers to a recording head. These ink flow paths are constituted by first communication paths (59, 60), which communicate with the ink outlets of corresponding ink chambers, second communication paths (61, 67), which communicate with the corresponding ink inlets of the recording head, and convergent flow paths (65), which connect the first and the second communication paths and converge as they approach the recording head. Filters (56) are located in the second communication paths.

Abstract: In a vibrator unit, at least one piezoelectric vibrator is fixed on a base member in a cantilevered manner, such that a first region of the piezoelectric vibrator is fixed on a first face of the base member. A resin case is formed with a housing space extending through a first end face to a second end face thereof. The housing space includes a first housing part which opens to the first end face of the case, a second housing part which continues to the first housing part, and a third housing part which continues to the second housing part. In the first housing part, a part of the piezoelectric vibrator except for the first region is housed.

Abstract: An ink cartridge having a container for storing ink therein and having an ink supply port formed at a leading end side in an insertion direction of the container, a memory device disposed on a first of two opposite surfaces parallel to the insertion direction of the container, the memory device having an electrode for electrical connection to the recording device; a retaining member disposed on the first surface and located at a trailing end side relative to the memory device in the insertion direction, the retaining member serving to selectively engage with the recording device; and another retaining member disposed on the second surface and which also serves to selectively engage with the recording device.

Abstract: In a vibrator unit, at least one piezoelectric vibrator is fixed on a base member in a cantilevered manner, such that a first region of the piezoelectric vibrator is fixed on a first face of the base member. A resin case is formed with a housing space extending through a first end face to a second end face thereof. The housing space includes a first housing part which opens to the first end face of the case, a second housing part which continues to the first housing part, and a third housing part which continues to the second housing part. In the first housing part, a part of the piezoelectric vibrator except for the first region is housed.

Abstract: Ink flow paths are formed that corresponds in number to the ink chambers of a mounted ink cartridge, to supply ink from the ink chambers to a recording head. These ink flow paths are constituted by first communication paths (59, 60), which communicate with the ink outlets of corresponding ink chambers, second communication paths (61, 67), which communicate with the corresponding ink inlets of the recording head, and convergent flow paths (65), which connect the first and the second communication paths and converge as they approach the recording head. Filters (56) are located in the second communication paths.