Abstract: A liquid ejecting head for ejecting liquid by generation of bubble includes an ejection outlet for ejecting the liquid; a liquid path in fluid communication with the ejection outlet; a bubble generation region for generating the bubble in the liquid; a movable member having a fulcrum and a free end and disposed faced to the bubble generation region; wherein the movable member moves from the first position to the second position by pressure produced by the generation of the bubble, and a resistance against movement of the movable member, is smaller adjacent the free end than adjacent the fulcrum.

Abstract: A plate type heat pipe having a hermetically sealed container installed so as to face a printed board on which at least one part to be cooled is mounted, wherein a block which passes through at least one main surface portion of the container is arranged within the container in a corresponding portion to the part(s) to be cooled.

Abstract: A liquid ejecting method for ejecting liquid by generation of a bubble includes preparing a head comprising an ejection outlet for ejecting the liquid, a bubble generation region for generating the bubble in the liquid, a movable member having a fulcrum and a free end portion; and displacing the free end of the movable member by pressure produced by the generation of the bubble in the bubble generating portion wherein the free end of the movable member is restrained from entering the bubble generation region beyond a first position which is taken by the free end of the movable member before generation of the bubble.

Abstract: An ink tank comprises a housing detachably mountable on a liquid jet recording apparatus, which is capable of retaining liquid directly in the interior thereof, a supply portion for supplying liquid retained in the housing to the recording apparatus and a communication portion with the air outside for communicating the interior of the housing with the air outside. For this ink tank, the supply portion and the communication portion with the air outside are integrally formed, and at the same time, a plate member is provided to make the interior of the housing a closed space by joining the plate member to the housing, and then, erroneous installation prevention portions are arranged for the plate member to prevent the installation on the position other than specifically designated for the liquid jet recording apparatus.

Abstract: A liquid ejecting method for ejecting liquid by generation of a bubble includes preparing a head comprising an ejection outlet for ejecting the liquid, a bubble generation region for generating the bubble in the liquid, a movable member disposed faced to the bubble generation region and displaceable between a first position and a second position further from the bubble generation region than the first position; and displacing the movable member from the first position to the second position by pressure produced by the generation of the bubble in the bubble generating portion to permit expansion of the bubble more in a downstream side nearer to the ejection outlet than in an upstream side.

Abstract: A liquid container including a first chamber for containing a reservoir of liquid, a second chamber containing a negative pressure producing material, an air vent for fluid communication with ambient air, a liquid supply port for supplying liquid out of the second chamber, a communication path for fluid communication between the first and second chambers where the first chamber is generally sealed by the ambient air except through the communication path, and a wall extending from the communication port. The communication path has a first region for permitting movement of air from the second chamber to the first chamber and a second region for permitting movement of the liquid from the first chamber to the second chamber.

Abstract: A heat sink comprising (a) a plate-shaped heat pipe including an upper plate member and a lower plate member to form a hermetically sealed cavity, and a working fluid enclosed therein, and (b) at least one heat radiating fin integrally formed with the upper plate member on an outer surface of the upper plate member.

Abstract: An ink jet recording method includes supplying a driving signal of a phase, wherein the driving signal comprising at least first and second signal periods with a rest period therebetween; and supplying a driving signal of a phase which is different to provide the first or second signal overlaps with the rest period of the driving signal having the first mentioned phase.

Abstract: A liquid ejection head having a plurality of ejection outlets for ejecting liquid; a first substrate and a second substrate for constituting a plurality of liquid flow paths in fluid communication with the ejection outlets, respectively when combined with each other; a plurality of energy conversion elements disposed in the liquid flow paths, respectively to convert electrical energy to ejection energy for the liquid in the liquid flow paths; a plurality of elements or electric circuits having different functions for controlling driving conditions of the energy conversion elements; wherein the elements and electric circuits are provided either on the first substrate or the second substrate, depending on their functions.

Abstract: A plate type heat pipe comprises: (1) a container including a plate member having a surface to which a heat generating part is connected, and another plate member positioned in such manner to face the plate member and to form a hollow portion therebetween, (2) a folded portion extended outward of the container, which is formed in such manner that end portions of respective plate member and another plate member are placed to form layers, and thus placed layers are folded in one side to cause the hollow portion to be hermetically sealed, and (3) a working fluid enclosed in the hollow portion.

Abstract: An ink container includes a casing, an air vent which is located in the casing, an ink supply opening for supplying ink out of the casing, and an ink absorbing material that is contained in the casing. The ink absorbing material retains ink therein, and has a generally rectangular parallelopipedal shape defined by sides of the ink absorbing material, and also has an ink supply portion for supplying ink to the ink supply opening. The ink absorbing material includes corner portions which are located between adjacent sides of the ink absorbing material. A preventing means prevents complete surface contact between the casing and said ink absorbing material by providing spaces between the casing and ink absorbing material which are in fluid communication with each other with a given space that is adjacent to a particular one of the corner portions that is most remote from the ink supply portion. The air vent is in fluid communication with the spaces.

Abstract: A substrate having plural recording elements and electrical leads for supplying electric signals to the recording elements includes electrical contacts for external electrical connection for reception of image signals used for driving the recording elements; and a processing circuit for converting signals which are serially supplied to the connecting contact to parallel signals to be applied to the recording elements.

Abstract: The present invention provides an ink-jet head having a plurality of heaters for one ejection outlet, wherein the heaters and the outlet are disposed so as to satisfy a specific relationship, and thereby errors in the path of ejected ink droplets concerning the driving positions of the heaters can be restricted.

Abstract: An ink jet cartridge has a first chamber for accommodating a negative pressure producing material and having an air communication part for communication with ambient air, and a second chamber, substantially closed except for a liquid communication part, in communication with the first chamber, which second chamber contains a reservoir of ink to be supplied to the first chamber. The negative pressure producing material in the first chamber is retracted from the liquid communication part.

Abstract: An ink jet unit includes an ink jet head for ejecting ink; an ink cartridge for containing ink to be supplied to the ink jet head; an ink supply member for introducing the ink from the ink cartridge, provided in the ink jet head; a negative pressure generating material in the ink cartridge; an opening for permitting contact between the negative pressure generating material and in the ink supply member; wherein a gap is formed in the opening when the ink supply member is in contact with the negative pressure generating material.

Abstract: Delay of refilling to be conducted immediately after the first discharge in the continuous discharge can be restricted. Adequate air bubbles which do not adversely affect discharge can be formed by means of the air bubble forming unit, such as a sub-heater for heating the ink in the ink reservoir portion, such as a common liquid chamber. The formed air bubbles function as the buffers and thereby absorb the discharge energy (pressure waves) directed toward the common liquid chamber during discharge to restrict flow of the ink in the direction opposite to the discharge port. That is, refilling after discharge can be quickly performed.

Abstract: A replaceable ink cartridge has a body for storing the ink; an ink outlet for supplying the ink into a recording head; an air communicating port for communicating with an atmosphere; a peripheral portion around the ink outlet; a peripheral portion around the air communicating port; a seal member for removably sealing the peripheral portion around the ink outlet and the peripheral portion around the air communicating port. The replaceable ink cartridge has a structure that is formed so as to strip the seal member off from the peripheral portions of the ink outlet and the air communicating port in a manner that the air communicating port is opened at first and the ink outlet is opened at second.

Abstract: An ink tank has a housing detachably mountable on a liquid jet recording apparatus, which is capable of retaining liquid directly in the interior thereof, a supply portion for supplying liquid retained in the housing to the recording apparatus and a communication portion with the air outside for communicating the interior of the housing with the air outside. For this ink tank, the supply portion and the communication portion with the air outside are integrally formed, and at the same time, a plate member is provided to make the interior of the housing a closed space by joining the plate member to the housing, and then, erroneous installation prevention portions are arranged for the plate member to prevent the installation on the position other than specifically designated for the liquid jet recording apparatus.

Abstract: A method of producing an ink jet head valve for an ink jet head having a discharge port for discharging ink, an ink flow path communicated with said discharge port and an electrothermal converting member used as an energy generating means for discharging ink into said ink flow path, comprises the step of producing said ink jet head valve by a metal CVD process.

Abstract: The invention provides a cooling device provided with a heat pipe, which is capable of effectively radiating heat from electronic equipment such as a small-sized computer. The cooling device with the heat pipe comprises a plate-like container made of heat transferring metal for containing a working fluid, and having a heat absorbing surface larger than that of the body to be cooled, a the heat transferring metal column, and a hollow portion in which the working fluid exists. An alternating embodiment of the cooling device with the heat pipe comprises a plate-like container made of heat transferring metal, a heat absorbing wall having a large heat absorbing surface, and a plurality of protrusion portions.