Abstract: A liquid jet recording head includes a substrate including a plurality of discharge energy generating elements, and a plurality of ink supply ports positioned along an array direction of the plurality of discharge energy generating elements and separated from each other by beams, a plurality of ribs supported by the beams, and an orifice plate supported by the plurality of ribs, wherein the orifice plate includes discharge ports for discharging liquid droplets which enter from the plurality of ink supply ports and is provided with discharge energy by the plurality of discharge energy generating elements.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide an ink jet print head configured to reduce the inclination of an ink ejection direction to make improper print conditions such as stripes and density unevenness unnoticeable. To achieve the object, an individual wire is extended to lie under a common wire. Thus, wires under ink channels arranged on the respective opposite sides of a pressure chamber 40 are made symmetric. Consequently, an equivalent step structure is provided at the bottoms of the ink channels arranged on the respective opposite sides of a pressure chamber 40.

Abstract: An ink jet print head is provided which can improve throughput by increasing an ink ejection frequency and prevent crosstalk among a plurality of heat application portions, realizing a capability of printing high-quality images at high speed. An opening size of the supply ports in a direction perpendicular to the array direction of the heat application portions is made greater than the length in the direction of electrothermal conversion elements. The supply ports are arranged along the array direction so that they adjoin the heat application portions in the array direction.

Abstract: Disclosed are a head substrate, a printhead, a head cartridge, and a printing apparatus using the printhead or head cartridge which are capable of separately measuring variations in the resistance of a printing element and variations in the parasitic resistance including the wiring resistance and the ON resistance of a driving element. For example, a head substrate having a plurality of printing elements and a plurality of driving elements for driving the plurality of printing elements includes the first terminal which receives a test signal to the plurality of printing elements, the second terminal which receives a selection signal for selecting and driving at least some of the plurality of printing elements, and the third and fourth terminals which output potentials at the two ends of each of the printing elements selected by the selection signal.

Abstract: A discrimination circuit is provided for discriminating between acceptance and non-acceptance of image data transmitted to a device substrate for every group of recording elements. Thereby, data corresponding to a plurality of recording element groups can be received from a common terminal.

Abstract: A recording element substrate includes a recording element, a first voltage conversion circuit configured to receive a first control signal and to output the first control signal with an increased amplitude, a second voltage conversion circuit configured to receive a second control signal and to output the second control signal with an increased amplitude, a PMOS transistor connected to one end of the recording element, and an NMOS transistor connected to the other end of the recording element, wherein the PMOS transistor has a gate connected to an output of the first voltage conversion circuit, and the NMOS transistor has a gate connected to an output of the second voltage conversion circuit.

Abstract: A liquid discharge head includes: a discharge port from which a liquid is discharged; a channel that communicates with the discharge port; and an energy generating element that is provided in the channel and generates energy used to discharge the liquid from the discharge port, wherein the channel includes a first inlet path supplying the liquid to the energy generating element; a second inlet path supplying the liquid to the energy generating element from a direction opposite to a direction in which the first inlet path supplies the liquid; and a outlet path allowing the liquid supplied to the energy generating element to run out.

Abstract: A buffer circuit for shaping a waveform of a logic signal is arranged where a line for a logic circuit included in a recording-head substrate is divided into substantially equal portions, the line having an unignorable parasitic component due to its increased length. Therefore, the recording-head substrate, a recording head using the recording-head substrate, and a recording apparatus including the recording head are capable of minimizing the adverse effects of parasitic resistance and parasitic capacitance in lines even when the length of a heater array is increased.

Abstract: A print head that ejects ink supplied through an ink supply port can prevent the size of satellites from being reduced while inhibiting an increase in resistance to an ink flow. In the print head, ink supply ports are arranged on both sides of a plurality of channels. A predetermined number of ink supply ports are arranged at least at one side of the ink channel all over the range of the arrangement of the channels. One side of each of the plurality of channels is connected via the common liquid chamber to the liquid supply port located so as to extend in a direction in which the channels are arranged.

Abstract: An inkjet recording head substrate having an electrothermal transducer for generating thermal energy used to discharge ink and a drive element for driving the electrothermal transducer mounted thereon includes a first circuit portion for outputting selection signals for selecting the electrothermal transducer to be driven at a amplitude level of a second voltage higher than a first voltage based on an input signal of the amplitude level of the first voltage, a second circuit portion for inputting the selection signals from the first circuit portion and controlling the drive element corresponding to the electrothermal transducer to be driven based on the selection signals subject to the second voltage, and a plurality of signal lines for transmitting the selection signals between the first and second circuit portions.

Abstract: A print head that ejects ink supplied through an ink supply port can prevent the size of satellites from being reduced while inhibiting an increase in resistance to an ink flow. In the print head, ink supply ports are arranged on both sides of a plurality of channels. A predetermined number of ink supply ports are arranged at least one side of the ink channel all over the range of the arrangement of the channels. One side of each of the plurality of channels is connected via the common liquid chamber to the liquid supply port located so as to extend in a direction in which the channels are arranged.

Abstract: A liquid ejection recording head includes an element substrate provided with a plurality of ejection energy generating elements for generating energy for ejecting liquid, an ejection outlet array comprising a plurality of ejection outlets for ejecting the liquid, and bubble generation chambers for generating bubbles by the ejection energy generating elements. The element substrate includes a first liquid supply port provided, by being penetrated through the element substrate, along an arrangement direction of the ejection outlets and includes a plurality of second ink supply ports disposed between a lateral end of the element substrate and the bubble generation chambers. Each of the bubble generation chambers communicates with the first liquid supply port through a first liquid supply passage and communicates with the second liquid supply ports through a second liquid supply passage.

Abstract: A liquid discharge head substrate includes a plurality of recording elements, shift registers configured to serially receive input recording signals for driving the plurality of recording elements, latch circuits configured to hold in parallel the recording signals input to the shift registers, and drive circuits configured to drive the plurality of recording elements based on signals output from the latch circuits. The latch circuits, the drive circuits, a recording element array including the plurality of recording elements, and a supply port adapted to supply liquid to the plurality of recording elements are disposed on each side of the shift registers in order from the shift registers.

Abstract: An inkjet recording head substrate having an electrothermal transducer for generating thermal energy used to discharge ink and a drive element for driving the electrothermal transducer mounted thereon includes a first circuit portion for outputting selection signals for selecting the electrothermal transducer to be driven at a amplitude level of a second voltage higher than a first voltage based on an input signal of the amplitude level of the first voltage, a second circuit portion for inputting the selection signals from the first circuit portion and controlling the drive element corresponding to the electrothermal transducer to be driven based on the selection signals subject to the second voltage, and a plurality of signal lines for transmitting the selection signals between the first and second circuit portions.

Abstract: An ink-jet recording head substrate which is mounted with electrothermal transducers producing thermal energy used for discharging ink and which drives the electrothermal transducers, comprising: a production circuit operating on a first voltage and producing a selection signal indicating driving or non-driving of the electrothermal transducer; a conversion circuit for converting the produced selection signal into a selection signal of a second voltage higher than the first voltage; and a driving circuit operating on the second voltage and driving the electrothermal transducer in accordance with the selection signal of the second voltage.

Abstract: The objective of this invention is to provide a head substrate capable of integrating driver transistors while keeping the size small even at high nozzle density, and integrating a functional circuit such as a temperature sensor or energy adjustment circuit. To achieve this, an ink supply port, a heater array which is arrayed along the longitudinal direction of the ink supply port and includes a plurality of heaters, a transistor array which is arrayed along the arrayed direction of the heater array and includes a plurality of transistors for driving a plurality of heaters, and a logic circuit which drives the transistor array are arranged on a head substrate. The logic circuit is arranged between the heater array and the transistor array.

Abstract: This invention is directed to: a printhead substrate which employs a constant current driving method and can suppress power consumption in a standby state, prevent an increase in printhead temperature, and stably discharge ink; a printhead using the printhead substrate; a head cartridge incorporating the printhead; and a printing apparatus using the printhead.

Abstract: The following arrangement is added to a head substrate including a plurality of electrothermal transducers, a plurality of switching elements which drive the plurality of electrothermal transducers, and a logic circuit which drives the plurality of switching elements. That is, the head substrate includes a plurality of level converters which correspond to the respective switching elements, and apply a voltage obtained by boosting a logic voltage. Further, the head substrate includes a bias circuit which applies a bias voltage lower than the boosted voltage to the plurality of level converters.

Abstract: A liquid ejection head includes a plurality of ejection outlets for ejecting a liquid droplet; a plurality of flow paths communicating with the ejection outlets; an ink supply port for supplying liquid to the flow paths; and a plurality of heat generating elements provided correspondingly to the ejection outlets, for generating thermal energy for ejecting liquid present inside the flow paths. The plurality of heat generating elements is arranged in a staggered fashion with predetermined intervals with respect to a direction of a long side of the ink supply port. Adjacent staggered ones of the heat generating elements are connected to a common wiring line and are connected to individual wiring lines.

Abstract: The present invention provides a print head that ejects ink supplied through an ink supply port so as to prevent the size of satellites from being reduced while inhibiting an increase in resistance to an ink flow. In the print head, ink supply ports are arranged on both sides of a plurality of channels. A predetermined number of ink supply ports are arranged at least one side of the ink channel all over the range of the arrangement of the channels. One side of each of the plurality of channels is connected via the common liquid chamber to the liquid supply port located so as to extend in a direction in which the channels are arranged.