Patents by Inventor Shiro Yazaki
Shiro Yazaki 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).
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Patent number: 11383517Abstract: A liquid ejecting head includes a flow path forming substrate in which a pressure generating chamber which communicates with a nozzle which ejects a liquid is formed by a partitioning wall, and a piezoelectric actuator in which a first electrode, a piezoelectric layer, and a second electrode are laminated, in which the piezoelectric layer includes a region which is interposed between the first electrode and the second electrode in a lamination direction, and in which when viewed in plan view from the lamination direction, the region overlaps at least a portion of the edges of each side of an opening of the pressure generating chamber on the piezoelectric actuator side and does not overlap one of the first electrode and the second electrode in at least a portion of the opening.Type: GrantFiled: October 9, 2020Date of Patent: July 12, 2022Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventor: Shiro Yazaki
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Patent number: 11273642Abstract: A liquid ejecting head including a diaphragm constituting a portion of a wall surface of a pressure chamber that accommodates a liquid, and a piezoelectric element that vibrates the diaphragm. In the liquid ejecting head, the diaphragm includes a plurality of layers, and the plurality of layers include a compressive film that has compressive stress and a tensile film that has tensile stress. The compressive film and the tensile film are two layers adjacent to each other that have a largest tension difference among the plurality of layers, and an absolute value of the tension difference between the compressive film and the tensile film is 400 [N/m] or smaller.Type: GrantFiled: April 15, 2020Date of Patent: March 15, 2022Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Masanori Mikoshiba, Shiro Yazaki, Toshinao Shinbo, Hitoshi Takaai
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Patent number: 11123986Abstract: A liquid ejecting head includes a diaphragm that constitutes a part of a wall surface of a pressure chamber in which a liquid is filled, and a piezoelectric element that vibrates the diaphragm, in which the piezoelectric element includes a first electrode and a second electrode, and a piezoelectric layer including a first portion located between the first electrode and the second electrode and a second portion not overlapping at least one of the first electrode and the second electrode in plan view, a first surface at an opposite side of the first portion from the diaphragm and a second surface at an opposite side of the second portion from the diaphragm are different in position in a laminate direction of the first electrode, the piezoelectric layer, and the second electrode, and a second film thickness of the second portion is larger than a first film thickness of the first portion.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2019Date of Patent: September 21, 2021Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Eiju Hirai, Shiro Yazaki
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Patent number: 10926538Abstract: A liquid ejecting head including a diaphragm constituting a portion of a wall surface of a pressure chamber that accommodates a liquid, and a piezoelectric element that vibrates the diaphragm. In the liquid ejecting head, the diaphragm includes a plurality of layers, and d/D?0.25 is satisfied where D is a thickness of the diaphragm and d is a distance between a neutral axis of the diaphragm and an interface between two adjacent layers in which a tension difference is the largest in the plurality of layers.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2019Date of Patent: February 23, 2021Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Masanori Mikoshiba, Shiro Yazaki, Toshinao Shinbo, Hitoshi Takaai
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Publication number: 20210023845Abstract: A liquid ejecting head includes a flow path forming substrate in which a pressure generating chamber which communicates with a nozzle which ejects a liquid is formed by a partitioning wall, and a piezoelectric actuator in which a first electrode, a piezoelectric layer, and a second electrode are laminated, in which the piezoelectric layer includes a region which is interposed between the first electrode and the second electrode in a lamination direction, and in which when viewed in plan view from the lamination direction, the region overlaps at least a portion of the edges of each side of an opening of the pressure generating chamber on the piezoelectric actuator side and does not overlap one of the first electrode and the second electrode in at least a portion of the opening.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 9, 2020Publication date: January 28, 2021Inventor: Shiro YAZAKI
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Patent number: 10814625Abstract: A liquid ejecting head includes a flow path forming substrate in which a pressure generating chamber which communicates with a nozzle which ejects a liquid is formed by a partitioning wall, and a piezoelectric actuator in which a first electrode, a piezoelectric layer, and a second electrode are laminated, in which the piezoelectric layer includes a region which is interposed between the first electrode and the second electrode in a lamination direction, and in which when viewed in plan view from the lamination direction, the region overlaps at least a portion of the edges of each side of an opening of the pressure generating chamber on the piezoelectric actuator side and does not overlap one of the first electrode and the second electrode in at least a portion of the opening.Type: GrantFiled: November 6, 2017Date of Patent: October 27, 2020Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventor: Shiro Yazaki
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Publication number: 20200331267Abstract: A liquid ejecting head including a diaphragm constituting a portion of a wall surface of a pressure chamber that accommodates a liquid, and a piezoelectric element that vibrates the diaphragm. In the liquid ejecting head, the diaphragm includes a plurality of layers, and the plurality of layers include a compressive film that has compressive stress and a tensile film that has tensile stress. The compressive film and the tensile film are two layers adjacent to each other that have a largest tension difference among the plurality of layers, and an absolute value of the tension difference between the compressive film and the tensile film is 400 [N/m] or smaller.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 15, 2020Publication date: October 22, 2020Inventors: Masanori MIKOSHIBA, Shiro YAZAKI, Toshinao SHINBO, Hitoshi TAKAAI
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Publication number: 20200207092Abstract: A liquid ejecting head includes a diaphragm that constitutes a part of a wall surface of a pressure chamber in which a liquid is filled, and a piezoelectric element that vibrates the diaphragm, in which the piezoelectric element includes a first electrode and a second electrode, and a piezoelectric layer including a first portion located between the first electrode and the second electrode and a second portion not overlapping at least one of the first electrode and the second electrode in plan view, a first surface at an opposite side of the first portion from the diaphragm and a second surface at an opposite side of the second portion from the diaphragm are different in position in a laminate direction of the first electrode, the piezoelectric layer, and the second electrode, and a second film thickness of the second portion is larger than a first film thickness of the first portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 23, 2019Publication date: July 2, 2020Inventors: Eiju HIRAI, Shiro YAZAKI
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Publication number: 20200198351Abstract: A liquid ejecting head including a diaphragm constituting a portion of a wall surface of a pressure chamber that accommodates a liquid, and a piezoelectric element that vibrates the diaphragm. In the liquid ejecting head, the diaphragm includes a plurality of layers, and d/D?0.25 is satisfied where D is a thickness of the diaphragm and d is a distance between a neutral axis of the diaphragm and an interface between two adjacent layers in which a tension difference is the largest in the plurality of layers.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 17, 2019Publication date: June 25, 2020Inventors: Masanori MIKOSHIBA, Shiro YAZAKI, Toshinao SHINBO, Hitoshi TAKAAI
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Patent number: 10682854Abstract: A liquid ejecting head including a flow path forming substrate on which a pressure generation chamber and a first liquid supply chamber communicating with the pressure generation chamber are formed, a vibration plate that is formed on one surface side of the flow path forming substrate, a piezoelectric element that is provided on the vibration plate at a position corresponding to the first pressure generation chamber, a first filter that is provided on the one surface side of the flow path forming substrate and in which a plurality of first liquid supply ports communicating with the first liquid supply chamber are formed, and a second filter that is provided on an upstream side of the first filter and provided with a plurality of second liquid supply ports, in which an inner diameter of the second liquid supply port is an inner diameter or larger of the first liquid supply port.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2018Date of Patent: June 16, 2020Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventor: Shiro Yazaki
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Patent number: 10525707Abstract: A liquid ejecting head includes a flow path forming substrate, a vibration plate that is formed on one surface side of the flow path forming substrate, a plurality of piezoelectric elements that are provided on the vibration plate, a protective substrate that is bonded to the one surface side of the flow path forming substrate and has a flow path, a flow path member that is bonded to a side of the protective substrate opposite to the flow path forming substrate, a drive circuit that is mounted in a space formed so as to be surrounded by the flow path forming substrate, the protective substrate, and the flow path member, a filler that is filled between the drive circuit and the protective substrate, and a protective film that is formed on an inner wall, in which the protective film has an exposure hole exposing a surface of the filler.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2018Date of Patent: January 7, 2020Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Masao Nakayama, Shunya Fukuda, Eiju Hirai, Shiro Yazaki, Hajime Nakao
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Patent number: 10507656Abstract: A piezoelectric device used in a liquid ejecting head that ejects a liquid from a nozzle includes a flow-path-forming substrate in which an individual liquid chamber that communicates with the nozzle and a liquid supply chamber that communicates with the individual liquid chamber are formed, a vibration plate formed at a position corresponding to the individual liquid chamber and the liquid supply chamber of the flow-path-forming substrate, a plurality of liquid supply ports formed in the liquid supply chamber, and a piezoelectric element including a first electrode, a piezoelectric layer, and a second electrode, the piezoelectric element being formed at a position on the vibration plate corresponding to the individual liquid chamber, where the liquid supply ports are provided so as to penetrate the vibration plate, and where the vibration plate contains zirconium oxide.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2018Date of Patent: December 17, 2019Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Masao Nakayama, Motoki Takabe, Eiju Hirai, Shiro Yazaki
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Patent number: 10464322Abstract: A piezoelectric device used in a liquid ejecting head that ejects liquid from a nozzle includes a flow path forming substrate in which an individual liquid chamber that communicates with the nozzle, and a liquid supply chamber that communicates with the individual liquid chamber are formed, a vibration plate formed at a position corresponding to the individual liquid chamber and the liquid supply chamber of the flow path forming substrate, a plurality of liquid supply ports formed in the liquid supply chamber, and a piezoelectric element including a first electrode, a piezoelectric layer, and a second electrode, the piezoelectric element being formed at a position on the vibration plate corresponding to the individual liquid chamber. A metal layer is stacked at a position on the vibration plate corresponding to the liquid supply chamber. The liquid supply ports are provided so as to penetrate the vibration plate and the metal layer.Type: GrantFiled: July 6, 2018Date of Patent: November 5, 2019Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Masao Nakayama, Motoki Takabe, Eiju Hirai, Shiro Yazaki
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Publication number: 20190077149Abstract: A liquid ejecting head includes a flow path forming substrate, a vibration plate that is formed on one surface side of the flow path forming substrate, a plurality of piezoelectric elements that are provided on the vibration plate, a protective substrate that is bonded to the one surface side of the flow path forming substrate and has a flow path, a flow path member that is bonded to a side of the protective substrate opposite to the flow path forming substrate, a drive circuit that is mounted in a space formed so as to be surrounded by the flow path forming substrate, the protective substrate, and the flow path member, a filler that is filled between the drive circuit and the protective substrate, and a protective film that is formed on an inner wall, in which the protective film has an exposure hole exposing a surface of the filler.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 11, 2018Publication date: March 14, 2019Inventors: Masao NAKAYAMA, Shunya FUKUDA, Eiju HIRAI, Shiro YAZAKI, Hajime NAKAO
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Publication number: 20190077147Abstract: A liquid ejecting head including a flow path forming substrate on which a pressure generation chamber and a first liquid supply chamber communicating with the pressure generation chamber are formed, a vibration plate that is formed on one surface side of the flow path forming substrate, a piezoelectric element that is provided on the vibration plate at a position corresponding to the first pressure generation chamber, a first filter that is provided on the one surface side of the flow path forming substrate and in which a plurality of first liquid supply ports communicating with the first liquid supply chamber are formed, and a second filter that is provided on an upstream side of the first filter and provided with a plurality of second liquid supply ports, in which an inner diameter of the second liquid supply port is an inner diameter or larger of the first liquid supply port.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 11, 2018Publication date: March 14, 2019Inventor: Shiro YAZAKI
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Publication number: 20190009539Abstract: A piezoelectric device used in a liquid ejecting head that ejects liquid from a nozzle includes a flow path forming substrate in which an individual liquid chamber that communicates with the nozzle, and a liquid supply chamber that communicates with the individual liquid chamber are formed, a vibration plate formed at a position corresponding to the individual liquid chamber and the liquid supply chamber of the flow path forming substrate, a plurality of liquid supply ports formed in the liquid supply chamber, and a piezoelectric element including a first electrode, a piezoelectric layer, and a second electrode, the piezoelectric element being formed at a position on the vibration plate corresponding to the individual liquid chamber. A metal layer is stacked at a position on the vibration plate corresponding to the liquid supply chamber. The liquid supply ports are provided so as to penetrate the vibration plate and the metal layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 6, 2018Publication date: January 10, 2019Inventors: Masao NAKAYAMA, Motoki TAKABE, Eiju HIRAI, Shiro YAZAKI
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Publication number: 20190009538Abstract: A piezoelectric device used in a liquid ejecting head that ejects a liquid from a nozzle includes a flow-path-forming substrate in which an individual liquid chamber that communicates with the nozzle and a liquid supply chamber that communicates with the individual liquid chamber are formed, a vibration plate formed at a position corresponding to the individual liquid chamber and the liquid supply chamber of the flow-path-forming substrate, a plurality of liquid supply ports formed in the liquid supply chamber, and a piezoelectric element including a first electrode, a piezoelectric layer, and a second electrode, the piezoelectric element being formed at a position on the vibration plate corresponding to the individual liquid chamber, where the liquid supply ports are provided so as to penetrate the vibration plate, and where the vibration plate contains zirconium oxide.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2018Publication date: January 10, 2019Inventors: Masao NAKAYAMA, Motoki TAKABE, Eiju HIRAI, Shiro YAZAKI
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Patent number: 10093093Abstract: A piezoelectric element includes a plurality of individual electrodes, a piezoelectric layer formed on each of individual electrodes, and a common electrode which is formed on the piezoelectric layer and is an electrode common to the individual electrodes. Further, a protection film covering a region, which is not covered by the common electrode on the individual electrode, is provided.Type: GrantFiled: July 7, 2017Date of Patent: October 9, 2018Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Shiro Yazaki, Takahiro Kamijo, Tatsuro Torimoto, Motoki Takabe
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Patent number: 10059101Abstract: A liquid ejection head includes a substrate in which a pressure generating chamber that communicates with a nozzle opening is formed; and a piezoelectric element having a piezoelectric layer, a first electrode that is formed on a surface of the piezoelectric layer on a side of the substrate so as to correspond to the pressure generating chamber, and a second electrode that is formed on a surface of the piezoelectric layer opposite to the side on which the first electrode is formed so as to extend over a plurality of the pressure generating chambers, wherein the second electrode is formed to extend to an outside of the pressure generating chamber in a longitudinal direction of the pressure generating chamber.Type: GrantFiled: October 18, 2016Date of Patent: August 28, 2018Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Eiju Hirai, Shiro Yazaki, Koji Sumi, Motoki Takabe, Jiro Kato, Hiroshi Ito, Toshihiro Shimizu, Takahiro Kamijo, Tatsuro Torimoto, Chikara Kojima
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Patent number: 9994021Abstract: A liquid ejecting head includes a flow channel forming substrate that is provided with a space constituting a pressure generating chamber which communicates with nozzle openings, a vibration plate that is stacked on one surface of the flow channel forming substrate and seals the space, and a piezoelectric element that includes a first electrode, a piezoelectric layer, and a second electrode sequentially stacked on a surface of the vibration plate opposite to the flow channel forming substrate, in which the first electrode is formed, in which at least a width of a first direction along the opposite surface is narrower than the space in a region corresponding to the space, the piezoelectric layer is stacked so as to overlap the first electrode and at least a part of the vibration plate in the region corresponding to the space, the second electrode is stacked so as to overlap the piezoelectric layer in the region corresponding to the space, and as a thickness of a stacked direction of the piezoelectric element iType: GrantFiled: December 13, 2017Date of Patent: June 12, 2018Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventor: Shiro Yazaki