Patents by Inventor Taisuke MIZUNO
Taisuke MIZUNO 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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Publication number: 20220379610Abstract: A liquid discharge head includes a flow passage substrate which is formed with individual flow passages, the individual flow passages including nozzles and pressure chambers communicated with the nozzles respectively, the pressure chambers being open on a surface of the flow passage substrate; a sealing member which is adhered to the surface via an adhesive and which seals the pressure chambers; and an actuator substrate which has a piezoelectric layer adhered to a surface of the sealing member on a side opposite to the flow passage substrate via an adhesive and individual electrodes formed on a side opposite to the sealing member with respect to the piezoelectric layer. The sealing member is composed of a material different from a material of the piezoelectric layer; and the surface has an adhesion area to which the sealing member is adhered and a non-adhesion area to which the sealing member is not adhered.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 19, 2022Publication date: December 1, 2022Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: TAKAAKI YOSHINO, TAISUKE MIZUNO
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Patent number: 11491786Abstract: A liquid discharge head includes an individual channel which includes: a nozzle; a pressure chamber; a descender of which one end in the first direction is nearer to the nozzle than the other end; and a second connecting channel connecting a second common channel and the one end of the descender. A central axis of the nozzle is positioned between the second common channel and a central axis of the descender in the second direction. The descender includes a first portion including the one end and a second portion positioned between the pressure chamber and the first portion in the first direction. In an end, of the descender, opposite to the second connecting channel in the second direction, an inner wall defining the one end of the first portion protrudes toward the second connecting channel in the second direction beyond an inner wall defining the second portion.Type: GrantFiled: January 6, 2021Date of Patent: November 8, 2022Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Jiro Yamamoto, Keita Sugiura, Taisuke Mizuno, Shotaro Kanzaki, Hiroshi Katayama
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Patent number: 11479040Abstract: A liquid discharging head includes: individual channels; a first common channel; and a second common channel Each of the plurality of individual channels includes: a pressure chamber, a nozzle, a connecting channel, a first communicating channel, and two second communicating channels. A first vector of the first communicating channel has an orientation from one end to the other end of the first communicating channel. Respective second vectors of the two second communicating channels have orientations, each of the orientations being from one end to the other end of one of the two second communicating channels along an extending direction of the two second communicating channels. The first communicating channel is arranged, with respect to the nozzle, on one side in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction, and the two second communicating channels are arranged, with respect to the nozzle, on the other side in the second direction.Type: GrantFiled: June 11, 2021Date of Patent: October 25, 2022Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Hiroshi Katayama, Shotaro Kanzaki, Jiro Yamamoto, Keita Sugiura, Taisuke Mizuno
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Patent number: 11479050Abstract: There is provided a liquid discharging head including: supply manifolds; a supply integration channel which extends linearly along an arrangement direction crossing a longitudinal direction of the supply manifolds; return manifolds; and a return integration channel which extends linearly along the arrangement direction. The supply integration channel has a supply port arranged apart from the supply manifolds, being configured to supply liquid to the supply integration channel via the supply port, and at least a part of the supply port being overlapped, in a plan view, with a pressure chamber-arranging area in which pressure chambers communicating with nozzles are arranged. The return integration channel has a return port arranged apart from the return manifolds, being configured to drain the liquid from the return integration channel via the return port, and at least a part of the return port being overlapped, in the plan view, with the pressure chamber-arranging area.Type: GrantFiled: May 24, 2021Date of Patent: October 25, 2022Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Keita Sugiura, Taisuke Mizuno, Shotaro Kanzaki
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Patent number: 11453216Abstract: A liquid ejection head includes a nozzle surface having a plurality of nozzles, a channel structure stacked on the nozzle surface in a stacking direction, and a supply channel structure formed of a material having a lower thermal conductivity than a material of the channel structure. The channel structure has a liquid ejection channel communicating with the nozzles. The supply channel structure has a supply channel communicating with the liquid ejection channel. The supply channel structure has a covering portion covering at least a portion of an end surface on a side of the channel structure in a width direction orthogonal to the stacking direction.Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 2020Date of Patent: September 27, 2022Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Hideki Hayashi, Taisuke Mizuno
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Patent number: 11440320Abstract: There is provided a liquid discharge head including: a first plate formed with an individual channel which includes a pressure chamber; a second plate; a vibration plate; and a piezoelectric element. The second plate has a pair of communicating channels arranged to sandwich an accommodating space, which accommodates the piezoelectric element, therebetween. A spacing distance between mutually close parts in a pair of inner circumferential surfaces of the pair of communicating channels, respectively, is greater on a side of one ends in the stacking direction of the pair of communicating channels than on a side of the other ends in the stacking direction of the pair of communicating channels, the one ends being close to the individual channel in the stacking direction.Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2020Date of Patent: September 13, 2022Assignee: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Taisuke Mizuno
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Patent number: 11433672Abstract: A liquid discharge head, includes an individual channel, and first and second common channels. The individual channel includes: a nozzle; a pressure chamber; a connection channel; a first communication channel; and a second communication channel. A first vector is defined such that a starting point and ending point are located on the connection channel, and a second vector is defined such that a starting point and an ending point are located on the second communication channel. A first angle formed by a projection vector of the first vector onto the first plane and a projection vector of the second vector onto the first plane is less than 90°. A second angle formed by a projection vector of the first vector onto the second plane and the second vector is less than 90°.Type: GrantFiled: February 11, 2021Date of Patent: September 6, 2022Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Shotaro Kanzaki, Jiro Yamamoto, Taisuke Mizuno, Keita Sugiura, Hiroshi Katayama
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Publication number: 20220274404Abstract: There is provided liquid discharge head including: channel substrate which has first surface; and actuator substrate having second surface. A trap chamber configured such that the adhesive is trapped in the trap chamber in a case that the first and second surfaces are adhered to each other, an inflow channel configured such that the adhesive flows into the inflow channel, and an atmosphere communicating channel are formed in the channel substrate. The trap chamber has first and second ends in first direction and first and second ends in second direction. End of the inflow channel is located at the first end in the first direction and the second end in the second direction of the trap chamber. End of the atmosphere communicating channel is located at the second end in the first direction and the first end in the second direction of the trap chamber.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 28, 2021Publication date: September 1, 2022Inventors: Taisuke Mizuno, Jiro Yamamoto, Shohei Koide, Takaaki Yoshino
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Patent number: 11400709Abstract: There is provided a liquid discharge head, including: a channel member that includes a first plate and a second plate and is formed having individual channels and a common channel. The first plate is formed having nozzles. The second plate has a first surface and a second surface at a side opposite to the first surface. The second surface of the second plate is joined to the first plate. The second plate has through holes passing through the second plate from the first surface to the second surface. The second plate is formed having first recesses having ends connected to the through holes. The individual channels include: the nozzles; pressure chambers; descenders defined by the through holes and connecting the nozzles and pressure chambers; and communication channels defined by the first recesses and allowing the descenders to communicate with the common channel. The first recesses are formed in the first surface.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2020Date of Patent: August 2, 2022Assignee: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Taisuke Mizuno
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Publication number: 20220203682Abstract: A liquid discharge head is provided, the liquid discharge head comprising a plurality of individual channels, a first manifold connected to the plurality of individual channels, a second manifold connected to the plurality of individual channels, and a bypass channel connecting the first manifold and the second manifold and being distinct from the individual channels. A flow channel resistance Rct brought about by the plurality of individual channels, a flow channel resistance Rbp of the bypass channel, a bending loss ?P provided when the liquid flows from the first manifold via the bypass channel to the second manifold, and a flow rate Q of the liquid flowing through the bypass channel fulfill a relationship of: 0.5<[Rct/(Rbp+(?P/Q))]<2.0.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 23, 2021Publication date: June 30, 2022Inventors: Shotaro KANZAKI, Toru KAKIUCHI, Takaaki YOSHINO, Taisuke MIZUNO, Jiro YAMAMOTO
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Patent number: 11351778Abstract: A liquid ejection head includes a flow channel structure, a supply channel structure, and a particular heater. The flow channel structure defines an ejection channel that leads liquid toward a plurality of nozzles arranged in a nozzle row along a first direction. The supply channel structure defines a supply channel configured to allow liquid to flow therefrom to the ejection channel. The particular heater is configured to heat liquid. The flow channel structure is made of inorganic material having a higher thermal conductivity than material used for the supply channel structure. The flow channel structure includes an end portion protruding outward relative to a side surface of the supply channel structure. The particular heater is disposed at the end portion of the flow channel structure.Type: GrantFiled: June 2, 2020Date of Patent: June 7, 2022Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Taisuke Mizuno
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Publication number: 20220126588Abstract: A liquid discharge head includes: nozzles aligned on a nozzle surface; a supply manifold configured that a liquid is supplied therein from the outside of the liquid discharge head; a return manifold which is arranged between the nozzle surface and the supply manifold in a first direction, which is configured that the liquid is flown out therefrom to the outside of the liquid discharge head, and which is provided with a return damper part; and individual flow channels each of which corresponds to one of the nozzles. Each of the individual flow channels has a return throttle channel communicating the corresponding nozzle with the return manifold and being arranged between the return manifold and the nozzle surface in the first direction. The return manifold has a compliance larger than a compliance of the supply manifold.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 12, 2021Publication date: April 28, 2022Inventors: Takaaki YOSHINO, Toru KAKIUCHI, Jiro YAMAMOTO, Taisuke MIZUNO, Shotaro KANZAKI
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Publication number: 20220126578Abstract: There is provided a liquid discharge head including: a plurality of first individual channels; a first supply manifold; a first return manifold; a plurality of second individual channels; a second supply manifold; a second return manifold; and a first bypass channel communicating the first supply manifold and the second return manifold. The first bypass channel includes: a first supply connecting channel, a first return connecting channel, and a first connecting channel. Channel resistance in one of the first supply connecting channel and the first return connecting channel is greater than channel resistance in the first connecting channel.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 23, 2021Publication date: April 28, 2022Inventors: Shotaro KANZAKI, Toru KAKIUCHI, Takaaki YOSHINO, Taisuke MIZUNO, Jiro YAMAMOTO
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Patent number: 11285720Abstract: A liquid discharging head includes: a pressure chamber; a descender extending from the pressure chamber in a first direction; a communicating channel extending from the descender in a second direction crossing the first direction; a first return channel and a second return channel connecting the communicating channel and a return manifold; and a nozzle connected to the communicating channel. The first return channel and the second return channel are connected, with respect to the communicating channel, at facing positions, respectively, the facing positions facing each other in a direction orthogonal to the second direction; and the nozzle is provided, in the communicating channel, at a position which is offset from an axis of the descender, and which is sandwiched between a connecting location of the first return channel with respect the communicating channel and a connecting location of the second return channel with respect to the communicating channel.Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 2020Date of Patent: March 29, 2022Assignee: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Keita Sugiura, Jiro Yamamoto, Shotaro Kanzaki, Taisuke Mizuno, Hiroshi Katayama
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Patent number: 11273644Abstract: There is provided a liquid discharge head including a channel unit that includes plates stacked on top of each other in a first direction and is formed having individual channels, a first common channel, and a second common channel. The first and second common channels communicate with the individual channels. Each individual channel includes a nozzle, a pressure chamber, a descender, a first throttle channel, and a second throttle channel. The plates include a nozzle plate, a pressure chamber plate, and a first plate formed having a first through hole that constitutes part of the descender. A center portion of the nozzle is positioned at a side opposite to the second throttle channel in the second direction with respect to a center portion of the descender.Type: GrantFiled: September 24, 2020Date of Patent: March 15, 2022Assignee: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Hiroshi Katayama, Taisuke Mizuno, Jiro Yamamoto, Shotaro Kanzaki, Keita Sugiura
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Publication number: 20220016887Abstract: A liquid jetting apparatus jetting a liquid onto a recording medium conveyed in a first direction includes head units arranged in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction. One head unit includes nozzle chips; one nozzle chip has a nozzle arrangement area wherein nozzles are aligned in a third direction crossing the first and second directions. The nozzle chip is arranged to be shifted relative to another nozzle chip in a direction crossing the first and second directions and different from the third direction. The head unit has a first overlapping portion wherein nozzle arrangement areas of first and second nozzle chips included in the nozzle chips partially overlap with each other in the first direction. The liquid jetting apparatus has a second overlapping portion wherein nozzle arrangement areas of third and fourth nozzle chips included in the head units partially overlap with each other in the first direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2021Publication date: January 20, 2022Inventors: Taisuke MIZUNO, Hideki HAYASHI, Keita SUGIURA
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Patent number: 11214063Abstract: There is provided a liquid discharge head including: first and second common channels extending in a first direction; and a plurality of individual channels each including: a supplying part, a descender part, and a returning part. The returning part includes: a throttle part and a wide part. Each of a plurality of nozzles is located at a position at which each of the plurality of nozzles overlaps with the wide part in a second direction. At a throttle-starting position which is a boundary between the throttle part and the wide part, a length in the second direction of the throttle part and a length in the second direction of the wide part are same.Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 2020Date of Patent: January 4, 2022Assignee: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Hiroshi Katayama, Jiro Yamamoto, Keita Sugiura, Shotaro Kanzaki, Taisuke Mizuno
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Publication number: 20210402774Abstract: A liquid discharging head is provided with: individual channels; a first common channel; and a second common channel. The individual channels include: first individual channels which have first pressure chambers and which are aligned in a second direction to form a first individual channel array, and second individual channels which have second pressure chambers and which are aligned in the second direction to form a second individual channel array; the first individual channel array and the second individual channel array are arranged in a third direction. The first common channel communicates with both of the first individual channels and the second individual channels; and the first pressure chambers and the second pressure chambers do not overlap with the second common channel in a first direction, and do not overlap with each other in the second direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 11, 2021Publication date: December 30, 2021Inventors: Hiroshi Katayama, Shotaro Kanzaki, Jiro Yamamoto, Keita Sugiura, Taisuke Mizuno
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Publication number: 20210402791Abstract: There is provided liquid discharging head including: supply manifolds; supply integration channel which extends linearly along an arrangement direction crossing a longitudinal direction of the supply manifolds; return manifolds; and return integration channel which extends linearly along the arrangement direction. The supply integration channel has supply port arranged apart from the supply manifolds, being configured to supply the liquid to the supply integration channel via the supply port, and at least a part of the supply port being overlapped, in a plan view, with a pressure chamber-arranging area in which a plurality of pressure chambers communicating with nozzles is arranged. The return integration channel has return port arranged apart from the return manifolds, being configured to drain the liquid from the return integration channel via the return port, and at least a part of the return port being overlapped, in the plan view, with the pressure chamber-arranging area.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 24, 2021Publication date: December 30, 2021Inventors: Keita Sugiura, Taisuke Mizuno, Shotaro Kanzaki
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Publication number: 20210402767Abstract: There is provided a liquid discharge head including: a nozzle member; a first common channel member including first common channels; an actuator member including pressure chambers and driving elements; a driver IC; a second common channel member including a second common channel; and a chiller configured to chill the driver IC.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 27, 2021Publication date: December 30, 2021Inventors: Taisuke Mizuno, Shotaro Kanzaki, Keita Sugiura