Patents by Inventor Wataru Ikeuchi
Wataru Ikeuchi 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: 20250196498Abstract: A piezoelectric actuator includes a piezoelectric element including a vibrating plate, an internal electrode, a piezoelectric ceramic body, a surface electrode, a connection electrode, and a groove portion. The internal electrode is on a first surface of the vibrating plate. The piezoelectric ceramic body is on a second surface of the internal electrode. The surface electrode is on a third surface of the piezoelectric ceramic body. The connection electrode is on the third surface and connected to the surface electrode. In a plan view of the piezoelectric element perpendicular to the third surface, the groove portion is around or inside the surface electrode and extends corresponding to the surface electrode. The groove portion includes a deep groove portion equal to or deeper than a depth reaching the internal electrode and a shallow groove portion closer to the connection electrode than the deep groove portion and shallower than the depth.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 6, 2023Publication date: June 19, 2025Inventors: Ryota KAKU, Kazuhiro ARIKI, Wataru IKEUCHI, Daisuke HOZUMI
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Publication number: 20240051302Abstract: A recording device includes a liquid discharger rotatable around a predetermined rotation axis and configured to discharge liquid while circulating the liquid internally and a controller configured to control the liquid discharger to discharge a liquid droplet while reciprocating along a printing direction. The controller controls a position and a posture of the liquid discharger, and thus printing is started from a positive pressure side of the liquid circulating inside the liquid discharger.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 22, 2022Publication date: February 15, 2024Inventors: Wataru IKEUCHI, Daisuke HOZUMI, Shohei KOIDE
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Patent number: 11390077Abstract: A first channel member of a fluid discharge head includes a plurality of discharge holes, a plurality of pressurization chambers individually linked to the discharge holes, and first and second shared channels linked to the pressurization chambers. The first shared channel opens at a plurality of first openings linked to the pressurization chambers, includes a first connection region that is a range of distribution of the plurality of first openings in the channel direction of the first shared channel. The second shared channel opens at a plurality of second openings linked to the plurality of pressurization chambers. The second shared includes a second connection region that is a range of distribution of the plurality of second openings in the channel direction of the second shared channel. The first channel member further includes a bypass channel linked to the first and second connection regions in parallel with the pressurization chambers.Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 2019Date of Patent: July 19, 2022Assignee: KYOCERA CORPORATIONInventors: Yusaku Kaneko, Wataru Ikeuchi
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Patent number: 11230101Abstract: A liquid discharge head includes: a first flow path member that discharges a liquid; a second flow path member including a supply flow path for sending the liquid to the first flow path member, and a collecting flow path for collecting the liquid from the first flow path member. The supply flow path includes a supply branch flow path that branches out at a center portion of the second flow path member in the first direction and extends in a first direction and in a third direction opposite thereto. The collecting flow path includes a collecting branch flow path that branches out at the center portion of the second flow path member in the first direction and extends in the first direction and in the third direction. When viewed in plan, the supply branch flow path and the collecting branch flow path overlap each other.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2019Date of Patent: January 25, 2022Assignee: KYOCERA CORPORATIONInventors: Yusaku Kaneko, Hiroyuki Kawamura, Shota Kigure, Wataru Ikeuchi, Yifei Jiao
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Patent number: 11192362Abstract: A liquid discharge head 2 of the present disclosure includes: a flow path member 4 having a plurality of pressurizing chambers 10 connected to respective discharge holes 8, a first common flow path 20 commonly connected to the plurality of pressurizing chambers 10, and a second common flow path 22 commonly connected to the plurality of pressurizing chambers 10; and a plurality of pressurizing units 50 that pressurizes the respective pressurizing chambers 10, in which the first common flow path 20 extends in a first direction and is open to an outside of the flow path member 4 at both end portions, and the second common flow path 22 extends in the first direction and is open to the outside of the flow path member 4 at both end portions.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2018Date of Patent: December 7, 2021Assignee: KYOCERA CORPORATIONInventors: Hiroyuki Kawamura, Wataru Ikeuchi, Yifei Jiao, Yusaku Kaneko
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Patent number: 11104131Abstract: A liquid discharge head includes a flow channel member that includes discharge holes, pressurizing chambers that are linked to the discharge holes, respectively, a first common flow channel(s) that is/are commonly linked to the pressurizing chambers, a second common flow channel(s) that is/are commonly linked to the pressurizing chambers, a first flow channel that links the pressurizing chambers and the first common flow channel(s), and a second flow channel that links the pressurizing chambers and the second common flow channel(s), and pressurizing parts that pressurize the pressurizing chambers, respectively, wherein the first flow channel includes a first connection flow channel that connects the first common flow channel(s) and first separate flow channels that are linked to one of the pressurizing chambers, and one of the first common flow channel(s) includes sets that are composed of the first connection flow channel and the first separate flow channels.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2018Date of Patent: August 31, 2021Assignee: KYOCERA CORPORATIONInventors: Wataru Ikeuchi, Kenichi Yoshimura
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Publication number: 20210122160Abstract: A first channel member of a fluid discharge head includes a plurality of discharge holes, a plurality of pressurization chambers individually linked to the discharge holes, and first and second shared channels linked to the pressurization chambers. The first shared channel opens at a plurality of first openings linked to the pressurization chambers, includes a first connection region that is a range of distribution of the plurality of first openings in the channel direction of the first shared channel. The second shared channel opens at a plurality of second openings linked to the plurality of pressurization chambers. The second shared includes a second connection region that is a range of distribution of the plurality of second openings in the channel direction of the second shared channel. The first channel member further includes a bypass channel linked to the first and second connection regions in parallel with the pressurization chambers.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 24, 2019Publication date: April 29, 2021Applicant: KYOCERA CorporationInventors: Yusaku KANEKO, Wataru IKEUCHI
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Patent number: 10906307Abstract: A liquid discharge head according to the present disclosure includes a plurality of discharge holes, a plurality of pressure applying chambers, a flow path member including a plurality of common flow paths, and a plurality of pressure applying modules. Adjacent discharge hole groups have a part in which, when a discharge hole A is positioned in an n column in one of the discharge hole groups, a discharge hole B in the discharge hole group located adjacent with the common flow path interposed therebetween is positioned in an n±1 column. A discharge hole C in the discharge hole group located at a center in a second direction is positioned in an n column, while a non-carry discharge hole is positioned in an n±1 column.Type: GrantFiled: July 25, 2018Date of Patent: February 2, 2021Assignee: KYOCERA CORPORATIONInventors: Wataru Ikeuchi, Yifei Jiao
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Publication number: 20210008885Abstract: A liquid discharge head includes: a first flow path member that discharges a liquid; a second flow path member including a supply flow path for sending the liquid to the first flow path member, and a collecting flow path for collecting the liquid from the first flow path member. The supply flow path includes a supply branch flow path that branches out at a center portion of the second flow path member in the first direction and extends in a first direction and in a third direction opposite thereto. The collecting flow path includes a collecting branch flow path that branches out at the center portion of the second flow path member in the first direction and extends in the first direction and in the third direction. When viewed in plan, the supply branch flow path and the collecting branch flow path overlap each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2019Publication date: January 14, 2021Applicant: KYOCERA CorporationInventors: Yusaku KANEKO, Hiroyuki KAWAMURA, Shota KIGURE, Wataru IKEUCHI, Yifei JIAO
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Patent number: 10751994Abstract: A first flow path member of a liquid ejection head includes a plurality of pressurizing chambers respectively connected to a plurality of ejection holes, a plurality of first individual flow paths and a plurality of second individual flow paths which are respectively connected to the plurality of pressurizing chambers, and a first common flow path connected in common to the plurality of first individual flow paths and the plurality of second individual flow paths. The pressurizing chamber, the first individual flow path, the first common flow path, and the second individual flow path configure an annular flow path. When T0 denotes a resonance period of the pressurizing chamber and T1 denotes a time required for a pressure wave to circulate once around the annular flow path, a decimal place value of T1/T0 is ? to ?.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2017Date of Patent: August 25, 2020Assignee: Kyocera CorporationInventors: Takashi Miyahara, Wataru Ikeuchi, Hiroyuki Kawamura, Kenichi Yoshimura, Naoki Kobayashi
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Publication number: 20200254760Abstract: A liquid discharge head includes a flow channel member that includes discharge holes, pressurizing chambers that are linked to the discharge holes, respectively, a first common flow channel(s) that is/are commonly linked to the pressurizing chambers, a second common flow channel(s) that is/are commonly linked to the pressurizing chambers, a first flow channel that links the pressurizing chambers and the first common flow channel(s), and a second flow channel that links the pressurizing chambers and the second common flow channel(s), and pressurizing parts that pressurize the pressurizing chambers, respectively, wherein the first flow channel includes a first connection flow channel that connects the first common flow channel(s) and first separate flow channels that are linked to one of the pressurizing chambers, and one of the first common flow channel(s) includes sets that are composed of the first connection flow channel and the first separate flow channels.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 28, 2018Publication date: August 13, 2020Applicant: KYOCERA CorporationInventors: Wataru IKEUCHI, Kenichi YOSHIMURA
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Publication number: 20200207091Abstract: A liquid discharge head according to the present disclosure includes a plurality of discharge holes, a plurality of pressure applying chambers, a flow path member including a plurality of common flow paths, and a plurality of pressure applying modules. Adjacent discharge hole groups have a part in which, when a discharge hole A is positioned in an n column in one of the discharge hole groups, a discharge hole B in the discharge hole group located adjacent with the common flow path interposed therebetween is positioned in an n±1 column. A discharge hole C in the discharge hole group located at a center in a second direction is positioned in an n column, while a non-carry discharge hole is positioned in an n±1 column.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 25, 2018Publication date: July 2, 2020Applicant: KYOCERA CorporationInventors: Wataru IKEUCHI, Yifei JIAO
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Publication number: 20200031124Abstract: A liquid discharge head 2 of the present disclosure includes: a flow path member 4 having a plurality of pressurizing chambers 10 connected to respective discharge holes 8, a first common flow path 20 commonly connected to the plurality of pressurizing chambers 10, and a second common flow path 22 commonly connected to the plurality of pressurizing chambers 10; and a plurality of pressurizing units 50 that pressurizes the respective pressurizing chambers 10, in which the first common flow path 20 extends in a first direction and is open to an outside of the flow path member 4 at both end portions, and the second common flow path 22 extends in the first direction and is open to the outside of the flow path member 4 at both end portions.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 29, 2018Publication date: January 30, 2020Inventors: Hiroyuki KAWAMURA, Wataru IKEUCHI, Yifei JIAO, Yusaku KANEKO
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Publication number: 20190299614Abstract: A first flow path member of a liquid ejection head includes a plurality of pressurizing chambers respectively connected to a plurality of ejection holes, a plurality of first individual flow paths and a plurality of second individual flow paths which are respectively connected to the plurality of pressurizing chambers, and a first common flow path connected in common to the plurality of first individual flow paths and the plurality of second individual flow paths. The pressurizing chamber, the first individual flow path, the first common flow path, and the second individual flow path configure an annular flow path. When T0 denotes a resonance period of the pressurizing chamber and T1 denotes a time required for a pressure wave to circulate once around the annular flow path, a decimal place value of T1/T0 is ? to ?.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 22, 2017Publication date: October 3, 2019Applicant: KYOCERA CorporationInventors: Takashi MIYAHARA, Wataru IKEUCHI, Hiroyuki KAWAMURA, Kenichi YOSHIMURA, Naoki KOBAYASHI
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Patent number: 10384447Abstract: In a liquid ejection head, an ejection unit of a channel member includes an ejection hole, a pressurizing chamber connected to the ejection hole, a first channel and a second channel each connecting the pressurizing chamber and a first common channel, and a third channel connecting the pressurizing chamber and a second common channel. The first common channel, in the channel direction, includes a plurality of first portions, and a plurality of second portions each located between each two of the plurality of first portions and having smaller cross-sectional areas than those of the first portions in front and back of the same. In each of the plurality of ejection units, the first channel and the second channel are individually connected to two positions in the first common channel which sandwich at least one of the second portions between them.Type: GrantFiled: October 27, 2016Date of Patent: August 20, 2019Assignee: Kyocera CorporationInventors: Naoki Kobayashi, Hiroyuki Kawamura, Wataru Ikeuchi
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Patent number: 10166775Abstract: A liquid discharge head according to the present invention includes a flow passage member and a plurality of pressurizing sections. The flow passage member includes a plurality of discharge holes, a plurality of pressurizing chambers respectively connected to the plurality of the discharge holes, a plurality of first flow passages respectively connected to the plurality of the pressurizing chambers to supply liquid to the plurality of the pressurizing chambers, a plurality of second flow passages respectively connected to the plurality of the pressurizing chambers to collect the liquid from the plurality of the pressurizing chambers, and a plurality of third flow passages respectively connected to the pressurizing chambers to supply the liquid to the pressurizing chambers. A plurality of the pressurizing sections respectively pressurizes the plurality of the pressurizing chambers.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2016Date of Patent: January 1, 2019Assignee: KYOCERA CORPORATIONInventors: Naoki Kobayashi, Wataru Ikeuchi
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Publication number: 20180319162Abstract: In a liquid ejection head, an ejection unit of a channel member includes an ejection hole, a pressurizing chamber connected to the ejection hole, a first channel and a second channel each connecting the pressurizing chamber and a first common channel, and a third channel connecting the pressurizing chamber and a second common channel. The first common channel, in the channel direction, includes a plurality of first portions, and a plurality of second portions each located between each two of the plurality of first portions and having smaller cross-sectional areas than those of the first portions in front and back of the same. In each of the plurality of ejection units, the first channel and the second channel are individually connected to two positions in the first common channel which sandwich at least one of the second portions between them.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 27, 2016Publication date: November 8, 2018Applicant: KYOCERA CorporationInventors: Naoki KOBAYASHI, Hiroyuki KAWAMURA, Wataru IKEUCHI
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Patent number: 10081183Abstract: A channel member for a liquid ejecting head according to the present invention includes plates that are stacked together. The plates include a first plate including a first hole, a second plate including a second hole, and a third plate including a third hole. In plan view, an opening at the bottom side of the first hole and an opening at the top side of the third hole have a region in which the openings and overlap and a region in which the openings and do not overlap, and the opening at the bottom side of the first hole and the opening at the top side of the third hole are inside the second hole.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2017Date of Patent: September 25, 2018Assignee: KYOCERA CORPORATIONInventors: Wataru Ikeuchi, Chisako Fukuda
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Publication number: 20170361612Abstract: A channel member for a liquid ejecting head according to the present invention includes plates that are stacked together. The plates include a first plate including a first hole, a second plate including a second hole, and a third plate including a third hole. In plan view, an opening at the bottom side of the first hole and an opening at the top side of the third hole have a region in which the openings and overlap and a region in which the openings and do not overlap, and the opening at the bottom side of the first hole and the opening at the top side of the third hole are inside the second hole.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 22, 2017Publication date: December 21, 2017Applicant: Kyocera CorporationInventors: Wataru Ikeuchi, Chisako Fukuda
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Publication number: 20170239947Abstract: A liquid discharge head according to the present invention includes a flow passage member and a plurality of pressurizing sections. The flow passage member includes a plurality of discharge holes, a plurality of pressurizing chambers respectively connected to the plurality of the discharge holes, a plurality of first flow passages respectively connected to the plurality of the pressurizing chambers to supply liquid to the plurality of the pressurizing chambers, a plurality of second flow passages respectively connected to the plurality of the pressurizing chambers to collect the liquid from the plurality of the pressurizing chambers, and a plurality of third flow passages respectively connected to the pressurizing chambers to supply the liquid to the pressurizing chambers. A plurality of the pressurizing sections respectively pressurizes the plurality of the pressurizing chambers.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 18, 2016Publication date: August 24, 2017Applicant: KYOCERA CorporationInventors: Naoki KOBAYASHI, Wataru IKEUCHI