67 results about "Drop volume" patented technology

A printhead assembly that has a printhead substrate having a plurality of drop generators formed thereon at an area density of at least six drop generators per square millimeter. The droplets emitted have a drop volume less than 8 pico liters. The fluid forming the droplets has a viscosity in the range of 2 to 5 centipoise. A high area density of drop generators and relatively low droplet volume of water-based ink provides high print resolutions and energy efficient operation.

Flow features in an inkjet printhead. The flow features can include a plurality of first channels, each of the plurality of first channels having a first length and positioned to fluidly communicate with an ink reservoir, and each of the plurality of first channels terminating in a first nozzle. The flow features can further include a plurality of second channels, each of the plurality of second channels having a second length greater than the first length and positioned to fluidly communicate with the ink reservoir, each of the plurality of second channels terminating in a second nozzle, each second nozzle being larger than each first nozzle.

A drop deposition apparatus for laying down a patterned liquid layer on a receiver substrate, for example, a continuous ink jet printer, is disclosed. The liquid deposition apparatus comprises a drop emitter containing a positively pressurized liquid in flow communication with a linear array of nozzles for emitting a plurality of continuous streams of liquid having nominal stream velocity vj0, wherein the plurality of nozzles have effective nozzle diameters D0 and extend in an array direction with an effective nozzle spacing Ly. Resistive heater apparatus is adapted to transfer thermal energy pulses of period τ0 to the liquid in flow communication with the plurality of nozzles sufficient to cause the break-off of the plurality of continuous streams of liquid into a plurality of streams of drops of predetermined nominal drop volume V0. Relative motion apparatus is adapted to move the drop emitter and receiver substrate relative to each other in a process direction at a process velocity S so that individual drops are addressable to the receiver substrate with a process direction addressability, Ap=τ0S. The effective nozzle spacing is less than 85 microns, the process speed S is at least 1 meter / sec and the addressability, Ap, of individual drops at the receiver substrate in the process direction is less than 6 microns. Drop deposition apparatus is disclosed wherein the predetermined volumes of drops include drops of a unit volume, V0, and drops having volumes that are integer multiples of the unit volume, mV0. Further apparatus is adapted to inductively charge at least one drop and to cause electric field deflection of charged drops.

Drop deflector apparatus and methods for a continuous drop emission system comprising a plurality of drop nozzles emitting a plurality of continuous streams of a liquid that break up into streams of drops of substantially uniform drop volume having nominal flight paths that are substantially within a nominal flight plane are disclosed. A plurality of path selection elements corresponding to the plurality of continuous streams of drops is provided operable to firstly deflect individual drops from the corresponding continuous stream of drops along a first deflection flight path diverging from the nominal flight path based on pattern data. A plurality of gas nozzles is provided which generate a plurality of localized gas flows, positioned along one of the first deflection flight paths or the nominal flight paths, wherein the localized gas flows are oriented so as to cause a substantial second deflection of one of the firstly deflected drops or the nominal drops in a direction perpendicular to the nominal flight plane without causing a substantial deflection of drops following the other of the first deflection flight paths or the nominal flight paths. Secondly deflected drops are captured before they impinge a receiver medium. An image pattern is thereby deposited by either firstly deflected or undeflected drops.

A liquid jet includes a fundamental period of jet break off. A print period is defined as N times the fundamental period of jet break off where N is an integer greater than 1. Input image data is provided having M levels per input image pixel including a non-print level where M is an integer and 2<M≦N+1. A charging device waveform, independent of the input image data, repeats during print periods and includes print and non-print drop voltage states. A drop formation device waveform, having a period equal to the print period, is selected in response to the input image data to form from the jet print drops having a volume corresponding to an input image pixel level. The devices are synchronized to produce a print drop charge to mass ratio and a non-print drop charge to mass ratio on drops breaking off from the jet.

A plurality of kinds of ink jet devices are used for different regions, respectively. For element electrode pairs arranged in the vicinity of the fixed position of a spacer for example, there is used an ink jet device having an excellent performance in drop placement accuracy, drop volume accuracy or the like. For the remaining element electrode pairs, there are used ink jet devices having an inferior performance. As a result, an electron source substrate of a high quality can be manufactured at a low cost and with a high throughput.

A liquid jet includes a fundamental period of jet break off. A print period is defined as N times the fundamental period of jet break off where N is an integer greater than 1. Input image data is provided having M levels per input image pixel including a non-print level where M is an integer and 2<M@N+1. A charging device waveform, independent of the input image data, repeats during print periods and includes print and non-print drop voltage states. A drop formation device waveform, having a period equal to the print period, is selected in response to the input image data to form from the jet print drops having a volume corresponding to an input image pixel level. The devices are synchronized to produce a print drop charge to mass ratio and a non-print drop charge to mass ratio on drops breaking off from the jet.