Oliff & Berridge, PLC
Ink jetting device having metal electrodes with minimal electrical connections
 An ink jetting device includes a wall that constitutes at least a part of an ink channel and is formed of piezoelectric ceramic material polarized in one direction. A first electrode is formed wholly over one surface of the wall, a second electrode is formed partially on the other surface of the wall, and a third electrode is formed at a position that is spaced from the second electrode on the other surface of the wall. A controller is connected to the second and third electrodes but is not connected to the first electrode. The controller induces a potential difference between the second and third electrodes to deform the wall with a piezoelectric effect, so that the ink in the ink channel is pressurized to jet an ink droplet from the ink channel. 
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
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B41J B41J
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Qiming
Zhang