Rabin & Berdo, PC
Apparatus for using bubble as virtual valve to eject ink and fabricating method thereof
An apparatus for using the bubble as a virtual valve to eject ink comprises a chamber, orifice, and heaters. The chamber, having a top surface and a bottom surface, is connected to the ink reservoir by a manifold. Two heaters, connected in series to a common electrode, are located on the bottom surface of the chamber. One heater having higher resistance is positioned adjacent to the manifold, and the other heater having lower resistance is positioned away from the manifold. When an electrical pulse is applied to activate the heaters, the heater close to the manifold heats up first, and generates a first bubble to isolate the ink flow between the chamber and manifold, thereby reducing the effects of cross talk. Subsequently, the heater away from the manifold generates the second bubble to pressurize the ink in the chamber with the first bubble, and the ink is ejected through the orifice. Then, the first bubble collapses, and breaks the isolation between the manifold and the chamber. The ink in the manifold immediately refills to the chamber.
Benq Corporation
B B
B41J B41J
inventional additional
In-Yao Yi-Jing Chung-Cheng Tsung-Ping Wei-Lin Hung-Sheng
Lee Leu Chou Hsu Chen Hu