EP1002647A3 - Method and article for electroforming process for an ink jet nozzle plate - Google Patents

Method and article for electroforming process for an ink jet nozzle plate Download PDF

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EP1002647A3
EP1002647A3 EP99203680A EP99203680A EP1002647A3 EP 1002647 A3 EP1002647 A3 EP 1002647A3 EP 99203680 A EP99203680 A EP 99203680A EP 99203680 A EP99203680 A EP 99203680A EP 1002647 A3 EP1002647 A3 EP 1002647A3
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film
width
nozzle plate
substrate
ink jet
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Jeffrey I. C/O Eastman Kodak Company Hirsh
Xin C/O Eastman Kodak Company Wen
Charles Ralph c/o Eastman Kodak Company Griggs
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
    • B41J2/00—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed
    • B41J2/005—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by bringing liquid or particles selectively into contact with a printing material
    • B41J2/01—Ink jet
    • B41J2/135—Nozzles
    • B41J2/16—Production of nozzles
    • B41J2/1621—Manufacturing processes
    • B41J2/1625—Manufacturing processes electroforming
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
    • B41J2/00—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed
    • B41J2/005—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by bringing liquid or particles selectively into contact with a printing material
    • B41J2/01—Ink jet
    • B41J2/135—Nozzles
    • B41J2/16—Production of nozzles
    • B41J2/162—Manufacturing of the nozzle plates

Abstract

A method is provided for manufacturing a nozzle plate (75) that includes the steps of providing a film (3) over a substrate (1), and forming a plurality of relief patterns (30) in the film, which may be either circular holes extending completely through the film, or disk-shaped "islands" of the film over the substrate. A post structure (34) is then provided on a top center portion of the relief patterns, each of which has a width (D1) less than the width of the pattern and a height (H1) above the film no greater than the height of the pattern. The combination of substrate, film, relief patterns, and posts form a mandrel (70) over which metal may be electrodeposited until a metal layer (72) is formed having openings with a width (76) defined by the width of the post structures. In the final step of the method, the metal layer is separated from the mandrel, resulting in a nozzle plate having precisely and uniformly dimensioned nozzles which may be used to direct an ink jet onto a printing medium.
EP99203680A 1998-11-17 1999-11-05 Method and article for electroforming process for an ink jet nozzle plate Withdrawn EP1002647A3 (en)

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US193276 1998-11-17

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US5560837A (en) * 1994-11-08 1996-10-01 Hewlett-Packard Company Method of making ink-jet component

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US4675083A (en) * 1986-04-02 1987-06-23 Hewlett-Packard Company Compound bore nozzle for ink jet printhead and method of manufacture
US5560837A (en) * 1994-11-08 1996-10-01 Hewlett-Packard Company Method of making ink-jet component

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