Liquid discharging apparatus and method for manufacturing the same

A liquid discharging head comprising:

• an element substrate including a discharge port for discharging a liquid, an energy generating element for generating energy for discharging the liquid from the discharge port, and a terminal electrically connected to the energy generating element, wherein the discharge port is provided on a first surface of the element substrate, and the terminal is provided on a second surface of the element substrate opposite to the first surface;
• an electric wiring substrate connected to the terminal and configured to supply electric power for driving the energy generating element;
• and
• a support member disposed adjacent to the element substrate on the second surface, wherein a distance from the first surface to the support member is constant in a direction perpendicular to the second surface in a region facing the element substrate,
• wherein, when viewed from a direction perpendicular to the second surface, the element substrate includes a first region in which the discharge port is provided and a second region which is provided along one side of the element substrate and has a thickness in a direction perpendicular to the second surface thinner than that of the first region,
• wherein the terminal is provided in the second region,
• wherein, when viewed from a direction perpendicular to the second surface, a resin member is disposed so as to be in contact with the terminal and the support member in a region overlapping the second region, and
• wherein the energy generating element is a piezoelectric element.

A method for manufacturing a liquid discharging head,

• wherein the liquid discharging head includes:
• an element substrate that has a discharge port for discharging a liquid, an energy generating element for generating energy for discharging the liquid from the discharge port, and a terminal electrically connected to the energy generating element, wherein the discharge port is provided on a first surface of the element substrate, and the terminal is provided on a second surface of the element substrate opposite to the first surface,
• an electric wiring substrate connected to the terminal, wherein the electric wiring substrate supplies electric power for driving the energy generating element to the energy generating element,
• a first resin covering a connection portion between the terminal and the electric wiring substrate, and
• a support member disposed adjacent to the second surface of the element substrate,
• wherein, when viewed from a direction perpendicular to the second surface, the element substrate includes a first region in which the discharge port is provided and a second region which is provided along one side of the element substrate and has a thickness on a second surface side in a direction perpendicular to the second surface thinner than that of the first region,
• wherein the terminal is provided in the second region, and
• wherein the energy generating element is a piezoelectric element,
• the method comprising:
• preparing the element substrate;
• connecting the electric wiring substrate and the terminal, and covering the connection portion with the first resin;
• bonding the support member to the second surface of the element substrate;
• and
• disposing, when viewed from a direction perpendicular to the second surface, a second resin in contact with the first resin and a region of the support member facing the second region in a region overlapping the second region.