Ink ejecting device
AssigneeBrother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorYoshikazu Takahashi
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AssigneeBrother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorYoshikazu Takahashi
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A first cavity plate formed with a first pressure chamber and a second cavity plate formed with a second pressure chamber are disposed on both sides of a piezoelectric actuator. A pressure generating portion is formed between opposed surfaces of the piezoelectric actuator. The first pressure chamber faces one of the opposed surfaces of the piezoelectric actuator while the second pressure chamber faces the other surface. The first and second pressure chambers communicate with each other via inner and outer holes that penetrate the piezoelectric actuator. The pressure generating portion is deformable to expand to shift the opposed surfaces of the piezoelectric actuator toward the first and second pressure chambers and reduce the volume of the first and second pressure chambers. As a result, an ink droplet is ejected from a nozzle that communicates with both the first and second pressure chambers. Because the deformation of the piezoelectric actuator on both sides thereof is effectively used to eject ink, a drive voltage for the pressure generating portion can be reduced.
An ink ejecting device comprising:
An ink ejecting device comprising:
An ink ejecting device comprising:
An ink ejecting device comprising:
A method of ejecting ink from an ink ejecting device including a nozzle, an actuator having first and second opposing surfaces, first and second pressure chambers that store the ink and are respectively disposed to face the first and second opposing surfaces of the actuator, the method comprising:
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