Inkjet printer and inkjet printer head-chip assembly thereof
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsJung-wook KIM, Young-su Lee
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Abstract
An inkjet printer includes an ink tank, a head chip comprising a nozzle and a signal pad, a base plate provided between the ink tank and the head chip and having a first ink flow path through which ink of the ink tank is supplied to the head chip, a head chip supporting member provided between the base plate and the head chip, comprising a second ink flow path which makes the nozzle communicate with the first ink flow path, and detachably combined to the base plate together with the head chip, and a controlling part which controls the head chip.
Claims30
An inkjet printer comprising:
- an ink tank;
- a head chip comprising a nozzle and a signal pad;
- a base plate provided between the ink tank and the head chip and having a first ink flow path through which ink of the ink tank is supplied to the head chip;
- a head chip supporting member provided between the base plate and the head chip, comprising a second ink flow path to allow the nozzle to communicate with the first ink flow path, and detachably connected to the base plate together with the head chip.
An inkjet printer head-chip assembly comprising:
- a base plate comprising a first ink inflow opening, a first ink outflow opening, and a first ink flow path which allows the first ink inflow opening to communicate with the first ink outflow opening;
- a head chip comprising a nozzle and a signal pad which receives a signal;
- and
- a head chip supporting member comprising a head chip receiving part to which the head chip is combined, a second ink inflow opening which communicates with the first ink outflow opening, a second ink outflow opening which is provided at the head chip receiving part to communicate with the nozzle, and a second ink flow path which allows the second ink inflow opening to communicate with the second ink outflow opening, wherein the head chip is attached to the head chip supporting member and the head chip supporting member is detachably coupled with the base plate together with the attached head chip.
A method of manufacturing an image forming apparatus, comprising:
- attaching a plurality flexible printed circuits to corresponding head chips mounted on corresponding head chip supporting members;
- and
- after the attaching the plurality of flexible printed circuits to corresponding head chips, detachably mounting the plurality of head chip supporting members to a base plate.
A method of assembling an image forming apparatus, comprising:
- attaching each of a plurality of head chips to a corresponding head chip supporting member;
- and
- detachably mounting the plurality of head chip supporting members to a base plate.
A method of assembling an image forming apparatus, comprising:
- attaching a head chip to a corresponding head chip mounting member;
- attaching a flexible printed circuit to the head chip, including wire bonding leads to signal pads of the head chip;
- at least partially encapsulating the leads;
- and
- mounting the head chip mounting member with attached corresponding head chip to a base plate.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.