Recording head apparatus and method having pluralities of crossed electrodes

A recording apparatus for recording an image on a recording medium by transferring ink onto said recording medium, comprising:

• a recording head for applying ink to a recording medium, said recording head including:
• an ink containing portion for containing the ink;
• a plurality of non-contacting first electrodes disposed on an outside surface of said ink containing portion;
• a plurality of non-contacting second electrodss provided on the outside surface of said ink containing portion so as to cross said plurality of first electrodes at a plurality of intersection points;
• heating means sandwiched between said first and second plurality of electrodes at said intersection points;
• and
• a plurality of ink-passing apertures disposed at said intersection points for passing ink from an inside of said ink containing portion to an outside thereof so as to transfer ink to said recording medium;
• first contact means for contacting said first plurality of electrodes;
• second contact means for contacting said second plurality of electrodes;
• and
• processing means coupled to said first and second contacting means for energizing said first and second pluralities of electrodes to cause ink to be applied to said recording medium.

A method of recording on a recording medium by transferring ink onto said recording medium, comprising the steps of:

• providing an ink containing portion of a recording head having ink therein, said ink containing portion having a first plurality of non-contacting electrodes on the outside surface of said ink containing portion;
• a second plurality of electrodes on the outside surface of said ink containing portion so as to cross said plurality of first electrodes at a plurality of intersection points;
• heating means sandwiched between said first and second pluralitites of electrodes at said plurality of intersection points;
• and a plurality of ink-passing apertures at said plurality of intersection points for directing ink contained in said ink containing portion from an inside thereof to an outside thereof to transfer ink onto said recording medium;
• positioning said recording head adjacent said recording medium;
• and
• energizing one of said first plurality of electrodes, and at least one of said second plurality of electrodes to cause ink to flow through the aperture located at the intersection point of the energized first and second electrodes.