Method for connecting nozzle tube of ink jet nozzle with piezoelectric element
AssigneeJuki Corporation
InventorsMitsumasa Okabayashi, Hisahiro Shimizu
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Abstract
A method for connecting a nozzle tube of an ink jet nozzle of an ink jet printer with a piezoelectric element utilizing a bonding agent, which comprises steps of applying a coating of a material having a relatively low adhesive property to the bonding agent on at least a portion of the piezoelectric element being disposed adjacent to the nozzle tube, and securing the piezoelectric element to the nozzle tube with the bonding agent being applied between the coating and the nozzle tube. The degradation of the characteristics of the piezoelectric element due to the difference in the coefficient of thermal expansion of the piezoelectric element and the bonding agent can be avoided.
Claims4
A method for connecting a nozzle tube of an ink jet nozzle of an ink jet printer with a piezoelectric element utilizing a bonding agent, which comprises steps of applying a coating of a material having a relatively low adhesive property to the bonding agent on at least a portion of the piezoelectric element being disposed adjacent to the nozzle tube, and securing the piezoelectric element to the nozzle tube with the bonding agent being applied between the coating and the nozzle tube, thereby avoiding degradation of the characteristics of the piezoelectric element due to the difference in the coefficient of thermal expansion of the piezoelectric element and the bonding agent.
An ink jet nozzle of an ink jet printer and comprising a generally cylindrically shaped nozzle tube having a nozzle opening in one end, a piezoelectric element of a generally cylindrical shape and encircling the outer circumference of the nozzle tube, a bonding agent applied between the outer circumferential surface of the nozzle tube and the inner circumferential surface of the piezoelectric element, and a coating of a material having an adhesive property lower than that of the bonding agent being applied on the inner circumferential surface of the piezoelectric element so as to prevent the bonding agent from contacting directly with the piezoelectric element.
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