Flexible lamination for use with primary ink jet components
AssigneeEastman Kodak Company
InventorsBruce A. Bowling, Shaun B. Kress
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Abstract
A flexible lamination method is provided for joining primary ink jet components. Essentially, the existing thermosetting construction techniques are replaced with a thermoplastic construction by replacing epoxy with sheet plastic during the lamination process. The flexible lamination joins primary ink jet components. Thermoplastic films have a high viscosity at lamination temperatures. This high viscosity holds bonding material in the area intended by elimination of wicking.
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A method for joining components of an ink jet printhead to negate a bow in a finished assembly, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing at least two contiguous ink jet printhead components required to be joined;
- and
- providing a flexible lamination layer between the at least two contiguous ink jet components to join the at least two ink jet components,
- wherein the flexible lamination layer comprises thermoplastic stock that can be heated back through a softening temperature to facilitate component separation for reuse, that exhibits high viscosity during a lamination process to reducing material flow into areas that degrade printhead performance, that comprises a thermal barrier, and that promotes improved charge plate condensation removal.
A method for joining components of an ink jet printhead to negate a bow in a finished assembly, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing at least two contiguous ink jet printhead components required to be joined;
- and
- providing a flexible lamination layer between the at least two contiguous ink jet components to join the at least two ink jet components,
- wherein the flexible lamination layer comprises non-curing thermoplastic adhesive stock.
A method for joining components of an ink jet printhead to negate a bow in a finished assembly, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing at least two contiguous ink jet printhead components required to be joined;
- and
- providing a flexible lamination layer between the at least two contiguous ink jet components that is heated to join the at least two ink jet components,
- wherein the flexible lamination layer comprises thermoplastic adhesive stock that can be re-heated above a softening temperature to re-position the at least two contiguous ink jet printhead components.
A method for joining components of an ink jet printhead to negate a bow in a finished assembly, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing at least two contiguous ink jet printhead components required to be joined;
- and
- providing a flexible lamination layer between the at least two contiguous ink jet components to join the at least two ink jet components,
- wherein the flexible lamination layer comprises non-curing thermoplastic adhesive stock such that the lamination layer can be taken repeatedly back through a softening temperature to facilitate component separation for reuse.
A system for joining components of an ink jet printhead to negate a bow in a finished assembly, comprising:
- at least two contiguous ink jet printhead components required to be joined;
- and
- a flexible lamination layer between the at least two contiguous ink jet components to join the at least two ink jet components,
- wherein the flexible lamination layer comprises non-curing thermoplastic adhesive stock.
A system for joining components of an ink jet printhead to negate a bow in a finished assembly, comprising:
- at least two contiguous ink jet printhead components required to be joined;
- and
- a flexible lamination layer between the at least two contiguous ink jet components that is heated to join the at least two ink jet components,
- wherein the flexible lamination layer comprises thermoplastic adhesive stock that can be re-heated above a softening temperature to re-position the at least two contiguous ink jet printhead components.
A system for joining components of an ink jet printhead to negate a bow in a finished assembly, comprising:
- at least two contiguous ink jet printhead components required to be joined;
- and
- a flexible lamination layer between the at least two contiguous ink jet components to join the at least two ink jet components,
- wherein the flexible lamination layer comprises thermoplastic stock that can be taken back through a glass transition and made soft to facilitate component separation for reuse.
A system for joining components of an ink jet printhead to negate a bow in a finished assembly, comprising:
- at least two contiguous ink jet printhead components required to be joined;
- and
- a flexible lamination layer between the at least two contiguous ink jet components to join the at least two ink jet components,
- wherein the flexible lamination layer comprises thermoplastic stock that exhibits high viscosity during a lamination process, reducing material flow into areas that degrade printhead performance.
A system for joining components of an ink jet printhead to negate a bow in a finished assembly, comprising:
- at least two contiguous ink jet printhead components required to be joined;
- and
- a flexible lamination layer between the at least two contiguous ink jet components to join the at least two ink jet components,
- wherein the flexible lamination layer comprises thermoplastic stock that comprises a thermal barrier.
A system for joining components of an ink jet printhead to negate a bow in a finished assembly, comprising:
- at least two contiguous ink jet printhead components required to be joined;
- and
- a flexible lamination layer between the at least two contiguous ink jet components to join the at least two ink jet components,
- wherein the flexible lamination layer comprises thermoplastic stock that promotes improved charge plate condensation removal.
A method for joining components of an ink jet printhead to negate a bow in a finished assembly, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing at least two contiguous ink jet printhead components required to be joined;
- and
- providing a flexible lamination layer between the at least two contiguous ink jet components to join the at least two ink jet components,
- wherein the flexible lamination layer comprises thermoplastic stock that can be taken back through a glass transition and made soft to facilitate component separation for reuse.
A method for joining components of an ink jet printhead to negate a bow in a finished assembly, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing at least two contiguous ink jet printhead components required to be joined;
- and
- providing a flexible lamination layer between the at least two contiguous ink jet components to join the at least two ink jet components,
- wherein the flexible lamination layer comprises thermoplastic stock that exhibits high viscosity during a lamination process, reducing material flow into areas that degrade printhead performance.
A method for joining components of an ink jet printhead to negate a bow in a finished assembly, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing at least two contiguous ink jet printhead components required to be joined;
- and
- providing a flexible lamination layer between the at least two contiguous ink jet components to join the at least two ink jet components,
- wherein the flexible lamination layer comprises thermoplastic stock that comprises a thermal barrier.
A method for joining components of an ink jet printhead to negate a bow in a finished assembly, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing at least two contiguous ink jet printhead components required to be joined;
- and
- providing a flexible lamination layer between the at least two contiguous ink jet components to join the at least two ink jet components,
- wherein the flexible lamination layer comprises thermoplastic stock that promotes improved charge plate condensation removal.
A system for joining components of an ink jet printhead to negate a bow in a finished assembly, comprising:
- at least two contiguous ink jet printhead components required to be joined;
- and
- a flexible lamination layer between the at least two contiguous ink jet components to join the at least two ink jet components,
- wherein the flexible lamination layer comprises non-curing thermoplastic adhesive stock such that the lamination layer can be taken repeatedly back through a softening temperature to facilitate component separation for reuse.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.