Nozzle plate, method of manufacturing nozzle plate, liquid droplet ejection head, method of manufacturing liquid droplet ejection head, and image forming apparatus
AssigneeFUJIFILM Corporation
InventorsManabu Katsumura, Shinya Sugimoto, Tsutomu Yokouchi
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Abstract
The nozzle plate comprises: a nozzle through which liquid is ejected; a nozzle forming surface in which the nozzle is provided; and a liquid-repellency layer which is provided on the nozzle forming surface, the liquid-repellency layer including a carbon nanotube layer.
Claims10
A nozzle plate comprising:
- a nozzle through which liquid is ejected;
- a nozzle forming surface in which the nozzle is provided;
- and
- a liquid-repellency layer which is provided on the nozzle forming surface, the liquid-repellency layer including a carbon nanotube layer.
A method of manufacturing a nozzle plate comprising a nozzle through which liquid is ejected and a nozzle forming surface in which the nozzle is provided, the method comprising the steps of:
- forming a metal catalyst layer on the nozzle forming surface of the nozzle plate;
- and
- depositing carbon nanotubes by chemical vapor deposition, onto the metal catalyst layer.
A liquid droplet ejection head comprising a nozzle plate,
- wherein the nozzle plate includes:
- a nozzle through which liquid is ejected;
- a nozzle forming surface in which the nozzle is provided;
- and a liquid-repellency layer which is provided on the nozzle forming surface, the liquid-repellency layer including a carbon nanotube layer.
A method of manufacturing a liquid droplet ejection head comprising a nozzle plate including a nozzle through which liquid is ejected and a nozzle forming surface in which the nozzle is provided, the method comprising the steps of:
- forming a metal catalyst layer on the nozzle forming surface of the nozzle plate;
- and
- depositing carbon nanotubes by chemical vapor deposition, onto the metal catalyst layer.
An image forming apparatus comprising a liquid droplet ejection head including a nozzle plate,
- wherein the nozzle plate comprises:
- a nozzle through which liquid is ejected;
- a nozzle forming surface in which the nozzle is provided;
- and a liquid-repellency layer which is provided on the nozzle forming surface, the liquid-repellency layer including a carbon nanotube layer.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.