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US 7,758,166 B2Granted
Inkjet nozzle with paddle layer sandwiched between first and second wafers
AssigneeSilverbrook Research Pty Ltd
InventorKia Silverbrook
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Abstract
The invention provides for an inkjet nozzle which includes a first wafer, a second wafer and a paddle layer. The first wafer has active drive circuitry together with an ink jet print nozzle formed therein. The second wafer has an ink channel formed therein. The paddle layer is sandwiched between the first and second wafers in a chamber complementarily defined by the wafers. The paddle layer is arranged in signal communication with the active drive circuitry, so that ink supplied via the ink channel is ejected via the print nozzle upon actuation of the paddle layer by the circuitry.
Claims3
An inkjet nozzle unit comprising:
- a first wafer having formed therein active drive circuitry and an ink ejection nozzle;
- a second wafer having an ink channel formed therein;
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- a paddle layer sandwiched between the first and second wafers in a chamber complementarily defined by the wafers, the paddle layer in signal communication with the active drive circuitry, so that ink supplied via the ink channel is ejected via the ink ejection nozzle upon actuation of the paddle layer by the circuitry, wherein
- the paddle layer includes two solenoid coil paddles arranged on top of each other, said coil paddles thermally expanding upon activation by the drive circuitry to eject the ink.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.