# US 9,039,142 B2 · Ink-jet printing module > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 9,039,142 B2 - Document ID: US9039142B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 13/689,336 - Filed: 2012-11-29 - Published: 2013-12-12 - Granted: 2015-05-26 - Earliest claimed: 2011-12-01 - Assignees: Microjet Technology Co., Ltd. - Applicants: Microjet Technology Co., Ltd - Inventors: Hao-Jan Mou; Ta-Wei Hsueh; Ying-Lun Chang; Kwo-Yuan Shi; Chin-Tsung Chen; Yung-Lung Han; Chi-Feng Huang - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US9039142B2 ## CPC - B41J 2/14: Structure thereof {only for on-demand ink jet heads} - B41J 2/155: for line printing - B41J 2/1752: {Mounting within the printer} - B41J 2/17526: {Electrical contacts to the cartridge} - B41J 2002/14459: {Matrix arrangement of the pressure chambers} - B41J 2202/19: Assembling head units - B41J 2202/20: Modules - B41J: TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS ## Abstract An ink-jet printing module is used for a page-width array ink-jet printer. The ink jet printing module includes a page-width array platen and a plurality of ink-jet cartridges. The page-width array platen has a plurality of receiving cavities arranged as an array. Each of the ink-jet cartridges is detachably and independently embedded into one of the receiving cavities, and includes a body for storing ink, an ink-jet chip to be driven for ejecting the ink, a plurality of nozzles disposed on the ink-jet chip, and a control node for receiving signal to drive the ink-jet chip. The ink-jet chip is disposed on a bottom of the page-width array platen and is driven to eject the ink through the nozzles onto a printing medium. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An ink-jet printing module used for a page-width array ink-jet printer, said ink-jet printing module comprising: a page-width array platen having a plurality of receiving cavities arranged as an array; and a plurality of ink-jet cartridges, each of which being detachably and independently embedded into one of said receiving cavities, and including a body for storing ink, an ink-jet chip to be driven for ejecting said ink, a plurality of nozzles disposed on said ink-jet chip, and a control node for receiving signal to drive said ink-jet chip, wherein said ink-jet chip is disposed on a bottom of said page-width array platen and is driven to eject said ink through said nozzles onto a printing medium, said plurality of ink-jet cartridges are arranged in at least one row along a printing direction, any two adjacent ink-jet cartridges are spaced from each other, each of said plurality of ink-jet cartridges is partly offset with other ink-jet cartridges in the same row, and a page-width array printing range of said ink-jet printing module for printing on said printing medium is 8.27 inches (A4 size). ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The ink-jet printing module according to claim 1, wherein adjacent ink-jet cartridges in the same row are arranged in a way that a front end of a first ink-jet chip is aligned with a rear end of a second ink-jet chip. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The ink-jet printing module according to claim 2, wherein in different rows, said ink-jet cartridges are arranged in a way that a rear end of a last ink-jet chip in a first row is aligned with a front end of a first ink-jet chip in a second row. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The ink-jet printing module according to claim 1, wherein a size of said ink-jet chip is at least 3 inches. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The ink-jet printing module according to claim 1, wherein a size of said ink-jet chip is between ½ and 2 inches. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The ink-jet printing module according to claim 1, wherein a size of said ink-jet chip is between ¼ and ½ inch. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The ink-jet printing module according to claim 1, wherein a size of said ink-jet chip is between ⅙ and ¼ inch. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The ink-jet printing module according to claim 1, wherein each of said plurality of ink-jet cartridges is connected to a continuous ink-supplying channel so as to perform a continuous printing process. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The ink-jet printing module according to claim 1, wherein a resolution of said ink-jet chip is at least 2400 dpi. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The ink-jet printing module according to claim 1, wherein a resolution of said ink-jet chip is between 1200 and 2400 dpi. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The ink-jet printing module according to claim 1, wherein a resolution of said ink-jet chip is between 600 and 1200 dpi. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The ink-jet printing module according to claim 1, wherein a resolution of said ink-jet chip is between 300 and 600 dpi. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The ink-jet printing module according to claim 1, wherein a page-width array printing range of said ink-jet printing module for printing on said printing medium is 11.7 inches (A3 size). ### Claim 14 (depends on 1) The ink-jet printing module according to claim 1, wherein a page-width array printing range of said ink-jet printing module for printing on said printing medium comprises at least 1 to 7 inches. ### Claim 15 (depends on 1) The ink-jet printing module according to claim 1, wherein a page-width array printing range of said ink-jet printing module for printing on said printing medium is 1 inch. ### Claim 16 (depends on 1) The ink-jet printing module according to claim 1, wherein a page-width array printing range of said ink-jet printing module for printing on said printing medium is 2 inches. ### Claim 17 (depends on 1) The ink-jet printing module according to claim 1, wherein a page-width array printing range of said ink-jet printing module for printing on said printing medium is 4 inches. ### Claim 18 (depends on 1) The ink-jet printing module according to claim 1, wherein a page-width array printing range of said ink-jet printing module for printing on said printing medium is 6 inches. ### Claim 19 (depends on 1) The ink-jet printing module according to claim 1, wherein a page-width array printing range of said ink-jet printing module for printing on said printing medium is 7 inches. ### Claim 20 An ink-jet printing module used for a page-width array ink-jet printer, said ink-jet printing module comprising: a page-width array platen having a plurality of receiving cavities arranged as an array; a plurality of ink-jet cartridges, each of which being detachably and independently embedded into one of said receiving cavities, and including a body for storing ink, an ink-jet chip to be driven for ejecting said ink, a plurality of nozzles disposed on said ink-jet chip, and a control node for receiving signal to drive said ink-jet chip, wherein said ink-jet chip is disposed on a bottom of said page-width array platen and is driven to eject said ink through said nozzles onto a printing medium; and a plurality of control node circuits disposed on vertical sidewalls of said receiving cavities on said page-width array platen and corresponding to said control nodes of said ink-jet cartridges for transmitting signal to said ink-jet chips of said ink-jet cartridges, so as to enable said ink-jet cartridges to eject said ink onto said printing medium, said plurality of ink-jet cartridges are arranged in at least one row along a printing direction, any two adjacent ink-jet cartridges are spaced from each other, each of said plurality of ink-jet cartridges is partly offset with other ink-jet cartridges in the same row, and a page-width array printing range of said ink-jet printing module for printing on said printing medium is 8.27 inches (A4 size). ### Claim 21 (depends on 20) The ink-jet printing module according to claim 20, wherein said plurality of control node circuits are formed as a soft circuit board.