Fluid dispenser with low surface energy orifice layer for precise fluid dispensing
AssigneeHewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
InventorsJeffrey A. Nielsen, Jeremy Hartan Donaldson, Benjamin Clark, Debora J. Thomas
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Abstract
The present invention is embodied in a method for precisely dispensing fluid, including treating an orifice of a fluid dispensing apparatus during a fabrication process by applying a low surface energy material layer onto the orifice, adjusting a thickness of the low surface energy material coating to a predetermined threshold and limiting backpressure of a low dead volume fluid delivery system coupled to the orifice to reduce interference or interruptions for precisely dispensing the fluid.
Claims9
A fluid dispensing device for dispensing fluid with reduced pooling, comprising:
- a thermal inkjet printhead comprising at least one drop ejector, each said drop ejector comprising a base, a jetting chamber and an orifice including a low surface energy layer;
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- a fluid delivery system comprising:
- a fluid reservoir which is open to the atmosphere and positioned above said at least one drop ejector, wherein said fluid delivery system does not comprise a backpressure control device.
A fluid dispensing device for dispensing fluid, comprising:
- a thermal inkjet printhead comprising a drop ejector, wherein the drop ejector comprises a base, a jetting chamber and an orifice including a low surface energy layer;
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- a fluid delivery system comprising:
- a fluid reservoir, wherein the reservoir is to be open to the atmosphere and positioned above said drop ejector, and wherein said reservoir does not comprise a backpressure control device;
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- a slot extender that reduces backpressure at said drop ejector.
A fluid dispensing device for dispensing fluid, comprising:
- a thermal inkjet printhead comprising plural drop ejectors, each drop ejector comprising a base, a jetting chamber, and an orifice including a low surface energy layer;
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- a fluid delivery system comprising:
- a fluid reservoir which is to be open to the atmosphere and positioned above each drop ejector;
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- a slot extender comprising a first slot and a second slot, wherein said extender is positioned between said fluid reservoir, and said drop ejectors, wherein said slot extender reduces backpressure at each drop ejector, and wherein said fluid delivery system does not comprise a backpressure control device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.