Droplet deposition apparatus comprising an array of fluid chambers defined by a pair of opposing chamber walls, and in fluid communication with a nozzle for droplet ejection therefrom; a cover member is joined to the edges of the chamber walls and thus seals one side of the chambers. The cover member has a ratio of cover thickness to chamber wall separation less than or equal to 1:1.

Droplet deposition apparatus

This invention is related to a tissue ablation system and method that treats atrial arrhythmia by ablating a circumferential region of tissue at a location where a pulmonary vein extends from an atrium. The system includes a circumferential ablation member with an ablation element and also includes a delivery assembly for delivering the ablation member to the location. The circumferential ablation member is generally adjustable between different configurations to allow both the delivery through a delivery sheath into the atrium and the ablative coupling between the ablation element and the circumferential region of tissue.

Tissue ablation device assembly and method for electrically isolating a pulmonary vein ostium from an atrial wall

An ink-jet recording head includes a discharge-port portion including a first discharge-port portion continuing from a discharge port, and a second discharge-port portion communicating the first discharge-port portion with a bubble generation chamber. The second discharge-port portion has an end surface that includes a border portion bordering the first discharge-port portion and is parallel to a main surface of an element substrate. The cross-sectional area of the second discharge-port portion, anywhere from an opening surface facing the bubble generation chamber to an end surface facing the first discharge-port portion, that is parallel to the main surface of the element substrate, is larger than the area of the border portion. The cross section of the opening surface of the second discharge-port portion has a length in a direction perpendicular to an arrangement direction of the discharge ports that is greater than its length in a direction parallel to the arrangement direction.

Ink jet recording head

A liquid-ejecting head includes a channel which is in communication with a nozzle opening and which includes a pressure-generating chamber, a circulation channel that serves to circulate a liquid in the channel, and a pressure generator that serves to generate pressure change. The circulation channel has a narrow portion including a first wall and a second wall, the first wall tilting with respect to a forward direction of a liquid flows and serving to gradually decrease the cross-sectional area, the second wall tilting with respect to the flow direction and serving to gradually increase the cross-sectional area. The tilt angle of the first wall with respect to the inner surface of the circulation channel is larger than the tilt angle of the second wall with respect to the inner surface of the circulation channel at the downstream side.

Liquid ejecting head and liquid ejecting apparatus

An ink-jet recording head (1) is mounted on a carriage (2), recording engines (3, 3') for printing a recording sheet with ejected ink droplets are so disposed that a recording sheet can be inserted from one of different sheet feed passages (4, 4') and the ink is supplied to each recording engine (3, 3') from a common main tank (6). An ink-jet recorder has a control means (10) for comparing the amount of external print data with a reference amount of data, divides the print data into units of data of one page if the amount of print data is greater than the reference amount of data, and distributes the external print data to the recording engines. If the amount of print data is less than the reference amount of data, one recording engine is operated singly to execute printing.

Ink jet recorder

Upon executing printing by latching an input digital image signal temporarily stored in a shift register (502) by a latch circuit (501), and energizing and driving a heater (401) using a power transistor (410) using an nMOSFET on the basis of the latched image signal, a voltage converter (111) boosts a voltage representing the ON state of the latched digital signal, and applies the boosted voltage to the power transistor (410).

Recording head and recording apparatus using the same

A substrate for a liquid jet recording head includes a plurality of built-in energy elements forming an array for generating thermal energy for ejecting liquid, built-in electrode wiring for supplying electric signals to the energy generating elements and first and second built-in temperature sensors disposed outside the array and adjacent opposite ends of the array for detecting a temperature of the substrate. First and second built-in heaters are disposed outside the array and adjacent opposite ends of the array for heating the substrate.

Ink jet substrate including plural temperature sensors and heaters

A liquid jet recording apparatus includes a cap member for covering discharge ports of a liquid jet recording head which discharge recording liquid. The cap member is provided with a protruding portion opposed to the discharge ports. Gas flow is generated in a space formed by the cap member and the liquid jet recording head. The protruding portion provides for a negative or reduced pressure at the discharge ports, to draw off impurities and improve recovery. An improved recovery method is also provided.

Recovery device having a protruding portion providing reduced pressure for improved recovery and method using same

An ink jet recording head includes energy generators for generating the energy used to discharge ink and a substrate on which a circuit electrically connected to the energy generators is formed. Also provided is a protective member on an insulating layer on the substrate above the energy generators. The area of a protective member which is in contact with the ink is made to be as small as possible.

Ink jet recording head and apparatus having a protective member formed above energy generators for generating energy used to discharge ink

A recording head has a liquid channel defining member for defining a liquid channel communicated to a discharging opening for discharging ink, and a base member having a plurality of electricity-heat converting elements for generating heat to be transmitted to the ink filling the liquid channel. A matrix wiring portion is connected electrically to the electricity-heat converting elements, respectively. The matrix wiring portion has a multi-layer constitution having a first wiring and a second wiring. The second wiring is provided through an insulating layer on the first wiring, and the plurality of electricity-heat converting elements are provided on the insulating layer.

Toshihiro Mori

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Recording head and recording apparatus using the same

Ink jet substrate including plural temperature sensors and heaters

Recovery device having a protruding portion providing reduced pressure for improved recovery and method using same

Ink jet recording head and apparatus having a protective member formed above energy generators for generating energy used to discharge ink

Recording head having multi-layer matrix wiring