BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
Other and further objects, features and advantages of the invention will appear more fully from the following description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings in which:
FIG. 1 is a side view showing an appearance of an ink-jet head according to an embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view of the ink-jet head shown in FIG. 1;
FIG. 3 is a plan view of a reservoir unit shown in FIG. 1;
FIG. 4A is a one-side view of a valve shown in FIG. 1 being in a discharge state;
FIG. 4B is a one-side view of the valve shown in FIG. 1 being in a supply state;
FIG. 5 is a plan view of a head main body shown in FIG. 2;
FIG. 6 shows on an enlarged scale a region enclosed with an alternate long and short dash line in FIG. 5;
FIG. 7 is a sectional view taken along line VII-VII shown in FIG. 6;
FIG. 8A shows on an enlarged scale an actuator unit shown in FIG. 6;
FIG. 8B is a plan view of an individual electrode that is disposed on a surface of the actuator unit in FIG. 8A; and
FIG. 9 shows a modification of the embodiment.
Patent Application
20070229610
