Claims
- 1. A method of manufacturing an ink jet recording head, comprising:
- forming a vibrating plate, a pressure chamber forming member, and a cover member of green sheets, respectively, the pressure chamber forming member having windows that form pressure chambers, each of the green sheets being made of a ceramic material;
- applying pressure to, and baking, the vibrating plate, the pressure chamber forming member, and the cover member;
- forming an electrode on the vibrating plate at a position corresponding to one of the pressure chambers, wherein a ratio of a width W2 of the electrode to a width W1 of the pressure chamber, W2/W1, is a value between 0.8 and 0.9; and
- forming a piezoelectric vibrating element over the electrode, the piezoelectric vibrating element being wider than the width W2 of the electrode and narrower than the width W1 of the pressure producing chamber.
- 2. A method of manufacturing an ink jet recording head according to claim 1, wherein the ceramic material is one or more compounds selected from the group consisting of aluminum oxide, zirconium oxide, magnesium oxide, aluminum nitride, and silicon nitride, the piezoelectric vibrating element consists essentially of lead zirconate titanate, lead magnesium-niobate, lead nickel-niobate, lead manganese-niobate, lead antimony-stannate, or lead titanate, and the electrode consists essentially of one or more metals or alloys selected from the group consisting of platinum, palladium, silver-palladium, silver-platinum, and platinum-palladium.
- 3. A method of manufacturing an ink jet recording head, comprising:
- forming a vibrating plate, a pressure chamber forming member, and a cover member of green sheets, respectively, the pressure chamber forming member having windows that form pressure chambers, each of the green sheets being made of a ceramic material;
- applying pressure to, and baking, the vibrating plate, the pressure chamber forming member, and the cover member;
- forming an electrode on the vibrating plate at a position corresponding to one of the pressure chambers, wherein a ratio of a width W2 of the electrode to a width W1 of the pressure chamber, W2/W1, is a value between 0.8 and 0.9, and a central portion of the electrode is arcuate in section and projects toward said one of the pressure chambers; and
- forming a piezoelectric vibrating element over the electrode, the piezoelectric vibrating element being wider than the width W2 of the electrode and narrower than the width W1 of the pressure producing chamber.
- 4. A method of manufacturing an ink jet recording head according to claim 3, wherein said step of forming the electrode comprises applying at least two layers of electrically conducting material on the vibrating plate.
- 5. A method of manufacturing an ink jet recording head, comprising:
- forming a vibrating plate, a pressure chamber forming member, and a cover member of green sheets, respectively, the pressure chamber forming member having windows that form pressure chambers, each of the green sheets being made of a ceramic material;
- applying pressure to, and baking, the vibrating plate, the pressure chamber forming member, and the cover member;
- forming a layer of material on the vibrating plate at a position corresponding to one of the pressure chambers, and forming an electrode over the layer of material, the layer of material having an adhesive force with respect to the vibrating plate and the electrode, and the layer of material being arcuate in section so that a central portion of the vibrating plate is projected toward said one of said pressure chambers;
- the electrode being formed over the layer of material so that a ratio of a width W2 of the electrode to a width W1 of the pressure chamber, W2/W1, is a value between 0.8 and 0.9; and
- forming a piezoelectric vibrating element over the electrode, the piezoelectric vibrating element being wider than the width W2 of the electrode and narrower than the width W1 of the pressure producing chamber.
- 6. A method of manufacturing an ink jet recording head according to claim 3, wherein the ceramic material is one or more compounds selected from the group consisting of aluminum oxide, zirconium oxide, magnesium oxide, aluminum nitride, and silicon nitride, the piezoelectric vibrating element consists essentially of lead zirconate titanate, lead magnesium-niobate, lead nickel-niobate, lead manganese-niobate, lead antimony-stannate, or lead titanate, and the electrode consists essentially of one or more metals or alloys selected from the group consisting of platinum, palladium, silver-palladium, silver-platinum, and platinum-palladium.
- 7. A method of manufacturing an ink jet recording head according to claim 5, wherein the ceramic material is one or more compounds selected from the group consisting of aluminum oxide, zirconium oxide, magnesium oxide, aluminum nitride, and silicon nitride, the piezoelectric vibrating element consists essentially of lead zirconate titanate, lead magnesium-niobate, lead nickel-niobate, lead manganese-niobate, lead antimony-stannate, or lead titanate, and the electrode consists essentially of one or more metals or alloys selected from the group consisting of platinum, palladium, silver-palladium, silver-platinum, and platinum-palladium.
- 8. A method of manufacturing an ink jet recording head, comprising:
- forming a vibrating plate, a pressure chamber forming member, and a cover member of green sheets, respectively, the pressure chamber forming member having windows that form pressure chambers, each of the green sheets being made of a ceramic material;
- applying pressure to, and baking, the vibrating plate, the pressure chamber forming member, and the cover member;
- forming an electrode on the vibrating plate at a position corresponding to one of the pressure chambers; and
- forming a piezoelectric vibrating element over the electrode, the piezoelectric vibrating element being wider than the width W2 of the electrode and narrower than the width W1 of the pressure producing chamber.
- 9. A method of manufacturing an ink jet recording head according to claim 8, wherein the ceramic material is one or more compounds selected from the group consisting of aluminum oxide, zirconium oxide, magnesium oxide, aluminum nitride, and silicon nitride, the piezoelectric vibrating element consists essentially of lead zirconate titanate, lead magnesium-niobate, lead nickel-niobate, lead manganese-niobate, lead antimony-stannate, or lead titanate, and the electrode consists essentially of one or more metals or alloys selected from the group consisting of platinum, palladium, silver-palladium, silver-platinum, and platinum-palladium.
- 10. A method of manufacturing an ink jet recording head, comprising:
- forming a vibrating plate, a pressure chamber forming member, and a cover member of green sheets, respectively, the pressure chamber forming member having windows that form pressure chambers, each of the green sheets being made of a ceramic material;
- applying pressure to, and baking, the vibrating plate, the pressure chamber forming member, and the cover member;
- forming an electrode on the vibrating plate at a position corresponding to one of the pressure chambers, wherein a central portion of the electrode is arcuate in section and projects toward said one of the pressure chambers; and
- forming a piezoelectric vibrating element over the electrode, the piezoelectric vibrating element being wider than the width W2 of the electrode and narrower than the width W1 of the pressure producing chamber.
- 11. A method of manufacturing an ink jet recording head according to claim 10, wherein said step of forming the electrode comprises applying at least two layers of electrically conducting material on the vibrating plate.
- 12. A method of manufacturing an ink jet recording head, comprising:
- forming a vibrating plate, a pressure chamber forming member, and a cover member of green sheets, respectively, the pressure chamber forming member having windows that form pressure chambers, each of the green sheets being made of a ceramic material;
- applying pressure to, and baking, the vibrating plate, the pressure chamber forming member, and the cover member;
- forming a layer of material on the vibrating plate at a position corresponding to one of the pressure chambers, and forming an electrode over the layer of material, the layer of material having an adhesive force with respect to the vibrating plate and the electrode, and the layer of material being arcuate in section so that a central portion of the vibrating plate is projected toward said one of said pressure chambers;
- the electrode being formed over the layer of material; and
- forming a piezoelectric vibrating element over the electrode, the piezoelectric vibrating element being wider than the width W2 of the electrode and narrower than the width W1 of the pressure producing chamber.
- 13. A method of manufacturing an ink jet recording head according to claim 10, wherein the ceramic material is one or more compounds selected from the group consisting of aluminum oxide, zirconium oxide, magnesium oxide, aluminum nitride, and silicon nitride, the piezoelectric vibrating element consists essentially of lead zirconate titanate, lead magnesium-niobate, lead nickel-niobate, lead manganese-niobate, lead antimony-stannate, or lead titanate, and the electrode consists essentially of one or more metals or alloys selected from the group consisting of platinum, palladium, silver-palladium, silver-platinum, and platinum-palladium.
- 14. A method of manufacturing an ink jet recording head according to claim 12, wherein the ceramic material is one or more compounds selected from the group consisting of aluminum oxide, zirconium oxide, magnesium oxide, aluminum nitride, and silicon nitride, the piezoelectric vibrating element consists essentially of lead zirconate titanate, lead magnesium-niobate, lead nickel-niobate, lead manganese-niobate, lead antimony-stannate, or lead titanate, and the electrode consists essentially of one or more metals or alloys selected from the group consisting of platinum, palladium, silver-palladium, silver-platinum, and platinum-palladium.
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Parent Case Info
This is a divisional of application Ser. No. 08/294,352 filed Aug. 23, 1994, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,856,837.
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