Patent ID: 8705114
Filing Date: 2014-04-22
Classification: B41J,B82Y,Y10S

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for jetting a droplet onto a first surface of a printable matter, comprising: a main body having: a chamber for containing therein a predetermined amount of fluid, including liquid and particles supplied from an outside; at least one nozzle for communicating with the chamber, the nozzle jetting a droplet of the fluid contained in the chamber onto the first surface of the printable matter; and a first electrode formed on an inner surface of the nozzle, an inner surface of the chamber, or both by patterning treatment to make electrical contact with the fluid; a second electrode provided between the nozzle and the printable matter, the second electrode having therein a through hole through which the droplet is jetted from the nozzle onto the first surface of the printable matter; a power supply to supply a voltage applied between the first and second electrodes; and a control unit to control the power supply, wherein the main body comprises a plurality of main bodies provided adjacent to each other to form an integrated structure, and the second electrode is provided between the printable matter and the pointed ends of the main bodies, with through holes formed in the second electrode at respective positions corresponding to the pointed ends of the main bodies.