Patent ID: 8172374
Filing Date: 2012-05-08
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
1. A liquid ejecting head comprising: a plurality of nozzle orifices capable of ejecting a liquid; a reservoir plate formed from a rolled metal rolled in a first direction which includes a liquid reservoir which communicates with the plurality of nozzle orifices; and a compliance plate formed from a rolled metal rolled in a second direction which is laminated on the reservoir plate and having a compliance portion which forms a surface of the liquid reservoir, extends in a lengthwise direction, and is capable of absorbing the pressure in the liquid reservoir, a reservoir adjacent plate made of rolled metal which is rolled in the second direction, the reservoir adjacent plate being laminated so as to cover an opposite side of the liquid reservoir from a side of the liquid reservoir where the compliance plate is laminated; wherein the compliance plate and the reservoir adjacent plate are configured to evenly supply the liquid to a plurality of pressure chambers arranged in a longitudinal direction of the liquid reservoir, wherein the second direction is parallel to the longitudinal direction of the compliance portion of the compliance plate, and the first direction is perpendicular to the second direction.