Patent ID: 6036105
Filing Date: 2000-03-14
Classification: B05B,B41J

Abstract:
A liquid spraying apparatus which is used for an image forming apparatus and sprays an image forming solvent onto an image recording material, comprising:a spray tank which stores the image forming solvent;a nozzle plate with a plurality of nozzle holes connected to said spray tank for spraying the image forming solvent formed thereon, which can spray the image forming solvent from the plurality of nozzle holes by a reciprocating movement, said nozzle plate having an internal surface and an external surface, said external surface including a first portion which lies in a plane and a second portion which is bent from said first portion so as to be out of said plane, wherein each of said nozzle holes extends from said internal surface to said external surface; anda water repelling layer which is provided at the internal periphery of the nozzle holes of said nozzle plate for repelling the image forming solvent;wherein said nozzle plate has a concave portion which is formed in a bent shape so that the rigidity of said nozzle plate increases.