Patent ID: 6190006
Filing Date: 2001-02-20
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
An ink-jet recording head, comprising:plural nozzle apertures for jetting ink;an actuator unit having a piezoelectric vibrator for expanding and reducing the volume of pressure generating chambers communicating with said nozzle apertures, segment terminal electrodes corresponding to said piezoelectric vibrator and connected to one pole of said piezoelectric vibrator, and common terminal electrodes arranged at opposite ends of said actuator unit in a direction in which said segment terminal electrodes are arranged and connected to another pole of said piezoelectric vibrator;a tape carrier package having segment terminals connected to said segment terminal electrodes, common terminals located at one end of said segment terminals and connected to said common terminal electrodes and grounding conductors connected to said common terminals; andconnecting members for connecting said common terminal electrodes to each other.