Patent ID: 7396113

Claim:
An inkjet recording head, comprising: a plurality of ink chambers arranged in a two dimensional matrix, each of the plurality of ink chambers having a nozzle; and a piezoelectric element arranged on an outer side of the plurality of ink chambers, the piezoelectric element using displacement in d 31 direction, a plurality of piezoelectric strain absorbing holes being formed through the piezoelectric element in regions of outer perimeters of active sections of the piezoelectric element so that each of the active sections is enclosed on all outer sides thereof by the piezoelectric strain absorbing holes, at least three of the piezoelectric strain absorbing holes being arranged along each of edges of each of the active sections so that a size of the piezoelectric strain absorbing hole at a position corresponding to a center of said each of the edges of each of the active sections is larger than a size of the piezoelectric strain absorbing hole at a position corresponding to a periphery of said each of the edges of each of the active sections, wherein when voltage is applied to one of the active sections of the piezoelectric element, a corresponding one of the plurality of ink chambers is compressed by the piezoelectric element, and ink filled in the corresponding one of the plurality of ink chambers is discharged through the nozzle toward a recording medium.