Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Head unit control circuit
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Application No.: US16065894Application Date: 2016-12-22
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Publication No.: US10576739B2Publication Date: 2020-03-03
- Inventor: Tomonori Yamada , Hironori Endo , Toru Matsuyama
- Applicant: Seiko Epson Corporation
- Applicant Address: JP
- Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
- Current Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: JP
- Agency: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C.
- Priority: JP2015-252876 20151225
- International Application: PCT/JP2016/088461 WO 20161222
- International Announcement: WO2017/111065 WO 20170629
- Main IPC: B41J2/045
- IPC: B41J2/045 ; B41J2/14

Abstract:
A head unit control circuit controls a head unit. The head unit includes an ejector, a determination circuit, and an ejection limit circuit. The ejector includes a displaceable piezoelectric element for controlling the liquid ejection. The piezoelectric element is displaced by changing a drive signal potential. The determination circuit determines whether the piezoelectric element has a predetermined electrical storage capability. The ejection limit circuit stops the drive signal to limit the ejection of the liquid based on the determination. The head unit control circuit includes: a first terminal that outputs an instruction signal instructing the head unit to execute the determination; a second terminal that outputs the drive signal; and a third terminal that is between the first terminal and the second terminal. The third terminal has a smaller potential change width than the second terminal when the ejecting section ejects the liquid.
Public/Granted literature
- US10543682B2 Head unit control circuit Public/Granted day:2020-01-28
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