Head drive controller and liquid discharge apparatus

    公开(公告)号:US12157310B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-12-03

    申请号:US17522907

    申请日:2021-11-10

    Applicant: Hitoshi Kida

    Inventor: Hitoshi Kida

    Abstract: A head drive controller to drive a head to discharge a liquid, the head drive controller includes a drive waveform generator configured to generate a drive voltage waveform to drive the head, a switch coupled to the head and the drive waveform generator, the switch configured to select passing or non-passing of the drive voltage waveform generated by the drive waveform generator to the head. The drive voltage waveform includes a first expansion waveform element to expand a pressure chamber in the head, and a second expansion waveform element to expand the pressure chamber, the second expansion waveform element having a slew rate smaller than a slew rate of the first expansion waveform element.

    Liquid discharge apparatus, head drive control method, and head drive control device

    公开(公告)号:US11498329B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-11-15

    申请号:US16952447

    申请日:2020-11-19

    Applicant: Hitoshi Kida

    Inventor: Hitoshi Kida

    Abstract: A liquid discharge apparatus includes a liquid discharger and circuitry. The liquid discharger includes a nozzle to discharge liquid. The circuitry is configured to generate and output a common drive waveform including a plurality of drive pulses for discharging the liquid; select one or more of the plurality of drive pulses from the common drive waveform and apply the one or more of the plurality of drive pulses to a pressure generating element of the liquid discharger; and adjust, with different adjustment values, application waveform shapes of at least two of the plurality of drive pulses applied to the pressure generating element.

    LIQUID DISCHARGE APPARATUS AND HEAD DRIVE CONTROL DEVICE

    公开(公告)号:US20210291517A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-09-23

    申请号:US17200813

    申请日:2021-03-13

    Applicant: Hitoshi Kida

    Inventor: Hitoshi Kida

    Abstract: A liquid discharge apparatus includes a head and a switching device. The head includes a piezoelectric element and a pressure chamber configured to discharge liquid. The switching device is configured to select application or non-application of a drive voltage waveform to the piezoelectric element. The drive voltage waveform includes a discharge waveform to pressurize and discharge the liquid in the pressure chamber and a damping waveform to suppress residual vibration in the pressure chamber. The damping waveform is disposed after the discharge waveform in time series. The switching device includes a switch and a diode. The switch is configured to be turned on in a falling waveform element of each of the discharge waveform and the damping waveform. The diode is connected in parallel with the switch in a direction opposite to the falling waveform element of each of the discharge waveform and the damping waveform.

    Liquid discharge head, liquid discharge device, and liquid discharge apparatus

    公开(公告)号:US10751993B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-08-25

    申请号:US16351231

    申请日:2019-03-12

    Abstract: A liquid discharge head includes a body to discharge liquid, a first wiring substrate extending from the body, and a second wiring substrate electrically connected to the first wiring substrate. The body includes a nozzle face in which a plurality of nozzles, from which the liquid is discharged, is formed. The second wiring substrate is disposed along a direction perpendicular to the nozzle face of the body, a principal surface of the first wiring substrate is disposed along a short side of the body, and a principal surface of the second wiring substrate is disposed along a longitudinal direction of the body.

    Flexible member, wiring member, liquid discharge head, liquid discharge device, liquid discharge apparatus, electronic device

    公开(公告)号:US10703119B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-07-07

    申请号:US16125287

    申请日:2018-09-07

    Applicant: Hitoshi Kida

    Inventor: Hitoshi Kida

    Abstract: A flexible member includes a first member, a second member overlapping the first member, and a plurality of second reinforcing portions. The first member includes a non-overlapping region not overlapping the second member. The non-overlapping region includes an edge portion of the first member. The second member includes a plurality of first reinforcing portions between which the non-overlapping region is interposed. Each of the plurality of second reinforcing portions overlaps both a first area of the second member in which one of the plurality of first reinforcing portions is formed and a second area of the second member other than the first area when the flexible member is projected from a direction perpendicular to a surface of the flexible member.

    Wiring substrate, wiring member, liquid discharge head, liquid discharge device, and liquid discharge apparatus

    公开(公告)号:US10149382B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-12-04

    申请号:US15805480

    申请日:2017-11-07

    Applicant: Hitoshi Kida

    Inventor: Hitoshi Kida

    Abstract: A wiring substrate includes a plurality of wiring patterns, a protective layer to cover the plurality of wiring patterns and regions between the plurality of wiring patterns, and a plurality of terminals communicating with the plurality of wiring patterns, respectively, the plurality of terminals not covered by the protective layer. Pitch between the plurality of terminals adjacent to each other includes a first pitch and a second pitch wider than the first pitch. At least one of the plurality of wiring patterns, the terminals of which are adjacent to each other at the second pitch, includes a portion of expanded width having a width wider than a width of the plurality of terminals. The portion of expanded width is covered with the protective layer.

    Liquid discharge head, liquid discharge device, and liquid discharge apparatus

    公开(公告)号:US09802407B2

    公开(公告)日:2017-10-31

    申请号:US14939053

    申请日:2015-11-12

    Applicant: Hitoshi Kida

    Inventor: Hitoshi Kida

    CPC classification number: B41J2/14233 B41J2002/14491

    Abstract: A liquid discharge head includes a plurality of nozzles to discharge a liquid; a plurality of pressure generators corresponding to the plurality of nozzles; a driver IC to output a drive waveform to each of the plurality of pressure generators; a substrate on which the driver IC is mounted; and a drive voltage supply wire to supply drive voltage to the plurality of pressure generators, disposed on the substrate. In plan view, the driver IC has a rectangular shape and at least part of the drive voltage supply wire crosses over a longer side of the driver IC.

    Droplet discharging head and image forming apparatus
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    Droplet discharging head and image forming apparatus 有权
    喷液头和成像装置

    公开(公告)号:US09028052B2

    公开(公告)日:2015-05-12

    申请号:US14513412

    申请日:2014-10-14

    Abstract: A droplet discharging head includes: a nozzle substrate that includes a nozzle opening to discharge a droplet therethrough; a liquid chamber substrate that includes liquid pressure chambers communicating with the nozzle openings; a vibration plate arranged to face the nozzle substrate with the liquid chamber substrate interposed therebetween; piezoelectric elements that are provided to face the liquid pressure chambers with the vibration plate interposed therebetween and are arranged in a predetermined direction; a driving element provided, in a flip-chip implementation, on a flow path substrate that includes the nozzle substrate, the liquid chamber substrate, the vibration plate, and the piezoelectric elements; and a first reinforcing wire that is disposed to at least one of the flow path substrate and the driving element, has a band shape extending in a direction along a row of the piezoelectric elements, and is connected to a common electrode shared by the piezoelectric elements.

    Abstract translation: 液滴喷射头包括:喷嘴基板,其包括用于通过其喷射液滴的喷嘴开口; 液体室基板,其包括与喷嘴开口连通的液压室; 振动板,其布置成与所述喷嘴基板对置,其中所述液体室基板插入其间; 压电元件设置成面对液压室,振动板插入其间并沿预定方向布置; 驱动元件以倒装芯片的形式设置在包​​括喷嘴基板,液体室基板,振动板和压电元件的流路基板上; 并且设置在所述流路基板和所述驱动元件中的至少一个上的第一加强线具有沿着所述压电元件的行的方向延伸的带状,并且与所述压电元件共用的公共电极连接 。

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