IP Library Granted Patent US 10,265,949
Granted Patent B2
US 10,265,949 · App. 15/840,021 · Granted Apr 23, 2019

Liquid discharge apparatus

Inventor: Yusuke Matsumoto (Nagano, JP)
Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
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Patent No.
US 10,265,949
App. No.
15/840,021
Granted
Apr 23, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

A liquid discharge apparatus includes a first head unit configured to discharge a liquid, a second head unit configured to discharge a liquid, a first drive circuit configured to drive the first head unit, a second drive circuit configured to drive the second head unit, a circuit board on which the first drive circuit and the second drive circuit are provided, and a case that accommodates the circuit board. The case includes an inlet through which gas outside the case flows inside the case, and an outlet through which gas inside the case flows to the outside the case, and the first drive circuit generates more heat than the second drive circuit, and a distance between the first drive circuit and the inlet is shorter than a distance between the second drive circuit and the inlet.

Claims (38)

1. A liquid discharge apparatus comprising:

a first head unit configured to discharge a liquid;

a second head unit configured to discharge a liquid;

a first drive circuit configured to drive the first head unit;

a second drive circuit configured to drive the second head unit;

a circuit board on which the first drive circuit and the second drive circuit are provided; and

a case that accommodates the circuit board,

wherein the case includes;

an inlet through which gas outside the case flows inside the case; and

an outlet through which gas inside the case flows to the outside the case; and

the first drive circuit generates more heat than the second drive circuit, and a distance between the first drive circuit and the inlet is shorter than a distance between the second drive circuit and the inlet.

2. The liquid discharge apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the first drive circuit and the second drive circuit are located between the inlet and the outlet.

3. The liquid discharge apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a power supply circuit configured to supply electric power to the first drive circuit; and

a capacitor for power supply, the capacitor being electrically connected to the first drive circuit and the power supply circuit,

wherein the capacitor for power supply is disposed on the circuit board and located between the inlet and the outlet.

4. The liquid discharge apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a line head including the first head unit and the second head unit, the line head extending in a predetermined direction,

wherein a distance between a central section of the line head in the predetermined direction and the first head unit is shorter than a distance between the central section and the second head unit.

5. The liquid discharge apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the first drive circuit includes:

a first generation circuit configured to generate a first drive waveform signal for driving the first head unit; and

a second generation circuit configured to generate a second drive waveform signal for driving the first head unit; and

the second drive circuit includes:

a third generation circuit configured to generate a third drive waveform signal for driving the second head unit; and

a fourth generation circuit configured to generate a fourth drive waveform signal for driving the second head unit; and

the first generation circuit generates more heat than the second generation circuit,

the third generation circuit generates more heat than the fourth generation circuit, and

a distance between the first generation circuit and the second generation circuit is shorter than a distance between the first generation circuit and the third generation circuit.

6. The liquid discharge apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein a distance between the third generation circuit and the fourth generation circuit is shorter than a distance between the third generation circuit and the first generation circuit.

7. The liquid discharge apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the first drive circuit includes:

a first generation circuit configured to generate a first drive waveform signal for driving the first head unit; and

a second generation circuit configured to generate a second drive waveform signal for driving the first head unit,

the second drive circuit includes:

a third generation circuit configured to generate a third drive waveform signal for driving the second head unit; and

a fourth generation circuit configured to generate a fourth drive waveform signal for driving the second head unit; and

an amplitude of the first drive waveform signal is larger than an amplitude of the second drive waveform signal,

an amplitude of the third drive waveform signal is larger than an amplitude of the fourth drive waveform signal, and

a distance between the first generation circuit and the second generation circuit is shorter than a distance between the first generation circuit and the third generation circuit.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 13, 2017
From: MATSUMOTO, YUSUKE
To: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 044378/0312 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2016-247650 · Dec 21, 2016 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20180170038A1 · Jun 21, 2018
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