Drive circuit unit, head unit, and liquid discharge apparatus
Provided is a drive circuit unit generating a drive signal for driving a head, the drive circuit unit including: a drive circuit generating the drive signal; a first connector coupled to the head; a first substrate on which the first connector is mounted; a fan generating wind for the drive circuit; and a second substrate on which the fan is mounted.
1 . A drive circuit unit generating a drive signal for driving a head, the drive circuit unit comprising:
a drive circuit generating the drive signal;
a first connector connectable to the head;
a first substrate on which the first connector is mounted;
a fan generating wind for the drive circuit; and
a second substrate on which the fan is mounted, and
the first substrate and the second substrate being B-to-B-coupled via a floating connector.
2 . The drive circuit unit according to claim 1 , wherein
the fan protrudes from the second substrate to a drive circuit side.
3 . The drive circuit unit according to claim 1 , wherein
the fan operates by power supplied by a cable from the first substrate not via the second substrate.
4 . The drive circuit unit according to claim 1 , wherein
the fan is mounted on the second substrate via a floating connector.
5 . The drive circuit unit according to claim 4 , wherein
the fan is fixed to the second substrate only by the floating connector between the fan and the second substrate.
6 . The drive circuit unit according to claim 1 , wherein
the second substrate includes a right-angle connector to which a communication cable is coupled, on an end portion opposite to the fan among end portions of the second substrate.
7 . A head unit comprising:
a head; and
a drive circuit unit generating a drive signal for driving the head, wherein
the drive circuit unit includes
a drive circuit generating the drive signal,
a first connector coupled to the head,
a first substrate on which the first connector is mounted,
a fan generating wind for the drive circuit, and
a second substrate on which the fan is mounted, and
the first substrate and the second substrate being B-to-B-coupled via a floating connector.
8 . A liquid discharge apparatus comprising:
a transport unit transporting a medium;
a head; and
a drive circuit unit generating a drive signal for driving the head, wherein
the drive circuit unit includes
a drive circuit generating the drive signal,
a first connector coupled to the head,
a first substrate on which the first connector is mounted,
a fan generating wind for the drive circuit, and
a second substrate on which the fan is mounted, and
the first substrate and the second substrate being B-to-B-coupled via a floating connector.