Canon Kabushiki Kaisha

Fuji Photo Film Company, Limited

Hiroshi Takabayashi

Takatsuna Aoki

Masanori Takahashi

Seiichiro Karita

Hideo Mori

Hisao Tajima

Yoshihiro Onitsuka

Toshiaki Itazawa

Hideo Kanno

Makoto Uehara

Toshiyuki Kanda

Takashi Yamamoto

Isao Hayashi

Kenji Niibori

Yasushi Shioya

Shigeki Yabu

Takao Miyamoto

Katsumi Kurematsu

Satoshi Yoshihara

Mitsuo Iwayama

Hirofumi Iwamoto

Hiroyuki Yokomizo

Toru Yamane

Osamu Yuki

Akio Yoshida

Tetsuya Shimada

Osamu Hoshino

Toshimichi Ouchi

Toyohide Miyazaki

Takashi Satoh

Tadayoshi Muta

Yasushi Maeda

Shigeru Noda

Noriko Matoba

Takeshi Matsumiya

Kumiharu Takai

Akisato Katanosaka

Hidetarou Tsuchiya

The present invention provides a recording head that has a driving circuit performing driving by dividing a plurality of heaters into a plurality of blocks and supplying electric current on a block-by-block basis based on recording data; a constant current source applying a common bias current to each temperature sensor group obtained by dividing temperature sensors disposed in correspondence to each heater of a plurality of heaters into blocks; a voltage output circuit having a switching element that turns electric current supply to the temperature sensors of the selected temperature sensor group ON and OFF, and obtaining a voltage generated at both terminals of the selected temperature sensor by supplying an electric current to the temperature sensor; and an amplifier circuit amplifying the detection voltages.

Recording head and recording apparatus using the recording head

A printing apparatus and ink discharge failure detection method capable of precisely detecting temperature information corresponding to each nozzle are provided. Temperatures of respective electrothermal transducers (heaters) are measured on the basis of outputs from a plurality of sensors corresponding to the respective heaters. The temperatures of the heaters at a predetermined timing during a printing operation are predicted on the basis of the temperature change profiles of the respective heaters that are generated by energizing the heaters. A plurality of thresholds corresponding to nozzle states are generated on the basis of the predicted temperatures and the driving conditions of an inkjet printhead, and it is controlled to execute temperature measurement at the predetermined timing. A temperature measured under the control is compared with the respective generated thresholds, and the nozzle state is identified on the basis of the comparison results.

Printing apparatus and ink discharge failure detection method

A temperature detection circuit acquires first temperature data detected by a temperature sensor corresponding to a heater of a recording head in a state in which no electric current is flowed into the heater, and second temperature data for the heater in a state in which an electric current is flowed into the heater. Correction data for correcting the temperature data detected by the temperature sensor is obtained based on the first and second temperature data. The temperature data detected by the temperature sensor is corrected based on the correction data.

Recording head and recording apparatus, and inspection apparatus of recording head and method thereof

A recording head includes electrothermal transducers associated with temperature sensing elements. A method for driving the recording head includes supplying driving energy to the electrothermal transducer, and evaluating a temperature change in a temperature fall interval, occurring after supplying of driving energy to the electrothermal transducer, based on temperature information acquired from the temperature sensing element. The method further includes changing a setting value of the driving energy supplied to the electrothermal transducer, determining an energy value for driving the electrothermal transducer based on the evaluated temperature change and an energy value supplied to the electrothermal conversion element, and recording data on a recording medium by driving the electrothermal transducer according to the determined energy value.

Recording head driving method and recording apparatus

A compact and highly reliable recording head enabling precise detection of temperature information for each nozzle and rapid as well as highly accurate detection of nozzles with a discharge defect can be achieved. An electrothermal transducing member is provided on a substrate to generate heat energy for discharging liquid from a discharge port. A temperature detecting circuit includes a temperature detecting element for measuring a temperature of the transducing member. The temperature detection circuit includes a constant current circuit, a voltage detecting circuit, and a switching element.

Liquid discharge head and liquid discharge apparatus using liquid discharge head

A recording head is provided that detects temperature information corresponding to a plurality of electro-thermal transducers. The recording head includes a driving circuit that performs driving by dividing a plurality of heaters into a plurality of blocks and supplies electric current on a block-by-block basis based on recording data. A constant current source applies a common bias current to each temperature sensor group obtained by dividing temperature sensors disposed in correspondence to each heater of a plurality of heaters into blocks. A voltage output circuit is further included having a switching element turns an electric current supply to the temperature sensors of the selected temperature sensor group ON and OFF, and of which obtains a voltage generated at both terminals of the selected temperature sensor by supplying an electric current to the temperature sensor; and an amplifier circuit amplifying the detection voltages.

Recording head that detects temperature information corresponding to a plurality of electro-thermal transducers on the recording head and recording apparatus using the recording head

A compact and highly reliable recording head enabling precise detection of temperature information for each nozzle and rapid as well as highly accurate detection of nozzles with a discharge defect can be achieved. A plurality of electrothermal transducing members is provided on a substrate to generate heat energy for discharging liquid from discharge ports. A temperature detecting element formed immediately under each electrothermal transducing member to sandwich an insulating film and a temperature detecting circuit for detecting temperature information from each temperature detecting element are also provided.

A liquid discharge head which comprises an element substrate having on one surface thereof energy generating element for generating energy to be utilized for discharging liquid from a liquid discharge port, and a liquid supply port communicated with the liquid discharge port, a printed substrate provided with an external fetch electrode, and an IC component for control use for the energy generating element having provided therefor an output side electrode connected with the energy generating element and an input side electrode connected with the external fetch electrode. For this liquid discharge head, at least the aforesaid output side electrode of the IC component for control use is provided for the one surface of the element substrate. With the structure thus arranged, it is made easier to elongate the liquid discharge head in higher precision, and also, as compared with the case where the driver (driving element) for the discharge energy generating element is incorporated on the assembling substrate, the nondefective ratio of the finished products thereof is enhanced, hence contributing to the manufacture at lower costs.

Liquid discharge head, liquid discharge apparatus, and IC package structure

A liquid crystal device is sequentially illuminated with three primary color lights in three primary color illumination steps including an off period (1) before, (2) before and after and (3) after the primary color light period, respectively. As a result, each primary color light illumination step includes a black picture display period corresponding to the off period, whereby motion picture blurring and color splitting can be suppressed without requiring a complicated circuit for generating new data for the black picture display.

Picture display method using liquid crystal device

A liquid crystal apparatus is constituted by a liquid crystal device including a pair of substrates at least one of which is provided with first electrodes, and a liquid crystal disposed between the substrates; a plurality of driver devices disposed on said at least one substrate at a periphery thereof and electrically connected to the first electrodes; a driver board for supplying signals to the driver devices, disposed in parallel with the driver devices; second electrodes disposed on said at least one substrate and electrically connected to the driver devices; and a plurality of connection sheets disposed between the driver board and said at least one substrate and each electrically connecting each of the driver devices to the driver board via the second electrodes. In the apparatus, the first electrodes are supplied with driving signals for driving the liquid crystal device via the driver board, the connection sheets, the second electrodes and the driver devices, thus ensuring electrical connection of electrodes formed on the driver board with the second electrodes connected to the driver devices.

Liquid crystal apparatus and production process thereof

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