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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 09, 2020
Filed:
Mar. 29, 2018
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;
Motohiro Tsuboi, Nagoya, JP;
Shogo Mori, Nagoya, JP;
BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Nagoya-Shi, Aichi-Ken, JP;
Abstract
A head unit includes: a head module having a nozzle surface; a casing; a first connector having a first communication opening; a second connector having a second communication opening; a first liquid-passage tube connected to the first communication opening; first and second branch-liquid-passage tubes connected to the first liquid-passage tube; a first tube joint connecting the first liquid-passage tube to the first and second branch-liquid-passage tubes; a second liquid-passage tube connected to the second communication opening; third and fourth branch-liquid-passage tubes connected to the second liquid-passage tube; and a second tube joint connecting the second liquid-passage tube to the third and fourth branch-liquid-passage tubes. The first tube joint is disposed between the second connector and the second tube joint when viewed in a direction parallel with the nozzle surface.