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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 14, 2024
Filed:
May. 31, 2022
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Hideo Kanno, Kanagawa, JP;
Nobuyuki Hirayama, Kanagawa, JP;
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A print element substrate comprises print elements generating thermal energy for ejecting liquid; and a temperature detection element circuit including temperature detection elements provided corresponding to each of the print elements, and reading temperature information by selectively energizing one of the temperature detection elements, wherein the temperature detection element circuit includes: a signal processing portion outputting a selection signal having a second voltage amplitude larger than a first voltage amplitude, based on an input signal having the first voltage amplitude; a selection switch provided for each of the plurality of temperature detection elements, selecting the temperature detection element; and a first read switch provided for each of the plurality of temperature detection elements, reading a voltage of a terminal of one of the temperature detection element selected by the selection switch, and wherein the selection switch and the first read switch are driven by using the selection signal.