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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 08, 2024
Filed:
Nov. 21, 2022
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya, JP;
Takaaki Yoshino, Nagoya, JP;
Taisuke Mizuno, Yokkaichi, JP;
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya, JP;
Abstract
A liquid discharge apparatus includes a channel member defining a nozzle and a pressure chamber in communication with the nozzle; an actuator which applies pressure to liquid in the pressure chamber, and a controller which applies a drive signal to the actuator. The drive signal includes a rectangular main pulse and a rectangular cancel pulse applied after the main pulse within one discharge period. The actuator is driven by the drive signal in a pull-and-push method to discharge the liquid from the nozzle. If f (kHz) refers to a drive frequency of the drive signal, if Tw (μsec) refers to a time length from a falling edge of the main pulse to a rising edge of the cancel pulse, and if Tc (μsec) refers to a pulse width of the cancel pulse, then the following expression holds: 50≤f≤−11.3×(Tw+Tc)+120.