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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 11, 2003
Filed:
May. 22, 2001
Konica Corporation, , JP;
Abstract
A method and an apparatus for measuring capacitances between electrodes of an ink-jetting head. The apparatus includes a multi-probe having a plurality of probes to contact a plurality of electrode rows as one lump contact, each of the probes contacting one of the electrode rows and a plurality of the probes being divided into a predetermined number of groups. The apparatus further includes a plurality of scanners, each of which corresponds to each of the groups, to sequentially switch contacting-terminals of a plurality of the probes and a plurality of capacitance-measuring devices, each of which corresponds to each of the scanners, to measure capacitances between electrodes in all of the groups in parallel.