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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 29, 2008
Filed:
Feb. 04, 2005
Shigeru Suzuki, Nagoya, JP;
Shigeru Suzuki, Nagoya, JP;
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya-shi, JP;
Abstract
A flexible wiring cableconnects a recording headand a relay board, and includes COF (chip on film)for connecting an output side wiring pattern of an IC chipto the recording head, and general purpose FFC (flexible flat cable)formed with a parallel wiring pattern. The flexible wiring cableconnects the output side wiring pattern of the IC chipto the relay boardvia FFC, thereby decreasing the use of more expensive COFby the use of cheap, general purpose FFC. Thus, the product cost as the entire recording apparatus is reduced by using the general purpose flexible board for a part of a flexible board having a driving circuit mounted thereon and serving as a connecting means for connecting a recording means and a relay board, suppressing the manufacturing cost of parts for connecting means.