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US 10,118,382 B2Granted
Liquid discharge apparatus and head unit
AssigneeSeiko Epson Corporation
InventorsNoboru Tamura, Toru Matsuyama
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Abstract
A liquid discharge apparatus has a head provided with discharge sections which discharge a liquid, a drive circuit configured to generate driving signals for driving the discharge sections and discharging the liquid, a carriage mounted with the head and the drive circuit, a motor configured to move the carriage, and a flushing box configured and arranged to receive the liquid discharged from the discharge sections. The drive circuit is mounted at a position so as not to pass above the flushing box while the carriage is being moved.
Claims6
A liquid discharge apparatus comprising:
- a head provided with discharge sections including nozzles which discharge a liquid;
- a drive circuit configured to generate driving signals for driving the discharge sections and discharging the liquid;
- a carriage mounted with the head and the drive circuit, the carriage being positioned at a home position when in standby;
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- a motor configured to move the carriage,
- the drive circuit being mounted on a surface of the carriage which is located forward in a direction where the carriage moves from the home position.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.