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US 10,766,268 B2Granted
Filter unit, light source unit, printer
AssigneeSeiko Epson Corporation
InventorDaisuke Hiruma
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Abstract
A filter unit is a filter unit disposed in a printer including a control unit, and includes a filter configured to trap a foreign material, a frame configured to hold the filter, and a storage element provided on the frame and capable of transmitting/receiving information about the filter to and from the control unit.
Claims4
A filter unit disposed in a printer including a control unit, the filter unit comprising:
- a filter configured to trap a foreign material;
- a frame configured to hold the filter;
- and
- a storage element provided on the frame and capable of transmitting/receiving information about the filter to and from the control unit,
- wherein the frame is formed in a rectangular shape, and the filter and the storage element are disposed in parallel along a short-side direction, and
- wherein a coupling portion configured to be electrically coupled to the storage element, and electrically coupled to the control unit, is disposed at a central portion in a long-side direction of the frame.
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A light source unit disposed in a printer including a control unit, the light source unit comprising:
- a housing;
- a light source disposed in the housing and configured to radiate an ultraviolet ray;
- a driving circuit configured to drive the light source;
- a temperature detecting element configured to measure an ambient temperature of the light source;
- and
- a storage element capable of transmitting/receiving information about the light source to and from the control unit, wherein
- the housing includes an inlet configured to take in outside air and an outlet configured to discharge outside air taken in, and
- the storage element is disposed closer to the inlet than to the light source.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.