Head module and head unit
AssigneeBrother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorKeita Sugiura
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Abstract
There is provided a head module including: a liquid discharging head; a driver IC; a heat sink; and a fan. The head module includes: a channel unit; and an energy-applying mechanism. The heat sink includes: a base part; and a plurality of fins including: a first fin, a second fin, and a third fin. A plane direction of a plane in which the first fin expands crosses a plane direction of a plane in which the second fin expands, and crosses a plane direction of a plane in which the third fin expands. The fan is arranged at a position at which the fan overlaps with the base part in the first direction, and in a space surrounded by the first fin, the second fin, the third fin and the base part.
Claims17
A head module comprising:
- a liquid discharging head including:
- a channel unit including a pressure chamber, a nozzle communicating with the pressure chamber, and a channel communicating with the pressure chamber;
- and
- an energy-applying mechanism configured to apply a discharge pressure to a liquid in the pressure chamber of the channel unit;
- a driver IC electrically connected to the energy-applying mechanism;
- a heat sink thermally connected to the driver IC;
- and
- a fan arranged on one side in a first direction with respect to the heat sink,
- wherein the heat sink includes:
- a base part expanding in a plane orthogonal to the first direction;
- and
- a plurality of fins including:
- a first fin extending from the base part to the one side in the first direction, a second fin extending from the base part to the one side in the first direction, and a third fin extending from the base part to the one side in the first direction,
- wherein a plane direction of a plane in which the first fin expands crosses a plane direction of a plane in which the second fin expands, and crosses a plane direction of a plane in which the third fin expands, and
- wherein the fan is arranged at a position at which the fan overlaps with the base part in the first direction, and in a space surrounded by the first fin, the second fin, the third fin and the base part.
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