Image forming apparatus and electronic equipment
AssigneeSeiko Epson Corporation
InventorsHidekazu Uematsu, Toru Matsuyama
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Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes an image forming unit, a transport unit, and a light emission unit. The image forming unit forms an image on a medium by applying a colorant onto the medium. The transport unit transports the medium. The light emission unit indicates status of either one, or both, of the image forming unit and the transport unit by using a plurality of light sources including a first light source and a second light source. The first light source emits light having a first wavelength. The second light source emits light having a second wavelength. In the light emission unit, the plurality of light sources is configured as a single package.
Claims14
An image forming apparatus, comprising:
- an image forming unit that forms an image on a medium by applying a colorant onto the medium;
- a transport unit that transports the medium;
- and
- a light emission unit that indicates status of either one, or both, of the image forming unit and the transport unit by using a plurality of light sources including
- a first light source that emits light having a first wavelength and
- a second light source that emits light having a second wavelength;
- a display panel;
- an interface control unit that is connected to the display panel and controls the display panel;
- a connector electrically connecting the interface control unit to the display panel;
- and
- a substrate on which the plurality of light sources is surface-mounted by using a surface mount technology, such that the plurality of light sources is fixed to the substrate,
- the substrate being shared by the light emission unit and the interface control unit, and
- in the light emission unit, the plurality of light sources being configured as a single package.
Electronic equipment comprising:
- a processing unit that performs predetermined processing;
- and
- a light emission unit that indicates status of the processing unit by using a plurality of light sources including
- a first light source that emits light having a first wavelength and
- a second light source that emits light having a second wavelength;
- a display panel;
- an interface control unit that is connected to the display panel and controls the display panel;
- a connector electrically connecting the interface control unit to the display panel;
- and
- a substrate on which the plurality of light sources is surface-mounted by using a surface mount technology such that the plurality of light sources is fixed to the substrate,
- the substrate being shared by the light emission unit and the interface control unit, and
- in the light emission unit, the plurality of light sources being configured as a single package.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.