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US 2006/0232628 A1Published application
Liquid-discharging recording head and liquid-discharging recording apparatus having the head
AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsYoshiyuki Toge, Yoshiyuki Imanaka
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Abstract
In a liquid-discharging recording head, external-signal input terminals are provided on a recessed first face and a second face that is higher than the first face. ID contact pads directly connected to information storage elements provided in the liquid-discharging recording head are arranged in a row on the first face along the border with the second face.
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A liquid-discharging recording head comprising:
- a plurality of contact pads provided on a first face and a second face that defines an outer surface of the liquid-discharging recording head;
- and
- an information storage element configured to store externally readable information,
- wherein the first face is recessed so as to be lower than the second face with respect to the outer surface, and
- wherein the contact pads include an information output contact pad directly connected to the information storage element, and the information output contact pad being disposed on the first face.
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A liquid-discharging recording apparatus, comprising:
- a liquid-discharging recording head;
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- a plurality of electrical contacts supplying an electrical signal to the liquid-discharging recording head,
- wherein the liquid-discharging recording head includes:
- a plurality of contact pads provided on a first face and a second face that defines an outer surface of the liquid-discharging recording head, the contact pads being in contact with the electrical contacts;
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- an information storage element configured to store information that is readable from the liquid-discharging recording apparatus,
- wherein the first face is recessed so as to be lower than the second face with respect to the outer surface, and
- wherein the contact pads include an information output contact pad directly connected to the information storage element, and the information output contact pad being disposed on the first face.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.