# US 2014/0192114 A1 · Printing Apparatus

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- Number: US 2014/0192114 A1
- Document ID: US20140192114A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 14/134,235
- Filed: 2013-12-19
- Published: 2014-07-10
- Earliest claimed: 2013-01-10
- Assignees: Seiko Epson Corporation
- Applicants: Seiko Epson Corporation
- Inventors: Sukehiro Ito; Kiyotaka Ogura; Hideyuki Kataoka
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140192114A1

## CPC

- B41J 19/005: {Cable or belt constructions for driving print, type or paper-carriages, e.g. attachment, tensioning means}
- B41J: TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS

## Abstract

A printing apparatus which prints onto a recording medium by causing a print head to move in a main scanning direction includes a flexible cable through which, together with an arc-shaped loop, a signal is transmitted from a control substrate to the print head, a supporting member which is provided at a position which supports a portion of the flexible cable from the print head to the loop, and an insulating film which is provided between the supporting member and the flexible cable.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A printing apparatus which prints onto a recording medium by causing a print head which performs printing to move in a main scanning direction, and causing the recording medium to move in a sub-scanning direction relative to the print head, comprising:
a flexible cable in which at least a portion of a flat surface thereof faces a recording surface of the recording medium, and through which a signal is transmitted from a control substrate to the print head via a plurality of conductors;
a supporting member which is provided so as to support the flat surface of the flexible cable; and
a first insulating member which is provided between the supporting member and the flexible cable.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The printing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising:
a top plate which is provided on the print head on an opposite side from the control substrate; and
a second insulating member which is provided between the top plate and the flexible cable.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The printing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising:
a frame which fixes the control substrate; and
a third insulating member which is provided between the frame and the flexible cable.

### Claim 4

A printing apparatus which prints onto a recording medium by causing a print head which performs printing to move in a main scanning direction, and causing the recording medium to move in a sub-scanning direction relative to the print head, comprising:
a flexible cable in which at least a portion of a flat surface thereof faces a recording surface of the recording medium, and through which a signal is transmitted from a control substrate to the print head via a plurality of conductors; and
a supporting member which is insulative and is provided so as to support the flat surface of the flexible cable.