Recording head and recording apparatus division block driving
US6027198A · kind A · utility
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 7, 1994 |
| Grant date | Feb 22, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 7, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB41J2/04581
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A recording head has a plurality of recording elements which are divided into a plurality of blocks and each block is driven in a time division fashion. The recording head has a signal generation circuit for generating an output signal for selecting a drive block in response to an input signal for designating the drive block from a main body of a recording apparatus. The number of signal lines of the input signal is smaller than the number of signal lines of an output signal. One such recording head is provided for each of a plurality of colors to record a color image. Signal lines of an input signal are common to the respective recording heads. Thus, the number of signal lines between the recording heads and the main body of the recording apparatus is reduced and cost reduction and space saving are attained.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.