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Device and apparatus for controlling same

US8508565B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 14, 2013
Grant dateAug 13, 2013
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Expiry dateFeb 14, 2033

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB41J2/04546
  • WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A device includes a first element substrate and a second element substrate for driving a driving element; a first signal input unit connected to an input terminal of the first element substrate; a second signal input unit connected to an input terminal of the second element substrate; and a signal output unit. Each of the first and second element substrates includes a driving element, a first signal generation unit configured to output a first signal, a second signal generation unit configured to output a second signal, an input terminal, an output terminal, and a selection unit configured to receive a signal from the first and the second signal generation units, select one of a state of the first signal, a state of the second signal, and a high-impedance state on the basis of the selection signal input from the input terminal, and output the state to the output terminal.

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