JP4765346B2 - 記録装置 - Google Patents
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Description
11 CPU
14 ゲートアレイ
21,21’ ヘッドドライバ(駆動回路)
22 フレキシブルフラットケーブル
33 セレクタ(選択手段)
35 第1の駆動波形信号生成回路
36 第2の駆動波形信号生成回路
41 第2のシリアルーパラレル変換部
42 第3のシリアルーパラレル変換部
41A 第2のシリアルーパラレル変換回路
41B 第2のラッチ回路
42A 第3のシリアルーパラレル変換回路
42B 第3のラッチ回路
Claims (7)
- 装置本体と、
前記装置本体に搭載され、ドット記録を行う複数のアクチュエータを有する記録ヘッドと、この記録ヘッドに搭載され、前記記録ヘッドの複数のアクチュエータに対して駆動パルスを出力する駆動回路と、前記装置本体に搭載され、前記駆動回路に対して、駆動波形データ信号と、前記各アクチュエータ毎の、選択データを含む駆動信号とを伝送する本体メイン回路とを備え、前記駆動回路は、前記駆動波形データ信号にもとづいて複数種類の駆動波形信号を生成し、その複数種類の駆動波形信号の中から前記選択データにもとづいて所定の駆動波形信号を選択する選択手段を有し、この選択手段にて選択された駆動波形信号を出力する構成とされている記録装置において、
前記駆動回路は、前記本体メイン回路から前記駆動波形データ信号がシリアル伝送されるとともに前記本体メイン回路からクロック信号が伝送される構成とされ、
さらに、前記駆動回路が、前記駆動波形データ信号の、前記クロック信号における各クロックパルスの立ち上がりエッジに対応する各状態にもとづいて第1の駆動波形信号を、前記各クロックパルスの立ち下がりエッジに対応する各状態にもとづいて第2の駆動波形信号をそれぞれ生成する駆動波形信号生成回路を備えることを特徴とする記録装置。 - 前記駆動波形信号生成回路は、
前記各クロックパルスの立ち上がりエッジに対応する前記駆動波形データ信号の各状態にもとづいて第1の駆動波形信号を生成する第1の回路部と、
前記各クロックパルスの立ち下がりエッジに対応する前記駆動波形データ信号の各状態にもとづいて第2の駆動波形信号を生成する第2の回路部と
を有することを特徴とする請求項1記載の記録装置。 - 前記駆動波形信号生成回路は、
前記駆動波形データ信号の、前記クロック信号における各クロックパルスの立ち上がりエッジに対応する各状態をパラレル変換して、パラレルな複数種類の駆動波形信号を生成し、それらを前記本体メイン回路から出力されたラッチ信号にもとづいて出力する第1のシリアルーパラレル変換部と、
前記駆動波形データ信号の、前記クロック信号における各クロックパルスの立ち下がりエッジとに対応する各状態をパラレル変換して、別のパラレルな複数種類の駆動波形信号を生成し、それらを前記ラッチ信号にもとづいて出力する第2のシリアルーパラレル変換部と
を有することを特徴とする請求項1記載の記録装置。 - 前記ラッチ信号は、一定数のクロックパルスの群を挟んだ所定周期で出力され、
前記変換されたパラレル信号の各状態は、次のクロックパルスの群に対応する前記駆動波形データ信号の各状態にもとづいて変更されることを特徴とする請求項3記載の記録装置。 - 前記各駆動波形信号は、1または複数の駆動パルスを含み、
前記シリアル伝送される駆動波形データ信号は、前記各駆動波形信号の駆動パルスの状態を、前記クロックパルスの群ごとにシリアルに含むことを特徴とする請求項4記載の記録装置。 - 前記記録ヘッドおよび駆動回路は、記録媒体に沿って移動可能なキャリッジに搭載され、
前記本体メイン回路は、前記キャリッジを収容する装置本体に設けられ、前記駆動信号および駆動波形データ信号は、前記装置本体とキャリッジとの間に設けられたフレキシブルケーブルを介して前記駆動回路に伝送されることを特徴とする請求項1〜5のいずれかに記載の記録装置。 - 前記記録ヘッドのアクチュエータは、前記選択された駆動波形における駆動パルスにもとづいて、インクを収容するインク室の容積を増減してインク液滴を噴射するものであることを特徴とする請求項1〜6のいずれかに記載の記録装置。
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