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(11) EP 3 686 013 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
09.09.2020 Bulletin 2020/37

(43) Date of publication A2:
29.07.2020 Bulletin 2020/31

(21) Application number: 19198472.3

(22) Date of filing: 19.09.2019
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
B41J 2/045(2006.01)
B41J 2/14(2006.01)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
Designated Extension States:
BA ME
Designated Validation States:
KH MA MD TN

(30) Priority: 19.09.2018 JP 2018174369
28.02.2019 JP 2019036737

(71) Applicant: Seiko Epson Corporation
Tokyo 160-8801 (JP)

(72) Inventor:
  • MATSUMOTO, Yusuke
    Suwa-shi, Nagano 392-8502 (JP)

(74) Representative: Miller Sturt Kenyon 
9 John Street
London WC1N 2ES
London WC1N 2ES (GB)

   


(54) PRINT HEAD CONTROL CIRCUIT, PRINT HEAD, AND LIQUID DISCHARGE APPARATUS


(57) A print head control circuit controls an operation of a print head including a diagnosis circuit that diagnoses whether or not normal discharge of a liquid is possible. The print head control circuit includes a first cable including a first diagnosis signal propagation wiring for propagating a first diagnosis signal, a second diagnosis signal propagation wiring for propagating a second diagnosis signal, a third diagnosis signal propagation wiring for propagating a third diagnosis signal, a fourth diagnosis signal propagation wiring for propagating a fourth diagnosis signal, and a first driving signal propagation wiring for propagating a driving signal. A shortest distance between the first driving signal propagation wiring and the diagnosis circuit is longer than a shortest distance between the first diagnosis signal propagation wiring and the diagnosis circuit, longer than a shortest distance between the second diagnosis signal propagation wiring and the diagnosis circuit, longer than a shortest distance between the third diagnosis signal propagation wiring and the diagnosis circuit, and longer than a shortest distance between the fourth diagnosis signal propagation wiring and the diagnosis circuit.







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