Abstract: An ink jet recording apparatus detects loading of an ink cartridge into a loading portion based on information allocated to the cartridge. The cartridge carries characteristic information including information about manufacturing time of the cartridge. A recovery operation is executed by a discharge recovery device with the recovery operation being determined based on a time difference between the manufacturing time of the cartridge and the loading time when the cartridge is loaded into the loading portion.

Abstract: There is provided an output control circuit provided in an integrated circuit that enables any arbitrary internal signal to be specified and output from any output terminal, and hence enable the monitoring of a large number of internal signals even if only a small number of output terminals are provided. A plurality of external output terminals output a plurality of signals existing in the integrated circuit. A plurality of signal output circuits are provided, to which the plurality of internal signals are mutually input. Each of the signal output circuits comprises a signal group select circuit that selects a predetermined signal group from the plurality of internal signals, a logic circuit that carries out logical operations on the selected signal group, and an external output circuit that outputs signals resulting from the logical operations via one of the external output terminals.

Abstract: Image data developed on print buffers can be read at consecutive or adjacent addresses and transferred to recording heads at high speed. An I/F DMA block transfers image data to DRAM at discrete addresses to develop the image data on DRAM. Thereafter, a head DMA block reads the image data in DRAM at addresses consecutive in a mount direction of the recording heads and transfers the read image data to the recording heads.

Abstract: An ink jet recording apparatus is disclosed in which a bubble is created in ink by thermal energy generated in response to a drive signal applied to a heater, and the ink is ejected onto a recording material by expansion of the bubble. The recording apparatus includes a driving device and a changing device. The driving device applies a plurality of driving signals to the heater for each ink droplet ejection. The driving signals include a first driving signal for increasing a temperature of the ink adjacent the heater without creating the bubble, and a second driving signal after the first drive signal for ejecting the ink. An interval is provided between the first and second drive signals. The changing device changes a width of the first drive signal to adjust an amount of ejected ink. The interval is not shorter than 2.6 microseconds and the second drive signal has a constant width.

Abstract: A recording method ejects ink by thermal energy produced by a heat generating element of a recording head in response to a drive signal. The method includes the step of controlling an amount of ejection of the ink by a temperature control for the recording head including at least heating of the recording head, when a temperature of the recording head is not higher than a predetermined first temperature. The method further includes the steps of controlling the amount of ejection of the ink by changing a waveform of the drive signal for ejecting ink in accordance with the temperature of the recording head when the temperature of the recording head is higher than the first temperature and not higher than a second temperature, and fixing the waveform of the drive signal when the temperature of the recording head is higher than the second temperature.

Abstract: The band 10 which stores little parts 20 in many storing dents 14 arranged along a longitudinal direction and packs the little parts 20 by covering surfaces of the storing dents 14 with a cover tape 30, and is made of a flexible material having a compress-forming nature, and comprises storing dents 14 which are compress-formed from a surface to a fixed depth in a thickness direction.

Abstract: A carrier band of electronic parts which can carry electronic parts such as IC packages in good protected condition without spoiling the convenience of a carrier tape having convexities and sticking tape.

Abstract: Replacement of a recording head on a recording apparatus is detected on the basis of a serial number allocated to each recording head. The recording head also carries head characteristic information such as color information, shading information and so forth. When the recording head is replaced with a new one, the head characteristic information of the newly mounted recording head is automatically stored, so that head driving conditions are automatically determined to optimize the recording conditions without requiring any manual adjustment. Recovery operation is automatically executed when replacement of the recording head is detected, so that required recording conditions are recovered without manual instructions.

Abstract: A recording method in which ink is ejected by thermal energy produced by a heat generating element of a recording head in response to application of a driving signal thereto including the steps of changing a waveform of the driving signal in accordance with a temperature of the recording head; and selecting a fixed waveform of the drive signal when the temperature of the recording head exceeds a predetermined level.

Abstract: The band 10 which stores little parts 20 in many storing dents 14 arranged along a longitudinal direction and packs the little parts 20 by covering surfaces of the storing dents 14 with a cover tape 30, and is made of a flexible material having a compress-forming nature, and comprises storing dents 14 which are compress-formed from a surface to a fixed depth in a thickness direction.

Abstract: An ink jet recording apparatus is disclosed in which ink is ejected onto a recording material, the apparatus including a recording head having an energy generating element for producing energy contributable to eject the ink onto the recording material; a recording head driving device for applying drive signals having a waveform to the energy generating element; a temperature detecting device for detecting a temperature relating to the recording head and for producing an output; a changing device for changing the waveform of the driving signals in accordance with the output of the detecting device; and a drive control device for fixing the waveform to a predetermined waveform when the recording material used is an OHP sheet.

Abstract: In the recording method and apparatus, ink is ejected by thermal energy produced by a heat generating element of a recording head in response to application of driving signals thereto, the driving signals being of plural waveforms including a fixed waveform. The method includes the steps of detecting a temperature of the recording head and applying the driving signals to the heat generating element of the recording head. The waveforms of the driving signals are changed in accordance with the temperature of the recording head when the temperature of the recording head is below a predetermined level, and the waveforms of the driving signals comprise the fixed waveform when the temperature of the recording head exceeds the predetermined level.

Abstract: This invention relates to an ink jet recording apparatus with a support member for supporting an ink jet recording head for effecting recording by ink discharge onto a recording material, comprising: recording material transport means for transporting the recording material from a feeding position through a recording position to a discharge position; and recovery means for maintaining and restoring the ink discharge state of said ink jet recording head. The driving source for driving the recording material transport means or support member is also used for driving the recovery means, and, when the power supply to the apparatus is turned on, the initial operations of at least the recording material transport means and the recovery means are conducted utilizing a single sensor.

Abstract: Replacement of a recording head on a recording apparatus is detected on the basis of a serial number allocated to each recording head. The recording head also carries head characteristic information such as color information, shading information and so forth. When the recording head is replaced with a new one, the head characteristic information of the newly mounted recording head is automatically stored, so that head driving conditions are automatically determined to optimize the recording conditions without requiring any manual adjustment. Recovery operation is automatically executed when replacement of the recording head is detected, so that required recording conditions are recovered without manual instructions.

Abstract: In a sheet transport unit for recording systems which uses a pulse motor to feed a recording sheet quantitatively and intermittently, multiple different current apply intervals are specified within the stop period during intermittent sheet feed, so that a maximum amount of current will be applied to the first interval immediately after the drive stops. Thereby, the pulse motor is never be damaged due to its temperature rise despite a load variation and the load variation can be absorbed enough to ensure high positioning accuracy.

Abstract: In mounting electronic components (1) from an electronic components pack (5) to a substrate (10), the substrate (10) is put on a table movable horizontally in X-Y directions, and the electronic components (1) are held in through holding holes (3) in a holding plate (2). A selected one of the electronic components (1) is positioned just above a mounting position on the substrate (10) and a pushing pin (23 or 24 or 26) is positioned just above that electronic component (1). Then, the pushing pin (23 or 24 or 26) lowers and pushes the selected electronic component (1) down out of its holding hole (3) to mount it directly onto the substrate (10).

Abstract: Electronic components are adhesively held by a flexible, expansible and contractible adhesive sheet, and pressing pins pressing one of the electronic component on a position to be mounted on a printed circuit substrate with penetrating the adhesive sheet. Then, electronic component is separated from the adhesive sheet by bringing up the adhesive sheet and at that time the electronic component is fixed on the printed circuit substrate by the pressing pins.

Abstract: An electronic part mounting device having tape feeding units for holding and intermittently transferring electronic part assemblies each having a plurality of electronic parts fixed on tapes at specified intervals, a movable table being in a disc shape and rotatably installed for transferring the removably installed tape feeding unit to a specified first position, pressure clampers each removably mounted on the aforementioned movable table in proximity and in correspondence with the tape feeding unit, an inserting head as the working head for taking each electronic part off the electronic part assembly at the first position and then, holding and transferring the electronic part to a second position apart from the moving path of the movable table where this electronic part is mounted on a printed substrate, a chute located beneath the bottom of the movable table in correspondence with the aforementioned tape feeding unit for guiding to near the center of rotation of the movable table tape scraps and which have

Abstract: According to this invention, an electrically conducting wire provided with a solder ball is inserted through throughholes provided around the perimeters thereof with electrically conductive members such as copper foils which form printed wiring on both surfaces of an insulating substrate. One of the conductive members and the conducting wire are soldered by dipping or flow-soldering, thereby making a circuit connection across both surfaces of the substrate by causing melting of the solder ball on the conducting wire on the substrate surface not soldered.

Abstract: An electronic parts mounting apparatus using a band carrier for feeding electronic parts incrementally, the carrier being a strip having many recesses disposed at equal intervals each holding an electronic part and a tape covering the recesses. The apparatus has a support for horizontally supporting the carrier with the coating tape on the top side; a separator for separating the tape from the carrier; and a pickup device for picking up the electronic parts one by one from the recesses in the carrier and by carrying the electronic parts and placing them in position on a circuit board for continuously and stably mounting the electronic parts on the circuit board.