Abstract: A liquid discharge apparatus includes a liquid discharge head configured to discharge a liquid, a first wire and a second wire to which a first drive signal and a second drive signal for driving the liquid discharge head is respectively supplied, and a single relay substrate configured to relay the first drive signal and the second drive signal from the first wire and the second wire to the liquid discharge head. The single relay substrate includes a first connector configured to be connected to the first wire, a second connector configured to be connected to the second wire, and a relay connector configured to be connected to a head-side connector of the liquid discharge head. The relay connector outputs, to the head-side connector, the first drive signal supplied from the first wire to the first connector, and the second drive signal supplied from the second wire to the second connector.

Abstract: A liquid discharge apparatus includes a discharge head, a drive substrate provided with a signal generation circuit to generate a first and a second signal and an output connector to output the first and second signal, a first and second wire to supply the first and second signal to the discharge head, and a relay substrate to relay the first and second signal from the drive substrate to the first and second wire. The relay substrate includes a relay connector to be connected to the output connector, a first connector to be connected to the first wire and to output the first signal supplied from the output connector to the relay connector to the first wire, and a second connector to be connected to the second wire and to output the second signal supplied from the output connector to the relay connector to the second wire.

Abstract: A liquid ejecting apparatus includes: a support that extends in a second direction intersecting a first direction in which a printing medium is transported; a carriage that is connected to the support and is movable in the second direction; an ejector that is provided in the carriage and ejects a liquid to the printing medium; and a detector that is provided in the carriage and detects a change in posture of the carriage. In a case where the liquid is not ejected from the ejector, the carriage moves in the second direction, and the detector detects the change in posture of the carriage. The detector outputs posture-change amount information based on the change in posture of the carriage. Ejection of the liquid is corrected based on the posture-change amount information.

Abstract: A work equipment control device includes a work equipment state specifying unit, a control reference specifying unit, a distance specifying unit, and a bucket control unit. The work equipment state specifying unit specifies a state of work equipment. The control reference specifying unit specifies a control reference of the work equipment. The distance specifying unit specifies a distance between the work equipment and the control reference. The bucket control unit generates a control command to drive a bucket such that the state of the work equipment is maintained when the distance between the work equipment and the control reference is less than a bucket control start threshold.

Abstract: A printing apparatus that has a plurality of functions including a printing function and is capable of executing printing with resolution of 300 dpi or more includes a plurality of operating units including a printing unit and a power supply unit. The power supply unit includes a substrate, an input terminal that receives an alternating voltage, a smoothing capacitor that smooths the alternating voltage, a thermistor that detects a temperature, and a comparator that compares a signal output from the thermistor with a standard signal and outputs a notification signal. The input terminal, the smoothing capacitor, the thermistor, and the comparator are mounted on the substrate. The supply of power from the power supply unit is stopped based on the state of the notification signal. A gap between the input terminal and the thermistor is longer than a gap between the input terminal and the smoothing capacitor.

Abstract: A work equipment control device includes a bucket posture-determining unit, a working plane-determining unit, and a bucket control unit. The bucket posture-determining unit determines an angle of a bucket in global coordinates. The working plane-determining unit determines an angle of a working plane in the global coordinates indicating a target shape of an excavation object of work equipment. The bucket control unit controls the bucket such that a difference between the angle of the bucket and the angle of the working plane maintains a uniform angle.

Abstract: A control device includes a bucket position-determining unit, a target working line-determining unit, a distance-determining unit, and a bucket control unit. The bucket position-determining unit determines a position of a bucket. The target working line-determining unit determines a target working line indicating a target shape of an object to be excavated by work equipment. The distance-determining unit determines a distance between the bucket and a reference position which is an end of the target working line. The bucket control unit controls the bucket such that an angle of the bucket becomes a uniform angle, when the distance between the bucket and the reference position is equal to or greater than a bucket control-limiting threshold value.

Abstract: A liquid ejecting apparatus includes a scanner unit, a scanner drive section that drives the scanner unit, a head unit that is provided with an ejection section, a drive signal generation section that generates a drive signal driving the ejection section, a casing in which the head unit is disposed, a temperature information output section that outputs temperature information indicating a value corresponding to a temperature in the casing, and a stop control section that decides a time length of the stop period in which generation of the drive signal is stopped based on the temperature information, in which the time length is longer when the scanner unit is driven than when the scanner unit is not driven.

Abstract: A liquid discharge apparatus includes a liquid discharge head including a head module provided with a discharge section configured to be driven by a drive signal and discharge a liquid and a supply section configured to supply the drive signal to the discharge section in accordance with a designation signal for designating an operation in the discharge section, and a state signal output section configured to output a state signal, and a wire section including a first wire to which the state signal is supplied, a second wire configured to supply the designation signal, and a third wire configured to supply the drive signal. The first wire includes a first shielding layer containing a conductive material, a second shielding layer containing a conductive material, and a first conductor provided between the first shielding layer and the second shielding layer, the first conductor being configured to transmit the state signal.

Abstract: A liquid discharge apparatus includes: a frame; a substrate that is fixed to the frame and has a first surface and a second surface; a first circuit that is provided on the first surface; a second circuit that is provided on the second surface; a heat conductive sheet; and a head unit that is driven by a driving signal and is capable of discharging liquid, in which the first circuit includes a driving signal generation circuit that generates the driving signal using a first transistor and a second transistor, the heat conductive sheet is in contact with the frame, the first surface, the first transistor, and the second transistor, and a distance between a portion of the first circuit farthest from the first surface and the first surface is shorter than a distance between a portion of the second circuit farthest from the second surface and the second surface.

Abstract: A work machine according to an aspect includes: a dipper stick; a boom; a cylinder for driving the boom; an operation apparatus for operating the dipper stick; and a controller for performing intervention control by using the boom in accordance with an operation command issued from the operation apparatus to achieve land grading. The controller determines whether or not the operation command from the operation apparatus indicates an amount greater than or equal to a predetermined amount, and corrects a speed of the cylinder when the operation command from the operation apparatus indicates an amount greater than or equal to the predetermined amount.

Abstract: An earthmoving machine includes a work implement, a distance calculation unit, and a hydraulic cylinder control unit. The work implement includes a boom, an arm, and a bucket. The distance calculation unit calculates a distance between a monitoring point in the bucket and design topography representing an aimed shape of a land grading target. The hydraulic cylinder control unit outputs a command signal for lowering the boom when the distance between the monitoring point and the design topography is equal to or smaller than a prescribed value and when the bucket is expected to move in such a direction that the monitoring point moves away from the design topography as a result of an operation of the arm.

Abstract: A work machine according an aspect includes a work implement, an operation apparatus for operating the work implement, and a controller for controlling the work implement. The controller performs intervention control for raising the work implement based on an operation command from the operation apparatus, decides switching from the intervention control to control of the work implement in accordance with an operation command from the operation apparatus, when the operation command from the operation apparatus is the operation command for raising the work implement or the neutral command based on a result of the determination, and makes an adjustment to gradually change the rising target speed of the work implement to the target speed in accordance with the operation command from the operation apparatus when the speed difference is greater than or equal to a predetermined value.

Abstract: There is provided a liquid ejecting apparatus including: a first switching circuit is switched so that a first voltage waveform is supplied to a first piezoelectric element corresponding to a first nozzle which ejects the liquid, a second switching circuit is switched so that a second voltage waveform is supplied to a second piezoelectric element corresponding to a second nozzle which does not eject the liquid, and a third switching circuit is switched so that none of a plurality of voltage waveforms is supplied to a third piezoelectric element corresponding to the third nozzle which does not eject the liquid.

Abstract: An optical transmission apparatus and an optical transmission method are provided. In particular, an optical transmission apparatus is disclosed as being configured to add strength to a signal. The signal corresponds to a value that an input signal has, and the strength added to the signal is strength according to the value. The optical transmission apparatus is further configured to give delays to a plurality of signals that includes the signal and to convert the sum of the plurality of signals into an optical signal.

Abstract: A work machine according an aspect includes a work implement, an operation apparatus for operating the work implement, and a controller for controlling the work implement. The controller performs intervention control for lowering the work implement based on an operation command from the operation apparatus, and reduces a speed of the work implement during the intervention control to stop the work implement before completion of the intervention control.

Abstract: A liquid ejecting apparatus includes: a liquid ejecting section that ejects liquid in response to a drive signal; a drive signal generation circuit that generates the drive signal by using a second frequency band including at least a part of a first frequency band; a non-contact power transmission circuit that transmits power in a non-contact manner by using the first frequency band; and a case body that surrounds the drive signal generation circuit and the non-contact power transmission circuit and includes a first surface and a second surface that faces the first surface, in which the drive signal generation circuit is arranged at a position closer to the first surface than to the second surface, and in which the non-contact power transmission circuit is arranged at a position closer to the second surface than to the first surface.

Abstract: A head unit control circuit controls a head unit. The head unit includes an ejector, a determination circuit, and an ejection limit circuit. The ejector includes a displaceable piezoelectric element for controlling the liquid ejection. The piezoelectric element is displaced by changing a drive signal potential. The determination circuit determines whether the piezoelectric element has a predetermined electrical storage capability. The ejection limit circuit stops the drive signal to limit the ejection of the liquid based on the determination. The head unit control circuit includes: a first terminal that outputs an instruction signal instructing the head unit to execute the determination; a second terminal that outputs the drive signal; and a third terminal that is between the first terminal and the second terminal. The third terminal has a smaller potential change width than the second terminal when the ejecting section ejects the liquid.

Abstract: A connection cable electrically connects a head unit and a head unit control circuit. The head unit includes: an ejector, a determination circuit, and an ejection limit circuit. The ejector includes a displaceable piezoelectric element for controlling the liquid ejection. The piezoelectric element is displaced by changing a drive signal potential. The determination circuit determines whether the piezoelectric element has a predetermined electrical storage capability. The ejection limit circuit stops the drive signal to limit the ejection of the liquid based on the determination. The connection cable includes: a first connection supplying a determination instruction signal from the head unit control circuit to the head unit; a second connection supplying the drive signal from the head unit control circuit to the head unit; and a third connection between the first and second connections with a smaller potential change width than the second connection when the ejector ejects the liquid.

Abstract: A control device includes a control unit configured to change a change rate of a moving speed of a working unit of a work machine according to the moving speed of the working unit in a timing of switching between intervention control toward the working unit and control of the working unit based on an operation command from an operation device.