US 12,076,984 B2
Liquid ejecting apparatus
Taiki Otani, Nagano (JP)
Assigned to Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo (JP)
Filed by SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION, Tokyo (JP)
Filed on Mar. 24, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/656,251.
Claims priority of application No. 2021-053645 (JP), filed on Mar. 26, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2022/0305773 A1, Sep. 29, 2022
Int. Cl. B41J 2/045 (2006.01)
CPC B41J 2/04541 (2013.01) [B41J 2/04586 (2013.01)] 15 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A liquid ejecting apparatus comprising:
a print head that ejects a liquid;
a digital signal output circuit that outputs a digital signal to the print head; and
a liquid accommodating container that supplies the liquid to the print head, wherein
the print head includes
a supply port to which the liquid is supplied from the liquid accommodating container,
a nozzle plate having a plurality of nozzles that eject the liquid,
a substrate that has a first surface and a second surface different from the first surface,
a connector to which the digital signal is input, and
an integrated circuit to which the digital signal is input via the connector and that outputs an abnormality detection signal indicating presence or absence of an abnormality in the print head, the integrated circuit including a diagnostic circuit that detects whether or not ink adheres,
the connector is provided on the first surface,
the integrated circuit is provided on the second surface, and
a through hole that is hollow and penetrates the first surface and the second surface is provided in a mounting region on which the integrated circuit is provided in the substrate.