US 7,467,864 B2
Recording head, head cartridge and recording apparatus
Takahiro Matsui, Tokyo (Japan); Yoshiyuki Imanaka, Kanagawa (Japan); Souta Takeuchi, Kanagawa (Japan); Takuya Hatsui, Tokyo (Japan); Takaaki Yamaguchi, Kanagawa (Japan); Kousuke Kubo, Kanagawa (Japan); and Souhei Tanaka, Kanagawa (Japan)
Assigned to Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo (Japan)
Filed on Jun. 27, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/474,986.
Claims priority of application No. 2005-193083 (JP), filed on Jun. 30, 2005.
Prior Publication US 2007/0002087 A1, Jan. 04, 2007
Int. Cl. B41J 2/175 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 347—87  [347/5; 347/9; 347/10; 347/11; 347/19; 347/49; 347/50] 9 Claims
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1. A recording head detachable to a recording apparatus, comprising:
connecting terminals corresponding respectively to a recording signal, a clock signal for transferring the recording signal, and a control signal for controlling a recording operation according to the recording signal, the signals being received from the recording apparatus; and
a connection status output circuit for performing a logical operation between the signals supplied to the connecting terminals, and outputting a signal designating a connection status, wherein
the connection status output circuit is configured such that, when the connection status is confirmed, the signal designating the connection status is outputted, and when a recording operation is performed, the output signal does not change.