US4779108A
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Optical printer head
Assignee: Sanyo Electric Co Ltd
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Filing: 1987-11-18
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Granted: 1988-10-18
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Expires: 2007-11-18
Abstract
Abstract An optical printer head, wherein a plurality of LED arrays consisting of Ga are arranged in serial in the aligned direction of LEDs, and are fixed on the base plate, fine conductors for connecting the respective LED arrays with respective drivers being supported by insulating sheets.
Inventors
- 👤 Toshio Inoue
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 15:39
CPC Classifications
B; B41; B41J; B41J2/00; B41J2/435; B41J2/447; B41J2/45
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 22
Claim 1
Independent Claim
79 words
An optical printer head comprising: a plurality of LED arrays, consisting of Ga compound, which have a plurality of aligned emitter elements respectively, and are fixed on the base plate in the aligned direction of the emitter elements; a plurality of drivers used for driving respective LED arrays; and a plurality of conductors for connecting the respective LED arrays with the respective drivers, wherein said base plate consists of Ni-Fe alloy and said conductors are supported by insulating sheets.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
79 words
An optical printer head comprising: a plurality of LED arrays, consisting of Ga compound, which have a plurality of aligned emitter elements respectively, and are fixed on the base plate in the aligned direction of the emitter elements; a plurality of drivers used for driving respective LED arrays; and a plurality of conductors for connecting the respective LED arrays with the respective drivers, wherein said base plate consists of Ni-Fe alloy and said conductors are supported by insulating sheets.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
18 words
An optical printer head as set forth in claim 1, wherein said base plate consists of 42Ni-Fe alloy.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
21 words
An optical printer head as set forth in claim 1, wherein said insulating sheets are separated by each said LED array.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
25 words
An optical printer head as set forth in claim 1, wherein said conductors are supported by the insulating sheet at the density over 4 lines/mm.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
23 words
An optical printer head as set forth in claim 1, wherein said conductors on single side thereof are supported by the insulating sheet.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
39 words
An optical printer head as set forth in claim 1, wherein the length of said conductors is changed by each combination of respective LED arrays and drivers and a plurality of the drivers are arranged in a stagger manner.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
33 words
An optical printer head as set forth in claim 3, wherein the length of said conductors is shorter than the length in the aligned direction of the emitter elements of the LED array.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
42 words
An optical printer head as set forth in claim 3, wherein the length of said LED array in the aligned direction of said emitter elements of said LED array is longer than the length of said insulating sheet in the same direction.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
28 words
An optical printer head as set forth in claim 1, wherein said insulating sheet is provided with notches at the corner part thereof in said LED array side.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
109 words
An optical printer head comprising; a plurality of LED arrays, consisting of Ga compound, which have a plurality of aligned emitter elements respectively, and are fixed on the base plate in the aligned direction of the emitter elements; a plurality of drivers used for driving respective LED arrays; a plurality of first conductors for connecting the respective LED arrays with the respective drivers; a circuit board provided on said base plate and isolated electrically from the base plate; and a plurality of second conductors for connecting respective drivers with said circuit board, wherein said base plate is made of Ni-Fe alloy, and said conductors are supported by insulating sheets.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
109 words
An optical printer head comprising; a plurality of LED arrays, consisting of Ga compound, which have a plurality of aligned emitter elements respectively, and are fixed on the base plate in the aligned direction of the emitter elements; a plurality of drivers used for driving respective LED arrays; a plurality of first conductors for connecting the respective LED arrays with the respective drivers; a circuit board provided on said base plate and isolated electrically from the base plate; and a plurality of second conductors for connecting respective drivers with said circuit board, wherein said base plate is made of Ni-Fe alloy, and said conductors are supported by insulating sheets.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
23 words
An optical printer head as set forth in claim 10, wherein said drivers are floating-positioned and supported by said first and second conductors.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
24 words
An optical printer head as set forth in claim 11, wherein there is a buffer means provided between said drivers and said base plate.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
18 words
An optical printer head as set forth in claim 10, wherein said base plate consists of 42Ni-Fe alloy.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
20 words
An optical printer head as set forth in claim 10, wherein said insulating sheet are separated by each LED array.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
26 words
An optical printer head as set forth in claim 10, wherein said first conductors are supported by the insulating sheet at the density over 4 lines/mm.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
50 words
An optical printer head as set forth in claim 10, wherein the pitch of the first conductor in the LED array side≦the pitch of the first conductor in the driver side≦the pitch of the second conductor in the driver side≦the pitch of the second conductor in the wiring base side.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
24 words
An optical printer head as set forth in claim 10, wherein said first conductors on single side thereof are supported by the insulating sheet.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
40 words
An optical printer head as set forth in claim 10, wherein the length of said first conductors is changed by each combination of respective LED arrays and drivers, and a plurality of the drivers are arranged in a stagger manner.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
42 words
An optical printer head as set forth in claim 14, wherein the length of said LED array in the aligned direction of the emitter elements of said LED array is longer than the length of said insulating sheet in the same direction.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
28 words
An optical printer head as set forth in claim 10, wherein said insulating sheet is provided with notches at the corner part thereof in said LED array side.
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