发明名称 |
Firing actuator power supply system |
摘要 |
A method and apparatus supply electrical current to a firing actuator of a printhead die across a high side switching transistor in a source follower arrangement and supply a regulated voltage, that is no greater than a concurrent voltage at a drain of the HSS transistor, to a gate of the high side switching transistor. |
申请公布号 |
US9033469(B2) |
申请公布日期 |
2015.05.19 |
申请号 |
US201114345658 |
申请日期 |
2011.10.14 |
申请人 |
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. |
发明人 |
Gardner James M.;Fricke Peter J.;Hunter Mark A. |
分类号 |
B41J2/15;B41J2/045 |
主分类号 |
B41J2/15 |
代理机构 |
Rathe Lindenbaum LLP |
代理人 |
Rathe Lindenbaum LLP |
主权项 |
1. An apparatus comprising:
a first nozzle; a first firing actuator associated with the first nozzle; and a firing actuator power supply system comprising: an internal power supply path; a first high side switching (HSS) transistor in a source follower arrangement, the first HSS transistor having a drain electrically connected to the internal power supply path and a source electrically connected to a first end of the first firing actuator; and a voltage regulator having an input electrically connected to the internal power supply path and an output electrically connected to a gate of the first HSS transistor, the voltage regulator to provide the gate of the first HSS transistor with a controlled voltage no greater than a concurrent voltage at the drain. |
地址 |
Houston TX US |