TW201406560A - Inkjet control circuit - Google Patents

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TW201406560A
TW201406560A TW101129323A TW101129323A TW201406560A TW 201406560 A TW201406560 A TW 201406560A TW 101129323 A TW101129323 A TW 101129323A TW 101129323 A TW101129323 A TW 101129323A TW 201406560 A TW201406560 A TW 201406560A
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An inkjet control circuit is disclosed and disposed on a heating chip of an inkjet head structure. The inkjet control circuit comprises a heater and six switch circuits and receives a power signal, a print data signal, a pre-heat data signal, a heat control signal and a pre-heat control signal. When the print data signal and the heat control signal are high-voltage signals, a portion of ink is heated by the heater to generate bubbles, and the portion of ink are further pushed outside a inkjet hole of the heating chip. When the pre-heat control signal and the pre-heat data signal are high-voltage signals, another portion of ink and an inkjet head are pre-heated by the heater, such that the pre-heat temperature of the inkjet head is easy to control and the pre-heat efficiency is raised.

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噴墨控制電路Inkjet control circuit

  本案係關於一種噴墨控制電路,尤指一種適用於噴墨頭之加熱晶片的噴墨控制電路。The present invention relates to an inkjet control circuit, and more particularly to an inkjet control circuit suitable for heating a wafer of an inkjet head.

  近年來隨著個人電腦的普及與網際網路的快速發展,噴墨印表機已成為非常普遍的周邊設備,廣泛地應用於家庭、個人工作室、甚至是各行各業。噴墨印表機的主要優點為價格低廉、操作時噪音低以及優良的列印品質,並且可列印於各種媒體,例如一般紙張、特殊噴墨列印紙張、相片紙及專用投影片等。In recent years, with the popularity of personal computers and the rapid development of the Internet, inkjet printers have become a very popular peripheral device, widely used in homes, personal studios, and even in various industries. The main advantages of inkjet printers are low cost, low noise during operation and excellent print quality, and can be printed on a variety of media, such as general paper, special inkjet printing paper, photo paper and special slides.

  影響噴墨印表機列印品質之因素有很多,例如墨水組成、紙張選擇以及墨水匣供墨方式等等,然而墨水匣對於任何噴墨印表機而言,係為不可或缺的元件,而墨水匣的好壞更攸關噴墨印表機的列印品質。爲追求更完美的品質,相關研發者已投入大量時間與心力於墨水匣儲墨與供墨方式設計,期能符合結構簡單、製作成本低、高儲墨能力以及高列印品質等要求。There are many factors that affect the print quality of inkjet printers, such as ink composition, paper selection, and inkjet ink supply. However, inkjet is an indispensable component for any inkjet printer. The quality of the ink cartridge is more important than the printing quality of the inkjet printer. In order to pursue more perfect quality, the relevant developers have invested a lot of time and effort in the design of ink storage and ink supply, which can meet the requirements of simple structure, low production cost, high ink storage capacity and high printing quality.

  噴墨列印技術發展至今,控制噴墨頭釋出墨滴至噴墨媒體之方式可大致分為壓電式及熱氣泡式兩大類。以熱氣泡式噴墨頭為例,其操作原理係利用加熱電阻器加熱使部分墨水產生氣泡,進而將墨水噴射至噴墨媒體上。Since the development of the ink jet printing technology, the manner in which the ink jet head is controlled to discharge ink droplets to the ink jet medium can be roughly classified into two types: piezoelectric type and thermal bubble type. Taking a thermal bubble type inkjet head as an example, the principle of operation is to use a heating resistor to heat a portion of the ink to generate bubbles, thereby ejecting the ink onto the inkjet medium.

  請參閱第1圖,其係為習知加熱晶片中控制單一個加熱電阻器運作的噴墨驅動電路示意圖,如圖所示,其噴墨驅動電路1係包括:加熱電阻器11、驅動電晶體(Driver MOS)12及兩個輸入端點D(Print-Data)、P(Power)以及一個共接端點(COM),其中加熱電阻器11一端連接於驅動電晶體12的汲極端(Drain),另一端連接於輸入端點P。至於共接端點COM與輸入端點D,係分別連接於驅動電晶體12的源極端(Source)以及閘極端(Gate),而該共接端點COM與接地端相連接,當印表機控制系統(未圖示)欲執行噴墨動作時,會由輸入端點D傳送一致能信號(Enable Signal),控制驅動電晶體12導通,同時輸入端點P會傳送一列印電壓至加熱電阻器11,如此一來,加熱電阻器11的溫度將升高,進而將墨水加熱以產生氣泡,使墨水噴至噴墨媒體上。Please refer to FIG. 1 , which is a schematic diagram of an inkjet driving circuit for controlling the operation of a single heating resistor in a conventional heating wafer. As shown, the inkjet driving circuit 1 includes a heating resistor 11 and a driving transistor. (Driver MOS) 12 and two input terminals D (Print-Data), P (Power) and a common terminal (COM), wherein one end of the heating resistor 11 is connected to the drain of the driving transistor 12 (Drain) The other end is connected to the input terminal P. The common terminal COM and the input terminal D are respectively connected to the source terminal (Source) and the gate terminal (Gate) of the driving transistor 12, and the common terminal COM is connected to the ground terminal, and the printer is connected. When the control system (not shown) wants to perform the inkjet operation, an enable signal (Enable Signal) is transmitted from the input terminal D to control the driving transistor 12 to be turned on, and the input terminal P transmits a printing voltage to the heating resistor. 11. As a result, the temperature of the heating resistor 11 will rise, and the ink will be heated to generate bubbles to spray the ink onto the inkjet medium.

  然而習知噴墨驅動電路為了因應不斷增加的噴墨墨頭噴墨孔數問題,其控制方式由傳統的二維控制轉變成序列傳輸控制,其好處是可以大幅減少控制噴墨頭晶片之接觸點(Pad)數目,且可以加快列印速度。一般會將輸入端點D所傳送之列印電壓分成預熱脈衝電壓(Warming Pulse)以及加熱脈衝電壓(Firing Pulse)兩種,主要先利用預熱脈衝電壓控制噴墨驅動電路之加熱電阻器11加熱,進而使部分墨水及噴墨頭加熱到一特定溫度,接著再由加熱脈衝電壓控制噴墨驅動電路之加熱電阻器11加熱,使加熱電阻器11對部分墨水加熱並產生氣泡,進而將墨水推擠出該加熱晶片之一噴墨孔。However, in order to cope with the increasing number of inkjet orifices of inkjet inkjets, the conventional inkjet driving circuit is converted from a conventional two-dimensional control to a serial transmission control, which has the advantage of greatly reducing the contact of the inkjet head wafer. The number of dots (Pad), and can speed up the printing speed. Generally, the printing voltage transmitted by the input terminal D is divided into two types: a warming pulse voltage (Warming Pulse) and a heating pulse voltage (Firing Pulse), and the heating resistor 11 of the inkjet driving circuit is mainly controlled by the preheating pulse voltage. Heating, thereby heating a portion of the ink and the inkjet head to a specific temperature, and then heating the heating resistor 11 of the inkjet driving circuit by the heating pulse voltage to heat the partial resistor of the heating resistor 11 to generate bubbles, thereby further ink One of the ink jet holes of the heated wafer is pushed out.

  請參閱第2圖,其係為習知輸入端點P、D的電壓以及加熱電阻器兩端電壓Vr之波形圖,如圖所示,時間ta1到ta2之間輸入端點D為高電位,表示有列印資料欲列印。此時,印表機控制系統執行噴墨動作,並於輸入端點P分別傳送一預熱脈衝電壓P1以及一加熱脈衝電壓P2,藉由預熱脈衝電壓P1先將部份墨水及噴墨頭預熱,再利用加熱脈衝電壓P2將部份墨水加熱,使之產生氣泡而將墨水噴至對應的噴墨媒體上。因此,預熱脈衝電壓P1及加熱脈衝電壓P2會使加熱電阻器11的兩端電壓Vr在時間ta1到ta2之間分別產生兩個高電位;然而,在時間ta3到ta4之間由於輸入端點D為低電位,即沒有列印資料欲列印,故輸入端點P所傳送之第二個預熱脈衝電壓P1、第二個加熱脈衝電壓P2,即時間tp5到tp6與tp7到tp8之間並不會對部份墨水及噴墨頭進行預熱,使得加熱電阻器11的兩端電壓Vr在時間ta3到ta4之間一直維持為低電位。Please refer to FIG. 2 , which is a waveform diagram of the voltages of the conventional input terminals P and D and the voltage Vr across the heating resistor. As shown in the figure, the input terminal D is at a high potential between time ta1 and ta2. Indicates that there is printed information to be printed. At this time, the printer control system performs an ink ejection operation, and transmits a preheating pulse voltage P1 and a heating pulse voltage P2 to the input terminal P, respectively, and the partial ink and the inkjet head are firstly preheated by the preheating pulse voltage P1. Preheating, and then heating the partial ink by the heating pulse voltage P2 to generate bubbles to spray the ink onto the corresponding inkjet medium. Therefore, the preheating pulse voltage P1 and the heating pulse voltage P2 cause the voltage Vr across the heating resistor 11 to generate two high potentials between time ta1 and ta2, respectively; however, between the times ta3 and ta4 due to the input terminal D is low, that is, there is no printing data to be printed, so the second preheating pulse voltage P1 and the second heating pulse voltage P2 transmitted from the terminal P are input, that is, between time tp5 to tp6 and tp7 to tp8. Part of the ink and the ink jet head are not preheated, so that the voltage Vr across the heating resistor 11 is maintained at a low level between time ta3 and ta4.

  眾所皆知單一噴墨頭中具有複數個噴墨孔及噴墨驅動電路,習知技術只有在將進行列資料列印的噴墨驅動電路才會對部份墨水及噴墨頭進行預熱,因此若列印資料不多時,相對的會進行預熱的噴墨驅動電路數目就變少,由於噴墨頭的溫度是整體而不是僅針對單一個噴墨孔,因此僅少數噴墨孔進行預熱的熱量很快就會被整個加熱晶片帶走,如此將會造成噴墨頭預熱溫度不足,進而影響列印品質。It is well known that a single ink-jet head has a plurality of ink-jet holes and an ink-jet driving circuit. The prior art only preheats part of the ink and the ink-jet head in an ink-jet driving circuit that prints the column data. Therefore, if there is not much information printed, the number of ink jet driving circuits that are relatively warmed up is small, and since the temperature of the ink jet head is integral rather than only for one single ink jet hole, only a few ink jet holes are used. The heat that is preheated is quickly taken away by the entire heated wafer, which will cause the preheating temperature of the inkjet head to be insufficient, thereby affecting the print quality.

  因此,如何發展一種可改善上述習知技術缺失之噴墨控制電路,實為目前迫切需要解決之問題。Therefore, how to develop an inkjet control circuit that can improve the above-mentioned conventional technology is an urgent problem to be solved.

  本案之主要目的在於提供一種噴墨控制電路,其係藉由當列印資料信號及加熱控制信號為高電位信號時,使加熱器對部分墨水加熱並產生氣泡,進而將墨水推擠出該加熱晶片之該噴墨孔;反之當列印資料信號為低電位信號且預熱控制信號及預熱資料信號為高電位信號時,控制加熱器對部分墨水及該噴墨頭進行預熱,使其噴墨頭預熱溫度容易控制且預熱效率提高,俾解決習知技術只有在將進行列資料列印的噴墨驅動電路才會對部份墨水及噴墨頭進行預熱,造成噴墨頭預熱溫度不足,進而影響列印品質等缺點。The main purpose of the present invention is to provide an inkjet control circuit which, when the printing data signal and the heating control signal are high-potential signals, causes the heater to heat part of the ink and generate bubbles, thereby pushing the ink out of the heating. The ink ejection hole of the wafer; when the printing data signal is a low potential signal and the preheating control signal and the preheating data signal are high potential signals, the control heater preheats part of the ink and the inkjet head to make it The preheating temperature of the inkjet head is easy to control and the preheating efficiency is improved. The conventional technique only preheats a part of the ink and the inkjet head in the inkjet driving circuit for printing the column data, thereby causing the inkjet head. The preheating temperature is insufficient, which in turn affects the printing quality and other disadvantages.

  本案之另一目的在於提供一種噴墨控制電路,於同一時間僅有預熱資料信號An-1所控制的加熱器會進行預熱,可避免造成功率消耗過大及晶片過熱之問題;且於An時間列印時,會在An-1的時間進行預熱,即在An時間列印之前進行預熱,而達到噴墨前的噴墨效果。因此即使在不列印時,接收到預熱控制信號及預熱資料信號也可確實預熱,達到保持晶片溫度的效果,進而確保列印品質,且噴墨頭預熱溫度控制效率提升亦可達到使列印速度提高之功效。Another object of the present invention is to provide an inkjet control circuit. At the same time, only the heater controlled by the preheating data signal An-1 is preheated, thereby avoiding the problem of excessive power consumption and overheating of the wafer; When the time is printed, it will be preheated at the time of An-1, that is, preheating is performed before the An time is printed, and the inkjet effect before the inkjet is reached. Therefore, even when the printing is not performed, the preheating control signal and the preheating data signal can be surely preheated, thereby achieving the effect of maintaining the temperature of the wafer, thereby ensuring the printing quality, and the efficiency of the inkjet head preheating temperature control can be improved. Achieve the effect of increasing the printing speed.

  本案之另一目的在於提供一種噴墨控制電路,透過印表機控制系統之各種控制信號為約3.3伏特之較小電壓信號,可達到節電並促進效率之功效。同時,由於驅動電晶體藉由第二開關電路將電源信號傳送到加熱器控制端點,再利用電源信號控制驅動電晶體導通,亦可使用較小電壓之控制信號進行控制,進而讓控制方式更為有效與方便。Another object of the present invention is to provide an ink jet control circuit that can reduce power and promote efficiency by using various control signals of the printer control system to be a small voltage signal of about 3.3 volts. At the same time, since the driving transistor transmits the power signal to the heater control terminal through the second switching circuit, and then uses the power signal to control the driving transistor to be turned on, the control signal of the smaller voltage can also be used for control, thereby making the control method more For effective and convenient.

  為達上述目的,本案之ㄧ較佳實施態樣為提供一種噴墨控制電路,適用於一噴墨頭之一加熱晶片,其係接收一電源信號、一列印資料信號、一預熱資料信號、一預熱控制信號、一反向預熱控制信號、一加熱控制信號、一反向加熱控制信號且與一共接端點相連接,用以對部分墨水及該噴墨頭進行預熱,或是將部分墨水加熱並產生氣泡,進而將墨水推擠出該加熱晶片之一噴墨孔,其係包含:一加熱器,其係接收該電源信號且與該共接端點相連接;一第一開關電路,其係接收該電源信號且與該加熱器連接;一第二開關電路,其係接收該電源信號且與該加熱器及該第一開關電路連接;一第三開關電路,其係接收該加熱控制信號及該列印資料信號,且與該共接端點、該第一開關電路及該第二開關電路相連接;一第四開關電路,其係接收該預熱控制信號及該預熱資料信號,且與該共接端點、該第一開關電路、該第二開關電路及該第三開關電路相連接;一第五開關電路,其係接收該反向加熱控制信號及該列印料信號,且與該共接端點、該第一開關電路、該第二開關電路及該加熱器相連接;以及一第六開關電路,其係接收該反向預熱控制信號及該預熱資料信號,且與該共接端點、該第一開關電路、該第二開關電路、該第五開關電路及該加熱器相連接;其中,當該預熱控制信號及該預熱資料信號為高電位信號時,該第二開關電路及該第四開關電路導通運作,藉由該第二開關電路將該電源信號傳送到該加熱器,使該加熱器對部分墨水及該噴墨頭預熱;當該列印資料信號及該加熱控制信號為高電位信號時,該第二開關電路及該第三開關電路導通運作,藉由該第二開關電路將該電源信號傳送到該加熱器,使該加熱器對部分墨水加熱並產生氣泡,進而將墨水推擠出該加熱晶片之該噴墨孔。In order to achieve the above object, a preferred embodiment of the present invention provides an inkjet control circuit suitable for heating a wafer in an inkjet head, which receives a power signal, a printed data signal, a preheated data signal, a preheating control signal, a reverse warming control signal, a heating control signal, a reverse heating control signal and connected to a common terminal for preheating a portion of the ink and the inkjet head, or Heating a portion of the ink and generating a bubble, thereby pushing the ink out of one of the inkjet holes of the heating wafer, comprising: a heater receiving the power signal and connecting to the common terminal; a switching circuit that receives the power signal and is connected to the heater; a second switching circuit that receives the power signal and is connected to the heater and the first switching circuit; and a third switching circuit that receives The heating control signal and the printed data signal are connected to the common terminal, the first switching circuit and the second switching circuit; a fourth switching circuit receives the warm-up control signal and Warming up the data signal and connecting with the common terminal, the first switch circuit, the second switch circuit and the third switch circuit; a fifth switch circuit receiving the reverse heating control signal and the And printing a material signal, and is connected to the common terminal, the first switch circuit, the second switch circuit and the heater; and a sixth switch circuit receiving the reverse warm-up control signal and the Warming up the data signal and connecting with the common terminal, the first switch circuit, the second switch circuit, the fifth switch circuit and the heater; wherein, the preheating control signal and the preheating data When the signal is a high potential signal, the second switch circuit and the fourth switch circuit are turned on, and the power signal is transmitted to the heater by the second switch circuit, so that the heater is in part to the ink and the ink head Preheating; when the printing data signal and the heating control signal are high potential signals, the second switching circuit and the third switching circuit are turned on, and the power signal is transmitted to the heater by the second switching circuit Make this Heat on the part of the ink is heated and bubbles are generated, thereby pushing the ink out of the ink ejection orifice of the heated wafer.

  體現本案特徵與優點的一些典型實施例將在後段的說明中詳細敘述。應理解的是本案能夠在不同的態樣上具有各種的變化,其皆不脫離本案的範圍,且其中的說明及圖示在本質上係當作說明之用,而非用以限制本案。Some exemplary embodiments embodying the features and advantages of the present invention are described in detail in the following description. It is to be understood that the present invention is capable of various modifications in the various aspects of the present invention, and the description and illustration are in the nature of

  一般而言,設置於噴墨頭結構內部之加熱晶片具有複數個噴墨孔,此複數個噴墨孔排列於加熱晶片上,而每一個噴墨孔各有一個噴墨控制電路控制該噴墨孔是否噴墨,由於噴墨頭具有複數個噴墨孔需要控制,所以加熱晶片上就需要有複數個噴墨控制電路,以下將以單一個噴墨控制電路為例加以說明,但並不以此為限。In general, the heating wafer disposed inside the ink jet head structure has a plurality of ink ejection holes arranged on the heating wafer, and each of the ink ejection holes has an ink ejection control circuit for controlling the ink ejection. Whether the hole is ink-jetted or not, since the ink-jet head has a plurality of ink-jet holes to be controlled, a plurality of ink-jet control circuits are required to heat the wafer. Hereinafter, a single ink-jet control circuit will be described as an example, but This is limited.

  請參閱第3圖,其係為本案較佳實施例之噴墨控制電路結構示意圖,如圖所示,本案之噴墨控制電路3主要適用於噴墨頭之加熱晶片(未圖示),且接收電源信號、列印資料信號PD、預熱資料信號PFD、預熱控制信號PF、反向預熱控制信號PF-N、加熱控制信號MF、反向加熱控制信號MF-N且與共接端點COM相連接,用以對部分墨水及噴墨頭進行預熱,或是將部分墨水加熱並產生氣泡,進而將墨水推擠出該加熱晶片之一噴墨孔。Please refer to FIG. 3, which is a schematic structural diagram of an inkjet control circuit according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. As shown in the figure, the inkjet control circuit 3 of the present invention is mainly applied to a heating chip (not shown) of an inkjet head, and Receiving power signal, printing data signal PD, preheating data signal PFD, preheating control signal PF, reverse warming control signal PF-N, heating control signal MF, reverse heating control signal MF-N and common terminal The point COM is connected to preheat a portion of the ink and the ink jet head, or to heat a portion of the ink and generate bubbles, thereby pushing the ink out of one of the ink jet holes of the heating wafer.

  其中,預熱控制信號PF與反向預熱控制信號PF-N互為反向關係,加熱控制信號MF與反向加熱控制信號MF-N互為反向關係。於一些實施例中,可分別藉由二個反向器(未圖示)將預熱控制信號PF以及加熱控制信號MF反向為反向預熱控制信號PF-N以及反向加熱控制信號MF-N。The preheating control signal PF and the reverse warming control signal PF-N are in an inverse relationship with each other, and the heating control signal MF and the reverse heating control signal MF-N are in an inverse relationship with each other. In some embodiments, the preheat control signal PF and the heating control signal MF may be inverted into a reverse warm-up control signal PF-N and a reverse heating control signal MF by two inverters (not shown), respectively. -N.

  本案之噴墨控制電路3主要由第一開關電路31、第二開關電路32、第三開關電路33、第四開關電路34、第五開關電路35、第六開關電路36以及加熱器37所組成,其中加熱器37可包含加熱電阻器371以及驅動電晶體372,且具有加熱器控制端點H,主要藉由加熱控制端點H控制加熱器37是否加熱或預熱,當加熱器控制端點H為高電位時,將控制驅動電晶體372導通,而加熱電阻器371將接收電源端點P之電源信號,以進行加熱或預熱。The inkjet control circuit 3 of the present invention is mainly composed of a first switch circuit 31, a second switch circuit 32, a third switch circuit 33, a fourth switch circuit 34, a fifth switch circuit 35, a sixth switch circuit 36 and a heater 37. Wherein the heater 37 can include a heating resistor 371 and a drive transistor 372, and has a heater control terminal H that controls whether the heater 37 is heated or warmed up primarily by heating the control terminal H, when the heater controls the endpoint When H is at a high potential, the control drive transistor 372 is turned on, and the heating resistor 371 receives the power signal of the power supply terminal P for heating or warming up.

  第二開關電路32可連接於電源端點P與加熱控制端點H之間,其係由第二開關元件M2所構成,可為MOS電晶體或BJT電晶體,但不以此為限,可由多個開關元件並聯組成,且具有第二開關電路控制端點H2,主要藉由第二開關電路控制端點H2控制第二開關電路32是否導通,當第二開關電路控制端點H2為低電位時,第二開關電路32導通,並將電源端點P之電源信號傳導到加熱控制端點H。The second switch circuit 32 can be connected between the power supply terminal P and the heating control terminal H, which is composed of the second switching element M2, and can be an MOS transistor or a BJT transistor, but not limited thereto. The plurality of switching elements are composed in parallel, and have a second switching circuit control terminal H2, and the second switching circuit 32 is controlled to be turned on mainly by the second switching circuit control terminal H2, and the second switching circuit controls the terminal end H2 to be low. When the second switching circuit 32 is turned on, the power signal of the power terminal P is conducted to the heating control terminal H.

  第二開關元件M2具有閘極、汲極以及源極,源極接收電源信號,汲極連接於加熱器控制端點H,閘極連接於第二開關電路控制端點H2。The second switching element M2 has a gate, a drain and a source, the source receives a power signal, the drain is connected to the heater control terminal H, and the gate is connected to the second switching circuit control terminal H2.

  第一開關電路31可連接於電源端點P與一第二開關電路控制端點H2之間,其係由第一開關元件M1組成,可為MOS電晶體或BJT電晶體,但不以此為限,亦可由多個開關元件並聯成,且具有與加熱器控制端點H連接之第一開關電路控制端點H1,主要藉由第一開關電路控制端點H1控制第一開關電路31是否導通,當第一開關電路控制端點H1為低電位時,第一開關電路31導通,並將電源端點P之電源信號傳導到第二開關電路控制端點H2。The first switch circuit 31 can be connected between the power supply terminal P and a second switch circuit control terminal H2, which is composed of the first switching element M1, and can be an MOS transistor or a BJT transistor, but not Alternatively, a plurality of switching elements may be connected in parallel, and have a first switching circuit control terminal H1 connected to the heater control terminal H, and the first switching circuit 31 is controlled to be turned on mainly by the first switching circuit control terminal H1. When the first switching circuit controls the terminal H1 to be low, the first switching circuit 31 is turned on, and the power signal of the power terminal P is conducted to the second switching circuit control terminal H2.

  第一開關元件M1具有閘極、汲極以及源極,第一開關元件M1之源極接收電源信號,第一開關元件M1之汲極連接於第二開關元件之閘極,第一開關元件M1之閘極連接於加熱器控制端點H。The first switching element M1 has a gate, a drain and a source, the source of the first switching element M1 receives a power signal, the drain of the first switching element M1 is connected to the gate of the second switching element, and the first switching element M1 The gate is connected to the heater control terminal H.

  第三開關電路33可連接於第二開關電路控制端點H2與共接端點COM之間,其係由第三開關元件M3及第四開關元件M4串聯組成且分別接收加熱控制信號MF及列印資料信號PD,可藉由列印資料信號PD及加熱控制信號MF控制第三開關電路33是否導通。當列印資料信號PD及加熱控制信號MF為高電位時,第三開關電路33導通。The third switch circuit 33 is connectable between the second switch circuit control terminal H2 and the common terminal COM, which is composed of the third switch element M3 and the fourth switch element M4 in series and receives the heating control signal MF and the column respectively. The printed data signal PD can control whether the third switching circuit 33 is turned on by the printing data signal PD and the heating control signal MF. When the print data signal PD and the heating control signal MF are at a high potential, the third switch circuit 33 is turned on.

  第三開關元件M3及第四開關元件M4具有閘極、汲極以及源極,第三開關元件M3之閘極接收加熱控制信號MF,藉由加熱控制信號MF控制第三開關元件M3是否導通,第四開關元件M4之閘極接收列印資料信號PD,藉由列印資料信號PD控制第四開關元件M4是否導通,第三開關元件M3之汲極連接於第一開關元件M1之汲極,第三開關元件M3之源極連接於第四開關元件M4之汲極,第四開關元件M4之源極連接於共接端點COM。The third switching element M3 and the fourth switching element M4 have a gate, a drain and a source, and the gate of the third switching element M3 receives the heating control signal MF, and controls whether the third switching element M3 is turned on by the heating control signal MF. The gate of the fourth switching element M4 receives the printed data signal PD, and controls whether the fourth switching element M4 is turned on by the printing data signal PD, and the drain of the third switching element M3 is connected to the drain of the first switching element M1. The source of the third switching element M3 is connected to the drain of the fourth switching element M4, and the source of the fourth switching element M4 is connected to the common terminal COM.

  第四開關電路34同樣連接於第二開關電路控制端點H2與共接端點COM之間,其係由第五開關元件M5及第六開關元件M6串聯組成且分別接收預熱控制信號PF及預熱資料信號PFD,主要藉由預熱控制信號PF及預熱資料信號PFD控制第四開關電路34是否導通。當預熱資料信號PFD及預熱控制信號PF為高電位時,第四開關電路34導通。The fourth switch circuit 34 is also connected between the second switch circuit control terminal H2 and the common terminal COM, which is composed of a fifth switch element M5 and a sixth switch element M6 connected in series and respectively receives the preheat control signal PF and The preheating data signal PFD mainly controls whether the fourth switching circuit 34 is turned on by the preheating control signal PF and the preheating data signal PFD. When the preheating data signal PFD and the warm-up control signal PF are at a high potential, the fourth switching circuit 34 is turned on.

  第五開關元件M5及第六開關元件M6具有閘極、汲極以及源極,第五開關元件M5之閘極接收預熱控制信號PF,藉由該預熱控制信號PF控制第五開關元件M5是否導通,第六開關元件M6之閘極接收預熱資料信號PFD,藉由預熱資料信號PFD控制第六開關元件M6是否導通,第五開關元件M5之汲極連接於第一開關元件M1之汲極,第五開關元件M5之源極連接於第六開關元件M6之汲極,第六開關元件M6之源極連接於共接端點COM。The fifth switching element M5 and the sixth switching element M6 have a gate, a drain and a source, and the gate of the fifth switching element M5 receives the warm-up control signal PF, and the fifth switching element M5 is controlled by the warm-up control signal PF Is it turned on, the gate of the sixth switching element M6 receives the preheating data signal PFD, and the sixth switching element M6 is controlled to be turned on by the preheating data signal PFD, and the drain of the fifth switching element M5 is connected to the first switching element M1. The drain of the fifth switching element M5 is connected to the drain of the sixth switching element M6, and the source of the sixth switching element M6 is connected to the common terminal COM.

  第五開關電路35則連接於加熱器控制端點H與共接端點COM之間,其係由第七開關元件M7及第八開關元件M8串聯組成且分別接收反向加熱控制信號MF-N及印資料信號PD,主要藉由反向加熱控制信號MF-N及列印資料信號PD控制第五開關電路35是否導通。當反向加熱控制信號MF-N及列印資料信號PD為高電位時,第五開關電路35導通。The fifth switch circuit 35 is connected between the heater control terminal H and the common terminal COM, which is composed of the seventh switching element M7 and the eighth switching element M8 in series and respectively receives the reverse heating control signal MF-N The printed data signal PD controls whether the fifth switching circuit 35 is turned on mainly by the reverse heating control signal MF-N and the printed data signal PD. When the reverse heating control signal MF-N and the print data signal PD are at a high potential, the fifth switching circuit 35 is turned on.

  第七開關元件M7及第八開關元件M8具有閘極、汲極以及源極,第七開關元件M7之閘極接收反向加熱控制信號MF-N,藉由反向加熱控制信號MF-N控制第七開關元件M7是否導通,第八開關元件M8之閘極接收列印料信號PD,藉由列印料信號PD控制第八開關元件M8是否導通,第七開關元件M7之汲極連接於第二開關元件M2之汲極,第七開關元件M7之源極連接於第八開關元件M8之汲極,第八開關元件M8之源極連接於共接端點COM。The seventh switching element M7 and the eighth switching element M8 have a gate, a drain and a source, and the gate of the seventh switching element M7 receives the reverse heating control signal MF-N, which is controlled by a reverse heating control signal MF-N Whether the seventh switching element M7 is turned on, the gate of the eighth switching element M8 receives the printed material signal PD, and the eighth switching element M8 is controlled to be turned on by the printing material signal PD, and the drain of the seventh switching element M7 is connected to the first The drain of the second switching element M2, the source of the seventh switching element M7 is connected to the drain of the eighth switching element M8, and the source of the eighth switching element M8 is connected to the common terminal COM.

  第六開關電路36同樣連接於加熱器控制端點H與共接端點COM之間,其係由第九開關元件M9及第十開關元件M10串聯組成且分別接收反向預熱控制信號PF-N及預熱資料信號PFD,主要藉由反向預熱控制信號PF-N及預熱資料信號PFD控制第六開關電路34是否導通。當預熱資料信號PFD及反向預熱控制信號PF-N為高電位時,第六開關電路36導通。The sixth switch circuit 36 is also connected between the heater control terminal H and the common terminal COM, which is composed of the ninth switching element M9 and the tenth switching element M10 in series and respectively receives the reverse warm-up control signal PF- N and the preheating data signal PFD mainly control whether the sixth switching circuit 34 is turned on by the reverse warming control signal PF-N and the preheating data signal PFD. When the warm-up data signal PFD and the reverse warm-up control signal PF-N are at a high potential, the sixth switching circuit 36 is turned on.

  第九開關元件M9及第十開關元件M10具有閘極、汲極以及源極,第九開關元件M9之閘極接收反向預熱控制信號PF-N,藉由反向預熱控制信號PF-N控制第九開關元件M9是否導通,第十開關元件M10之閘極接收預熱資料信號PFD,藉由預熱資料信號PFD控制第十開關元件M10是否導通,第九開關元件M9之汲極連接於第二開關元件M2之汲極,第九開關元件M9之源極連接於第十開關元件M10之汲極,第十開關元件M10之源極連於共接端點COM。The ninth switching element M9 and the tenth switching element M10 have a gate, a drain and a source, and the gate of the ninth switching element M9 receives the reverse warm-up control signal PF-N, by the reverse warm-up control signal PF- N controls whether the ninth switching element M9 is turned on, the gate of the tenth switching element M10 receives the preheating data signal PFD, and controls whether the tenth switching element M10 is turned on by the preheating data signal PFD, and the ninth switching element M9 is connected to the drain The drain of the second switching element M2 is connected to the drain of the tenth switching element M10, and the source of the tenth switching element M10 is connected to the common terminal COM.

  當然,上述第三開關元件M3至第十開關元件M10可以是MOS電晶體或BJT電晶體,但不以此為限,任何可達到相同目地及功效之電子元件均為本案所保護之範圍。Of course, the third to tenth switching elements M3 to M10 may be MOS transistors or BJT transistors, but not limited thereto, any electronic components that can achieve the same purpose and function are protected by the present invention.

  當印表機控制系統(未圖示)欲執行噴墨動作時,會藉由傳送電源信號、列印資料信號、加熱控制信號以及預熱控制信號至噴墨控制電路3來控制加熱器37進行加熱或預熱。請參閱第4圖及第5圖,其係分別為本案另一較佳實施例之噴墨控制電路結構示意圖以及第4圖所示之加熱控制信號、預熱控制信號、預熱資料信號、列印資料信號以及列印資料之電壓信號波形圖。如第4圖及第5圖所示,本案之列印資料信號可為列印資料信號DiAn,且預熱資料信號可為預熱資料信號An-1,以使信號An配合不同之列印資料Data1、Data2、Data3、……、Data15等透過AND電路產生列印資料信號DiAn以及預熱資料信號An-1,例如列印資料Data1與信號A1經由AND電路(未圖示)產生之列印資料信號D1A1,列印資料Data3與信號A2經由AND電路(未圖示)產生之列印資料信號D3A2等,但不以此為限。於一些實施例中,加熱器37之加熱若是受到列印資料信號DiAn及加熱控制信號MF控制,則加熱器37之預熱是受到預熱控制信號PF及預熱資料信號An-1控制。When the printer control system (not shown) is to perform an ink ejection operation, the heater 37 is controlled by transmitting a power signal, a print data signal, a heating control signal, and a warm-up control signal to the ink-jet control circuit 3. Heat or preheat. Please refer to FIG. 4 and FIG. 5 , which are respectively a schematic structural view of an inkjet control circuit according to another preferred embodiment of the present invention, and a heating control signal, a preheating control signal, a preheating data signal, and a column shown in FIG. 4 . The signal signal of the printed data signal and the printed data. As shown in Figures 4 and 5, the printed data signal in this case can be the printed data signal DiAn, and the preheated data signal can be the preheated data signal An-1, so that the signal An can be matched with different printed materials. Data1, Data2, Data3, ..., Data15, etc. generate a print data signal DiAn and a warm-up data signal An-1 through an AND circuit, for example, print data generated by the print data Data1 and the signal A1 via an AND circuit (not shown) The signal D1A1, the printed data Data3 and the signal A2 are printed by the AND circuit (not shown), and the like, but not limited thereto. In some embodiments, if the heating of the heater 37 is controlled by the printing data signal DiAn and the heating control signal MF, the warming up of the heater 37 is controlled by the warm-up control signal PF and the preheating data signal An-1.

  換言之,當列印資料信號DiAn為高電位信號時,加熱器控制端點H之電壓信號高低由加熱控制信號MF控制,以控制加熱器37加熱;反之,當預熱資料信號An-1為高電位信號時,加熱器控制端點H之電壓信號高低則改由預熱控制信號PF控制,以控制加熱器37預熱。亦即當印表機控制系統執行噴墨動作時,若有列印資料,即列印資料信號DiAn及加熱控制信號MF為高電位,印表機控制系統會藉由加熱控制信號MF使加熱器37對部分墨水加熱並產生氣泡,進而將墨水推擠出加熱晶片之噴墨孔;若沒有列印資料,則列印資料信號DiAn為低電位,此時預熱資料信號An-1及預熱控制信號PF為高電位,故印表機控制系統會藉由預熱資料信號An-1控制加熱器37對部分墨水及噴墨頭進行預熱。In other words, when the print data signal DiAn is a high potential signal, the voltage signal level of the heater control terminal H is controlled by the heating control signal MF to control the heating of the heater 37; otherwise, when the preheating data signal An-1 is high At the potential signal, the voltage signal of the heater control terminal H is controlled by the preheat control signal PF to control the heater 37 to warm up. That is, when the printer control system performs the ink ejection operation, if the printing data, that is, the printing data signal DiAn and the heating control signal MF are high, the printer control system causes the heater to be heated by the heating control signal MF. 37 part of the ink is heated and generates bubbles, and then the ink is pushed out of the ink-jet hole of the heating chip; if the data is not printed, the printing data signal DiAn is low, and the preheating data signal An-1 and the preheating The control signal PF is at a high potential, so the printer control system controls the heater 37 to preheat some of the ink and the ink jet head by preheating the data signal An-1.

  於噴墨列印完成後,加熱控制信號MF為低電位信號時,第一開關電路31及第五開關電路35將導通運作,而其他的開關電路不導通,可藉由第五開關電路35將加熱器控制端點H電位下拉為低電位,使該加熱器37停止加熱;而當列印資料信號DiAn為低電位信號且預熱控制信號PF為高電位信號時,第二開關電路32及第四開關電路34同樣將導通運作,其他的開關電路不導通,可藉由第二開關電路32將電源信號傳送到加熱器37,使加熱器37對部分墨水及噴墨頭預熱。After the inkjet printing is completed, when the heating control signal MF is a low potential signal, the first switching circuit 31 and the fifth switching circuit 35 will be turned on, while the other switching circuits are not turned on, and the fifth switching circuit 35 can be used. The heater control terminal H potential pulls down to a low potential, so that the heater 37 stops heating; and when the print data signal DiAn is a low potential signal and the warm-up control signal PF is a high potential signal, the second switch circuit 32 and the The four switch circuit 34 will also be turned on, and the other switch circuits will not be turned on. The power signal can be transmitted to the heater 37 by the second switch circuit 32, so that the heater 37 preheats part of the ink and the head.

  於預熱完成後,預熱控制信號PF為低電位信號時,第一開關電路31及第六開關電路36導通運作,其他的開關電路不導通,藉由第六組開關電路36將加熱器控制端點H電位下拉為低電位,使該加熱器37停止預熱。After the warm-up is completed, when the warm-up control signal PF is a low-potential signal, the first switch circuit 31 and the sixth switch circuit 36 are turned on, the other switch circuits are not turned on, and the heater is controlled by the sixth group switch circuit 36. The potential of the terminal H is pulled down to a low potential to stop the heater 37 from warming up.

  根據本案之構想,印表機控制系統之控制信號,即列印資料信號DiAn、預熱資料信號An-1、加熱控制信號MF以及預熱控制信號PF之電壓大小會依不同的印表機型號而有所以不同,於一些實施例中約為3.3伏特,以達到節電並促進效率之功效。同理,本案之驅動電晶體372是藉由第二開關電路32將電源信號傳送到加熱器控制端點H,再利用電源信號控制驅動電晶體372導通,所以本發明可以使用較小電壓之控制信號來控制驅動電晶體372,進而讓控制方式更有效與方便。According to the concept of the present case, the control signals of the printer control system, that is, the printing data signal DiAn, the preheating data signal An-1, the heating control signal MF and the preheating control signal PF, the voltage magnitudes will vary according to the printer model. There are differences, in some embodiments, about 3.3 volts to achieve power savings and efficiency. Similarly, the driving transistor 372 of the present case transmits the power signal to the heater control terminal H through the second switching circuit 32, and then controls the driving transistor 372 to be turned on by using the power signal, so the present invention can use the control of the smaller voltage. The signal controls the driving transistor 372, which makes the control method more efficient and convenient.

  綜上所述,本案之噴墨控制電路設置於噴墨頭結構內部之加熱晶片,用以對部分墨水加熱並產生氣泡,進而將墨水推擠出該加熱晶片之該噴墨孔,於同一時間僅有預熱資料信號An-1所控制的加熱器會進行預熱,故不會造成功率消耗過大及晶片過熱之問題;且於An時間列印時,會在An-1的時間進行預熱,而達到噴墨前的預熱效果。即使在不列印時,也可確實預熱,達到保持晶片溫度的效果,進而確保列印品質,且噴墨頭預熱溫度控制效率提升亦可以使列印速度提高。In summary, the inkjet control circuit of the present invention is disposed on a heating wafer inside the inkjet head structure for heating a portion of the ink and generating bubbles, thereby pushing the ink out of the inkjet hole of the heating wafer, at the same time. Only the heater controlled by the preheating data signal An-1 will be preheated, so there is no problem of excessive power consumption and overheating of the wafer; and when printing at An time, it will be preheated at An-1 time. And achieve the preheating effect before inkjet. Even when it is not printed, it can be surely preheated to achieve the effect of maintaining the temperature of the wafer, thereby ensuring print quality, and the efficiency of the inkjet head preheating temperature control can also increase the printing speed.

  本案得由熟知此技術之人士任施匠思而為諸般修飾,然皆不脫如附申請專利範圍所欲保護者。This case has been modified by people who are familiar with the technology, but it is not intended to be protected by the scope of the patent application.

1...噴墨驅動電路1. . . Inkjet drive circuit

11...加熱電阻器11. . . Heating resistor

12...驅動電晶體12. . . Drive transistor

Vr...加熱電阻器兩端電壓Vr. . . Heating the voltage across the resistor

D、P...輸入端點D, P. . . Input endpoint

COM...共接端點COM. . . Common endpoint

P1...預熱脈衝電壓P1. . . Preheating pulse voltage

P2...加熱脈衝電壓P2. . . Heating pulse voltage

3...噴墨控制電路3. . . Inkjet control circuit

31...第一開關電路31. . . First switching circuit

32...第二開關電路32. . . Second switching circuit

33...第三開關電路33. . . Third switching circuit

34...第四開關電路34. . . Fourth switching circuit

35...第五開關電路35. . . Fifth switch circuit

36...第六開關電路36. . . Sixth switch circuit

37...加熱器37. . . Heater

371...加熱電阻器371. . . Heating resistor

372...驅動電晶體372. . . Drive transistor

M1...第一開關元件M1. . . First switching element

M2...第二開關元件M2. . . Second switching element

M3...第三開關元件M3. . . Third switching element

M4...第四開關元件M4. . . Fourth switching element

M5...第五開關元件M5. . . Fifth switching element

M6...第六開關元件M6. . . Sixth switching element

M7...第七開關元件M7. . . Seventh switching element

M8...第八開關元件M8. . . Eighth switching element

M9...第九開關元件M9. . . Ninth switching element

M10...第十開關元件M10. . . Tenth switching element

P...電源端點P. . . Power endpoint

PD、DiAn...列印資料信號PD, DiAn. . . Print data signal

MF...加熱控制信號MF. . . Heating control signal

PF...預熱控制信號PF. . . Preheat control signal

H1...第一開關電路控制端點H1. . . First switching circuit control endpoint

H...加熱器控制端點H. . . Heater control endpoint

PFD、An-1...預熱資料信號PFD, An-1. . . Preheating data signal

H2...第二開關電路控制端點H2. . . Second switching circuit control terminal

PF-N...反向預熱控制信號PF-N. . . Reverse warm-up control signal

MF-N...反向加熱控制信號MF-N. . . Reverse heating control signal

Data1~Data15...列印資料Data1~Data15. . . Print data

An...信號An. . . signal

第1圖係為習知加熱晶片中控制單一個加熱電阻器運作的噴墨驅動電路示意圖。Figure 1 is a schematic diagram of an ink jet drive circuit for controlling the operation of a single heating resistor in a conventional heating wafer.

第2圖係為習知輸入端點P、D的電壓以及加熱電阻器兩端電壓Vr之波形圖。Figure 2 is a waveform diagram of the voltages of the conventional input terminals P, D and the voltage across the heating resistor Vr.

第3圖係為本案較佳實施例之噴墨控制電路結構示意圖。Figure 3 is a schematic view showing the structure of an ink jet control circuit of the preferred embodiment of the present invention.

第4圖係為本案另一較佳實施例之噴墨控制電路結構示意圖。Figure 4 is a schematic view showing the structure of an ink jet control circuit of another preferred embodiment of the present invention.

第5圖係為第4圖所示之加熱控制信號、預熱控制信號、預熱資料信號、列印資料信號以及列印資料之電壓信號波形圖。Figure 5 is a voltage signal waveform diagram of the heating control signal, the preheating control signal, the preheating data signal, the printing data signal, and the printing data shown in Fig. 4.

P...電源端點P. . . Power endpoint

COM...共接端點COM. . . Common endpoint

PD...列印資料信號PD. . . Print data signal

H1...第一開關電路控制端點H1. . . First switching circuit control endpoint

MF...加熱控制信號MF. . . Heating control signal

PF...預熱控制信號PF. . . Preheat control signal

PFD...預熱資料信號PFD. . . Preheating data signal

MF-N...反向加熱控制信號MF-N. . . Reverse heating control signal

PF-N...反向預熱控制信號PF-N. . . Reverse warm-up control signal

H2...第二開關電路控制端點H2. . . Second switching circuit control terminal

3...噴墨控制電路3. . . Inkjet control circuit

31...第一開關電路31. . . First switching circuit

32...第二開關電路32. . . Second switching circuit

33...第三開關電路33. . . Third switching circuit

34...第四開關電路34. . . Fourth switching circuit

35...第五開關電路35. . . Fifth switch circuit

36...第六開關電路36. . . Sixth switch circuit

37...加熱器37. . . Heater

371...加熱電阻器371. . . Heating resistor

372...驅動電晶體372. . . Drive transistor

M1...第一開關元件M1. . . First switching element

M2...第二開關元件M2. . . Second switching element

M3...第三開關元件M3. . . Third switching element

M4...第四開關元件M4. . . Fourth switching element

M5...第五開關元件M5. . . Fifth switching element

M6...第六開關元件M6. . . Sixth switching element

M7...第七開關元件M7. . . Seventh switching element

M8...第八開關元件M8. . . Eighth switching element

M9...第九開關元件M9. . . Ninth switching element

M10...第十開關元件M10. . . Tenth switching element

H...加熱器控制端點H. . . Heater control endpoint

Claims (9)

一種噴墨控制電路,適用於一噴墨頭之一加熱晶片,其係接收一電源信號、一列印資料信號、一預熱資料信號、一預熱控制信號、一反向預熱控制信號、一加熱控制信號、一反向加熱控制信號且與一共接端點相連接,用以對部分墨水及該噴墨頭進行預熱,或是將部分墨水加熱並產生氣泡,進而將墨水推擠出該加熱晶片之一噴墨孔,其係包含:
  一加熱器,其係接收該電源信號且與該共接端點相連接;
  一第一開關電路,其係接收該電源信號且與該加熱器連接;
  一第二開關電路,其係接收該電源信號且與該加熱器及該第一開關電路連接;
  一第三開關電路,其係接收該加熱控制信號及該列印資料信號,且與該共接端點、該第一開關電路及該第二開關電路相連接;
  一第四開關電路,其係接收該預熱控制信號及該預熱資料信號,且與該共接端點、該第一開關電路、該第二開關電路及該第三開關電路相連接;
  一第五開關電路,其係接收該反向加熱控制信號及該列印料信號,且與該共接端點、該第一開關電路、該第二開關電路及該加熱器相連接;以及
  一第六開關電路,其係接收該反向預熱控制信號及該預熱資料信號,且與該共接端點、該第一開關電路、該第二開關電路、該第五開關電路及該加熱器相連接;
  其中,當該預熱控制信號及該預熱資料信號為高電位信號時,該第二開關電路及該第四開關電路導通運作,藉由該第二開關電路將該電源信號傳送到該加熱器,使該加熱器對部分墨水及該噴墨頭預熱;
  當該列印資料信號及該加熱控制信號為高電位信號時,該第二開關電路及該第三開關電路導通運作,藉由該第二開關電路將該電源信號傳送到該加熱器,使該加熱器對部分墨水加熱並產生氣泡,進而將墨水推擠出該加熱晶片之該噴墨孔。
An inkjet control circuit is suitable for heating a wafer by one of the inkjet heads, which receives a power signal, a printed data signal, a preheating data signal, a preheating control signal, a reverse warming control signal, and a Heating a control signal, a reverse heating control signal and connecting to a common terminal for preheating a portion of the ink and the inkjet head, or heating a portion of the ink to generate a bubble, thereby pushing the ink out of the Heating one of the inkjet holes of the wafer, the system comprising:
a heater that receives the power signal and is connected to the common terminal;
a first switching circuit that receives the power signal and is connected to the heater;
a second switching circuit that receives the power signal and is connected to the heater and the first switching circuit;
a third switching circuit that receives the heating control signal and the printed data signal, and is connected to the common terminal, the first switching circuit and the second switching circuit;
a fourth switching circuit that receives the preheating control signal and the preheating data signal, and is connected to the common terminal, the first switching circuit, the second switching circuit, and the third switching circuit;
a fifth switching circuit that receives the reverse heating control signal and the column printing signal, and is connected to the common terminal, the first switching circuit, the second switching circuit, and the heater; a sixth switching circuit that receives the reverse warm-up control signal and the preheating data signal, and the common terminal, the first switching circuit, the second switching circuit, the fifth switching circuit, and the heating Connected to each other;
When the warm-up control signal and the warm-up data signal are high-potential signals, the second switch circuit and the fourth switch circuit are turned on, and the power signal is transmitted to the heater by the second switch circuit. , the heater is preheated to a portion of the ink and the inkjet head;
When the printing data signal and the heating control signal are high potential signals, the second switching circuit and the third switching circuit are turned on, and the second switching circuit transmits the power signal to the heater, so that the The heater heats a portion of the ink and creates bubbles that push the ink out of the ink jet orifice of the heated wafer.
如申請專利範圍第1項所述之噴墨控制電路,其中該加熱器包含一加熱電阻器以及一驅動電晶體。The inkjet control circuit of claim 1, wherein the heater comprises a heating resistor and a driving transistor. 如申請專利範圍第1項所述之噴墨控制電路,其中該加熱器具有一加熱器控制端點,且與該第一開關電路、該第二開關電路、該第五開關電路以及該第六開關電路連接,藉由該加熱控制端點控制該加熱器是否加熱或預熱。The inkjet control circuit of claim 1, wherein the heater has a heater control terminal, and the first switch circuit, the second switch circuit, the fifth switch circuit, and the sixth switch A circuit is connected to control whether the heater is heated or warmed up by the heating control terminal. 如申請專利範圍第3項所述之噴墨控制電路,其中該第一開關電路係包含一第一開關元件,該第一開關元件具有一閘極、一汲極以及一源極,該源極係接收該電源信號,該汲極係連接於該第二開關電路,該閘極係連接於該加熱器控制端點,並藉由該閘極控制該第一開關元件是否導通。The inkjet control circuit of claim 3, wherein the first switching circuit comprises a first switching element, the first switching element has a gate, a drain and a source, the source Receiving the power signal, the drain is connected to the second switch circuit, the gate is connected to the heater control end point, and the first switch element is controlled to be turned on by the gate. 如申請專利範圍第4項所述之噴墨控制電路,其中該第二開關電路係包含一第二開關元件,該第二開關元件具有一閘極、一汲極以及一源極,該源極係接收該電源信號,該汲極係連接於該加熱器控制端點,該閘極係連接於該第一開關元件之該汲極,並藉由該閘極控制該第二開關元件是否導通。The ink-jet control circuit of claim 4, wherein the second switching circuit comprises a second switching element, the second switching element has a gate, a drain and a source, the source Receiving the power signal, the drain is connected to the heater control terminal, the gate is connected to the drain of the first switching element, and the gate is controlled by the gate to control whether the second switching element is turned on. 如申請專利範圍第4項所述之噴墨控制電路,其中該第三開關電路係包含一第三開關元件及一第四開關元件串聯組成,該第三開關元件之一閘極係接收該加熱控制信號,藉由該加熱控制信號控制該第三開關元件是否導通,該第四開關元件之一閘極接收該列印資料信號,藉由該列印資料信號控制該第四開關元件是否導通,該第三開關元件之一汲極連接於該第一開關元件之該汲極,該第三開關元件之一源極連接於該第四開關元件之一汲極,該第四開關元件之一源極連接於該共接端點。The ink-jet control circuit of claim 4, wherein the third switching circuit comprises a third switching element and a fourth switching element connected in series, and one of the third switching elements receives the heating a control signal, wherein the third switching element is controlled to be turned on by the heating control signal, and one of the gates of the fourth switching element receives the printed data signal, and the printed data signal controls whether the fourth switching element is turned on, One of the third switching elements is connected to the drain of the first switching element, and one source of the third switching element is connected to one of the drains of the fourth switching element, and one source of the fourth switching element The pole is connected to the common terminal. 如申請專利範圍第4項所述之噴墨控制電路,其中該第四開關電路係包含一第五開關元件及一第六開關元件串聯組成,該第五開關元件之一閘極接收該預熱控制信號,藉由該預熱控制信號控制該第五開關元件是否導通,該第六開關元件之一閘極接收該預熱資料信號,藉由該預熱資料信號控制該第六開關元件是否導通,該第五開關元件之一汲極連接於該第一開關元件之該汲極,該第五開關元件之一源極連接於該第六開關元件之一汲極,該第六開關元件之一源極連接於該共接端點。The inkjet control circuit of claim 4, wherein the fourth switching circuit comprises a fifth switching element and a sixth switching element connected in series, and one of the fifth switching elements receives the preheating And controlling, by the preheating control signal, whether the fifth switching element is turned on, and one of the sixth switching elements receives the preheating data signal, and the preheating data signal controls whether the sixth switching element is turned on. One of the fifth switching elements is connected to the drain of the first switching element, and one of the fifth switching elements is connected to one of the drains of the sixth switching element, and one of the sixth switching elements The source is connected to the common terminal. 如申請專利範圍第5項所述之噴墨控制電路,其中該第五開關電路係包含一第七開關元件及一第八開關元件串聯組成,該第七開關元件之一閘極接收該反向加熱控制信號,藉由該反向加熱控制信號控制該第七開關元件是否導通,該第八開關元件之一閘極接收該列印料信號,藉由該列印料信號控制該第八開關元件是否導通,該第七開關元件之一汲極連接於該第二開關元件之該汲極,該第七開關元件之一源極連接於該第八開關元件之一汲極,該第八開關元件之一源極連接於該共接端點。The inkjet control circuit of claim 5, wherein the fifth switching circuit comprises a seventh switching element and an eighth switching element connected in series, and one of the seventh switching elements receives the reverse Heating a control signal, controlling whether the seventh switching element is turned on by the reverse heating control signal, a gate of the eighth switching element receiving the column printing signal, and controlling the eighth switching element by the column printing signal Is conductive, one of the seventh switching elements is connected to the drain of the second switching element, and one of the seventh switching elements is connected to one of the eighth switching elements, the eighth switching element One source is connected to the common terminal. 如申請專利範圍第5項所述之噴墨控制電路,其中該第六開關電路係包含一第九開關元件及一第十開關元件串聯組成,該第九開關元件之一閘極接收該反向預熱控制信號,藉由該反向預熱控制信號控制該第九開關元件是否導通,該第十開關元件之一閘極接收該預熱資料信號,藉由該預熱資料信號控制該第十開關元件是否導通,該第九開關元件之一汲極連接於該第二開關元件之該汲極,該第九開關元件之一源極連接於該第十開關元件之一汲極,該第十開關元件之一源極連於該共接端點。The inkjet control circuit of claim 5, wherein the sixth switching circuit comprises a ninth switching element and a tenth switching element connected in series, and one of the ninth switching elements receives the reverse a preheating control signal, wherein the ninth switching element is controlled to be turned on by the reverse warming control signal, and one of the tenth switching elements receives the preheating data signal, and the tenth is controlled by the preheating data signal Whether the switching element is turned on, one of the ninth switching elements is connected to the drain of the second switching element, and one of the ninth switching elements is connected to one of the tenth switching elements, the tenth One of the switching elements is connected to the common terminal.
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