Patent ID: 7797831
Filing Date: 2010-09-21
Classification: B41J,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method for manufacturing a recording apparatus which includes: a recording head including a plurality of recording elements and an actuator having a plurality of driving portions selectively driving the recording elements; a flexible flat cable having a plurality of conductive wires electrically connected to the driving portions of the actuator at one end of the conductive wires; and a circuit element mounted on the flexible flat cable, the method comprising: forming a plurality of first terminal electrodes, which are to be connected to the driving portions, by exposing one ends of the conductive wires in one surface of the flexible flat cable, and a plurality of second terminal electrodes, which are to be connected to the circuit element, by exposing a part of each of the conductive wires in the one surface of the flexible flat cable; applying a conductive material on the first terminal electrodes and the second terminal electrodes; arranging the circuit element on the second terminal electrodes; softening the conductive material by heating; forming bumps on the first terminal electrodes by curing the softened conductive material while joining the circuit element to the second terminal electrodes by curing the softened conductive material; and joining the first terminal electrodes to the driving portions of the actuator by positioning the first terminal electrodes to the driving portions and by heating and softening the bumps.