Patent · US Expired

Image contrast by thermal printers

US4837586A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateJan 28, 1988
Grant dateJun 6, 1989
Priority date
Expiry dateJan 28, 2008

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB41J2/375
  • WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A thermal paste or other thermal resistance material is placed between the ceramic substrate and heat sink of a thermal print head. By selecting the thermal resistance of the material to be sufficiently low, print contrast is improved.

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