Thermal head, thermal printer and thermal printing method
US6339443B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 16, 1998 |
| Grant date | Jan 15, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 16, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB41J2/3357
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A thermal printer includes a conveyor for conveying thermosensitive recording material in a predetermined conveying direction. A thermal head applies heat to the recording material being conveyed, to record an image to the recording material. The thermal head incorporates plural heating elements, which are arranged in an array crosswise to the conveying direction, and generate the heat. The thermal head includes a contact region predetermined for pressing the recording material. A center of the contact region is positioned downstream from a center of the heating elements with reference to the conveying direction.
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