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Thermal head, thermal printer, and manufacturing method for thermal head

US8189022B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateNov 6, 2009
Grant dateMay 29, 2012
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Expiry dateOct 2, 2030

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T156/1002
  • WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

To improve print quality, a plurality of heating resistors (14) are arranged with spaces therebetween on a heat storage layer (13) laminated on a surface of a supporting substrate (11) via an adhesive layer (12) made of an elastic material. A cavity portion (19) is formed at a region between the supporting substrate (11) and the heat storage layer (13), the region being opposed to a heat generating portion of each of the plurality of heating resistors (14). The elastic material constituting the adhesive layer (12) is arranged so that the elastic material is in a bonded state with respect to at least a part of a surface of the heat storage layer (13) opposed to the cavity portion (19).

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