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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 16, 2018
Filed:
Jul. 31, 2017
Applicant:
Datamax-o'neil Corporation, Orlando, FL (US);
Inventor:
Rudy Ye Ru Koh, Singapore, SG;
Assignee:
Datamax-O'Neil Corporation, Orlandao, FL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/335 (2006.01); B41J 2/32 (2006.01); B41J 2/355 (2006.01); B41J 2/325 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/32 (2013.01); B41J 2/335 (2013.01); B41J 2/355 (2013.01); B41J 2/325 (2013.01);
Abstract
A thermal print head and printer including the same are provided. The thermal print head comprises a housing comprising a wall having an opening therein and a transparent glass-ceramic panel mounted in the opening. The wall is configured to abut a print zone in a printer. The housing houses an optical sensor and a heating element. The transparent glass-ceramic panel is substantially aligned with the optical sensor. The heating element contacts a portion of the transparent glass-ceramic panel. The printer comprises a platen roller and the thermal print head that define the print zone therebetween.