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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 09, 2025
Filed:
Apr. 13, 2023
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya, JP;
BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Nagoya, JP;
Abstract
A printer includes a thermal head including a plurality of heat generating elements configured to apply energy to a recording medium, and a controller configured to perform control of periodically supplying the power to the plurality of heat generating elements. The recording medium includes a first color developing portion configured to develop a first color and a second color developing portion configured to develop a second color. The controller is configured to periodically supply the power to the plurality of heat generating elements, set an average cycle for supplying the power to a first average cycle, in a case of causing the first color developing portion to develop the first color, and set an average cycle for supplying the power to a second average cycle longer than the first average cycle, in a case of causing the second color developing portion to develop the second color.