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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 02, 1988
Filed:
Nov. 20, 1986
Itsuo Takanashi, Kamakura, JP;
Hideshi Tanaka, Yokohama, JP;
Terumi Ohara, Yokohama, JP;
Kenichi Miyazaki, Yokohama, JP;
Toshinori Takahashi, Kawasaki, JP;
Hiroki Kitamura, Tokyo, JP;
Tadao Shinya, Yokohama, JP;
Yutaka Mizoguchi, Yokohama, JP;
Victor Company of Japan, Limited, Yokohama, JP;
Abstract
A structure of a thermal head of the type using an ink paper or a heat-sensitive paper is disclosed. The structure includes an array of units each comprising a single resistance body and a pair of electrode members which respectively correspond to a first and a second heat-generating portions positioned at both ends of the resistance body, the electrode members being adapted to energize the resistance body. At least one of the first and second heat-generating portions of the resistance body is divided into a plurality of heat-generating members, and so is done one of the electrode members which is associated with those heat-generating members.