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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 05, 2009
Filed:
Jul. 13, 2005
Applicant:
Kazunori Sakurai, Chino, JP;
Inventor:
Kazunori Sakurai, Chino, JP;
Assignee:
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/45 (2006.01); B41J 2/385 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A line head includes an element substrate having light-emitting elements arrayed thereon and a sealing substrate that seals the light-emitting elements on the element substrate. A recess is formed on a portion of the substrate where light emitted from the light-emitting elements exits, and the recess is formed to include an entire region immediately above at least the light-emitting elements.