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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 30, 2010
Filed:
Mar. 06, 2007
Tooru Morikawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Izumi Kariya, Kanagawa, JP;
Noboru Koyama, Tokyo, JP;
Mitsuo Yanase, Kanagawa, JP;
Tooru Morikawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Izumi Kariya, Kanagawa, JP;
Noboru Koyama, Tokyo, JP;
Mitsuo Yanase, Kanagawa, JP;
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A thermal head includes a head containing a glass layer. The glass layer has a projecting portion on one surface and a concave groove on the other surface at a position opposed to the projecting portion. The head further contains a heating resistor disposed on the projecting portion, and a pair of electrodes disposed on both sides of the heating resistor. The thermal head further includes a rigid substrate on which a control circuit for the head is provided, and a flexible substrate for electrically connecting the head and the rigid substrate.