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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 15, 2011
Filed:
Jul. 25, 2008
Applicants:
Masamichi Matsuo, Kyoto, JP;
Koji Nishi, Kyoto, JP;
Inventors:
Masamichi Matsuo, Kyoto, JP;
Koji Nishi, Kyoto, JP;
Assignee:
Rohm Co., Ltd., Kyoto, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/335 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A thermal printhead includes a substrate, a heating resistor formed on the substrate, a drive IC for controlling power application to the heating resistor, and a thermistor mounted on the substrate and including first and second terminals. The drive IC includes a print execution signal terminal for activation of the heating resistor upon application of a voltage higher than a threshold value. The first terminal of the thermistor is connected with the print execution signal terminal.