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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 13, 2013
Filed:
Oct. 05, 2010
Toshiharu Sekino, Izu, JP;
Kenji Eoka, Sunto-gun, JP;
Kiyotaka Nihashi, Mishima, JP;
Takeshi Hiyoshi, Mishima, JP;
Tsuyoshi Sanada, Ang Mo Kio, SG;
Akira Suzuki, Ang Mo Kio, SG;
Toshiharu Sekino, Izu, JP;
Kenji Eoka, Sunto-gun, JP;
Kiyotaka Nihashi, Mishima, JP;
Takeshi Hiyoshi, Mishima, JP;
Tsuyoshi Sanada, Ang Mo Kio, SG;
Akira Suzuki, Ang Mo Kio, SG;
Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A thermal printer includes a first thermal head, a first platen roller, first biasing means, a second thermal head, a second platen roller, and second biasing means. The first thermal head, the first platen roller, the first biasing means are in contact with a heat-sensitive layer of thermal recording paper. The second thermal head, the second platen roller, and the second biasing means are in contact with a heat-sensitive layer of the thermal recording paper. The second thermal head is arranged on the upstream side of the first thermal head in a paper feed direction. A paper feed speed of the first platen roller to the thermal recording paper is larger than a paper feed speed of the second platen roller. The first platen roller is in contact with the thermal recording paper while being more slippery compared with the second platen roller.