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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 03, 2013
Filed:
Aug. 31, 2009
Applicant:
Shigeo Aono, Soraku-gun, JP;
Inventor:
Shigeo Aono, Soraku-gun, JP;
Assignee:
Kyocera Corporation, Kyoto, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05K 1/09 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The invention relates to a circuit board, and an image forming apparatus, a thermal head and an image sensor that employ the circuit board. A circuit board includes a substrate, a conductor which is situated on the substrate and has a groove formed on its surface, and a wire connected to the conductor. The groove surrounds a connection area between the wire and the conductor, excluding a part of the connection area defining an opening (X).