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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 31, 2013
Filed:
Feb. 24, 2012
Yoshihiro Inokuma, Kirishima, JP;
Takahiro Shimozono, Okaya, JP;
Yasuyuki Tanaka, Okaya, JP;
Kyocera Corporation, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto, JP;
Abstract
A thermal head capable of dissipating heat accumulated in a heat accumulating layer efficiently and achieving clear printing, and a thermal printer including the thermal head are provided. A thermal head includes a substrate, a heat accumulating layer disposed on part of the substrate, a heat generating portion disposed on the heat accumulating layer, an electrode electrically connected to the heat generating portion, a protective layer that covers the heat generating portion and part of the electrode, and an insulating layer having thermal conductivity, the insulating layer covering part of a region of the electrode which region is not covered with the protective layer. The insulating layer covers part of the protective layer and extends over the heat accumulating layer.