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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 11, 2014
Filed:
May. 15, 2012
Applicants:
Hiroshi Masutani, Kirishima, JP;
Yoshihiko Fujiwara, Kirishima, JP;
Kouji Ochi, Kirishima, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Kyocera Corporation, Kyoto, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/335 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/3355 (2013.01); B41J 2/3353 (2013.01);
Abstract
A thermal head and a thermal printer are disclosed. The thermal head includes a substrate, an electrode on the substrate, a heating portion connected to the electrode, and a protective layer on the heating portion. The protective layer includes a first layer and a second layer. The first layer is disposed on the heating portion and includes silicon carbonitride. The second layer is disposed on the first layer and includes silicon oxide.