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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 19, 2016
Filed:
Nov. 26, 2012
Kyocera Corporation, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto, JP;
Kouji Ochi, Kyoto, JP;
Hiroshi Masutani, Kyoto, JP;
Youichi Moto, Kyoto, JP;
Yoshihiko Fujiwara, Kyoto, JP;
KYOCERA CORPORATION, Kyoto-Shi, Kyoto, JP;
Abstract
There are provided a thermal head capable of decreasing the possibility of occurrence of layer separation in a protective layer, and a thermal printer equipped with the same. A thermal head includes a substrate; an electrode disposed on the substrate; an electric resistor connected to the electrode, part of which serves as a heat-generating section; and a protective layer disposed on the electrode and on the heat-generating section. The protective layer includes a first layer containing silicon nitride or silicon oxide; and a second layer disposed on the first layer, containing tantalum oxide and silicon oxynitride.