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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 10, 2016
Filed:
Nov. 15, 2013
Kyocera Corporation, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto, JP;
Youichi Moto, Kyoto, JP;
Takahiro Murata, Kyoto, JP;
Hidenobu Nakagawa, Kyoto, JP;
Takahiro Shimozono, Kyoto, JP;
Iwao Kobayashi, Kyoto, JP;
Kyocera Corporation, Kyoto, JP;
Abstract
A thermal head capable of decreasing the possibility of causing a blur in an image printed on a recording medium is provided. A thermal head includes: a substrate; a plurality of heat generating portions disposed aligned on the substrate; an electrode disposed on the substrate so as to be electrically connected to the heat generating portions; a driving IC electrically connected to the electrode; and a covering member which covers the driving IC and makes contact with a recording medium which is being conveyed. The covering member includes: a first protrusion extending in a direction away from the substrate; and a second protrusion which is spaced from the first protrusion, is located between the first protrusion and the heat generating portions, and extends in a direction away from the substrate.