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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 19, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 23, 2014
Applicant:
Kyocera Corporation, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Kyocera Corporation, Kyoto, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/335 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/3352 (2013.01); B41J 2/3351 (2013.01); B41J 2/3353 (2013.01); B41J 2/3354 (2013.01); B41J 2/3355 (2013.01); B41J 2/3357 (2013.01); B41J 2/33515 (2013.01);
Abstract
A thermal head includes a substrate, a heat-generating portion disposed on the substrate, electrodes disposed on the substrate and electrically connected to the heat-generating portion, a driver IC disposed on the substrate and electrically connected to the electrodes, and a covering member covering the driver IC. In plan view, a center line of the driver IC extending in a main scanning direction and a highest position of the covering member are located farther form the heat-generating portion than a center line of the covering member extending in the main scanning direction.