Title:
THERMAL HEAD
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP3832097
Kind Code:
B2
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To certainly prevent a heat transfer ribbon from meandering.
SOLUTION: A guide part 22 which guides a heat transfer ribbon 4 after being disposed along a heating element 11, is provided on a lug part 21 which is arranged on the downstream side of a heat transfer ribbon 4 running direction and located forward of the heating element 11 on a substrate 2. The guide part 22 comprises a parallel part 23 which is parallel with the heating element 11 and guides the center part of the heat transfer ribbon 4 and a first and a second ramp part 24, 25 which are symmetrically formed on both side parts, in the width direction, of the parallel part 23 and guide both end parts of the heat transfer ribbon 4 in such a manner that the end parts of the ribbon 4 become slackened gradually toward the both ends.
Inventors:
Akira Yamaguchi
Takashi Higashi
Yasuhiro Shibata
Atsushi Sugimoto
Kuwahara Hirokazu
Takashi Higashi
Yasuhiro Shibata
Atsushi Sugimoto
Kuwahara Hirokazu
Application Number:
JP17842698A
Publication Date:
October 11, 2006
Filing Date:
June 25, 1998
Export Citation:
Assignee:
Brother Industries, Ltd.
International Classes:
B41J2/325; B41J35/04; (IPC1-7): B41J35/04; B41J2/325
Domestic Patent References:
| JP7156487A | ||||
| JP64044148U | ||||
| JP7178993A | ||||
| JP6238931A |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Yoshiyuki Kaji
Makoto Suhara
Makoto Suhara