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Title:
THERMAL HEAD AND THERMAL PRINTER
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2016/031740
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
[Problem] To provide a thermal head in which the possibility of a connector suffering a breakage is reduced. [Solution] The thermal head (X1) is provided with: a substrate (7); a plurality of heat-generating parts (9) provided on the substrate (7); a plurality of electrodes electrically connected to the heat-generating parts (9); a connector (31) disposed adjacent to the substrate (7), the connector (31) being provided with a plurality of connector pins (8a), which have a connecting part (32) electrically connected to the electrodes, and a housing (10) for housing the connector pins (8a); and a covering member (12) for covering the connecting parts on the substrate (7). The housing (10) has an opening (10i) on the opposite side from the substrate (7). The covering member (12) has a first portion (12a) located on the substrate (7) and a second portion (12b) located on the housing (10). The second portion (12b) has a first protruding part (12b1) protruding towards the opening (10i) side. It is thereby possible to reduce the possibility of the connector suffering a breakage.

Inventors:
IWAMOTO YOUSUKE (JP)
MOTO YOUICHI (JP)
OOKUBO YUUNA (JP)
OKAYAMA ARATA (JP)
Application Number:
PCT/JP2015/073638
Publication Date:
March 03, 2016
Filing Date:
August 22, 2015
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Assignee:
KYOCERA CORP (JP)
International Classes:
B41J2/335; H01R12/71
Domestic Patent References:
WO2015098423A12015-07-02
Foreign References:
JP2001113741A2001-04-24
JP2000173695A2000-06-23
JP2014141050A2014-08-07
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