Resistance-stable thermal print heads
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    发明授权
    Resistance-stable thermal print heads 失效
    电阻稳定的热敏打印头

    公开(公告)号:US5745147A

    公开(公告)日:1998-04-28

    申请号:US617510

    申请日:1996-03-15

    IPC分类号: B41J2/335 B41J2/325

    摘要: A thermal print head which includes an array of individually addressable resistors on a substrate is provided to substantially reduce undesirable drift in the resistance values of the resistors. The thermal print head includes a thermally stable glaze having a smooth surface formed on the substrate, and an electrically resistive doped-semiconductive layer formed on the smooth glaze surface. An array of first and second electrode pairs is formed on the resistive layer such that each of the electrodes forms a gap therebetween. A protective layer is formed over the electrode pairs and over the resistive layer at the gap. An electrically conductive layer is formed on the protective layer. The thermal print head includes a structure for applying first and second potentials respectively to the first and second electrodes of each of the pairs for selectably heating each of the resistors, and applying a third potential to the conductive layer. The thermal print head further includes a structure for switching the potential of the first electrode from a low terminal potential state to a state substantially equal to the potential of the second electrode, and for providing the absolute value of the potential of the third electrode to be greater than the low terminal potential.

    摘要翻译: 提供了一种热敏打印头,其包括在基板上的单独可寻址电阻器的阵列,以大大减少电阻器的电阻值中的不期望的漂移。 热敏打印头包括具有形成在基底上的光滑表面的热稳定釉料和形成在光滑釉面上的电阻掺杂半导体层。 第一和第二电极对的阵列形成在电阻层上,使得每个电极在它们之间形成间隙。 在电极对上形成保护层,并在间隙上形成电阻层。 在保护层上形成导电层。 热敏打印头包括用于将第一和第二电位分别施加到每对的第一和第二电极的结构,用于可选择地加热每个电阻器,并向导电层施加第三电位。 热敏打印头还包括用于将第一电极的电位从低端电位状态切换到大致等于第二电极的电位的状态的结构,并且用于将第三电极的电位的绝对值设置为 大于低端电位。