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Thermal head apparatus

CA 1078004 A · Owner: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. Ltd. · Inventors: Oda, Fujio

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A thermal head apparatus is disclosed which comprises a heating resistor block provided with a plurality of heating resistors divided into plural groups, a diode array block provided with a plurality of diodes corresponding in number to the plurality of heating resistors, a conductor block provided with selective conductors for supplying selectively to the heating resistors, and a film carrier or the like provided with a plurality of conductors for connecting the heat resistors with the diodes and the diodes with the selective conductors. Thus, it is made possible as a result of forming each part in a block to make the apparatus compact and the manufacturing cost low.

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  • Granted May 20, 1980. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended May 20, 1997.
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Filed—
GrantedMay 20, 1980
Term endedMay 20, 1997
Patent numberCA 1078004 A
Classification (IPC)B41M5/20 +1 more

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198119831985198719891991199319951997Patent grantedMay 20, 1980Term endedMay 20, 1997

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