EP0235827A3 - Thermal print head containing super-thin polycrystalline silicon film transistor - Google Patents

Thermal print head containing super-thin polycrystalline silicon film transistor Download PDF

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EP0235827A3
EP0235827A3 EP87103260A EP87103260A EP0235827A3 EP 0235827 A3 EP0235827 A3 EP 0235827A3 EP 87103260 A EP87103260 A EP 87103260A EP 87103260 A EP87103260 A EP 87103260A EP 0235827 A3 EP0235827 A3 EP 0235827A3
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Prior art keywords
film transistor
print head
polycrystalline silicon
silicon film
thermal print
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EP87103260A
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EP0235827B1 (en
EP0235827A2 (en
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Masanori Yagino
Hisao Hayashi
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Sony Corp
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Sony Corp
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Priority claimed from JP61047458A external-priority patent/JPH0737146B2/en
Priority claimed from JP9253886A external-priority patent/JPS62248663A/en
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
    • B41J2/00—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed
    • B41J2/315—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by selective application of heat to a heat sensitive printing or impression-transfer material
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
    • B41J2/00—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed
    • B41J2/315—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by selective application of heat to a heat sensitive printing or impression-transfer material
    • B41J2/32—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by selective application of heat to a heat sensitive printing or impression-transfer material using thermal heads
    • B41J2/335—Structure of thermal heads
    • B41J2/33505—Constructional details
    • B41J2/33515—Heater layers
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
    • B41J2/00—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed
    • B41J2/315—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by selective application of heat to a heat sensitive printing or impression-transfer material
    • B41J2/32—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by selective application of heat to a heat sensitive printing or impression-transfer material using thermal heads
    • B41J2/335—Structure of thermal heads
    • B41J2/33545—Structure of thermal heads characterised by dimensions
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
    • B41J2/00—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed
    • B41J2/315—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by selective application of heat to a heat sensitive printing or impression-transfer material
    • B41J2/32—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by selective application of heat to a heat sensitive printing or impression-transfer material using thermal heads
    • B41J2/335—Structure of thermal heads
    • B41J2/3355—Structure of thermal heads characterised by materials
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
    • B41J2/00—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed
    • B41J2/315—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by selective application of heat to a heat sensitive printing or impression-transfer material
    • B41J2/32—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by selective application of heat to a heat sensitive printing or impression-transfer material using thermal heads
    • B41J2/335—Structure of thermal heads
    • B41J2/33555—Structure of thermal heads characterised by type
    • B41J2/3357—Surface type resistors
EP87103260A 1986-03-06 1987-03-06 Thermal print head containing super-thin polycrystalline silicon film transistor Expired - Lifetime EP0235827B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (4)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
JP61047458A JPH0737146B2 (en) 1986-03-06 1986-03-06 Thin film thermal head
JP47458/86 1986-03-06
JP9253886A JPS62248663A (en) 1986-04-22 1986-04-22 Thin-film thermal head
JP92538/86 1986-04-22

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EP0235827A2 EP0235827A2 (en) 1987-09-09
EP0235827A3 true EP0235827A3 (en) 1989-12-27
EP0235827B1 EP0235827B1 (en) 1993-08-11

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EP87103260A Expired - Lifetime EP0235827B1 (en) 1986-03-06 1987-03-06 Thermal print head containing super-thin polycrystalline silicon film transistor

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KR (1) KR870008706A (en)
CA (1) CA1283693C (en)
DE (1) DE3786935T2 (en)

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US5055859A (en) * 1988-11-16 1991-10-08 Casio Computer Co., Ltd. Integrated thermal printhead and driving circuit
DE69015651T2 (en) * 1989-01-13 1995-06-08 Canon Kk Recording head.
US5227810A (en) * 1989-05-16 1993-07-13 Casio Computer Co., Ltd. Image reader/recorder device for reading out and recording images on a recording material
JP2518186B2 (en) * 1990-05-30 1996-07-24 カシオ計算機株式会社 Thermal print head
JP3016884B2 (en) * 1991-02-06 2000-03-06 ローム株式会社 Thermal head
US6504226B1 (en) * 2001-12-20 2003-01-07 Stmicroelectronics, Inc. Thin-film transistor used as heating element for microreaction chamber
JP2004050650A (en) * 2002-07-19 2004-02-19 Nec Corp Semiconductor device, image output device, and driving method for functional element
WO2018169527A1 (en) 2017-03-15 2018-09-20 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. Thermal contact dies

Citations (2)

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US3852563A (en) * 1974-02-01 1974-12-03 Hewlett Packard Co Thermal printing head
US4472875A (en) * 1983-06-27 1984-09-25 Teletype Corporation Method for manufacturing an integrated circuit device

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JPS57203573A (en) * 1981-06-10 1982-12-13 Fuji Xerox Co Ltd Thermal head
JPS58153672A (en) * 1982-03-10 1983-09-12 Nippon Telegr & Teleph Corp <Ntt> Recording head with built-in thin film transistor circuit
CA1228935A (en) * 1983-12-23 1987-11-03 Sony Corp Semiconductor device with polycrystalline silicon active region and method of fabrication thereof
CA1218470A (en) * 1983-12-24 1987-02-24 Hisayoshi Yamoto Semiconductor device with polycrystalline silicon active region and ic including semiconductor device

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US3852563A (en) * 1974-02-01 1974-12-03 Hewlett Packard Co Thermal printing head
US4472875A (en) * 1983-06-27 1984-09-25 Teletype Corporation Method for manufacturing an integrated circuit device

Non-Patent Citations (2)

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Title
PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, vol. 7, no. 275 (M-261)(1420) 8 December 1983; & JP-A-58 153 672 (NIPPON DENSHIN DENWA KOSHA) 12-09-1983 *
PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, vol. 7, no. 59 (M-199)(1204) 11 March 1983; & JP-A-57 203 573 (FUJI XEROX K.K.) 13-12-1982 *

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KR870008706A (en) 1987-10-20
EP0235827B1 (en) 1993-08-11
DE3786935D1 (en) 1993-09-16
DE3786935T2 (en) 1994-01-20
EP0235827A2 (en) 1987-09-09
CA1283693C (en) 1991-04-30

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