JPS63209852A - Energization transfer recording head - Google Patents

Energization transfer recording head

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Publication number
JPS63209852A
JPS63209852A JP4369687A JP4369687A JPS63209852A JP S63209852 A JPS63209852 A JP S63209852A JP 4369687 A JP4369687 A JP 4369687A JP 4369687 A JP4369687 A JP 4369687A JP S63209852 A JPS63209852 A JP S63209852A
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plating
recording
recording head
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Inventor
Masafumi Nakazawa
中沢 理文
Michio Ibuki
伊吹 宙夫
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TPR Co Ltd
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Teikoku Piston Ring Co Ltd
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    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41JTYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
    • B41J2/00Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed
    • B41J2/315Typewriters 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
    • B41J2/32Typewriters 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
    • B41J2/335Structure of thermal heads
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H05ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H05KPRINTED CIRCUITS; CASINGS OR CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF ELECTRIC APPARATUS; MANUFACTURE OF ASSEMBLAGES OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS
    • H05K1/00Printed circuits
    • H05K1/02Details
    • H05K1/03Use of materials for the substrate
    • H05K1/0306Inorganic insulating substrates, e.g. ceramic, glass
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H05ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H05KPRINTED CIRCUITS; CASINGS OR CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF ELECTRIC APPARATUS; MANUFACTURE OF ASSEMBLAGES OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS
    • H05K1/00Printed circuits
    • H05K1/02Details
    • H05K1/09Use of materials for the conductive, e.g. metallic pattern
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H05ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H05KPRINTED CIRCUITS; CASINGS OR CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF ELECTRIC APPARATUS; MANUFACTURE OF ASSEMBLAGES OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS
    • H05K3/00Apparatus or processes for manufacturing printed circuits
    • H05K3/22Secondary treatment of printed circuits
    • H05K3/24Reinforcing the conductive pattern
    • H05K3/244Finish plating of conductors, especially of copper conductors, e.g. for pads or lands

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Abstract

PURPOSE:To realize minute formation of recording electrodes and improve energization properties by forming recording electrodes through application of hard chromium plating to a recording electrode pattern. CONSTITUTION:A ceramics consisting mainly of Al2O2 and MgO is used as a material for a printing head substrate 2, and a primary layer plating 3 which serves as a negative electrode consists of an electroless Ni-P plating applied on the substrate 2. Next, a negative pattern for a recording electrode is created. Then the electroless Ni-P plating is subjected to etching to form a recording electrode pattern. Following this procedure, a hard chromium plating is deposited on the electroless Ni-P pattern 3 to form a recording electrode 4. A recording head manufactured in this way has improved energization properties because of the realized minute formation of the recording electrode.

Description

【発明の詳細な説明】 〔産業上の利用分野〕 本発明は、プリンタ等の記録装置の記録ヘッドに関し、
詳しくは通電発熱型の熱転写リボンを使用する3M1!
転写型記録装置の記録ヘッドに関するものである。
[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a recording head of a recording device such as a printer,
For details, see 3M1, which uses an electrically heated thermal transfer ribbon!
The present invention relates to a recording head of a transfer type recording device.

〔従来の技術〕[Conventional technology]

通電転写型記録装置の熱転写リボンに通電する記録ヘッ
ドは、特開昭60−214972号公報に示されるよう
に、スクリーン印刷法により、セラミック基板上にタン
グステン、モリブデン、又はタングステンとモリブデン
の混合物等のメタライズ層を形成した後、フォトエツチ
ングにより複数の記録電極を形成する。
As shown in Japanese Unexamined Patent Application Publication No. 60-214972, the recording head of the current transfer type recording device, which supplies electricity to the thermal transfer ribbon, prints tungsten, molybdenum, or a mixture of tungsten and molybdenum, etc. on a ceramic substrate using a screen printing method. After forming the metallized layer, a plurality of recording electrodes are formed by photoetching.

〔発明が解決しようとする問題点〕[Problem that the invention seeks to solve]

しかしながら、このものはメタライズ層中に焼成時に基
板より侵入するガラス質が多く、フォトエツチングによ
る記録電極の微細化に限界があり、またこのガラス部分
の混在により通電特性が悪く、印字画質の低下を招く。
However, with this method, there is a lot of glass that enters the metallized layer from the substrate during firing, which limits the miniaturization of recording electrodes by photoetching.Additionally, the mixture of glass parts has poor current conduction characteristics, resulting in a decrease in printed image quality. invite

また、基板のセラミック材料の中にはメタライズが困難
なものが多く、基板材料が限定されるという欠点がある
。また、ガラス質の混在により記録電極の緻密性が低く
、耐久性に乏しい。
Further, many of the ceramic materials for the substrate are difficult to metalize, and there is a drawback that the substrate materials are limited. Furthermore, due to the presence of glass, the density of the recording electrode is low, resulting in poor durability.

本発明は上記点に鑑みてなされたもので、記録電極の微
細化を実現でき、通電特性も良好に維持でき、耐久性も
優れた通電転写型の記録ヘッドを提供することを目的と
する。
The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and an object of the present invention is to provide a current transfer type recording head that can realize finer recording electrodes, maintain good current conduction characteristics, and has excellent durability.

〔問題点を解決するための手段〕[Means for solving problems]

上記目的を達成するための本発明の構成は、熱溶融性イ
ンクと導電抵抗層を備えたリボンの導電抵抗層に通電し
、この通電部にジュール熱を発生させインクを溶融して
記録紙に転写する通電転写型記録装置の記録ヘッドにお
いて、前記導電抵抗層に通電するための記録電極を硬質
Crめっきで形成したことを特徴とする。
The configuration of the present invention for achieving the above object is to apply electricity to a conductive resistance layer of a ribbon provided with heat-melting ink and a conductive resistance layer, and generate Joule heat in this current-carrying portion to melt the ink and transfer it to recording paper. In the recording head of a current transfer type recording device for transferring, a recording electrode for supplying current to the conductive resistance layer is formed by hard Cr plating.

〔作用〕[Effect]

ヘッド基板上に形成した負電極用下地層の記録電極パタ
ーン上に硬質Crめっきを施して記録電極を形成するの
で、微細化を実現でき、かつ緻密であるから通電特性も
良好なものができる。
Since the recording electrode is formed by hard Cr plating on the recording electrode pattern of the negative electrode base layer formed on the head substrate, it is possible to achieve finer structure and to have good current conduction characteristics because it is dense.

〔実施例〕〔Example〕

ヘッド基板2の材料はA 1 z O3とMgOを主成
分とするセラミック(通称スピネル)を用い、負電極用
となる下層めっきとして、無電解Ni−Pめっきを基板
2上に厚さ2μm施した後、基板2上に環化ゴム系フォ
トレジストを3μmの厚さで塗布した。次にフォトレジ
ストを露光し、記録電極のネガパターンを作成した。そ
して、無電解Ni−Pめっきをエツチングし、記録電極
パターンを形成した。次に、硬質Crめっきを無電解N
i−Pめっきパターン3上に20μmの厚さで析出させ
記録電極4を形成した。このときのめっき条件は次のと
おりである。
The material of the head substrate 2 is ceramic (commonly known as spinel) whose main components are A 1 z O 3 and MgO, and electroless Ni-P plating is applied to the substrate 2 to a thickness of 2 μm as the lower layer plating for the negative electrode. Thereafter, a cyclized rubber photoresist was applied onto the substrate 2 to a thickness of 3 μm. The photoresist was then exposed to light to create a negative pattern for the recording electrode. Then, the electroless Ni--P plating was etched to form a recording electrode pattern. Next, hard Cr plating was applied with electroless N
Recording electrode 4 was formed by depositing on i-P plating pattern 3 to a thickness of 20 μm. The plating conditions at this time were as follows.

浴組成: K*Cr toq     30 g / 
ICry、       260g/j!KtSiFi
      10g/J H2SC)4      1 g/l 浴温: 56℃ 電流密度: 40A/dyy1” そして更に、記録電極4の先端部のうちリボンと接触す
る端面5以外の部分をプラズマ溶射法により、基板2と
同材質のセラミック(通称スピネル)6で溶射被覆した
。これにより、記録電極4間の隙間がセラミック6で充
填され、リボンとの摺動により生じたリボンのカーボン
等が記録電極4間に堆積することがなくなり、通電特性
が良好に維持される。また、記録電極4がセラミック6
で被覆されて記録電極4とヘッド基板2との密着性が良
好となり、記録電極4の剥離等を生じることがなくなり
、耐久性に優れる。なお、上記セラミック6は、記録電
極4の少なくとも先端部をリボンとの接触端面を除いて
被覆すればよい。
Bath composition: K*Cr toq 30 g/
ICry, 260g/j! KtSiFi
10 g/J H2SC) 4 1 g/l Bath temperature: 56° C. Current density: 40 A/dyy1” Then, the tip of the recording electrode 4 other than the end surface 5 that contacts the ribbon is coated with the substrate 2 by plasma spraying. Ceramic (commonly known as spinel) 6 made of the same material as the recording electrode 4 is coated by thermal spraying.As a result, the gap between the recording electrodes 4 is filled with the ceramic 6, and carbon, etc. from the ribbon generated by sliding with the ribbon is deposited between the recording electrodes 4. The recording electrode 4 is made of ceramic 6.
As a result, the adhesion between the recording electrode 4 and the head substrate 2 is improved, and peeling of the recording electrode 4 does not occur, resulting in excellent durability. Note that the ceramic 6 may cover at least the tip of the recording electrode 4 except for the end surface in contact with the ribbon.

なお、ヘッド基板2の材料としてはA 1 z○、。The material of the head substrate 2 is A1z○.

Sing、又はMgOの単体、若しくはこれらの混合物
等、あるいは上記セラミックの他、ポリイミド、エポキ
シ、ポリアミド、フェノール等の耐熱性を有する樹脂等
が適当である。
Sing, MgO alone, or a mixture thereof, or in addition to the above-mentioned ceramics, heat-resistant resins such as polyimide, epoxy, polyamide, and phenol are suitable.

また、記録電極4の被覆材としては、上記セラミックの
他、絶縁性を有する他の物質例えばポリイミド、エポキ
シ、ポリアミド、フェノール等の耐熱性を有する樹脂等
が適当である。
In addition to the ceramic described above, other insulating materials such as heat-resistant resins such as polyimide, epoxy, polyamide, and phenol are suitable as the covering material for the recording electrode 4.

また、負電極用となる下層めっき3は無電解Ni−Pめ
っきに限らず、その他無電解Cuめっき又はNi −B
、 Ni −W−P、  Co−P、  Co −B、
Co−W−P等の無電解合金めっき、更には耐摩耗性を
付与するためにそれらにA1.O,。
In addition, the lower layer plating 3 for the negative electrode is not limited to electroless Ni-P plating, but may also be electroless Cu plating or Ni-B plating.
, Ni-W-P, Co-P, Co-B,
Electroless alloy plating such as Co-W-P, and A1. O.

CrxCt 、Crz03 、WC,BN、S i C
CrxCt, Crz03, WC, BN, S i C
.

5isN4等の硬質粒子を分散させた複合めっき等を用
いることができる。
Composite plating in which hard particles such as 5isN4 are dispersed can be used.

また、無電解めっきに換えて、Cu箔又はNi箔等の通
電性のある箔を基板2に接着してもよく、例えば銅張り
プリント基板等を用いることもできる。
Further, instead of electroless plating, a conductive foil such as a Cu foil or a Ni foil may be adhered to the substrate 2, and for example, a copper-clad printed circuit board or the like may be used.

また、記録電極4の先端部のうちリボンと接触する端面
5以外の部分の絶縁性物質の被覆方法として、セラミッ
ク被覆方法としては、上記溶射法の他、真空蒸着法、ス
パッター法等でもよく、また樹脂被覆方法としてはフィ
ルムの接着、又は浸漬法、スプレー法による接着剤樹脂
の塗布等が好ましい。
Further, as a method of coating the insulating material on the tip of the recording electrode 4 other than the end surface 5 that contacts the ribbon, the ceramic coating method may be a vacuum evaporation method, a sputtering method, etc. in addition to the above-mentioned thermal spraying method. Preferable resin coating methods include film adhesion, dipping, spraying, and the like.

以上の実施例により作製した記録ヘッド1は、従来のス
クリーン印刷法によるメタライズ法では記録電極のピン
チ300μm5幅100μm(3本/ *璽)がほぼ限
界であったのに対し、記録電極16本/fiの微細化が
可能となり、通電特性も良好で、従来品に比べて印字画
質が著しく向上し、記録電極のI+離等を生じることが
ない。
The recording head 1 manufactured according to the above embodiment has 16 recording electrodes/mark, whereas the conventional screen printing metallization method had a recording electrode pinch of 300 μm5 width 100 μm (3 wires/*mark). It is possible to miniaturize fi, the current conduction characteristics are good, the printed image quality is significantly improved compared to conventional products, and there is no occurrence of I+ separation of the recording electrode.

この記録ヘッドlは、第4図に示すように、その記録電
極4の端面5を熱熔融性インクを備えた熱転写リボン7
の一面に接触させ、記録電極4に選択的に通電すること
によりリボン7の導電抵抗層に部分的に電流を流し、こ
の部分にジュール熱を発生させて、その部分のリボン7
のインクを溶融させ、リボン7の記録電極4と反対側の
面に密着している記録紙8に転写するものである。9は
記録紙8の搬送ロールである。
As shown in FIG. 4, this recording head 1 has an end surface 5 of its recording electrode 4 connected to a thermal transfer ribbon 7 containing hot-melt ink.
By contacting one surface of the ribbon 7 and selectively energizing the recording electrode 4, a current is applied to a portion of the conductive resistance layer of the ribbon 7, generating Joule heat in this portion.
The ink is melted and transferred onto the recording paper 8 that is in close contact with the surface of the ribbon 7 opposite to the recording electrode 4. 9 is a transport roll for the recording paper 8.

〔発明の効果〕〔Effect of the invention〕

以上説明したように本発明によれば、記録ヘッドの基板
上に形成する複数の記録電極の微細化が可能となり、通
電特性も良好で、高画質の記録が可能となり、また通電
特性も良好に維持でき、記録電極の剥離も生ぜず、耐久
性も優れるものである。
As explained above, according to the present invention, it is possible to miniaturize the plurality of recording electrodes formed on the substrate of the recording head, and the current conduction characteristics are good, making it possible to record high image quality, and the current conduction characteristics are also good. It can be maintained, the recording electrode does not peel off, and the durability is excellent.

【図面の簡単な説明】[Brief explanation of the drawing]

図面は本発明の一実施例を示し、第1図は絶縁性物質被
覆前の記録ヘッド端部の一部を示す斜視図、第2図は絶
縁性物質被覆後の記録ヘッド端部の一部を示す正面図、
第3図は同側断面図、第4図は通電転写型記録装置の一
部を示す説明図である。 lは記録ヘッド、2はヘッド基板、3は下地層、4は記
録電極、5は端面、6は絶縁性物質被覆、7はリボン、
8は記録紙。
The drawings show an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a part of the end of the recording head before being coated with an insulating material, and FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a part of the end of the recording head after being coated with an insulating material. A front view showing
FIG. 3 is a sectional view of the same side, and FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing a part of the current transfer type recording apparatus. 1 is a recording head, 2 is a head substrate, 3 is a base layer, 4 is a recording electrode, 5 is an end surface, 6 is an insulating material coating, 7 is a ribbon,
8 is recording paper.

Claims (6)

【特許請求の範囲】[Claims] (1)熱溶融性インクと導電抵抗層を備えたリボンの導
電抵抗層に通電し、この通電部にジュール熱を発生させ
インクを溶融して記録紙に転写する通電転写型記録装置
の記録ヘッドにおいて、前記導電抵抗層に通電するため
の記録電極を硬質Crめっきで形成したことを特徴とす
る通電転写型記録ヘッド。
(1) A recording head of a current transfer type recording device that applies electricity to the conductive resistance layer of a ribbon that includes heat-melting ink and a conductive resistance layer, and generates Joule heat in this current-carrying section to melt the ink and transfer it to recording paper. An electric transfer type recording head characterized in that a recording electrode for supplying current to the conductive resistance layer is formed by hard Cr plating.
(2)前記ヘッド基板がセラミック又は耐熱性樹脂から
なることを特徴とする特許請求の範囲第1項記載の通電
転写型記録ヘッド。
(2) The current transfer type recording head according to claim 1, wherein the head substrate is made of ceramic or heat-resistant resin.
(3)前記硬質Crめっきの負電極用下地層として無電
解Cuめっき又はNi−P、Ni−B、Ni−W−P、
Co−P、Co−B、Co−W−P等の無電解合金めっ
き若しくはそれらに硬質粒子を分散させた複合めっきを
ヘッド基板に施してなることを特徴とする特許請求の範
囲第1項記載の通電転写型記録ヘッド。
(3) Electroless Cu plating or Ni-P, Ni-B, Ni-W-P, as a base layer for the negative electrode of the hard Cr plating,
Claim 1, characterized in that the head substrate is coated with electroless alloy plating such as Co-P, Co-B, Co-W-P, or a composite plating in which hard particles are dispersed therein. Electric transfer type recording head.
(4)前記下地層としての複合めっきに分散する硬質粒
子がAl_2O_3、Cr_3C_2、Cr_2O_3
、WC、BN、SiC、Si_3N_4等であることを
特徴とする特許請求の範囲第3項記載の通電転写型記録
ヘッド。
(4) The hard particles dispersed in the composite plating as the base layer are Al_2O_3, Cr_3C_2, Cr_2O_3
, WC, BN, SiC, Si_3N_4, etc., as claimed in claim 3.
(5)前記硬質Crめっきの負電極用下地層としてCu
箔又はNi箔等の通電性のある箔をヘッド基板に接着し
てなることを特徴とする特許請求の範囲第1項記載の通
電転写型記録ヘッド。
(5) Cu as a base layer for the negative electrode of the hard Cr plating.
2. The current transfer type recording head according to claim 1, wherein a conductive foil such as foil or Ni foil is bonded to the head substrate.
(6)前記記録電極の少なくとも先端部を前記リボンと
の接触端面を除いてセラミック又は樹脂等の絶縁性物質
で被覆したことを特徴とする特許請求の範囲第1項記載
の通電転写型記録ヘッド。
(6) An electrical transfer type recording head according to claim 1, characterized in that at least the tip end of the recording electrode is coated with an insulating material such as ceramic or resin, except for the end surface in contact with the ribbon. .
JP4369687A 1987-02-26 1987-02-26 Energization transfer recording head Pending JPS63209852A (en)

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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
JPS60199669A (en) * 1984-03-23 1985-10-09 Seiko Epson Corp Printing device

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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
JPS60199669A (en) * 1984-03-23 1985-10-09 Seiko Epson Corp Printing device

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