JPS63268662A - Thermal head substrate - Google Patents

Thermal head substrate

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JPS63268662A
JPS63268662A JP62103991A JP10399187A JPS63268662A JP S63268662 A JPS63268662 A JP S63268662A JP 62103991 A JP62103991 A JP 62103991A JP 10399187 A JP10399187 A JP 10399187A JP S63268662 A JPS63268662 A JP S63268662A
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thermal head
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Norio Yamamura
山村 則夫
Katsuhiko Murakami
勝彦 村上
Akihiko Hamamura
濱村 昭彦
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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

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Abstract

PURPOSE:To increase the thermal conductivity of a thermal head substrate to 30 times that of a conventional sintered alumina substrate, by composing the thermal head substrate of a metallic substrate the surface of which is insulation coated. CONSTITUTION:An insulator layer 1b of a substrate 1 consisting of an aluminum plate 1a is provided by anodizing in a sulfuric acid bath. As a result of the anodizing, an Al2O3 layer 1b is provided which has favorable insulating properties and a thickness of 20-30mum. Next, a sealing treatment is conducted by immersion in hot water at 95 deg.C for about 30min, whereby the substrate 1 is provided. Then, a polyimide is provided as a partial heat-accumulating layer 6 only at heat generating parts, and Ta2N is provided in a thickness of 1,000Angstrom as a heat generating resistor 3 by sputtering. Further, a Cr (1,000Angstrom )/Al (1mum) double-layered film is provided as a pair of energizing electrodes 4a, 4b by vacuum deposition, and the film part inclusive of the heat generating elements is patterned with a resolution of 8 lines/mm. Thereafter, a protective film 5 is provided by sputtering to complete a thermal head.

Description

【発明の詳細な説明】 〔産業上の利用分野〕 本発明は、感熱記録装置に用いられるサーマルヘッド用
の基板に関するものである。
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a substrate for a thermal head used in a heat-sensitive recording device.

〔従来の技術〕[Conventional technology]

感熱記録方式を用いたプリンタは、その低価格、小型、
メンテナンスフリーといった長所を生かしFAXを中心
に急成長を遂げている。なかでも、記録速度の向上に努
力が払われており特にサーマルヘッドの放熱性を良くす
る為、従来は、基板に熱伝導性の良好な焼結アルミナ基
板を用い、更らにその下にヒートシンク(heat  
5ink)として厚い金属基板を配している。
Printers using thermal recording methods are low-cost, compact, and
The company has achieved rapid growth with a focus on fax machines, taking advantage of its maintenance-free advantages. Among these efforts, efforts have been made to improve the recording speed, and in order to improve the heat dissipation of thermal heads in particular, conventionally a sintered alumina substrate with good thermal conductivity was used as the substrate, and a heat sink was placed underneath. (heat
5 ink), a thick metal substrate is arranged.

〔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、上記構成においてもサーマルヘッドの放
熱性は充分でなく、記録速度に限界があった。一般に悪
態記録においては、第2図に示す如く、記録の為の発熱
時間11%次の記録を行う前に、もとの温度へ降下する
に要する放熱時間t!とからなり(t+ +t、)をも
って、記録の一周期としている0発熱時間は記録に要す
る印加パワーを上げて短かくすることは可能であり、現
在でも0.5 m5ec/dat以下の時間で記録され
ている例もある。しかし、放熱はサーマルヘッドの構造
に係わるものであり、従来の焼結アルミナ基板の熱伝導
率により決まる限界があった。その為、この放熱時間を
短くして高速記録を行うと、基板温度が蓄熱により上昇
し、しいては発熱体温度もその分上昇して、記録濃度が
上がり記録の尾引きや細部のつぶれなどの問題を生じる
。この為、従来では、基板の温度を検出し、印加パワー
を制御する方式が一般に行われている。しかし、この種
の方法では一般に基板の裏面での温度を検出している為
、発熱体近傍に比し、時間的に遅れを生じている。その
分まで含めてシミニレ−シランによる補正を行うとすれ
ば、回路系が複雑になり、高価になる。
However, even with the above configuration, the heat dissipation performance of the thermal head was insufficient, and there was a limit to the recording speed. In general, when recording swear words, as shown in Figure 2, the heat generation time for recording is 11%, and the heat dissipation time required to drop to the original temperature before the next recording is made is t! It is possible to shorten the zero heat generation time, which is defined as one cycle of recording by increasing the applied power required for recording, and even now it is possible to record in a time of less than 0.5 m5ec/dat. There are some examples where this has been done. However, heat radiation is related to the structure of the thermal head, and there is a limit determined by the thermal conductivity of the conventional sintered alumina substrate. Therefore, if you shorten this heat dissipation time and perform high-speed recording, the substrate temperature will rise due to heat accumulation, and the heating element temperature will also rise by that amount, increasing the recording density and causing problems such as trailing in the recording and loss of details. This causes problems. For this reason, in the past, a method has generally been used in which the temperature of the substrate is detected and the applied power is controlled. However, since this type of method generally detects the temperature on the back side of the substrate, there is a time delay compared to the temperature near the heating element. If the compensation is to be carried out using the simile silane to include this amount, the circuit system will become complicated and expensive.

〔問題点を解決する為の手段〕 − 上記問題点の解決の為に、本発明は、サーマルヘッド用
基板として従来の焼結アルミナ基板に替えて、表面を絶
縁被覆した金属基板としたものである。
[Means for Solving the Problems] - In order to solve the above problems, the present invention replaces the conventional sintered alumina substrate with a metal substrate whose surface is coated with insulation as the substrate for the thermal head. be.

〔作用〕[Effect]

本発明に於いては、サーマルヘッド用基板として、絶縁
被覆を施した金属基板を使用するので、その熱伝導性が
良好で、本質的に基板による蓄熱効果が少い0例えば、
本実施例によるアルミニウム金属基板の場合は、その熱
伝導率は2.4 J/cm、s。
In the present invention, since a metal substrate with an insulating coating is used as the thermal head substrate, its thermal conductivity is good, and the heat storage effect by the substrate is essentially small.For example,
In the case of the aluminum metal substrate according to this example, its thermal conductivity is 2.4 J/cm, s.

1’あり、従来ノアルミナ基板0.07 J/ctm、
s、にニ比して30倍程大きい、従って、サーマルヘッ
ドの動作時、特に放熱時、基板を通しての放熱性が良好
で、ヒータ部位の温度の立下りも速くなる。
1', conventional alumina substrate 0.07 J/ctm,
s is about 30 times larger than that of s, and therefore, when the thermal head is operating, especially when dissipating heat, the heat dissipation through the substrate is good and the temperature of the heater portion decreases quickly.

なお、本発明による金属基板は、その表面を絶縁被覆す
るが、その絶縁層は一般に1〜100μm程度と薄くて
よいので上記放熱性にそれ程影響を与えるものではない
The surface of the metal substrate according to the present invention is coated with an insulating layer, but since the insulating layer may be as thin as about 1 to 100 μm, it does not significantly affect the heat dissipation.

金属基板の材料としては、例えばAI!、Cu。Examples of materials for the metal substrate include AI! , Cu.

A u s A g s P L、Be%Mgx ’r
i、、Zr、Nb、VSMo、Ru、Rh、Pd、Zn
などが使用される。
A u s A g s P L, Be%Mgx 'r
i, , Zr, Nb, VSMo, Ru, Rh, Pd, Zn
etc. are used.

金属基板の上に形成される絶縁層は、発熱体の熱の影響
を受けるので、耐熱性のものでなければならず、■例え
ばSiO,,5iO1S t OX %AeB Os 
、Ti Ox 、Tag Os s窒化はう素(BN)
、窒化アルミニウム(AI!Nl炭化ケイ素(S i 
C) 、りん化はう素(B P) 、酸化ベリリウム(
Bed)などの無機材料、■例えば薄膜状ダイヤモンド
、耐熱性樹脂(例えばポリイミド)などが使用される。
Since the insulating layer formed on the metal substrate is affected by the heat of the heating element, it must be heat resistant.
, Ti Ox , Tag Os s Boron nitride (BN)
, aluminum nitride (AI!Nl silicon carbide (S i
C), boron phosphide (BP), beryllium oxide (
(1) For example, thin film diamond, heat-resistant resin (for example, polyimide), etc. are used.

金属基板は、一般に約400℃以上の温度に長時間さら
されることは好ましくないので、絶縁層の形成に当って
は、この点を避け、例えば■真空薄膜堆積技術例えば(
反応性)真空蒸着、(反応性)スパッタリング、(反応
性)イオンブレーティング、(プラズマ)CVD9ど、
■陽極化成法、■塗布した後、常温又は約400℃以下
での加熱乾燥又は硬化する方法などで形成することが好
ましい。
In general, it is not preferable for metal substrates to be exposed to temperatures of about 400°C or higher for long periods of time, so when forming an insulating layer, avoid this point and use vacuum thin film deposition techniques such as (
(reactive) vacuum evaporation, (reactive) sputtering, (reactive) ion blasting, (plasma) CVD9, etc.
Preferably, the coating is formed by (2) an anodic chemical formation method, (2) a method of drying or curing by heating at room temperature or about 400° C. or less after coating.

〔実施例〕〔Example〕

第1図は本実施例の基板を用いたサーマルヘッドの断面
構造棟式図で、発熱体付近を示すものである。
FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional structural diagram of a thermal head using the substrate of this embodiment, showing the vicinity of the heating element.

図中(1)は絶縁層(Ib)の形成されたアルミニウム
金属板(1a)よりなる基板であり、絶縁層(lb)は
硫酸浴中にて陽極化成により形成する。
In the figure, (1) is a substrate made of an aluminum metal plate (1a) on which an insulating layer (Ib) is formed, and the insulating layer (lb) is formed by anodization in a sulfuric acid bath.

陽極化成の結果、絶縁性の良い厚さ20〜30μ−のA
j!、0.層(1b)が形成される。この後、95℃の
熱湯中に約30分浸漬して封孔処理し、本発明の目的と
するサーマルヘッド用基板が形成される。
As a result of anodization, A with a thickness of 20 to 30μ- has good insulation properties.
j! ,0. Layer (1b) is formed. Thereafter, the substrate is immersed in hot water at 95° C. for about 30 minutes to seal the holes, thereby forming a substrate for a thermal head, which is the object of the present invention.

この後、通常のサーマルヘッド製造工程に従い、まず部
分蓄熱層(6)としてポリイミドを発熱部分のみに形成
し、しかる後、スパッタリングにて発熱抵抗体(3)と
してTa、Nを1000人形成する。更らに通電用の一
対の電極(4a)、(4b)としてCr (1000人
)/Aj!(1μ−)の2層膜を真空蒸着法にて形成し
、その後、上記、発熱体も含めて、解像度91ine/
mにパターニングする。パターニングも通常行われてい
るフォトリソ技術を利用し、エツチングはTaxNをC
F、ガスによるプラズマエツチングで、またCr/A1
2層膜は、湿式エツチング法にて行う、この後、保護膜
(5)をスパッタリングにて形成し、サーマルヘッドを
完成する。
Thereafter, according to the usual thermal head manufacturing process, polyimide is first formed as a partial heat storage layer (6) only on the heat generating part, and then 1000 Ta and N are formed as a heat generating resistor (3) by sputtering. Furthermore, as a pair of electrodes (4a) and (4b) for energization, Cr (1000 people)/Aj! A two-layer film of (1μ-) was formed by vacuum evaporation, and then the above-mentioned film, including the heating element, was coated with a resolution of 91ine/
Pattern into m. The patterning also uses the commonly used photolithography technology, and the etching uses TaxN
F, plasma etching with gas, and Cr/A1
The two-layer film is formed by wet etching, and then a protective film (5) is formed by sputtering to complete the thermal head.

〔発明の効果〕〔Effect of the invention〕

本発明の効果をよりよく説明する為に、第3図に従来の
サーマルヘッドの例を示す0図中(1)は焼結アルミナ
基板、(2)は金属板よりなるヒートシンク、(6)は
ガラスグレーズよりなる部分蓄熱層である。尚、(3)
〜(5)は、第1図と同一である。この従来例では、印
字周期中、放熱時、発熱体及び部分グレーズ中の熱は焼
結アルミナ基板(1)を通して行われる0発熱体の温度
上昇は部分グレーズの蓄熱作用にて、効率良く行われる
が、発熱パルスが連続すると、グレーズ内の温度が次第
に上昇する。従って、グレーズ内に一定の温度勾配を維
持する為には、グレーズの下面、つまり焼結アルミナ基
板(1)面との界面を一定温度に保つべく、本来ならば
基板(1)は完全なるヒートシンクであることが望まし
い、しかしながら実際には、その熱伝導率は有限である
為、上記界面温度は次第に上昇する。
In order to better explain the effects of the present invention, Fig. 3 shows an example of a conventional thermal head. In Fig. 3, (1) is a sintered alumina substrate, (2) is a heat sink made of a metal plate, and (6) is a This is a partial heat storage layer made of glass glaze. Furthermore, (3)
-(5) are the same as in FIG. In this conventional example, during the printing cycle, during heat dissipation, the heat in the heating element and partial glaze is carried out through the sintered alumina substrate (1).The temperature increase in the heating element is efficiently carried out by the heat storage effect of the partial glaze. However, as the heating pulses continue, the temperature within the glaze gradually increases. Therefore, in order to maintain a constant temperature gradient within the glaze, the lower surface of the glaze, that is, the interface with the sintered alumina substrate (1), must be kept at a constant temperature. However, in reality, since its thermal conductivity is finite, the above-mentioned interface temperature gradually increases.

従って、蓄熱層下は、特に放熱特性ができる限り良好な
程良く、本発明によれば、従来の焼結アルミナ基板に比
較して、その熱伝導率が30倍高く効果が大きい。
Therefore, the heat dissipation property under the heat storage layer is preferably as good as possible, and according to the present invention, the thermal conductivity is 30 times higher than that of the conventional sintered alumina substrate, which is highly effective.

又、焼結アルミナ基板は、サーマルよラド用としてその
表面粗度を小さく抑えねばならず、その為、高純度化又
は、表面加工など、コストの高いものになっているが、
本発明によれば、金属アルミニウムを素材としているの
で、安価であるという長所もある。
In addition, the surface roughness of sintered alumina substrates must be kept to a low level for thermal and rad applications, which requires high purification or surface processing, which is expensive.
According to the present invention, since metal aluminum is used as the material, it also has the advantage of being inexpensive.

更らに、焼結アルミナ基板は、焼結後、歪みによるソリ
量が通常0.1〜0.15閣程あり、プラテンとの一様
な接触に妨げとなる問題を生じているが本発明になる金
属基板においては、金属加工が充分高い精度で可能なこ
とから、上記ソリ量についても0.05閣以下にできる
長所がある。
Furthermore, after sintering, the sintered alumina substrate usually warps by about 0.1 to 0.15 degrees due to distortion, which poses a problem that prevents uniform contact with the platen. The metal substrate has the advantage that metal processing can be performed with sufficiently high accuracy, and the amount of warpage can be reduced to 0.05 degrees or less.

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

第1図は、本発明の実施例にかかる基板を用いたサーマ
ルヘッドの概略縦断面図である。 第2図は、発熱パルスの電圧と温度の関係を示す説明図
である。 第3図は、従来の基板を用いたサーマルヘッドの概略縦
断面図である。 〔主要部分の符号の説明〕 2・・・ヒートシンク 3・・・発熱体層 4a、4b・・・電極 5・・・保護層 6・・・部分蒸着層
FIG. 1 is a schematic vertical sectional view of a thermal head using a substrate according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing the relationship between the voltage and temperature of the heating pulse. FIG. 3 is a schematic longitudinal sectional view of a thermal head using a conventional substrate. [Explanation of symbols of main parts] 2... Heat sink 3... Heat generating layer 4a, 4b... Electrode 5... Protective layer 6... Partially vapor deposited layer

Claims (5)

【特許請求の範囲】[Claims] (1)、表面に絶縁層を有する金属基板からなることを
特徴とするサーマルヘッド用基板。
(1) A thermal head substrate comprising a metal substrate having an insulating layer on its surface.
(2)、前記金属基板がアルミニウムからなることを特
徴とする特許請求の範囲第1項記載のサーマルヘッド用
基板。
(2) The thermal head substrate according to claim 1, wherein the metal substrate is made of aluminum.
(3)、前記絶縁層が基板の陽極酸化膜からなることを
特徴とする特許請求の範囲第1項記載のサーマルヘッド
用基板。
(3) The thermal head substrate according to claim 1, wherein the insulating layer is made of an anodic oxide film of the substrate.
(4)、前記絶縁層がポリイミドからなることを特徴と
する特許請求の範囲第1項記載のサーマルヘッド用基板
(4) The thermal head substrate according to claim 1, wherein the insulating layer is made of polyimide.
(5)、前記絶縁層が熱伝導率の高い材料からなること
を特徴とする特許請求の範囲第1項記載のサーマルヘッ
ド用基板。
(5) The thermal head substrate according to claim 1, wherein the insulating layer is made of a material with high thermal conductivity.
JP62103991A 1987-04-27 1987-04-27 Thermal head substrate Pending JPS63268662A (en)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
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