JPH08207339A - Heat-sensitive recording apparatus - Google Patents

Heat-sensitive recording apparatus

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JPH08207339A
JPH08207339A JP29953895A JP29953895A JPH08207339A JP H08207339 A JPH08207339 A JP H08207339A JP 29953895 A JP29953895 A JP 29953895A JP 29953895 A JP29953895 A JP 29953895A JP H08207339 A JPH08207339 A JP H08207339A
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Osamu Hattori
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Takahiko Yoshida
隆彦 吉田
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PURPOSE: To lessen density irregularities in a direction of heat-generating elements and in a transfer direction far recording papers by setting the length of the heat generating element of a heat-sensitive recording head in a direction orthogonal to arm arranging direction of the elements to be 1.5 times or more a predetermined pitch of a recording medium transfer means. CONSTITUTION: A heat-generating element 35 corresponding to one dot is formed of a resistance thin film of a length of 1 held between a common electrode 37 and an individual electrode 38 both formed of a conductive thin film 34. One heat-generating element 35 is separated from tone adjacent heat,-generating element by an inter slit 39. At tone same time, the }neat-generating element 35 is separated to two partial heat-generating elements 35a, 35b of the same width Wo in parallel by a central slit 40 set at the center in a widthwise direction of tone heat-generating element. A width W2 of the inter slit 39 is equal to a width W1 of the central slit 40, i.e., 25μm or smaller. This width is essential so as root to generate white stripes when an image is recorded. The length of the heat-generating element is set to be not smaller than 1.5 times a paper transfer pitch, so that density irregularities in the transfer direction of papers can be restricted.

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【発明の詳細な説明】 【0001】 【産業上の利用分野】本発明は、昇華性染料インク紙を
用いる転写型感熱記録などにより、ビデオ画像等の中間
調濃度記録を行うのに好適な感熱記録装置に関する。 【0002】 【従来の技術】ビデオ画像等の中間調濃度記録において
は、記録画面全体にわたって濃度むら、色むらのないこ
と、絵柄によるスジ状の濃度むらのないことが高画質を
得る上で不可欠である。 【0003】画像の記録は、通常、一列に発熱素子を並
べたラインヘッドの発熱素子を、画像情報によって適宜
選択通電することにより行う。しかしながら、従来ヘッ
ドは、1画素(ドット)に相当する発熱素子が単純な矩
形であるため、発熱時に発熱素子の中央部と発熱素子間
スリット部との温度差が大きく、低温となる発熱素子間
(ドット間)の部分が発色しなかったり発熱濃度が著し
く低くなるために白スジとなって見え、これが画質を著
しく低下させる一因となっていた。 【0004】また、記録紙の搬送方向についても、発熱
素子形状に起因する濃度むらの問題が十分に配慮された
ものではなかった。 【0005】 【発明が解決しようとする課題】本発明の目的は、従来
装置で問題となっていた発熱素子列方向および記録紙搬
送方向双方の濃度むらを低減し、記録紙の縦、横の双方
向にわたり白スジの見えない高画質を得ることにある。 【0006】 【課題を解決するための手段】上記問題点を解決するた
めに、本発明では以下の構成とする。すなわち、画像を
プリントする感熱記録装置であって、独立に通電可能な
複数個の発熱素子が互いの間に所定の幅を有した発熱素
子間スリットを介して直線状に配列され、この発熱素子
の各々は前記配列方向において所定の幅を有した中央ス
リットにより並列に2等分状とされて部分発熱素子を構
成し、この部分発熱素子は前記配列方向と直交する方向
においてその一端側がそれぞれ共通電極に接続されると
ともに他端側が前記発熱素子ごとに独立して通電可能の
個別電極に接続されてなり、前記部分発熱素子部におい
て前記中央スリットの幅は前記発熱素子間スリットの幅
とほぼ等しくかつ25μm以下とされてなる感熱記録ヘ
ッドと、前記発熱素子の数に対応して備えられるととも
にこれを駆動するドライブ手段と、記録媒体を所定のピ
ッチで搬送する記録媒体搬送手段とを具備してなり、前
記感熱記録ヘッドの発熱素子の配列方向と直交する方向
の長さは、前記記録媒体搬送手段の所定のピッチの1.
5倍以上とされてなる構成とする。 【0007】 【作用】発熱素子を、発熱素子間スリットと同幅の微小
幅の中央スリットにより2等分状としたことにより、発
熱素子の密度を2倍にしたのと等価で平坦な発熱温度分
布が得られるので、ドット間の白スジを見えにくくする
ことができる。 【0008】また、発熱素子の長さを紙搬送ピッチの
1.5倍以上とすることにより、発熱素子の紙搬送方向
の両端部で低濃度となる記録部分同士が重なり合って濃
度を補充し合い、紙搬送方向の濃度むらが抑制される。 【0009】 【実施例】以下、本発明の一実施例を図1〜図5により
説明する。図1は本発明の一実施例の感熱記録ヘッド部
を示す平面図、図2は同側面図、図3は発熱素子部の拡
大平面図である。 【0010】図1および図2において、1はアルミナセ
ラミック基板、2はセラミック基板1の一端面3の近傍
に設けた断面が円弧状で頂上部の厚みが50μm程度の
細幅の発熱素子形成用グレーズ層、4は発熱素子、5は
薄膜共通電極部、6は薄膜個別電極形成部である。7は
発熱素子形成用グレーズ層2と分離して設けた、厚みが
発熱素子形成用グレーズ層と同等以下のICパターン形
成用グレーズ層であり、このグレーズ層上に、前記発熱
素子を駆動するドライバーIC8が搭載されるととも
に、ドライバーICのビット数に対応した周期の、抵抗
値を均一化したIC配線パターン9が形成される。グレ
ーズ層分離部の長さdは、発熱素子の放熱性が悪化しな
い範囲で最小にするのが良い。 【0011】次に本発明に用いる感熱記録ヘッドの形状
について説明する。図3は本発明に用いる感熱記録ヘッ
ドの一実施例を示す平面図、図4は図3のA−A線断面
図である。 【0012】図3および図4において、31はアルミナ
セラミック基板、32はセラミック基板31上にガラス
ペーストを印刷し、焼成することにより形成された部分
グレーズ層であり、その断面は十分な当接圧力を確保す
るため最大厚さ50μm前後、曲率半径3mm以下の円弧
状をしている。33は抵抗体薄膜、34は導電性薄膜で
あり、蒸着、スパッタリング等によりこれらの薄膜を形
成したのち、フォトエッチングにより図3に示すような
平面形状にパターニングして発熱素子35を成形し、最
後に耐酸化および耐摩耗保護膜36をスパッタリング等
により形成して発熱素子を完成させる。 【0013】1ドットに相当する発熱素子35は、導電
性薄膜34からなる共通電極37と個別電極38とには
さまれた長さlの抵抗体薄膜よりなり、発熱素子間スリ
ット39により隣接発熱素子と分離されるとともに、発
熱素子の幅方向中央に設けた中央スリット40によって
並列に同一幅W0なる2個の部分発熱素子35a,35
bに分離されている。発熱素子間スリット39の幅W2
と中央スリット40の幅W1とは同一であり、かつその
幅は25μm以下に形成されている。 【0014】このスリット幅は画像記録において白スジ
を生じさせないために不可欠な形状であり、これを図5
の温度分布図を用いて説明する。図5は本発明に用いる
感熱記録ヘッドの1ドットに相当する発熱素子の幅方向
の発熱温度分布を示す図である。発熱素子密度は例えば
6ドット/mmとする。 【0015】図5において、aは中央スリットを設けな
い、通常の矩形発熱素子の温度分布を示しており、発熱
素子の中央に大きなピークがあり、発熱素子の端部から
ドット間スリット部にかけては著しく低温となってい
る。このため、画像印画時にドット間に非発色領域が生
じ、これが白スジとなって検知される。 【0016】また、bは中央スリット40を設けた例で
あるが、中央スリット幅40よりも発熱素子間スリット
39の方が幅が広い場合を示したものであり、aに比べ
れば1ドット全体での温度分布は平坦に近くなっている
が、発熱素子間スリット部9の温度が中央スリット部4
0の温度より低いため、ドット間の非発色領域が中央ス
リット部よりも幅広となり、やはりドット間の白スジと
なって検知されやすい。 【0017】cは本発明における発熱素子の温度分布を
示したものであり、発熱素子間スリット39と中央スリ
ット40の幅を同一としているため温度分布は発熱素子
が2倍の密度すなわち12ドット/mmになったのと等価
な形をしており、通常、10ドット/mm以上の密度の濃
淡は明視距離ではスジとして検知できないため、画像プ
リントにおいて画質を劣化させる白スジを、明視距離で
は検知不可能にすることができる。 【0018】また、感熱記録ヘッドの発熱素子密度が例
えば5ドット/mmである場合は、10ドット/mmになっ
たと等価な温度分布となり、明視距離でスジが検知でき
るぎりぎりの密度となるが、スリット幅が25μm以下
であれば温度の山と谷との差をほぼ50℃以内とするこ
とができ、濃淡の差を小さくできるので、明視距離でス
ジとして検知されにくくすることができる。 【0019】また、スリット幅を細くするほど温度分布
の谷を小さくすることができ、発色効率を向上させるこ
とができるので、印加電力を小さくすることができる。 【0020】ところで、発熱素子35は部分グレーズ2
上に形成されるため、共通電極37および個別電極38
をグレーズ32上およびセラミック基板31上に形成し
なければならない。白ぬけの生じない十分な記録紙との
当接圧力を得るには、グレーズの厚さは50μm前後、
曲率半径3mm以下とすることが必要である。この場合、
とくにグレーズ32の端部41近傍では、図6に示すよ
うに、フォトマスク45と基板31とが露光時に密着し
ないためにパターニング精度が低下するという問題点が
あり、上記した25μm以下の微小幅のスリットを形成
しようとすると、隣接電極間で短絡が生じやすく、歩留
りが低下するという問題がある。そこで本発明において
は、発熱素子間スリット39を、共通電極側はグレーズ
上43において終端させるとともに、個別電極側はグレ
ーズ端41に位置する部分は幅広のスリット44とし
た。 【0021】また、中央スリット40の長さは、部分発
熱素子35a,35bに流れる電流密度を均一にするた
めに、発熱素子の長さlよりは長くするとともに、パタ
ーニングの容易さを考慮して、グレーズの頂上周辺のみ
に限定した。これらにより、微小幅のスリットを形成す
る領域を、フォトマスクとの密着性のよいグレーズ頂上
周辺(発熱素子形成部)に限定することができ、発熱素
子としての性能を犠牲にすることなく、ヘッドの製造プ
ロセスを容易化することができる。 【0022】一方、記録紙搬送方向の白スジを生じさせ
ないためには、発熱素子35の長さlを感熱記録装置の
紙搬送ピッチの1.5倍以上にすることがよいことがわ
かった。図7はプリント画像の低濃度の部分での1ドッ
トの発色長さを示したものであり、発熱素子の長さ30
0μmのとき、濃度0.5における発色長さは約200
μm、濃度0.2においては約150μmとなることを
示している。紙搬送方向の白スジを発生させないために
は、1ドットの発色長さを紙搬送ピッチ以上にする必要
があるから、人間の肌色程度(濃度0.5以下)の低濃
度においても白スジを発生させないためには、発熱素子
の長さlを紙搬送ピッチの1.5倍以上にしなければな
らないことがわかる。 【0023】上記した構成によれば、 (1)発熱素子の並び方向の温度分布が平坦化でき、並び
方向のドット間白スジを検知できなくすることができ
る。 (2)紙搬送方向のドット間白スジを検知できなくするこ
とができる。 (3)曲率半径の小さな部分グレーズにより、記録紙との
当接圧力を高くできるので、白ぬけの発生をなくすこと
ができる。 (4)発熱素子内の電流密度が均一なため、部分的な熱破
損が生じにくく長寿命である。 (5)発色効率が高く、低印加電力ですむ。 など、多くの利点を有する高性能の画像プリント用感熱
記録ヘッドを容易な製造方法で得るとともに、濃度むら
の低減された高画質の感熱記録装置を得ることができ
る。 【0024】 【発明の効果】上記したように、本発明の感熱記録装置
によれば、ヘッドの発熱素子を発熱素子間スリットと同
幅の微小幅の中央スリットにより並列に2等分したの
で、発熱素子密度を2倍にしたと等価でかつ平坦な発熱
温度分布が得られるので、ドット間の白スジを見えなく
することができる。 【0025】また、発熱素子の長さを紙搬送ピッチの
1.5倍以上とすることにより、発熱素子の紙搬送方向
の両端部で低濃度となる記録部分同士が重なり合い、紙
搬送方向の濃度むらも抑制され、この結果、記録紙の全
面にわたり高画質の画像記録を得ることができる。
Description: BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a thermosensitive recording method suitable for performing halftone density recording of a video image or the like by transfer-type thermal recording using a sublimable dye ink paper. It relates to a recording device. 2. Description of the Related Art In halftone density recording of a video image or the like, it is essential for obtaining high image quality that there be no density unevenness and color unevenness over the entire recording screen and no stripe-shaped density unevenness due to a picture. It is. [0005] Recording of an image is usually performed by appropriately energizing a heating element of a line head in which heating elements are arranged in a line according to image information. However, in the conventional head, since the heating element corresponding to one pixel (dot) is a simple rectangle, the temperature difference between the central part of the heating element and the slit between the heating elements during heating is large, and the temperature between the heating elements becomes low. The portion between the dots (between dots) did not develop color or the heat generation density was remarkably low, so that it appeared as a white stripe, which was one of the causes of the remarkable decrease in image quality. Also, the problem of uneven density due to the shape of the heating element has not been sufficiently taken into consideration in the recording paper conveyance direction. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The object of the present invention is to reduce the density unevenness in both the heating element array direction and the recording paper conveyance direction, which has been a problem in the conventional apparatus, and to reduce the vertical and horizontal directions of the recording paper. This is to obtain high image quality in which white lines cannot be seen in both directions. In order to solve the above problems, the present invention has the following configuration. That is, in a heat-sensitive recording apparatus for printing an image, a plurality of heating elements which can be independently energized are linearly arranged through slits between heating elements having a predetermined width between them, Each of which is divided into two equal parts in parallel by a central slit having a predetermined width in the arranging direction to form a partial heating element, and the partial heating elements have one end side common in the direction orthogonal to the arranging direction. The heating element is connected to the electrodes and the other end of the heating element is independently connected to an energizable individual electrode, and the width of the central slit in the partial heating element portion is substantially equal to the width of the inter-heating element slit. And a heat-sensitive recording head having a size of 25 μm or less, a drive means provided corresponding to the number of the heating elements and driving the heating elements, and a recording medium having a predetermined size. It comprises a recording medium conveying means for conveying in Ji, the direction of length perpendicular to the arrangement direction of the heat generating elements of the thermal printing head is first predetermined pitch of said recording medium conveying means.
It is configured to be 5 times or more. The heating element is divided into two equal parts by the central slit having a minute width which is the same width as the slits between the heating elements, so that the heating element has a flat heating temperature equivalent to doubling the density of the heating element. Since the distribution is obtained, white stripes between dots can be made hard to see. Further, by setting the length of the heating elements to be 1.5 times or more the paper conveyance pitch, the recording portions having low densities overlap at both ends of the heating elements in the paper conveyance direction to replenish the densities. The density unevenness in the paper transport direction is suppressed. An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. FIG. 1 is a plan view showing a thermal recording head section according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a side view thereof, and FIG. 3 is an enlarged plan view of a heating element section. 1 and 2, reference numeral 1 denotes an alumina ceramic substrate, and 2 denotes an arc-shaped cross-section provided near one end face 3 of the ceramic substrate 1 and has a top portion having a thickness of about 50 μm for forming a narrow heating element. The glaze layer, 4 is a heating element, 5 is a thin film common electrode portion, and 6 is a thin film individual electrode formation portion. Reference numeral 7 denotes a glaze layer for forming an IC pattern which is provided separately from the glaze layer 2 for forming a heating element and has a thickness equal to or less than that of the glaze layer for forming a heating element. A driver for driving the heating element is provided on the glaze layer. While the IC 8 is mounted, an IC wiring pattern 9 having a uniform resistance value with a period corresponding to the number of bits of the driver IC is formed. The length d of the glaze layer separating portion is preferably minimized as long as the heat dissipation of the heating element does not deteriorate. Next, the shape of the thermal recording head used in the present invention will be described. 3 is a plan view showing an embodiment of the thermal recording head used in the present invention, and FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG. 3 and 4, reference numeral 31 denotes an alumina ceramic substrate; 32, a partial glaze layer formed by printing and firing a glass paste on the ceramic substrate 31; In order to assure the maximum thickness, it has an arc shape with a maximum thickness of about 50 μm and a radius of curvature of 3 mm or less. Reference numeral 33 denotes a resistor thin film, reference numeral 34 denotes a conductive thin film. After forming these thin films by vapor deposition, sputtering, or the like, a heating element 35 is formed by patterning into a planar shape as shown in FIG. Then, an oxidation-resistant and wear-resistant protective film 36 is formed by sputtering or the like to complete the heating element. The heating element 35 corresponding to one dot is composed of a resistor thin film having a length of 1 and sandwiched between a common electrode 37 made of a conductive thin film 34 and an individual electrode 38, and a slit 39 between the heating elements is used to generate adjacent heat. Two partial heating elements 35a, 35 separated from the element and having the same width W 0 in parallel by the central slit 40 provided in the widthwise center of the heating element.
It is separated into b. Width W 2 of slit 39 between heating elements
And the width W 1 of the central slit 40 is the same, and the width thereof is 25 μm or less. This slit width is an indispensable shape for preventing white stripes in image recording.
This will be described with reference to the temperature distribution diagram of FIG. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a heat generation temperature distribution in the width direction of the heat generating element corresponding to one dot of the thermal recording head used in the present invention. The heating element density is, for example, 6 dots / mm. In FIG. 5, a shows the temperature distribution of a normal rectangular heating element having no central slit. There is a large peak in the center of the heating element, and there is a gap from the end of the heating element to the slit portion between dots. It is extremely cold. For this reason, a non-coloring area is generated between dots during image printing, and this is detected as a white stripe. Also, b shows an example in which the central slit 40 is provided, and shows a case where the width between the heating element slits 39 is wider than the central slit width 40. Is almost flat, but the temperature of the slit 9 between the heating elements is lower than the temperature of the central slit 4.
Since the temperature is lower than 0, the non-coloring area between dots is wider than the central slit portion, and white dots between dots are likely to be detected. C shows the temperature distribution of the heating elements in the present invention. Since the width of the slit 39 between the heating elements and the width of the center slit 40 are the same, the temperature distribution is twice as high as that of the heating elements, that is, 12 dots / dot. mm. In general, the density of 10 dots / mm or more cannot be detected as a streak at a clear viewing distance. Can be made undetectable. Further, when the density of the heating elements of the thermal recording head is, for example, 5 dots / mm, the temperature distribution becomes equivalent to 10 dots / mm, and the density becomes as close as possible to detect streaks at a clear visual distance. If the slit width is 25 μm or less, the difference between the peak and the valley of the temperature can be set to approximately 50 ° C. or less, and the difference in shading can be reduced, so that it is difficult to detect a streak at a clear visual distance. Further, as the slit width becomes narrower, the valley of the temperature distribution can be made smaller, and the coloring efficiency can be improved, so that the applied power can be made smaller. By the way, the heating element 35 has a partial glaze 2
The common electrode 37 and the individual electrode 38
Must be formed on the glaze 32 and the ceramic substrate 31. In order to obtain a sufficient contact pressure with the recording paper without whitening, the thickness of the glaze should be around 50 μm,
It is necessary that the radius of curvature be 3 mm or less. in this case,
Particularly, in the vicinity of the end 41 of the glaze 32, as shown in FIG. 6, there is a problem that the patterning accuracy is lowered because the photomask 45 and the substrate 31 do not adhere to each other during exposure. If a slit is to be formed, a short circuit is likely to occur between the adjacent electrodes, which causes a problem that the yield is reduced. Therefore, in the present invention, the slit 39 between the heating elements is terminated at the upper glaze 43 on the common electrode side, and a wide slit 44 is formed on the individual electrode side at the glaze end 41. Further, the length of the central slit 40 is made longer than the length l of the heating elements in order to make the current density flowing in the partial heating elements 35a and 35b uniform, and in consideration of easiness of patterning. , Limited to around the top of the glaze. Thus, the area where the slit of a minute width is formed can be limited to the periphery of the glaze top (heat-generating element forming portion) having good adhesion to the photomask, and the head can be formed without sacrificing the performance as the heat-generating element. Manufacturing process can be simplified. On the other hand, it has been found that the length l of the heating element 35 should be 1.5 times or more the paper conveyance pitch of the thermal recording apparatus in order to prevent the occurrence of white stripes in the recording paper conveyance direction. FIG. 7 shows the color development length of one dot in the low density portion of the print image.
At 0 μm, the color length at a density of 0.5 is about 200.
At a density of 0.2 μm and a density of 0.2, it is about 150 μm. In order to prevent the occurrence of white stripes in the paper transport direction, it is necessary to make the color development length of one dot equal to or greater than the paper transport pitch. Therefore, white stripes are produced even at a low density of human skin color (density 0.5 or less). It can be seen that the length l of the heating element must be 1.5 times or more the paper conveyance pitch in order not to generate it. According to the above configuration, (1) the temperature distribution in the arrangement direction of the heating elements can be flattened, and white stripes between dots in the arrangement direction cannot be detected. (2) White stripes between dots in the paper transport direction can be made undetectable. (3) Since the contact pressure with the recording paper can be increased by the partial glaze having a small radius of curvature, the occurrence of white spots can be eliminated. (4) Since the current density in the heating element is uniform, partial heat damage is unlikely to occur and the life is long. (5) High coloring efficiency and low applied power. It is possible to obtain a high-performance thermal recording head for image printing, which has many advantages, by a simple manufacturing method, and obtain a high-quality thermal recording apparatus with reduced density unevenness. As described above, according to the heat-sensitive recording apparatus of the present invention, the heating element of the head is divided into two equal parts in parallel by the central slit having the same width as the slit between the heating elements. Since a flat heating temperature distribution equivalent to doubling the heating element density can be obtained, white lines between dots can be made invisible. Further, by setting the length of the heating element to be 1.5 times the paper conveyance pitch or more, the recording portions having low densities overlap at both ends of the heating element in the paper conveyance direction, and the densities in the paper conveyance direction are overlapped. The unevenness is also suppressed, and as a result, high-quality image recording can be obtained over the entire surface of the recording paper.

【図面の簡単な説明】 【図1】本発明の一実施例における感熱記録ヘッド部を
示す平面図。 【図2】図1の側面図。 【図3】本発明の一実施例における感熱記録ヘッド部の
発熱素子部を示す平面図。 【図4】図3のA−A線断面図。 【図5】本発明の一実施例における感熱記録ヘッド部の
発熱素子の温度分布を示す説明図。 【図6】本発明の一実施例における感熱記録ヘッド部の
フォトマスク部の接触状態を示す断面図。 【図7】本発明の一実施例における感熱記録ヘッド部の
発熱素子長さと発色長さの関係を示す説明図。 【符号の説明】 1,31…アルミナセラミック基板、 2,32…発熱素子形成用グレーズ層、 4,35…発熱素子、 5,37…薄膜共通電極、 6,38…薄膜個別電極、 7…IC配線形成用グレーズ層、 8…ドライバーIC、 9…IC配線パターン、 39…発熱素子間スリット、 40…中央スリット。
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a plan view showing a thermal recording head unit according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a side view of FIG. FIG. 3 is a plan view showing a heating element of a thermal recording head according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. 3; FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing a temperature distribution of a heating element of a thermal recording head unit according to one embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view showing a contact state of the photomask portion of the thermal recording head portion in the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram showing a relationship between a heating element length and a color development length of the thermal recording head unit in the embodiment of the present invention. [Explanation of reference numerals] 1,31 ... Alumina ceramic substrate, 2, 32 ... Glaze layer for heating element formation, 4, 35 ... Heating element, 5, 37 ... Thin film common electrode, 6, 38 ... Thin film individual electrode, 7 ... IC Wiring forming glaze layer, 8 ... Driver IC, 9 ... IC wiring pattern, 39 ... Slits between heating elements, 40 ... Central slit.

Claims (1)

【特許請求の範囲】 1. 画像をプリントする感熱記録装置であって、 独立に通電可能な複数個の発熱素子が互いの間に所定の
幅を有した発熱素子間スリットを介して直線状に配列さ
れ、この発熱素子の各々は前記配列方向において所定の
幅を有した中央スリットにより並列に2等分状とされて
部分発熱素子を構成し、この部分発熱素子は前記配列方
向と直交する方向においてその一端側がそれぞれ共通電
極に接続されるとともに他端側が前記発熱素子ごとに独
立して通電可能の個別電極に接続されてなり、前記部分
発熱素子部において前記中央スリットの幅は前記発熱素
子間スリットの幅とほぼ等しくかつ25μm以下とされ
てなる感熱記録ヘッドと、 前記発熱素子の数に対応して備えられるとともにこれを
駆動するドライブ手段と、 記録媒体を所定のピッチで搬送する記録媒体搬送手段と
を具備してなり、 前記感熱記録ヘッドの発熱素子の配列方向と直交する方
向の長さは、前記記録媒体搬送手段の所定のピッチの
1.5倍以上とされてなることを特徴とする感熱記録装
置。
[Claims] 1. A heat-sensitive recording apparatus for printing an image, wherein a plurality of heating elements that can be independently energized are linearly arranged through slits between heating elements having a predetermined width between each of the heating elements. Form a partial heating element in parallel with a central slit having a predetermined width in the array direction so as to form a partial heating element. One end side of the partial heating element is a common electrode in a direction orthogonal to the array direction. Each of the heating elements is connected and the other end is independently connected to an energizable individual electrode, and in the partial heating element portion, the width of the central slit is substantially equal to the width of the slits between the heating elements and 25 μm. The thermal recording head as described below, drive means provided corresponding to the number of the heat generating elements and driving the heat generating elements, and a recording medium carried at a predetermined pitch. And a length in the direction orthogonal to the arrangement direction of the heat generating elements of the thermal recording head is 1.5 times or more the predetermined pitch of the recording medium conveying means. A thermal recording device characterized by the above.
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