Patent ID: 11945233
Assignee: KYOCERA CORPORATION
Field: Textile and paper machines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. A thermal head, comprising:
a substrate;
a plurality of heat generating portions located on the substrate;
a plurality of individual electrodes located on the substrate and respectively connected to the plurality of heat generating portions;
drive ICs located on the substrate, connected to the plurality of individual electrodes, and configured to control driving of the plurality of heat generating portions;
a plurality of first electrodes located on the substrate and respectively connected, via the plurality of individual electrodes and the drive ICs, to the plurality of heat generating portions; and
a second electrode located on the substrate and located across the plurality of first electrodes, wherein
the second electrode comprises protruding portions protruding in a first direction from the second electrode toward corresponding ones of the plurality of first electrodes and being in contact with the corresponding ones of the plurality of first electrodes.