US4037315A
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Thermal printing head
Assignee: Tektronix Inc
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Filing: 1976-09-13
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Granted: 1977-07-26
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Expires: 1996-09-13
Abstract
Abstract A row of thick-film resistors connected by thick-film conductors on a ceramic substrate are suitably powered to form a thermal printing head. Thermally-sensitive paper is placed in intimate contact with the resistors, some of which are heated to a temperature sufficient to cause a color change in the paper to thereby produce a corresponding array of dots. The paper is moved across the printing head in incremental steps, forming other arrays of dots. The dots combine to form alphanumeric characters.
Inventors
- 👤 Earl Wesley Stapleton
- 👤 Patricia Ann McLaughlin
- 👤 Jerry Edwin Turnbaugh
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 16:32
CPC Classifications
B; B41; B41J; B41J2/00; B41J2/315; B41J2/32; B41J2/345; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T29/00; Y10T29/49; Y10T29/49002; Y10T29/49082; Y10T29/49085; Y10T29/49099; Y10T29/49101
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
162 words
A method of making a thermal printing head comprising the steps of: applying conductive paste onto a surface of an insulating substrate member defining a common conductive member and conductive means spaced from each other and having ends spaced from said common conductive member; firing said conductive paste and substrate member thereby fixing said common conductive member and conductive means in position on said substrate; applying a paste of resistive material onto said common conductive member and the ends of said conductive means and to said substrate surface in the space between said common conductive member and the ends of said conductive means defining a continuous bar of resistive material; firing said substrate member and resistive paste to fix said resistive bar in position on said common conductive member, ends of said conductive means and said substrate member; and cutting through said resistive bar to form discrete resistive members connected between said common conductive member and respective ones of said conductive means.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
162 words
A method of making a thermal printing head comprising the steps of: applying conductive paste onto a surface of an insulating substrate member defining a common conductive member and conductive means spaced from each other and having ends spaced from said common conductive member; firing said conductive paste and substrate member thereby fixing said common conductive member and conductive means in position on said substrate; applying a paste of resistive material onto said common conductive member and the ends of said conductive means and to said substrate surface in the space between said common conductive member and the ends of said conductive means defining a continuous bar of resistive material; firing said substrate member and resistive paste to fix said resistive bar in position on said common conductive member, ends of said conductive means and said substrate member; and cutting through said resistive bar to form discrete resistive members connected between said common conductive member and respective ones of said conductive means.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
16 words
A method according to claim 1 wherein said step of cutting comprises using a laser beam.
Claim 4
Independent Claim
175 words
A method of making a thermal printing head comprising the steps of: applying conductive paste onto a surface of an insulating substrate member defining a common conductive member and conductive means spaced from each other and having ends spaced from said common conductive member; firing said substrate member and said conductive paste thereby fixing said common conductive member and said conductive means in position on said substrate member; applying a paste of resistive material onto said common conductive member and the ends of said conductive means and onto said substrate surface in the space between said common conductive member and the ends of said conductive means defining a continuous bar of resistive material having sections in engagement with said common conductive member and in engagement with respective ones of said conductive means providing resistive members and necked-down sections connecting adjacent resistive members; and firing said substrate member and resistive paste to fix the continuous bar of resistive members in position on said substrate member, said common conductive member and the ends of said conductive means.
Claim 5
Independent Claim
175 words
A method of making a thermal printing head comprising the steps of: applying conductive paste onto a surface of an insulating substrate member defining a common conductive member and conductive means spaced from each other and having ends spaced from said common conductive member; firing said substrate member and said conductive paste thereby fixing said common conductive member and said conductive means in position on said substrate member; applying a paste of resistive material onto said common conductive member and the ends of said conductive means and onto said substrate surface in the space between said common conductive member and the ends of said conductive means defining a continuous bar of resistive material having sections in engagement with said common conductive member and in engagement with respective ones of said conductive means providing resistive members and necked-down sections connecting adjacent resistive members; and firing said substrate member and resistive paste to fix the continuous bar of resistive members in position on said substrate member, said common conductive member and the ends of said conductive means.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
14 words
A method according to claim 3 wherein said resistive members have a diamond-shaped configuration.
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