US 2007/0176973 A1 · Print head and image forming apparatus including the same

Abstract

It is an object of the present invention to provide a print head that is usable in a horizontal printer, that is small in size, that is superior in mass production, that can easily perform discharge control, that is excellent in reliability, and that is excellent in practicality to be writable in a state in which a recording medium is not bent. The print head has a discharge control unit. The discharge control unit includes a heating mechanism and a discharge portion. The heating mechanism includes a heat generation portion provided with a heat generation body and a driver IC that controls heat generation of the heat generation body. The discharge portion includes a discharge electrode disposed in accordance with the heat generation body. In the discharge control unit, the heat generation portion and the discharge portion are insulated from each other.

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Dependent claims

A print head comprising a discharge by heating type discharge control unit, said discharge control unit including:

a heating means including a heat generation portion provided with a heat generation body and a driver IC that controls heat generation of said heat generation body;
and
a discharge portion including a discharge electrode disposed in accordance with said heat generation body;
wherein said heat generation portion and said discharge portion are insulated from each other, and
wherein a surface on which said discharge electrode is disposed and a surface on which said driver IC is disposed are not flush with each other.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Print head and image forming apparatus including the same

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Print head and image forming apparatus including the same

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Abstract

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