Thermal printing head comprising a printable tape guiding member, in the form of a protection cover for a flexible control printed circuit

A thermal printing head for printing mechanism of a printable tape, said head comprising:

• (i) a rigid support,
• said support including a body and a guiding wing,
• (ii) a printing member carried by the support,
• (iii) a flexible printed circuit fixed to the printing member for controlling the printing head, at least a portion of said flexible printed circuit extending around the guiding wing of the support and over both large opposite faces of the guiding wing in at least a portion of the guiding wing, and
• (iv) a guiding member for a printable tape,
• wherein the guiding member is designed as a protection cover for this guiding wing enveloped by the flexible printed circuit, and
• the guiding member is fitted over the portion of the flexible printed circuit jointly with the portion of the guiding wing, so as to cap that portion of the flexible printed circuit jointly with the large opposite faces of the guiding wing of the support in that portion of the guiding wing,
• so that the flexible printed circuit is oriented with a 180° return from a fastening zone to the printing member towards the outside of the printing head, while remaining at least partially protected by the guiding member.