ROHM KF2008

KF2008-GH40A
Printheads
Thick film thermal printhead
(8dots / mm)
KF2008-GH40A
The KF2008-GH40A is a standard type A4-size thick-film thermal printhead, developed mainly for facsimiles.
!Applications
Facsimiles
Electric whiteboard
Measuring terminal printers
!Features
1) A new pin connector structure greatly reduces the size and weight.
2) A newly developed 144-bit IC levels the strobe partition and reduces the noise level.
3) One rank resistance value of 3000Ω ± 3% eliminates the inconvenience of rank selection.
!External dimensions (Units : mm)
230.5±0.3 (HEATSINK WIDTH)
MAX 8.5
5.85±0.3
4.85±0.2
Dot #1
Dot #1728
. φ14
.0
LABEL
RESIN COATING FOR PROTECTION OF PIN.
No.9
No.1
CONNECTOR B
RESIN COATING FOR PROTECTION OF IC.
No.1
No.9
CONNECTOR A
MAX
16±0.2
15.1±0.1
230 (SUBSTRATE WIDTH)
216 (EFFECTIVE PRINT WIDTH)
2.6±0.1
4.6±0.2
CENTER OF HEAT ELEMENTS
11.5±0.1
5±0.2
11.5±0.1
220.5±0.2
4-M3
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Printheads
!Equivalent circuit
VH
GND
DOT #1728
8,9
STB3
1,2
8,9
12
STB4
DOT #1
1,2
9
4
VH
GND
1
5
6
6
5
STB1
STB2
4
LATCH REGISTER
DI
V DD
TM
LAT
3
7
SHIFT REGISTER
CLK
4
7
3
TM
THERMISTOR
30kΩ B:3950
CONNECTOR B
CONNECTOR A
Fig.1
!Pin assignments
CONNECTOR B
CONNECTOR A
No.
Circuit
No.
Circuit
1
VH
GND
1
2
GND
2
VH
3
TM
3
CLK
4
VDD
4
LAT
5
STB4
5
STB2
6
STB3
6
STB1
7
DI
7
TM
8
VH
8
GND
9
VH
9
GND
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Printheads
!Timing chart
tw CLK
CLOCK (CLK)
t setup DI
t hold DI
DATA IN (DI)
"High":BLACK
"Low":WHITE
t hold LAT
t setup LAT
LATCH (LAT)
"High":HOLD
"Low":THROUGH
tw LAT
t setup STB
STROBE (STB)
tdo
tdo
DRIVER OUT
Fig.2
!Characteristics
Symbol
Typical
Unit
Effective printing width
−
216.0
mm
Dot pitch
−
0.125
mm
Parameter
−
1728
dots
Rave
3000
Ω
Applied voltage
VH
24.0
V
Applied power
PO
0.17
W/dot
Total dot number
Average resistance value
Print cycle
SLT
10
ms
Pulse width
TON
1.95
ms
Maximum number of dots energized simultaneously
−
432
dots
Maximum clock frequency
−
4
MHz
Maximum roller diameter
−
φ14.0
Running life / pulse life
−
30/3×10
km/pulses
Operating temperature
−
5~45
°C
mm
7
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!Electrical characteristic curves
1.4
0.5
0.45
1
SLT : 10ms/line
0.9
1.2
0.8
0.35
0.3
0.25
0.2
0.15
1
ENERGY (mJ / dot)
OPTICAL DENSITY
ENERGY (mJ / dot)
0.4
0.8
0.6
0.4
0.6
0.5
0.4
0.3
0.2
0.1
0.2
0.05
0
4
0.7
6
8
10
12
14
16
18
20
22
SCANNING LINE TIME (ms / line)
0
0
0.1
0.1
0.2
0.3
0.4
0.5
ENERGY (mJ / dot)
Fig.3 Adaptive speed chart
Fig.4 Representative density curve
0
0
5
10
15
20
SCANNING LINE TIME (ms / line)
Fig.5 Maximum energy curve
180
160
RESISTANCE : (kΩ)
140
120
100
80
60
40
20
0
−20 −10
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
TEMPERATURE : (°C)
Fig.6 Thermistor curve
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Appendix
Notes
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use and operation. Please pay careful attention to the peripheral conditions when designing circuits
and deciding upon circuit constants in the set.
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appliances and electronic toys).
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on the basis of "catch all controls for Non-Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction.
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