Printing method and printing apparatus
US11565527B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 21, 2021 |
| Grant date | Jan 31, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 6, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB41J19/142
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In a printing apparatus configured to print an image by bidirectional multipass printing while using multiple print element rows that apply color material of the same color, a high-quality image suppressed in hue unevenness and density unevenness is printed. To this end, the printing apparatus forms first and second dot patterns on a print medium in an overlapping manner. In the first dot pattern, dot arrays in which first dot groups are arranged at an interval B1 are arranged in a nozzle arrangement direction while being shifted from each other by C1 in a scanning direction of a print head. In the second dot pattern, dot arrays in which the first dot groups are arranged at the interval B1 are arranged in a nozzle arrangement direction while being shifted from each other by C2 in the scanning direction of the print head. Here, values of C1 and C2 are different.
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