Ink jet printing apparatus
US5668581A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 24, 1994 |
| Grant date | Sep 16, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 24, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB41J25/001
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An ink jet printing apparatus includes a printing head operable to emit ink onto a printing sheet, the printing head being movable along a first direction; a sheet transporter operable to transport the printing sheet along a second direction perpendicular to the first direction; a head moving mechanism operable to reciprocally move the printing head along the first direction; and a controller which controls the sheet transporter and the head moving mechanism to execute a first printing mode of moving the printing head while holding the printing sheet in a stationary position and a second printing mode of moving the printing sheet while holding the printing head at a stationary position.
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