Printhead having data channels with revisable addresses for interleaving scan lines
US5724086A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | May 12, 1995 |
| Grant date | Mar 3, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 12, 2015 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06K2215/111
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A multiple-source array for use in thermal printing uses source interleaving to avoid overlapping of the dye-transfer tracks upon the donor material in a single pass. The array includes independently addressable printing element data channels and a data distributor allowing interleaving to be accomplished in the printhead. The printhead also includes pixel replication circuitry that allows pixel replication in both the fast and slow scan directions.
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