Print resolution enhancement by adjusting printhead position
US5880757A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 10, 1996 |
| Grant date | Mar 9, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 10, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB41J19/142
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A swath type printer including a print carriage supported printhead and a printhead positioning mechanism for adjusting the position of the printhead relative to the media axis at the end of each scan of the carriage along a carriage axis, such that dots printed by printing elements of the printhead in a sequence of a first scan and a second scan of the print carriage are interleaved along the media axis and are separated along the media axis by one-half of the predetermined printing element dot pitch.
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