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Printing apparatus and printing method

US8328311B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateAug 6, 2010
Grant dateDec 11, 2012
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Expiry dateJan 12, 2031

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB41J19/142
  • WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

Degradation in image quality due to disturbance in landing positions of satellites is suppressed. When scanning and printing with a printing head which has a first nozzle array ejecting relatively large ejection amount of ink, a second nozzle array arranged on one side of the first nozzle array in a scan direction and a third nozzle array arranged on the other side of the first nozzle array in the scan direction, the second and third nozzle arrays ejecting a relatively small ejection amount of ink with the same color, a printing rate of one of the second and third nozzle arrays located at the front side in the scan direction is controlled lower than that of the other located at the back side.

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