Printing device and printing method
US8967748B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 5, 2013 |
| Grant date | Mar 3, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 5, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB41J2/5056
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A printing device that forms a background by a first ink and images on the background by a second ink includes a head having first and second nozzle lines that eject, respectively, the first and second inks. The inks are ejected as the head moves, with respect to a medium, in a main scanning direction intersecting the first and second nozzle lines. A transport section transports the medium in a sub-scanning direction along the first and second nozzle lines. In an ejecting operation, the first and second inks are ejected in the relative movement in the main scanning direction and the relative transportation in the sub-scanning direction is performed. In the sub-scanning direction, first and second nozzle line used areas are set where the first and second inks, respectively, are ejected from the first and second nozzle lines. A nozzle unused area is defined therebetween.
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