Title:
COLOR RECORDING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF COLOR RECORDING
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/1998/008686
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
A color recording apparatus comprising an ink jet head having columns of nozzles arranged at three-pitch intervals in a sub-scanning direction, the respective columns comprising three rows of nozzles (M1 to M3, C1 to C3, Y1 to Y3) which act to discharge inks of different colors and are staggered by one pitch (P) in the sub-scanning direction, and which are arranged at regular intervals in a main scanning direction. Provided is control unit for performing recording in a predetermined order of superposition of colors by controlling the ink jet head to cause one column of nozzles to discharge only one color of ink to perform recording on a recording paper in the first main scanning (ST1), to cause the above column of nozzles and a second column of nozzles adjacent thereto to discharge inks for recording in the next main scanning (ST2) after a sub-scanning of one pitch, and to cause the three columns of nozzles to discharge inks for recording in the next main scanning (ST3) after a further sub-scanning of one pitch.
Inventors:
FUWA SHIGEHIRO (JP)
Application Number:
PCT/JP1996/002444
Publication Date:
March 05, 1998
Filing Date:
August 30, 1996
Export Citation:
Assignee:
CITIZEN WATCH CO LTD (JP)
FUWA SHIGEHIRO (JP)
FUWA SHIGEHIRO (JP)
International Classes:
B41J2/21; B41J19/14; H04N1/50; (IPC1-7): B41J2/21
Foreign References:
| JPS6430757A | 1989-02-01 | |||
| JPS58194544A | 1983-11-12 | |||
| JPS6424758A | 1989-01-26 | |||
| JPS61222778A | 1986-10-03 |
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PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Osawa, Takashi (Room 818 20-2, Higashi Ikebukuro 1-chom, Toshima-ku Tokyo 170, JP)
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