Title:
METHOD OF DRIVING PRINT HEAD IN INKJET PRINTER, AND INKJET PRINTER
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2001/039981
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
An inkjet printer (100) having a plurality of nozzles which discharge droplets of ink to cause them to land on paper (P), which landing results in dots recording information including characters and/or images. The inkjet printer (100) includes a line head (120) having a driving element which causes droplets of ink to be discharged from the nozzles, wherein the line head (120) is driven in such a manner that the same location on the paper (P) is scanned only once for single printing, one or a plurality of droplets of ink being used for forming a single dot, the diameter of the dot being varied by the number of droplets of ink.
Inventors:
ANDO MAKOTO (JP)
YAKURA YUJI (JP)
FUKUDA TOSHIO (JP)
TOKUNAGA HIROSHI (JP)
IKEMOTO YUICHIRO (JP)
YAKURA YUJI (JP)
FUKUDA TOSHIO (JP)
TOKUNAGA HIROSHI (JP)
IKEMOTO YUICHIRO (JP)
Application Number:
PCT/JP2000/008535
Publication Date:
June 07, 2001
Filing Date:
December 01, 2000
Export Citation:
Assignee:
SONY CORP (JP)
ANDO MAKOTO (JP)
YAKURA YUJI (JP)
FUKUDA TOSHIO (JP)
TOKUNAGA HIROSHI (JP)
IKEMOTO YUICHIRO (JP)
ANDO MAKOTO (JP)
YAKURA YUJI (JP)
FUKUDA TOSHIO (JP)
TOKUNAGA HIROSHI (JP)
IKEMOTO YUICHIRO (JP)
International Classes:
B41J2/05; B41J2/155; B41J2/21; (IPC1-7): B41J2/205; B41J2/21
Foreign References:
| JPH10166558A | 1998-06-23 | |||
| JPH03189165A | 1991-08-19 | |||
| EP0348181A2 | 1989-12-27 | |||
| JPS61293863A | 1986-12-24 | |||
| EP0517520A2 | 1992-12-09 |
Other References:
See also references of EP 1157844A4
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Koike, Akira (Toranomon 2-chome Minato-ku, Tokyo, JP)
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