Title:
PRINTING DEVICE AND PRINTING METHOD
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2017/104721
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
The present invention prevents the prominent appearance of a pattern corresponding to a mask pattern and enables more proper printing. A printing device 10 for inkjet printing, wherein: the printing device 10 is provided with an inkjet head 102 and a control unit 20 for controlling the operation of a main scanning drive unit 16 and a secondary scanning drive unit 18 and thereby causing a main scanning operation to be performed a plurality of times relative to respective positions on a medium 50; in the main scanning operation, the control unit 20 causes the inkjet head 102 to discharge ink drops onto at least some discharge locations subject to the discharge of ink drops in the main scanning operation, in accordance with a mask for selecting some of the at least some discharge locations; in one iteration of the main scanning operation, the control unit 20 causes the inkjet head 102 to discharge the ink drops in accordance with a preset first mask; and in another iteration of the main scanning operation different from the one iteration, the control unit 20 causes the inkjet head 102 to discharge the ink drops in accordance with a second mask for selecting the discharge locations with a pattern that is different from the first mask.
Inventors:
OHARA EIICHI (JP)
TAKATSU AKIRA (JP)
TAKATSU AKIRA (JP)
Application Number:
PCT/JP2016/087291
Publication Date:
June 22, 2017
Filing Date:
December 14, 2016
Export Citation:
Assignee:
MIMAKI ENG CO LTD (JP)
International Classes:
B41J2/01; B41J2/205; B41J2/21; B41J2/52; B41J2/525
Foreign References:
| JP2015180533A | 2015-10-15 | |||
| JP2013154511A | 2013-08-15 | |||
| JP2008273184A | 2008-11-13 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
WENO & PARTNERS (JP)
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