Title:
SERIAL RECORDING DEVICE
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2000/069642
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
A piezoelectric displacement element (11) is installed that displaces a recording head (6) in the direction of paper feed or recording sheets. The recording head (6) is moved by a predetermined amount by the piezoelectric displacement element (11) in response to the switching of the printing pass, so that the accuracy of paper micro-feed in the direction of auxiliary scanning can be improved without being influenced by the accuracy of the paper feed mechanism.
Inventors:
USUI MINORU (JP)
KATAKURA TAKAHIRO (JP)
KATAKURA TAKAHIRO (JP)
Application Number:
PCT/JP2000/003161
Publication Date:
November 23, 2000
Filing Date:
May 17, 2000
Export Citation:
Assignee:
SEIKO EPSON CORP (JP)
USUI MINORU (JP)
KATAKURA TAKAHIRO (JP)
USUI MINORU (JP)
KATAKURA TAKAHIRO (JP)
International Classes:
B41J2/175; B41J2/51; B41J11/42; B41J19/00; B41J19/14; (IPC1-7): B41J2/51; B41J25/34
Foreign References:
| EP0693382A1 | 1996-01-24 | |||
| JPH0825703A | 1996-01-30 | |||
| JPH05238004A | 1993-09-17 |
Other References:
See also references of EP 1099559A4
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Kimura, Katsuhiko (Koishikawa 2-chome Bunkyo-ku Tokyo, JP)
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