Global Patent Index - EP 1034933 A1

EP 1034933 A1 20000913 - An inkjet printer printing responsive to substrate movement

Title (en)

An inkjet printer printing responsive to substrate movement

Title (de)

Tintenstrahldrucker welcher in Abhängigkeit der Bewegung des Substrates druckt

Title (fr)

Imprimante à jet d'encre q'imprime en dépendant du mouvement du substrat

Publication

EP 1034933 A1 20000913 (EN)

Application

EP 00301493 A 20000225

Priority

GB 9905249 A 19990309

Abstract (en)

An ink jet printer comprises a path A along which a substrate S to be printed can pass and an array of fixed ink jet heads 12 each having a plurality of nozzles. The array comprises a plurality of rows of ink jet heads 12, each row extending transversely of the path and the rows being spaced apart from one another in the direction of the path. The printer also comprises means for firing the ink jet heads 12 in response to movement of the substrate S which may, for example, be detected by a sensor 20. <IMAGE>

IPC 1-7

B41J 2/155; B41J 29/393; B41J 29/377

IPC 8 full level

B41J 2/51 (2006.01); B41J 13/00 (2006.01); B41J 25/308 (2006.01); B41J 29/02 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B41J 2/51 (2013.01); B41J 13/0072 (2013.01); B41J 25/308 (2013.01); B41J 29/02 (2013.01); B41J 2202/21 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

GB 2343415 A 20000510; GB 2343415 B 20001115; GB 2343415 C 20141022; GB 9905249 D0 19990428; EP 1034933 A1 20000913

DOCDB simple family (application)

GB 9905249 A 19990309; EP 00301493 A 20000225