Global Patent Index - EP 1382457 A1

EP 1382457 A1 20040121 - Printing methods and apparatus for multi-pass printing

Title (en)

Printing methods and apparatus for multi-pass printing

Title (de)

Druckverfahren und Mehrfach-Durchlaufdruckgerät

Title (fr)

Méthodes d'impression et appareil d'impression à balayage multiple

Publication

EP 1382457 A1 20040121 (EN)

Application

EP 02102049 A 20020719

Priority

EP 02102049 A 20020719

Abstract (en)

A multipass printer and printing method is described for printing an image on a sheet printing medium (37) using a page wide printing head (10). A transporting device (20) provides relative movement between the sheet printing media (37) and a first print head. A series of sheet printing media (37) are presented to the first print head for printing in sequence. The first print head prints a first sub-image of at least one set of monochromatic mutually interstitially printed sub-images of a first image onto a first sheet of printing medium (37) of the series in one pass. A sub-image of an image is printed in succession on each remaining one of the series of sheet printing media followed by printing a further sub-image of the at least one set of monochromatic mutually interstitially printed sub-images of the first image onto the first sheet printing medium (37). <IMAGE>

IPC 1-7

B41J 2/505

IPC 8 full level

B41J 2/01 (2006.01); B41J 2/505 (2006.01); B41J 2/515 (2006.01); B41J 3/407 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B41J 2/5056 (2013.01); B41J 2/515 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

  • [A] EP 0644142 A1 19950322 - ACE DENKEN KK [JP]
  • [A] DOUGLAS G L: "MULTI-PASS PRINTING WITH AUTOMATIC PAPER FEEDING", IBM TECHNICAL DISCLOSURE BULLETIN, IBM CORP. NEW YORK, US, vol. 27, no. 7A, 1 December 1984 (1984-12-01), pages 3909 - 3910, XP000715271, ISSN: 0018-8689
  • [A] PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 012, no. 073 (M - 674) 8 March 1988 (1988-03-08)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE FR GB

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1382457 A1 20040121; JP 2004050834 A 20040219

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 02102049 A 20020719; JP 2003194337 A 20030709