(19)
(11) EP 1 013 475 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
27.11.2002 Bulletin 2002/48

(43) Date of publication A2:
28.06.2000 Bulletin 2000/26

(21) Application number: 99125796.5

(22) Date of filing: 23.12.1999
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: B43L 13/00, G06K 9/00, B43L 13/02, G06K 15/22
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
Designated Extension States:
AL LT LV MK RO SI

(30) Priority: 25.12.1998 JP 37156798

(71) Applicant: RISO KAGAKU CORPORATION
Tokyo (JP)

(72) Inventor:
  • Hiroyuki, Ikeda, c/o Riso Kagaku Corporation R&D
    Inashiki-gun, Ibaraki-ken (JP)

(74) Representative: Klunker . Schmitt-Nilson . Hirsch 
Winzererstrasse 106
80797 München
80797 München (DE)

   


(54) Drawing apparatus and drawing-data output apparatus


(57) A writing-implement hold unit 12 holds a writing implement whose drawing density or drawing size varies according to drawing pressure or drawing speed. A paper hold unit 13 holds a sheet of paper. A drawing-data generation section 10 generates drawing data an image drawn on a sheet. A drawing control section 11 controls a drawing drive unit 14 by using the drawing data generated by the drawing-data generation section 10. The drawing drive unit 14 drives the writing-implement hold unit 12 in accordance with control of the drawing control section 11. The drawing drive unit 14 moves in at least three directions by varying a relative positional relationship between the writing implement held by the writing-implement hold unit 12 and the paper held by the paper hold unit 13. With this movement, the drawing drive unit 14 draws characters like those written by a person with a writing implement.






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