Ink-jet recording apparatus and recording method therefor

Details Ink-jet recording apparatus and recording method therefor Ink-jet recording apparatus and recording method therefor

2008-07-22

2008-07-22

Shah, Manish S (Department: 2853)

Incremental printing of symbolic information

Ink jet

Medium and processing means

C347S101000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07401916

ABSTRACT:
A recording head has a dot formation element array including a pluarlity of dot formation elements arranged in a first direction. A platen is operable to hold a recording medium in a position opposite to the recording head. The platen has a hole formed in a substantially center area in the first direction of the platen. The hole guides ink that has be discarded outside at least one of a leading end and a trailing end of the recording medium when data are recorded on the recording medium without leaving a margin on at least one of the leading end and the trailing end of the recording medium. The hole has a size in the first direction which is less than an entire portion of the dot formation element array.

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