Multi-head printer with wide printing mode

Details Multi-head printer with wide printing mode Multi-head printer with wide printing mode

1997-07-28

2000-04-18

Barlow, John

Incremental printing of symbolic information

Ink jet

Ejector mechanism

400 82, B41J 354

Patent

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060506741

ABSTRACT:
A multi-head printer, and a driver therefor, in which the multi-head printer has at least a wide width print mode and a standard width print mode. At least first and second print heads are mounted for lateral reciprocal movement across a support surface for a recording medium, with the first and second print heads being laterally displaced with respect to each other such that both the first and second print heads can print a first lateral print area and such that only the second print head can print a portion of a second and larger lateral print area. In the standard width printing mode, fully or partially overlapped printing in the first lateral print area can be effected by both of the first and second print heads. In the wide width print mode, printing by only the second print head is effected, and not by the first print head. An additional wide print mode may be provided for partially overlapped printing by the first and second print heads, with the second print head printing primarily in the second lateral print area. Based on print head configuration, such as the type and color capability of print heads mounted in the first and second print heads, available print modes are determined, from which one of the available print modes is selected for effecting printout by the printer.

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