Patent ID: 8567886
Filing Date: 2013-10-29
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
1. A printing method comprising the steps of: moving a print head and a print medium relative to each other, wherein the print head has a plurality of chips, wherein each of the chips has a plurality of print elements aligned in a first direction, the plurality of print elements in each of the chips is allocated to a plurality of groups in the first direction, the print elements in each of the groups are allocated to a plurality of drive blocks, part of the print elements in the chips adjoining each other in the first direction are overlapped in a second direction that crosses the first direction, the plurality of groups includes a first group to which the print elements being not overlapped in the second direction are allocated and a second group to which the print elements being overlapped in the second direction are allocated, and the print elements, which are allocated to the second group and overlap each other in the second direction, are allocated to the same drive block, and wherein the print head and the print medium move relative to each other in the second direction; and driving time-divisionally the plurality of print elements in the drive block to print an image on the print medium.