Patent ID: 6793320
Filing Date: 2004-09-21
Classification: B41J,G06K

Abstract:
A printing apparatus for printing an image on a printing medium by repeating a printing scan of a printing head having a plurality of printing elements in a main-scan direction and transporting the printing medium in a sub-scan direction perpendicular to the main-scan direction, the printing scan being a scan for performing printing by ejecting ink, said apparatus comprising:a first printing control means for providing a complete image by performing the printing scan M times (M is an integral number: M>1) using N printing elements (N is an integral number: N>2) on the same printing area of the printing medium; a second printing control means for providing a complete image by performing the printing scan K times (K is an integral number: K>M) using L printing elements (L is an integral number: La printing control switching means for allowing an image printing using said second printing control means for a first printing area including a rear end of the printing medium in the direction of transporting the printing medium and an image printing using said first printing control means for a second printing area in a front side other than the first printing area of the printing medium in the direction of transporting the printing medium.