Patent ID: 6672705
Filing Date: 2004-01-06
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
A printer comprising:a printer head capable of printing one full line on print paper without having to be shifted in a width direction of the print paper; a transportation belt comprising an endless belt member which holds the print paper and transports the print paper in a direction orthogonal to the width direction of the print paper; a printing control means for controlling jetting of ink drops from said printer head synchronously with transportation of the print paper by said transportation belt so as to achieve printing; a print paper positioning means for positioning the print paper at a predetermined place on said transportation belt; wherein said print paper positioning means comprises marks inscribed on said transportation belt in order to detect a position of the print paper held on said transportation belt, a mark detecting means for detecting the marks, and a print paper supplying means for supplying the print paper according to an output of said mark detecting means; and wherein said print paper supplying means supplies the print paper at a timing of the output of said mark detecting means, and the print paper is held in the predetermined place defined by the position of the paper held on said transportation belt which is detected using said marks.