Patent ID: 6116157
Filing Date: 2000-09-12
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
A printing method of printing an image on a plate-making surface of a plate-making sheet while feeding said plate-making sheet, said plate-making sheet being in the form of a strip and having a mark for detection provided at a predetermined location thereon,said printing method comprising the steps of:feeding said plate-making sheet by a predetermined amount assigned to a forward end of said plate-making sheet when said forward end is detected by a sensor;on one hand, further feeding said plate-making sheet by a predetermined amount for locating a start of an image-forming area of said plate-making surface of said plate-making sheet from a position of said plate-making sheet where said mark for detection is detected, when said mark for detection is detected by said sensor during said feeding of said plate-making sheet by said amount assigned to said forward end of said plate-making sheet, to thereby locate said start of said image-forming area of said plate-making surface of said plate-making sheet, but on the other hand, continuing feeding of said plate-making sheet when said mark for detection is not detected; andprinting said image on said plate-making surface of said plate-making sheet based on print data according to an instruction for printing while feeding said plate-making sheet, when said start of said image-forming area of said plate-making surface has been located.