Patent ID: 7438396
Filing Date: 2008-10-21
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
1. A method of inkjet printing a desired pattern on a substrate by means of a plurality of inkjet nozzles arranged in at least one row and having spaced, parallel nozzle axes for emitting liquid ink drops towards the substrate, and multi-level charging and deflecting plates controlled to deflect individual drops to selected locations on the substrate with respect to the respective nozzle axis according to the pattern to be printed; characterized in that the multi-level charging and deflecting plates of the nozzles are controlled to deflect the ink drops of each nozzle to selected locations within a line section for each nozzle, which line section includes two non-contiguous deposit zones to receive ink drops from the respective nozzle, separated by a non-deposit zone not to receive ink drops from the respective nozzle.