Patent ID: 7458670
Filing Date: 2008-12-02
Classification: B41J,D06P

Abstract:
1. An inkjet cloth printing apparatus provided with a print head capable of printing on a workpiece cloth, comprising: a head moving mechanism moving the print head in a first direction; a cloth holder holding a periphery of a printing area of the cloth on which the apparatus prints, wherein the cloth holder comprises a first holding member and a second holding member fitted with an outer portion of the first holding member; a holder moving mechanism feeding the cloth holder in a second direction below the print head, the second direction being perpendicular to the first direction, wherein the holder moving mechanism comprises a rack which is formed on the second holding member so as to extend in the second direction, a pinion which is brought into mesh engagement with the rack, and a drive motor which rotates the pinion, wherein the second holding member has a slide groove formed therein for position restriction, and the slide groove extends in the second direction; an engaging member provided on an apparatus body side for engaging the slide groove; and a cloth passage defined below a movement space through which the cloth holder is moved in the second direction by the holder moving mechanism so as to allow movement of part of the cloth located outside the printing area and running out of the cloth holder.