Patent ID: 8506049
Filing Date: 2013-08-13
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
1. A printing device in which a printing head is scanned in a main scanning direction which intersects a sub-scanning direction relative to a printing medium to perform printing, wherein the printing head includes a color ink nozzle row in which a plurality of nozzles ejecting a color ink are arranged in the sub-scanning direction, a first light shield ink nozzle row in which a plurality of nozzles ejecting a light shield ink are arranged in the sub-scanning direction, and a second light shield ink nozzle row in which a plurality of nozzles ejecting a light shield ink are arranged in the sub-scanning direction, which is different from the first light shield ink nozzle row, wherein the first light shield ink nozzle row is provided at a position overlapping with the color ink nozzle row in the main scanning direction, and wherein the second light shield ink nozzle row is provided at a position which does not overlap with the color ink nozzle row in the main scanning direction.