Patent ID: 6431773
Filing Date: 2002-08-13
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
An apparatus for printing on a continuously moving sheet of work material, comprising:a frame; a work supporting surface carried by said frame; means for continuously advancing a sheet of work material in a first coordinate direction longitudinally of itself, over said work supporting surface; an elongated support, coupled to, and extending transversely across, said frame, said support having opposed first and second ends; at least one print head movably coupled to said support adjacent to said work supporting surface; drive mechanism for selectively and continuously moving said print head across said support between said first and second ends; a controller having data corresponding to a graphic stored therein, such that during operation, the positional relationship of said print head relative to said support and said work material is such that the combined motion of said print head and said work material causes said print head to print successive lineal portions of said graphic in response to commands issued from said controller, said lineal portions being oriented approximately perpendicular to said first coordinate direction.