Patent ID: 6309046
Filing Date: 2001-10-30
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
A multiple-head ink jet printer for printing on a continuous strip of printable material, said multiple-head ink jet printer comprising:first and second guides spaced from each other operable to guide the continuous strip of printable material;at least one intermediate guide member disposed in between said first and second guides providing a guide path having a bend for the continuous strip of printable material between said first and second guides, wherein an area between said first guide and said at least one intermediate guide member is a first print area and an area between said at least one intermediate guide member and said second guide is a second print area; andat least one ink jet head operable to print on the continuous strip of printable material located in each of said first and second print areas, wherein at least one of said first and second print areas has a plurality of ink jet heads located therein.