Patent ID: 7222572

Claim:
A printing apparatus comprising: support means, including a rotatable base, for supporting a data recordable recording medium to be mounted on said rotatable base; rotation drive means for driving said rotatable base to be rotated; print means, including a print head that is movable within a predetermined range outside of a rotation center of the rotatable base, for performing printing to a predetermined portion on the recording medium supported by said support means while pressing against the recording medium; a cushion member including a plurality of portions which are positioned outside of the rotation center of the rotatable base, each of which has a shape corresponding to the predetermined range in which the print head is movable so as to cushion the recording medium in the predetermined range in which the print head is movable; means for detecting a rotation angle of the rotatable base; and control means for said rotation drive means and said print means; wherein said control means, based on information provided by said means for detecting the rotation angle of the rotatable base, controls the rotation drive means to position one of the portions of the cushion member at a position corresponding to the predetermined range in which the print head is movable, and wherein the control means operates said print means, then operates said rotation drive means based on information provided by said means for detecting the rotation angle of the rotatable base such that another of the portions of the cushion member is positioned at a position corresponding to the predetermined range in which the print head is movable, and thereafter further operates said print means, thereby performing printing to a plurality of portions at different positions of the recording medium supported by said support means.