Patent ID: 7607745

Claim:
A digital printing machine for printing on textile media, comprising: a rigid frame; a first linear motion X axis stage mounted on said frame for X axis motion; a second linear motion X axis stage mounted on said frame alongside said first X axis stage for X axis motion parallel to X axis motion of said first axis stage, and arranged for operation independently of said first axis stage; a printing table assembly configured for moving back and forth on each said linear X axis stage and for carrying said textile media; and a linear motion Y axis stage mounted on said frame perpendicular to said first and second linear motion X axis stages, above said printing table assemblies; and an array of inkjet nozzles for applying ink on said textile media loaded on said printing table assemblies, said array of inkjet nozzles being mounted on said linear Y axis stage for linear motion perpendicular to said X axis stages; wherein during said applying said printing, said table assembly passes by said array of inkjet nozzles in said back and forth movements and said array of inkjet nozzles is substantially static on said linear Y axis and wherein said array of inkjet nozzles is configured to move from applying ink on a first of said printing table assemblies to applying ink on a second of said printing table assemblies, such that downtime for loading textiles onto one of said printing table assemblies is utilized by said applying ink onto a second of said printing table assemblies.