Abstract: In one printing scan of a plurality of printing scans of a multi-scan system, in which an ink dominant on the surface of a printing medium is set, the printing percentage of the ink relatively low in the degree of glossiness is set to be higher than that of the ink relatively high in the degree of glossiness. Thereby, the ink relatively low in the degree of glossiness becomes dominant in an overall image, so that the degree of glossiness is stabilized at a low level, even if the bi-directional printing operation is carried out, or the printing duty varies. Thus, the glossy-banding hardly occurs.

Abstract: The present invention performs a uniform lamination on a print medium by controlling generated heat of the thermal head for forming a protective layer according to a volume of water contained in the print medium. For this purpose, the apparatus has a printing unit to form an image on a print medium according to an input image signal by using an ink jet print head having a plurality of nozzles for ejecting ink droplets and a post-processing unit to form a protective layer on the print medium printed with the image in the printing unit by applying heat energy generated by a thermal head to a protective material. The heat energy applied from the thermal head to the printed medium is controlled by a control unit according to a printing condition, such as an ink volume applied to the print medium.

Abstract: An ink/print media discriminating portion discriminates kind of ink to be used in an apparatus on the basis of information of kind of the ink or a printing medium input by a user. The discrimination information is fed to a thermal energy generation amount control portion. The thermal energy generation amount control portion sets a driving condition, such as a pulse width of a drive pulse or the like corresponding to the kind of the ink represented by the discriminated information, is set in a head driving portion.

Abstract: In one printing scan of a plurality of printing scans of a multi-scan system, in which an ink dominant on the surface of a printing medium is set, the printing percentage of the ink relatively low in the degree of glossiness is set to be higher than that of the ink relatively high in the degree of glossiness. Thereby, the ink relatively low in the degree of glossiness becomes dominant in an overall image, so that the degree of glossiness is stabilized at a low level, even if the bi-directional printing operation is carried out, or the printing duty varies. Thus, the glossy-banding hardly occurs.

Abstract: The present invention performs a uniform lamination on a print medium by controlling generated heat of the thermal head for forming a protective layer according to a water volume contained in the print medium. For this purpose, the apparatus has a printing unit to form an image on a print medium according to an input image signal by using an ink jet print head having a plurality of nozzles for ejecting ink droplets and a post-processing unit to form a protective layer on the print medium printed with an image in the printing unit by applying heat energy generated by a thermal head to a protective material. The heat energy applied from the thermal head to the printed medium is controlled by a control unit according to a printing condition, such as an ink volume applied to the print medium.

Abstract: An ink/print media discriminating portion discriminates kind of ink to be used in an apparatus on the basis of information of kind of the ink or a printing medium input by a user. The discrimination information is fed to a thermal energy generation amount control portion. The thermal energy generation amount control portion sets a driving condition, such as a pulse width of a drive pulse or the like corresponding to the kind of the ink represented by the discriminated information, is set in a head driving portion.

Abstract: An ink/print media discriminating portion discriminates kind of ink to be used in an apparatus on the basis of information of kind of the ink or a printing medium input by a user. The discrimination information is fed to a thermal energy generation amount control portion. The thermal energy generation amount control portion sets a driving condition, such as a pulse width of a drive pulse or the like corresponding to the kind of the ink represented by the discriminated information, is set in a head driving portion.

Abstract: In an ink-jet printing apparatus, upon turning on the power source of the printing apparatus, a stirring operation of ink in the main tank is performed for a given period of time, and during subsequent printing operation, the stirring operation in the main tank is performed for the given period at every predetermined elapsed time period. By this, the printing operation for a long period can be performed employing ink having a water insoluble dye without causing a problem of admixing of bubble or so forth caused by stirring of the ink in the main tank.

Abstract: An ink/print media discriminating portion discriminates kind of ink to be used in an apparatus on the basis of information of kind of the ink or a printing medium input by a user. The discrimination information is fed to a thermal energy generation amount control portion. The thermal energy generation amount control portion sets a driving condition, such as a pulse width of a drive pulse or the like corresponding to the kind of the ink represented by the discriminated information, is set in a head driving portion.

Abstract: In an ink-jet printing apparatus, upon ON-set of power source of the printing apparatus, stirring operation of ink in the main tank is performed for a given period of time, during subsequent printing operation, the stirring operation in the main tank is performed for the given period per over predetermined elapsed time T0. By this, printing operation for a long period can be performed employing ink having water insoluble dye without causing a problem of admixing of bubble or so forth to be caused by stirring of the ink in the main tank.

Abstract: A printing apparatus has a printing head which is subjected to environmental temperature variation and generates a large amount of heat. Stable ejection of a printing liquid can be constantly performed by temperature control of the printing head. The printing apparatus having the printing head therein includes a fluid passage provided in contact with the head, a fluid supply device for supplying a fluid to the fluid passage, and a heater for controlling temperature of the supplied fluid to maintain the temperature of the fluid within a predetermined range. The printing head is provided with a water tube for cooling water, which water tube gradually varies its cross sectional area. By this, flow velocity of the cooling water is gradually increased on the upstream side and maintained to have a large constant flow velocity on the downstream side.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes conveying device for conveying a printing medium in the substantially horizontal direction in the printing range where a printing agent is applied to the printing medium while a printing plane of the printing medium orients in the upward direction, a printer section including a plurality of printing heads located opposite to a platen portion of the printing range for applying the printing agent to the printing medium in the downward direction so as to form printed images on the printing medium by activating the printing heads, and supporting device for slidably displacing the printer section relative to the platen portion in the conveying direction of the printing medium conveyed by the conveying device, between the position where the printer section is located opposite to the platen portion and the non-opposing position spaced away from the preceding position. With such construction, a maintenance service can easily be conducted for the conveying device.

Abstract: An ink jet printing apparatus for industrial use, which is provided with a comparatively large number of nozzles arranged for high duty recording, particularly an ink jet textile printing apparatus, and an ink jet printing apparatus suitably used for printing on a large-sized medium, are provided together with a method for controlling the temperature of the printing head of such high duty printing apparatuses, and various other types of printing apparatuses reliably. To the large number of heaters used for recording in a printing step, driving signals are applied to cause them to discharge ink for recording and, to the discharge heaters that are not to perform recording, secondary driving signals that do not allow ink to discharge are applied. These secondary driving signals cause the heaters not used in recording to generate heat, so as to reduce unevenness in the intensities of heat generation among the many discharge heaters of the printing head.

Abstract: In an ink-jet printing apparatus, upon turning on the power source of the printing apparatus, a stirring operation of ink in the main tank is performed for a given period of time, and during sequent printing operation, the stirring operation in the main tank is performed for the give period at every predetermined elapsed time. By this, the printing operation for a long period can be performed employing ink having a water insoluble dye without causing a problem of admixing of bubble or so forth caused by stirring of the ink in the main tank.