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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 29, 2023
Filed:
Jul. 28, 2021
Screen Holdings Co., Ltd., Kyoto, JP;
SCREEN HOLDINGS CO., LTD., Kyoto, JP;
Abstract
A printing apparatus for printing on a printing medium. The apparatus includes the following elements: a transport mechanism for transporting the printing medium in a transport direction; a first print head for printing an image on the printing medium, and printing a lead line used as a reference for determining a printing position in a width direction; a second print head for performing printing based on a position of the lead line; a printing position sensor for detecting the position of the lead line in the width direction; and a moving mechanism for moving the printing position sensor in the width direction of the printing medium according to a width dimension of the printing medium.