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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 23, 1999
Filed:
Apr. 04, 1997
Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A multiple element printer including a printhead arranged with N of printing elements for printing dots on a surface of a receiving medium at intervals of k dots where k and N are positive integers mutually prime with each other, in a direction of feeding the receiving medium, first driving device for driving the receiving medium in the direction of feeding the receiving medium, second driving device for scanning the printhead in a direction of print lines orthogonal to the direction of feeding the receiving medium, data forming device for outputting previously stored information data for printing the information data onto a surface of the receiving medium, printing element drive signal forming device for outputting to the printhead printing element drive signals for driving the respective printing elements based on the information data such that a 1.sup.st one of the printing elements and an Nth one of the printing elements alternately printing the dots at odd ordinal numbers and the dots at even ordinal numbers on substantially the same print lines and controlling device for controlling the first driving device such that the receiving medium is moved by a distance of P dots where N=P+1 at every printing and scanning of the printhead in the direction of the print lines.