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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 09, 2001
Filed:
Dec. 08, 1997
Shinichi Iwasaki, Kawasaki, JP;
Yuichi Watanabe, Machida, JP;
Tsutomu Harada, Tokyo, JP;
Tatsuya Fukushima, Kawasaki, JP;
Yuzo Wada, Yokohama, JP;
Katsumi Sugiyama, Kawasaki, JP;
Kazunari Nishimoto, Kawasaki, JP;
Shigeru Inose, Ibaraki-ken, JP;
Kohei Ishikawa, Kawasaki, JP;
Canon Aptex Inc., Mitsukaido, JP;
Abstract
A label printer performs recording on a roll label comprising a number of label sheets bonded in succession on a release sheet. The printer utilizes an ink jet method to attain a smaller size and to print information accurately. The printer comprises a conveyance section for conveying the label roll to an ink jet print head, an ink supply section for supplying ink to the head, and a recovery unit for making the head performance stable. A conveyance surface of the label roll is made substantially horizontal, with the ink jet print head and the recovery unit disposed above the surface and the ink supply section disposed underneath the surface.