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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 11, 2003
Filed:
Apr. 18, 2001
Kazuaki Morozumi, Okaya, JP;
Kenichi Nakajima, Shimosuna-machi, JP;
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
There are provided a card printing method and a card printing apparatus which are capable of preventing or minimizing the possibility of adhesion of ink to end faces of a card. The card printing apparatus prints on a card having a predetermined thickness by an ink jet printing method. A card feed mechanism feeds the card C. A print head carries out printing on the card being advanced, while performing reciprocating motions. A controller controls the card feed mechanism and the print head. The controller causes the print head to carry out beyond-edge printing in which ink droplets are ejected beyond opposite edges of the card, immediately before termination of ejection of the droplets when the print head is moved in one direction, and immediately before termination of ejection of the droplets when the print head is moved in another direction opposite to the one direction, if the beyond-edge printing is required.