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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 30, 2005
Filed:
Aug. 01, 2001
Stephen George Tunnicliffe-wilson, Cambridge, GB;
Stephen George Tunnicliffe-Wilson, Cambridge, GB;
INCA Digital Printers Limited, Cambridge, GB;
Abstract
A digital printer has a printhead () for printing on a substrate and an encoder () which emits pulses () to indicate the relative distance moved by the printhead. A timer device for the digital printer emits output print pulses () for effecting printing and a count module () for receiving pulses () from the encoder () and emitting a print signal after a predetermined number of encoder pulses () to effect the emission of the output print pulse. The timer device is adapted to add a delay between the emission of the print signal and the emission of the output print pulse (). In examples described, the pitch of the printed droplets can be closely controlled.