Multi-directional single pass printing
AssigneeHewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
InventorsVincent C Korthuis, Donald J Milligan, Dennis Schloeman
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Abstract
A multi-directional single pass printing apparatus may include a print head comprising a collection of slots. The collection of slots may include a central slot for delivering a central slot fluid type, a first serial arrangement of first slots on a first side of the central slot to deliver a first series of respective fluid types and a second serial arrangement of second slots on a second side of the central slot opposite the first side. The second series of slots are to deliver a second series of respective fluid types, wherein the second series of respective fluid types mirror the first series of respective fluid types with respect to the central slot fluid type.
Claims21
A multi-directional single pass printing apparatus comprising:
- a print head comprising a collection of slots, the collection of slots comprising:
- a central slot for delivering a central slot fluid type;
- a first serial arrangement of first slots on a first side of the central slot to deliver a first series of respective fluid types;
- and
- a second serial arrangement of second slots on a second side of the central slot opposite the first side, the second series of slots to deliver a second series of respective fluid types, the second series of respective fluid types mirroring the first series of respective fluid types with respect to the central slot fluid type.
A method for multi-directional single pass printing, the method comprising:
- ejecting different fluid types in an order from a first set of respective slots on a print head during a first pass of the printhead traveling in a first direction;
- and
- ejecting the different fluid types in the order from a second set of respective slots on a printhead during a second pass of the printhead traveling in a second direction opposite the first direction, wherein the first set of respective slots and the second set of respective slots share a slot.
A non-transitory computer readable medium having stored thereon machine readable instructions to provide multi-directional single pass printing, the machine readable instructions, when executed, cause a processor to output control signals causing a print head to:
- eject different fluid types in an order from a first set of respective slots on a print head during a first pass of the printhead traveling in a first direction;
- and
- eject the different fluid types in the order from a second set of respective slots on a printhead during a second pass of the printhead traveling in a second direction opposite the first direction, wherein the first set of respective slots and the second set of respective slots share a slot.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.