Image-forming apparatus and cutting method of sheet member in the same
AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsRyo Suzuki, Tomohiro Ishitsu, Kazumi Kobayashi, Takeshi Miura
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Abstract
An image-forming apparatus, using a printing head for ejecting ink drops on a sheet member, includes conveying means for conveying the sheet member, a cutting member for cutting the sheet member, and a carriage member having the printing head and the cutting member mounted thereon and scanning in a direction that intersects the direction vector conveying the sheet member by the conveying means. Dust generated by cutting the sheet member is prevented from scattering by cutting a cutting site with the cutting member after cutting-site is printed along the cutting-site of the sheet member in a predetermined pattern with the printing head.
Claims17
An image-forming apparatus comprising:
- a printing head for ejecting ink drops on a sheet member;
- conveying means for conveying the sheet member;
- a cutting member for cutting the sheet member;
- a carriage member having the printing head and the cutting member mounted thereon and scanning in a direction that intersects the direction vector conveying the sheet member by the conveying means;
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- controlling means for controlling the image-forming apparatus such that a cutting site of the sheet member is conveyed by the conveying means to a position opposing the printing head, the cutting site is printed along the cutting-site in a predetermined pattern with the printing head, and the cutting-site of the sheet member having the predetermined pattern printed thereon is cut by the cutting member.
A method for cutting a sheet member in an image-forming apparatus comprising the steps of:
- a first step of conveying the sheet member into the image-forming apparatus;
- a second step of conveying a cutting-site of the sheet member to a position opposing a printing head;
- cutting-site printing a predetermined pattern along the cutting-site of the sheet member with the printing head;
- a third step of conveying the cutting-site of the sheet member having the predetermined pattern printed thereon to a position opposing a cutting member;
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- cutting the cutting-site of the sheet member having the predetermined pattern printed thereon with the cutting member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.