Printing device and printing method
AssigneeSeiko Epson Corporation
InventorsSho SHIMIZU, Osamu KATSUDA
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Abstract
A printing device 1 includes a transport belt 5 that transports the fabric M in a transport direction A in a state where the first surface M1 of the fabric M faces the adhesive layer 5a, printing section 101 that prints an image on a second surface M2 of the fabric M transported by the transport belt 5, the second surface M2 being on opposite side than the first surface M1, and an infrared imaging section 30 that captures an image of an imaging target I provided on the first surface M1 by using infrared rays with respect to the fabric M transported by the transport belt 5.
Claims11
A printing device comprising:
- a transport belt that includes an adhesive layer for supporting a fabric as a medium and that transports the fabric in a transport direction in a state where a first surface of the fabric faces the adhesive layer;
- a printing section that prints an image on a second surface of the fabric transported by the transport belt, the second surface being on an opposite side than the first surface;
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- an infrared imaging section that captures an image of an imaging target provided on the first surface by using infrared rays with respect to the fabric transported by the transport belt.
A printing method of a printing device, the printing device including
- a transport belt that includes an adhesive layer for supporting a fabric as a medium and that transports the fabric in a transport direction in a state where a first surface of the fabric faces the adhesive layer and
- a printing section that prints an image on a second surface of the fabric transported by the transport belt, the second surface being on an opposite side than the first surface, the method comprising:
- an infrared imaging step of capturing an image of an imaging target provided on the first surface by using infrared rays with respect to the fabric transported by the transport belt,
- a correction step of correcting at least one of the image and a printing position of the image based on the imaging data captured in the infrared imaging step, and
- a printing step of printing the image on the fabric transported by the transport belt by the printing section based on a correction result of the correction step.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.