Information output unit

An information output unit comprising:

• m information recording means for recording information on a recording medium, said means being disposed in parallel with each other such that their recording positions are spaced from each other by a distance, between centers, of n elements in a predetermined direction;
• shifting means for shifting the relative position between said recording positions of said information recording means and said recording medium at least in the predetermined direction by a distance of l elements during a predetermined time;
• and
• information output means for rearrangined the series sequence of input signals applied thereto and for applying said rearranged signals to .theta. of said information recording means at substantially the same time, said .theta. being smaller than the number m of said information recording means;
• wherein m/.theta. is a natural number, i .ltoreq.m/=.theta. where i is a natural number to which m/.theta. is prime and mn/.theta. and ni+l are prime to each other.

An information output unit comprising:

• a plurality of information recording means disposed in parallel in a predetermined direction for recording information on a recording medium;
• shifting means for shifting the relative position between the recording positions of said information recording means and said recording medium at least in the predetermined direction;
• gate circuit means for transmitting said information at substantially the same time to a number of said information recording means less than the total number thereof;
• and
• rearranging means for rearranging the series sequences of signals introduced thereinto and for applying said rearranged signals to said gate circuit means.

An information output unit comprising:

• a plurality of information recording means disposed in parallel in a predetermined direction for recording information on a recording medium;
• shifting means for shifting the relative position between the recording positions of said information recording means and said recording medium at least in the predetermined direction;
• and
• information output means for rearranging the series sequence of input signals applied thereto and for applying said rearranged signals at substantially the same time to a number of said information recording means less than the total number thereof.