Cloth feeding drum for ink-jet printing

An ink jet printing apparatus, comprising:

• a rotatable cloth feeding drum having opposite end portions in the axial direction thereof, said cloth feeding drum having a plurality of support pins for holding a cloth to be ink jet printed on said cloth feeding drum, said plurality of support pins being arranged circumferentially in each of the opposite end portions;
• a nozzle for spraying ink onto the cloth held on said cloth feeding drum by said support pins to carry out the ink jet printing, said nozzle being movable relative to said cloth feeding drum along the axial direction thereof;
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• means provided in said cloth feeding drum for applying an appropriate tension to the cloth in the widthwise direction of the cloth while the ink jet printing is being carried out, and said means including means for moving at least one of the support pins in at least one of said opposite end portions in the axial direction of said cloth feeding drum after the cloth is introduced onto said cloth feeding drum.

A cloth feeding drum apparatus for ink jet printing, comprising:

• a drum having a plurality of support pins for holding a cloth to be ink jet printed on said drum;
• first means provided in said drum for moving said support pins in the radial direction of said drum;
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• second means provided in said drum for moving said support pins on the drum means in the axial direction of said drum, said second means being configured to apply a tension to the cloth at least when the ink jet printing is performed on the cloth on said drum.