Serial recording system printer and control method

A control method of a serial recording system printer which continuously records a plurality of pages on a continuous recording sheet repeatedly fed/stopped and conveyed, the method comprising the steps of:

• disposing a cutter on a downstream side of a print head for recording an image on the continuous recording sheet in a conveyance direction of the continuous recording sheet, a position of the cutter being able to be changed in the conveyance direction;
• assuming that a print start signal indicating a front end position of the page to be cut from the continuous recording sheet is a start point;
• obtaining a conveyance distance (αn) by a product of a conveyance step width (α) and the number (n) of repetitions of the conveyance step;
• changing the position of the cutter so that a distance (A) to a cut position of the cutter from a print start position of a front end of the page agrees with the conveyance distance (αn), thereby positioning the cutter so that the cutter is matched with the dimension of the page;
• and
• cutting the continuous recording sheet being stopped.

A control method of a serial recording system printer which continuously records a plurality of pages on a continuous recording sheet repeatedly fed/stopped and conveyed, the method comprising the steps of:

• disposing a cutter on a downstream side of a print head for recording an image on the continuous recording sheet in a conveyance direction of the continuous recording sheet, a position of the cutter being able to be changed in the conveyance direction;
• positioning the cutter so that the cutter is matched with the dimension of the page to be cut from the continuous recording sheet;
• and
• cutting the continuous recording sheet being stopped;
• cutting the continuous recording sheet twice via a boundary in the vicinity of an obtained boundary position between the pages by the cutter.

A serial recording system printer which continuously records a plurality of pages on a continuous recording sheet repeatedly fed/stopped and conveyed, the printer comprising:

• conveyance means for conveying the continuous recording sheet with a predetermined conveyance step width;
• a print head for recording an image on the continuous recording sheet in a main scanning direction during the conveyance of continuous recording sheet is stopped;
• a cutter disposed on a downstream side of the print head in a conveyance direction of the continuous recording sheet so that a position of the cutter in the conveyance direction can be changed;
• and
• cutter controller for positioning the cutter so that the cutter is matched with a dimension of each page, and cutting the continuous sheet being stopped,
• wherein the cutter controller controls the position of the cutter so that a distance (nα) of the continuous sheet conveyed from a print end of a terminal end of the page agrees with a distance (A) to a cut position of the cutter from the print end position of the terminal end of the page.

A control method of a serial recording system printer which continuously records a plurality of pages on a continuous recording sheet, the method comprising the steps of:

• providing a cutter on a downstream side of a print head;
• conveying the continuous recording sheet by repeating feeding and stopping of the continuous recording sheet with a predetermined feeding pitch;
• recording an image in a main scanning direction on the continuous recording sheet by the print head during stopping of the continuous recording sheet;
• cutting the continuous recording sheet being stopped;
• obtaining an integer number n=[A/α], represented by Gauss' notation, wherein A is a distance to a current position of the cutter from a terminal end position of the page at the current time during the stopping of the recording sheet, and wherein α is the feeding pitch;
• assuming a conveyance distance of the page terminal end position as nα;
• moving the cutter toward a print head side from the current position by |A−nα| so that the cutter is aligned with the page terminal end position;
• and
• cutting the continuous recording sheet being stopped.

A control method of a serial recording system printer which continuously records a plurality of pages on a continuous recording sheet, the method comprising the steps of:

• providing a cutter on a downstream side of a print head;
• conveying the continuous recording sheet by repeating feeding and stopping of the continuous recording sheet with a predetermined feeding pitch;
• recording an image in a main scanning direction on the continuous recording sheet by the print head during stopping of the continuous recording sheet;
• obtaining an integer number n=[A/α], represented by Gauss' notation, wherein A is a distance to a current position of the cutter from a terminal end position of the page at the current time during the stopping of the recording sheet, and wherein α is the feeding pitch;
• assuming a conveyance distance of the page terminal end position as (n+1)α, when the page terminal end position is conveyed by na and does not reach a movable range of the cutter;
• moving the cutter toward a side opposite to a print head side from the current position by |A−(n+1)α| so that the cutter is aligned with the page terminal end position;
• and
• cutting the continuous recording sheet being stopped.

A control method of a serial recording system printer which continuously records a plurality of pages on a continuous recording sheet, the method comprising the steps of:

• providing a cutter on a downstream side of a print head;
• conveying the continuous recording sheet by repeating feeding and stopping of the continuous recording sheet with a predetermined feeding pitch;
• recording an image in a main scanning direction on the continuous recording sheet by the print head during stopping of the continuous recording sheet;
• obtaining an integer number n=[A/α], represented by Gauss' notation, wherein A is a distance to a current position of the cutter from a front end position of the page at the current time during the stopping of the recording sheet, and wherein α is the feeding pitch;
• assuming a conveyance distance of the page front end position as nα;
• moving the cutter toward a print head side from the current position by |A−nα| so that the cutter is aligned with the page front end position;
• and
• cutting the continuous recording sheet being stopped.

A control method of a serial recording system printer which continuously records a plurality of pages on a continuous recording sheet, the method comprising the steps of:

• providing a cutter on a downstream side of a print head;
• conveying the continuous recording sheet by repeating feeding and stopping of the continuous recording sheet with a predetermined feeding pitch;
• recording an image in a main scanning direction on the continuous recording sheet by the print head during stopping of the continuous recording sheet;
• obtaining an integer number n=[A/α], represented by Gauss' notation, wherein A is a distance to a current position of the cutter from a front end position of the page at the current time during the stopping of the recording sheet, and wherein α is the feeding pitch;
• assuming a conveyance distance of the page front end position as (n+1)α, when the page front end position is conveyed by na and does not reach a movable range of the cutter;
• moving the cutter toward a side opposite to a print head side from the current position by |A−(n+1)α| so that the cutter is aligned with the page front end position;
• and
• cutting the continuous recording sheet being stopped.

A control method of a serial recording system printer which continuously records a plurality of pages on a continuous recording sheet, the method comprising the steps of:

• providing a cutter on a downstream side of a print head;
• conveying the continuous recording sheet by repeating feeding and stopping of the continuous recording sheet with a predetermined feeding pitch;
• recording an image in a main scanning direction on the continuous recording sheet by the print head during stopping of the continuous recording sheet;
• positioning the cutter so that the cutter is aligned with a boundary of each page;
• and
• cutting the continuous recording sheet being stopped, further comprising the steps of:
• cutting the continuous recording sheet twice via the boundary position of the page by the cutter.

A control method of a serial recording system printer which continuously records a plurality of pages on a continuous recording sheet, the method comprising the steps of:

• providing a cutter on a downstream side of a print head;
• conveying the continuous recording sheet by repeating feeding and stopping of the continuous recording sheet with a predetermined feeding pitch;
• recording an image in a main scanning direction on the continuous recording sheet by the print head during stopping of the continuous recording sheet;
• positioning the cutter so that the cutter is aligned with a boundary of each page;
• and
• cutting the continuous recording sheet being stopped, wherein a length of each page cut by the cutter is not an integer multiple of the feeding pitch.

A control method of a serial recording system printer which continuously records a plurality of pages on a continuous recording sheet, the method comprising the steps of:

• providing a cutter on a downstream side of a print head;
• conveying the continuous recording sheet by repeating feeding and stopping of the continuous recording sheet with a predetermined feeding pitch;
• recording an image in a main scanning direction on the continuous recording sheet by the print head during stopping of the continuous recording sheet;
• positioning the cutter so that the cutter is aligned with a boundary of each page;
• and cutting the continuous recording sheet being stopped, wherein a length of the image recorded in each page along the conveyance direction is not an integer multiple of the feeding pitch.

A serial recording system printer which continuously records a plurality of pages on a continuous recording sheet, the printer comprising:

• conveyance means for conveying the continuous recording sheet by repeating feeding and stopping of the continuous recording sheet with a predetermined feeding pitch;
• a print head which records an image in a main scanning direction on the continuous sheet during a conveyance of the continuous recording sheet is stopped;
• a cutter for cutting the continuous recording sheet, the cutter being disposed on a downstream side of the print head in a conveyance direction of the continuous recording sheet so that a position of the cutter can be changed with respect to the conveyance direction;
• and
• cutter controller for positioning the cutter so that the cutter is aligned with a boundary of each page, and cutting the continuous recording sheet being stopped,
• wherein the cutter controller obtains an integer number n=[A/α], represented by Gauss' notation, wherein A is a current position of the cutter from a position of a page boundary line at the current time during the stopping of the recording sheet, and wherein α is the feeding pitch;
• wherein a conveyance distance of the page boundary line is assumed as nα;
• and
• wherein the cutter is moved toward a print head side from the current position by |A−nα| to cut the recording sheet at the page boundary line.

A serial recording system printer which continuously records a plurality of pages on a continuous recording sheet, the printer comprising:

• conveyance means for conveying the continuous recording sheet by repeating feeding and stopping of the continuous recording sheet with a predetermined feeding pitch;
• a print head which records an image in a main scanning direction on the continuous sheet during a conveyance of the continuous recording sheet is stopped;
• a cutter for cutting the continuous recording sheet, the cutter being disposed on a downstream side of the print head in a conveyance direction of the continuous recording sheet so that a position of the cutter can be changed with respect to the conveyance direction;
• and
• cutter controller for positioning the cutter so that the cutter is aligned with a boundary of each page, and cutting the continuous recording sheet being stopped,
• wherein the cutter controller obtains an integer number n=[A/α], represented by Gauss' notation, wherein A is a current position of the cutter from a position of a page boundary line at the current time during the stopping of the recording sheet, and wherein α is the feeding pitch;
• wherein a conveyance distance of the page boundary line is assumed as (n+1)α, when the page boundary line is conveyed by nαand does not reach a movable range of the cutter;
• and
• wherein the cutter is moved toward a side opposite to a print head side from the current position by |A−nα| to cut the recording sheet at the page boundary line.

A serial recording system printer which continuously records a plurality of pages on a continuous recording sheet, the printer comprising:

• conveyance means for conveying the continuous recording sheet by repeating feeding and stopping of the continuous recording sheet with a predetermined feeding pitch;
• a print head which records an image in a main scanning direction on the continuous sheet during a conveyance of the continuous recording sheet is stopped;
• a cutter for cutting the continuous recording sheet, the cutter being disposed on a downstream side of the print head in a conveyance direction of the continuous recording sheet so that a position of the cutter can be changed with respect to the conveyance direction;
• and
• cutter controller for positioning the cutter so that the cutter is aligned with a boundary of each page, and cutting the continuous recording sheet being stopped, wherein a length of each page cut by the cutter is not an integer multiple of the feeding pitch.

A serial recording system printer which continuously records a plurality of pages on a continuous recording sheet, the printer comprising:

• conveyance means for conveying the continuous recording sheet by repeating feeding and stopping of the continuous recording sheet with a predetermined feeding pitch;
• a print head which records an image in a main scanning direction on the continuous sheet during a conveyance of the continuous recording sheet is stopped;
• a cutter for cutting the continuous recording sheet, the cutter being disposed on a downstream side of the print head in a conveyance direction of the continuous recording sheet so that a position of the cutter can be changed with respect to the conveyance direction;
• and
• cutter controller for positioning the cutter so that the cutter is aligned with a boundary of each page, and cutting the continuous recording sheet being stopped, wherein a length of the image recorded in each page along the conveyance direction is not an integer multiple of the feeding pitch.