EP0390125B1 - Méthode et appareil à enregistrer - Google Patents

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EP0390125B1
EP0390125B1 EP19900105946 EP90105946A EP0390125B1 EP 0390125 B1 EP0390125 B1 EP 0390125B1 EP 19900105946 EP19900105946 EP 19900105946 EP 90105946 A EP90105946 A EP 90105946A EP 0390125 B1 EP0390125 B1 EP 0390125B1
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
    • B41J19/00—Character- or line-spacing mechanisms
    • B41J19/18—Character-spacing or back-spacing mechanisms; Carriage return or release devices therefor
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  • This invention relates to a recording method of effecting recording on a recording medium and a recording apparatus using the recording method.
  • the recording apparatus using the recording method of the present invention covers what adopt the forms, for example, of a printer used as the image output end of an information processing instrument such as a computer, a copying apparatus combined with a reader or the like, a Japanese word processor having a key input function, an electronic typewriter, a facsimile apparatus having transmitting and receiving functions, etc.
  • the recording system are the conventional recording systems such as, for example, the thermal recording system, the ink jet recording system, and further the impact recording systems such as the daisy wheel recording system and the wire dot recording system.
  • Recording apparatuses which effect recording with a recording unit moved relative to a recording surface on which recording is to be effected include thermal printers, ink jet printers, wire dot printers, etc., and in these apparatuses, a carrier carrying the recording unit thereon is accelerated to a predetermined velocity in the direction of line, whereafter recording is started and after the termination of recording, the velocity of the carrier is decelerated and the carrier is stopped.
  • the so-called non-recording section (the approach run section and the stop section) required for the acceleration or deceleration of the carrier in which recording cannot be effected increases greatly.
  • an attempt to shorten the approach fun section of the carrier leads to the necessity of making a driving motor for the carrier bulky.
  • US 4 469 460 describes a printer in the case of which, for maximizing the through-put, it comprises a means for determining the lengths of the line to be printed and a further means adjusting the velocity of the movement of the print head according to the determined length.
  • US 4 459 050 describes a printer control system comprising a means for continuously determining the actual velocity of the carriage and the actual position of the carriage.
  • the information to be recorded is supplied to the recording head during the phases of acceleration and deceleration as well as during the phase at constant velocity according to the actual velocity and the actual position of the carriage.
  • JP-A-62-227674 describes a printer controller in the case of which the phases of print timing pulses on the one hand and of the rotation of print head motor on the other hand are matched with each other by varying the speed of the motor.
  • Figure 1 is a block diagram of the control unit of a block diagram of the control unit of a thermal printer as a recording apparatus to which an embodiment of the present invention is applied.
  • Figure 2 illustrates the recording control in said embodiment.
  • Figure 3 is a flow chart of the recording control program in said embodiment.
  • Figure 4A is a conceptional view of the recording unit of the thermal printer according to said embodiment.
  • Figure 4B is a plan view of said thermal printer.
  • Figure 5 shows an example of the recording by said embodiment.
  • Figure 6 is a perspective view of an ink jet recording apparatus as a recording apparatus to which an embodiment of the present invention is applied.
  • moving means moves a recording unit in accordance with a speed sequence, for example, of constant acceleration, constant high-velocity movement and constant deceleration.
  • recording means effects recording at each dot timing conforming to the velocity sequence of constant acceleration, constant high-velocity movement and constant deceleration by the moving means.
  • said velocity sequence (particularly the highest velocity) differs depending on the recording width of the line being recorded.
  • the gradient of the acceleration or the deceleration of said velocity sequence is the same.
  • Figure 4A is a conceptional view of the recording unit of a thermal printer to which an embodiment of the present invention is applied
  • Figure 4B is a plan view of the thermal printer.
  • the recording unit also is shown in greater detail than in Figure 4A, it is functionally similar.
  • a carrier motor 20 being rotatively controlled in accordance with a predetermined velocity sequence
  • a carrier 1 carrying a thermal head 4 thereon is subjected to constant acceleration, constant high-velocity movement and constant deceleration in the direction of arrow 3.
  • One of the plurality of heat generating elements 4a of the thermal head 4 which is selected in conformity with recording information is caused to generate heat at a timing conforming to the velocity of the carrier at each point of time, whereby the ink of an ink ribbon 5 is transferred to recording paper 2 to thereby accomplish recording on the recording paper 2.
  • the constant acceleration, constant high-velocity movement and constant deceleration of a take-up reel (a ribbon pan cake) 6a in the direction of arrow 7 are also adjusted in operative association with the constant acceleration, constant high-velocity movement and constant deceleration of the carrier 1, whereby the occurrence of the friction between the ink ribbon (thermal ribbon) 5 and the recording paper 2 is prevented.
  • the reference numeral 31 designates a platen formed of a rubber material.
  • the thermal head 4 is pressed against the platen 31 by the spring force of a spring 35 with the ink ribbon 5 and the recording paper 2 interposed between the thermal head and the platen 31.
  • the ink ribbon 5 is disposed on the carrier 1 and is wound from a supply reel 6b onto a take-up reel 6a through the thermal head 4 on the carrier 1.
  • a lever 38 On one end of a lever 38 rotatable with a shaft 37 on the carrier 1 as a fulcrum, a spring 39 is hooked between said one end and the carrier 1, and rotates the lever 38 clockwise about the shaft 37.
  • a pulse motor 22 for the ribbon is mounted on the other end of the lever 38.
  • a ratchet wheel 41 is secured on the shaft 22a of this motor, and the ratchet wheel 41 and the ink ribbon 5 wound on the take-up reel 6a are disposed at such positions that due to the tension of the lever 38 by the spring 39, they are stationary in meshing engagement with each other and always bear against each other independently of the turn diameter of the ink ribbon 5.
  • the carrier 1 is mounted on fixed shafts 42 and 43 parallel to the platen 31 and moves the thermal head 4 in parallelism to the platen 31.
  • a toothed belt 44 having one end thereof secured to the carrier 1 has the other end thereof also secured to the carrier 1 through pulleys 45 and 46.
  • a gear 47 is constructed integrally with the pulley 45 and is in engagement with a gear 39 secured to the shaft 20a of a pulse motor 20 for the carrier. So, the toothed belt 44 can be driven by the rotation of the pulse motor 20 to thereby move the carrier 1 to the left and right in parallelism to the platen 31. Design is made such that the movement velocity v of this carrier and the movement velocity of the ink ribbon 5 driven by the pulse motor 22 for the ribbon become equal to each other in just opposite directions and even if the carrier 1 is moved, the same positions of the ink ribbon 5 and the recording paper 2 will always contact each other.
  • Figure 1 is a block diagram of the control unit of the thermal printer according to the aforedescribed embodiment.
  • the reference numeral 10 designates a CPU which effects the main control of the thermal printer.
  • the reference numeral 11 denotes an ROM storing therein, for example, the recording control program of Figure 3 which is executed by the CPU 10.
  • the reference numeral 12 designates an RAM which stores therein a character code for recording and in addition, is used, for example, as a work area by the CPU 10.
  • the reference numeral 13 denotes a character generator (CG) storing therein dot pattern data corresponding to the character code.
  • the reference numeral 14 designates recording data input means for inputting recording data from a host system or a keyboard, not shown.
  • the reference numeral 15 denotes an image memory (IM) which stores therein the dot pattern image of a recorded line developed by the CPU 10.
  • the reference numeral 16 designates an I/O port (I/O) which decodes the command of the CPU 10 and outputs it.
  • the reference numeral 17 denotes velocity sequence generating means (VG) which outputs the voltage signal VVA/VVB of a different velocity sequence in conformity with the velocity sequence designating mode M from the CPU 10.
  • the reference numeral 18 designates voltage frequency converting means (VFC) which outputs a pulse signal train TCA/TCB of frequency conforming to the velocity sequence voltage signal VVA/VVB.
  • the reference numeral 19 denotes a carrier motor control circuit (CMD) which outputs a phase clock signal for driving a carrier motor (CM) 20 in accordance with a pulse signal TCA/TCB.
  • the carrier motor (CM) 20 is, for example, a pulse motor.
  • the reference numeral 21 designates a ribbon motor control circuit (RMD) which outputs a phase signal for driving a ribbon motor (RM) in accordance with a pulse signal TRA/TRB associated with the pulse signal TCA/TCB.
  • the reference numeral 23 denotes a thermal recording control circuit (THC) which reads out recording data (ID) from the IM 15 in accordance with a pulse signal TTA/TTB also associated with the pulse signal TCA/TCB and drives a thermal head (TH) 4 for heat generation by the ID.
  • TTC thermal recording control circuit
  • Figure 2 illustrates the recording control of the aforedescribed embodiment.
  • the abcissa represents the time from after the start of the movement of the carrier, and the ordinate represents the carrier velocity.
  • graph VVA shows one velocity sequence, and corresponds to the carrier driving pulse signal TCA.
  • the carrier is first accelerated to a velocity V1 at a predetermined acceleration, and is constantly moved at the velocity V1, and thereafter is decelerated at a predetermined rate.
  • the thick line portion in the graph VVA is a portion which actually effects recording (thermal heating), and starts recording after the acceleration to the velocity V1, and starts deceleration after the termination of recording.
  • the velocity V1 is, for example, of the order of 30 characters/sec.
  • Graph VVB shows another velocity sequence and corresponds to the carrier driving pulse signal TCB. According to the graph VVB, the carrier is accelerated to a different velocity V2 at the same predetermined acceleration as that previously mentioned, and is constantly moved at the velocity V2, and thereafter is decelerated at the same predetermined rate as that previously mentioned.
  • the velocity V2 is, for example, four to five times the velocity V1 (in the figure, it is shown as twice). Accordingly, the acceleration section need exceed the velocity V1 and further reach the velocity V2. Therefore, the approach run distance l3 from the start of driving to the reach to the velocity V2 and the stop distance l4 from the velocity V2 to the stoppage also become approximately four to five times, but in the present embodiment, recording is started in the vicinity of the velocity V1 in the course of acceleration and recording is continued in the section PTB1 to the velocity V2, and recording is also continued in the section PTB2 of the velocity V2 and recording is possible up to the section PTB3 in the course of deceleration.
  • the actual non-recording distance is l1 and l2 as in the prior art.
  • recording should be effected both in the course of acceleration and in the course of deceleration can be suitably selected.
  • the length of the non-recording section during the movement of the carrier 1 in which recording is not effected is made constant irrespective of the highest velocity during recording. Thereby the quality of recording can be more improved, whereas this is not restrictive, but the length of the non-recording section can be made different.
  • Figure 3 is a flow chart of the recording control program of the aforedescribed embodiment.
  • the CPU 10 access to the CG 13 by the character code in the RAM 12, and develops the read-out character pattern data into the IM 15.
  • a development termination address (corresponding to the recording width) is set to the THC 23 through a control line CNT, and is input to the control of Figure 3.
  • the recording width is already known from said developing process.
  • the predetermined number N is, for example, about 1/2 of the width of paper (the effective width of recording paper) in the simplest case. Or the number N is the width over which recording can be effected in the section of (PTB1 + PTB3) shown in Figure 2. Accordingly, when for example, full recording is to be effected over the width of the paper, or when the first half of one line is blank but characters are present in the latter half, or when characters or words are scattered over the width of the paper, (the recording width) > N is satisfied. When characters are present in only the first half of one line, (the recording width) > N is not satisfied.
  • step S2 If at the step S1, (the recording width) > N , at a step S2, "B" (the mode VVB) is set in the recording mode M. If at the step S1, not (the recording width) > N, at step S3, "A" (the mode VVA) is set in the recording mode M.
  • step S4 the energization signal E of the VG 17 is set to logic 1 level. Thereby the carrier 1 starts its acceleration.
  • the energization signal E of the VG 17 is set to logic 0 level.
  • the energization signal E of the VG 17 is not set to logic 0 level, there will be no problem, because in any case, at the terminal and of the paper width, the carrier stops without fail in accordance with the velocity sequence VVB (or VVA) of Figure 2.
  • setting the energization signal E to logic 0 level has the following advantage.
  • the velocity sequence VVA of Figure 2 can start deceleration at any point of time whereat recording is terminated, whereby the efficiency of the carrier demand scanning is improved.
  • deceleration can be started as indicated by a line Q at any point of time whereat recording is terminated.
  • moving means for moving the recording unit of the present embodiment in accordance with a predetermined velocity sequence not only refers to a construction comprising the VG 17, etc. of Figure 1, but also includes means for realizing the function of detecting the velocity V1 and then recording at this constant velocity V1, or the function of detecting the velocity V1 and then recording up to the velocity V2 and continuing to record at this constant velocity V2.
  • Figure 5 shows an example of the recording by the aforedescribed embodiment.
  • the reference numeral 100 designates a line which does not satisfy (the recording width) > N.
  • recording is effected in the graph VVA mode of Figure 2.
  • Lines 101 and 102 are lines which satisfy (the recording width) > N. In these cases, recording is effected in the graph VVB mode of Figure 2.
  • the thermal head 4 may be once floated from the recording paper 2 for saving of the recording ribbon 5 and the ribbon may not be fed in that section (so-called skip function).
  • the carrier motor may be any of pulse motor, a DC motor, etc.
  • the timing for applying heat in the case of a pulse motor, heat may be applied in synchronism with the change-over timing of the excitation phase, and in the case of a DC motor, heat may be applied in synchronism with the signal timing of an encoder or the like, whereby record at a predetermined pitch (or ordinary natural images) may be obtained irrespective of acceleration, constant velocity or deceleration.
  • the heat dot is renewed in conformity with the angle of rotation of the pulse motor or the DC motor even during acceleration or deceleration as well as during constant velocity movement and therefore, images of a predetermined pitch are always obtained.
  • the heat pulse width use is made, for example, a heat pulse width which satisfies the velocity V2 so that uniform density may be obtained in the entire recording section.
  • the velocity modes are two, i.e., V1 and V2, this is not restrictive, but V3, V4,... may further be added to thereby provide multiple velocity modes. It is also possible to set the change-over set values N2, N3,... of the recording width finely in conformity with them.
  • design is made such that in the graph VVB mode of Figure 2 wherein printing is effected at the velocity V2, recording is executed in both of a section PTB1 in the acceleration area and a section PTB 3 in the deceleraton area, but design may also be made such that one of these sections is not recorded.
  • the change-over set value N of the recording width may be suitably determined and the recording speed may be automatically changed over to V1 and V2 by N and recording may be effected, whereby a higher speed of recording can be realized.
  • Figure 6 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of the ink jet recording apparatus to which the present invention is applied as in the aforedescribed embodiment.
  • members functionally similar to those in the aforedescribed embodiment are given similar reference numerals and need not be described.
  • the reference numeral 50 designates a head cartridge in which a recording head constructed by the use of a heater board and an ink tank which is an ink supply source are made as a unit.
  • This head cartridge 50 is removably fixed onto the carrier 1 by a keep member 61, and these are reciprocally movable in the lengthwise direction along shafts 42 and 43.
  • Ink discharged from the discharge openings of the recording head reaches the recording paper 2 disposed with a minute spacing with respect to the recording head and having the recording surface thereof controlled by a platen 31, and records images on the recording paper 2.
  • a discharge signal conforming to image data is supplied from a suitable data supply source to the recording head through a cable 56 and a terminal (not shown) coupled thereto.
  • One or a plurality of (in the figure, two) head cartridge 50 can be provided in conformity with the ink colors used.
  • the recording head has an electro-thermal converting member, and film boiling is caused by the heat generation of the electro-thermal converting member to thereby form a bubble in the ink, and by the growth and contraction of this bubble, the ink is discharged from the discharge openings.
  • the reference numeral 60 denotes a feed motor for rotating the platen roller 31 through gears 60a and 60b.
  • the reference numeral 62 designates a switch for closing and opening the power source of the ink jet recording apparatus.
  • the aforedescribed embodiment brings about an excellent effect in a recording apparatus to which particularly the bubble jet recording system among the ink jet recording systems is applied.
  • a system is preferable which uses the basic principle disclosed, for example, in U.S. Patent No. 4,723,129 and U.S. Patent No. 4,740,796.
  • This system is applicable to both of the so-called on-demand type and the so-called continuous type, and is particularly effective in the case of the on-demand type because at least one driving signal corresponding to recording information and providing a rapid temperature rise exceeding nuclear boiling is applied to an electro-thermal converting member disposed correspondingly to a sheet or a liquid path in which liquid (ink) is retained whereby heat energy is generated in the electro-thermal converting member and film boiling is caused on the heat-acting surface of the recording head with a result that a bubble in the liquid (ink) can be formed in one-to-one correspondence to the driving signal.
  • the liquid (ink) is discharged through a discharge opening to form at least one droplet.
  • this driving signal is made into a pulse-like shape, the growth and contraction of the bubble take place appropriately on the spot and therefore, the discharge of the liquid (ink) particularly excellent in responsiveness can be accomplished, and this is more preferable.
  • this driving signal of the pulse-like shape those as described in U.S. Patent No. 4,463,359 and U.S. Patent No. 4,345,262 are suitable. If the conditions described in U.S. Patent No. 4,313,124 which discloses an invention relating to the temperature rise rate of said heat-acting surface are adopted, more excellent recording can be accomplished.
  • 59-123670 which discloses a construction in which a slit common to a plurality of electro-thermal converting members provides the discharge portion of the electro-thermal converting members or Japanese Laid-Open Patent Application No. 59-138461 which discloses a construction in which an opening for absorbing the pressure wave of heat energy corresponds to the discharge portion.
  • the aforedescribed embodiment is also effective where use is made of an interchangeable chip type recording head in which, by being mounted on an apparatus body, the electrical connection to the apparatus body and supply of ink from the apparatus body become possible, or a cartridge type recording head in which a cartridge is integrally provided in a recording head itself.
  • recovery means for the recording head to the construction of the recording apparatus of the aforedescribed embodiment can more stabilize the effect of the aforedescribed embodiment and is therefore preferable.
  • capping means, cleaning means and pressurization or suction means for the recording head and preheating means comprising an electro-thermal converting member or a heating element discrete therefrom or a combination thereof, and it is also effective for accomplishing stable recording to carry out a preliminary discharge mode in which discharge discrete from recording is effected.
  • the recording mode of the recording apparatus is not limited to the recording mode of only the main current such as black, but the aforedescribed embodiment is also very effective for an apparatus provided with at least one of a plurality of different colors and full color by a color mixture although it may depend on whether the recording head is constructed as a unit or formed by a combination of a plurality of heads.
  • the ink is described as liquid, but alternatively may be ink which solidifies, for example, at room temperature or below and softens or liquefies at a temperature higher than room temperature.
  • heat energy is used as the energy for the phase change of the ink from its solid state to its liquid state to thereby prevent the temperature rise caused by the heat energy, or ink which solidifies while it is left as it is is used for the purpose of preventing the evaporation of the ink, and in any case, the use of ink having the nature of being liquefied only by heat energy, such as ink which liquefies by heat energy imparted in conformity with a recording signal and is discharged in the form of liquid or ink which already begins to solidify at a point of time whereat it reaches a recording medium is also applicable to the present embodiment.
  • the ink may be in a form in which it is opposed to the electro-thermal converting member while being retained as a liquid or a solid in the recesses or the through-holes of a porous sheet as described in Japanese Laid-open Patent Application No. 54-56847 or Japanese Laid-open Patent Application No. 60-71260.
  • what is most effective for each of the above-described inks is that which executes the above-described film boiling system.
  • the recording means is not limited to the aforedescribed bubble jet recording system and the so-called heat transfer recording system in which an ink sheet having meltable ink applied thereto is heated in conformity with an image signal and the melted ink is transferred to a recording sheet, but can adopt other various recording systems such as the so-called thermosensitive recording system in which for example, a recording sheet forming a color by heat is heated in conformity with an image signal, and the so-called wire dot recording system in which an ink ribbon is tapped by a wire in conformity with an image signal to thereby accomplish recording.
  • the recording head is neither limited to the aforedescribed bubble jet head, the thermal head or the like, but may be, for example, a wire dot head or the like.
  • a recording method capable of accomplishing high-speed recording and a recording apparatus using such recording method.
  • recording means for recognizing a recording width over which recording is to be effected and effecting recording on the recording medium at a movement velocity selected in conformity with the recognized recording width is moved along the conveyance path of the recording medium to thereby accomplish recording.

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  1. Procédé d'enregistrement pour effectuer un enregistrement sur un support d'enregistrement (2), comprenant les étapes suivantes: reconnaissance d'une largeur d'enregistrement sur laquelle l'enregistrement doit être effectué; et réalisation de l'enregistrement sur un support d'enregistrement (2) à une vitesse de déplacement sélectionnée en conformité avec la largeur d'enregistrement reconnue par un moyen (4, 50) d'enregistrement d'une première accélération le long du trajet de déplacement du support d'enregistrement (2), puis déplacement du moyen d'enregistrement (4, 50) le long d'un trajet de déplacement à une vitesse constante puis décélération du moyen d'enregistrement (4, 50), et de réalisation d'un enregistrement lorsque le moyen d'enregistrement (4, 50) se déplace à une vitesse constante et lorsque le moyen d'enregistrement (4, 50) accélère ou décélère, conformément à la synchronisation de signaux sensibles à la vitesse de déplacement lorsque le moyen d'enregistrement (4, 50) est accéléré, décéléré et déplacé à une vitesse constante.
  2. Procédé d'enregistrement selon la revendication 1, dans lequel ledit moyen d'enregistrement (4, 50) comporte une tête à laquelle est appliquée une impulsion générée en conformité avec la vitesse de déplacement afin d'engendrer de la chaleur.
  3. Procédé d'enregistrement selon la revendication 1 ou 2, dans lequel la reconnaissance de ladite largeur d'enregistrement est faite pour chaque ligne sur laquelle l'enregistrement doit être effectué.
  4. Procédé d'enregistrement selon la revendication 1, 2 ou 3, dans lequel ledit moyen d'enregistrement (4, 50) comporte une tête thermique (4) qui est commandée pour engendrer de la chaleur en conformité avec l'information d'enregistrement et qui transfère l'encre d'un ruban encreur (5) sur ledit support d'enregistrement (2) afin de réaliser l'enregistrement.
  5. Procédé d'enregistrement selon la revendication 1, 2 ou 3, dans lequel ledit moyen d'enregistrement (4, 50) comporte une tête (50) à jet d'encre qui décharge l'encre depuis une ouverture de décharge en conformité avec l'information d'enregistrement afin de réaliser l'enregistrement sur ledit support d'enregistrement (2).
  6. Procédé d'enregistrement selon la revendication 1, 2 ou 3, dans lequel ledit moyen d'enregistrement (4, 50) comporte une tête (50) à jet d'encre qui utilise l'énergie thermique pour décharger l'encre et qui est pourvue d'un élément (4a) de conversion électrothermique pour engendrer ladite énergie thermique.
  7. Procédé d'enregistrement selon l'une des revendications précédentes, dans lequel ledit moyen d'enregistrement (4, 50) est maintenu sur un chariot (1) de manière à pouvoir se déplacer selon un mouvement de va-et-vient par un entraînement à courroie.
  8. Appareil d'enregistrement pour réaliser un enregistrement sur un support d'enregistrement (2), comprenant: un moyen d'enregistrement (4, 50) pour réaliser l'enregistrement sur le support d'enregistrement (2); des moyens d'entraînement (20) pour déplacer ledit moyen d'enregistrement (4, 50) le long d'un trajet de déplacement du support d'enregistrement (2); des moyens de sélection (17) pour sélectionner une vitesse de déplacement dudit moyen d'enregistrement (2) par ledit moyen d'entraînement (20); des moyens de reconnaissance pour reconnaître une largeur d'enregistrement sur laquelle l'enregistrement doit être effectué; et des moyens de commande (19) pour commander lesdits moyens d'entraînement (20) afin d'accélérer d'abord ledit moyen d'enregistrement (4, 50), puis de déplacer ledit moyen d'enregistrement (4, 50) à une vitesse constante sélectionnée en conformité avec la largeur d'enregistrement reconnue par ledit moyen de reconnaissance, puis de décélérer ledit moyen d'enregistrement (4, 50), dans lequel ledit moyen de commande (19) commande ledit moyen d'enregistrement (4, 50) afin d'effectuer l'enregistrement lors d'un déplacement à une vitesse constante et lorsque ledit moyen d'enregistrement (4, 50) accélère ou décélère en fonction de la synchronisation de signaux sensibles à la vitesse de déplacement dudit moyen d'enregistrement (4, 50) lorsque ledit moyen d'enregistrement accélère, décélère, et se déplace à une vitesse constante.
  9. Appareil d'enregistrement selon la revendication 8, dans lequel ledit moyen d'enregistrement (4, 50) comporte une tête à laquelle est appliquée une impulsion générée en conformité avec la vitesse de déplacement, afin d'engendrer de la chaleur.
  10. Appareil d'enregistrement selon la revendication 8 ou 9, dans lequel la reconnaissance de ladite largeur d'enregistrement est faite pour chaque ligne sur laquelle l'enregistrement doit être effectué.
  11. Appareil d'enregistrement selon la revendication 8, 9 ou 10, dans lequel ledit moyen d'enregistrement (4, 50) comporte une tête thermique (4) qui est entraînée pour la génération de chaleur en conformité avec l'information d'enregistrement et qui transfère de l'encre d'un ruban encreur (5) sur ledit support d'enregistrement (2) afin d'accomplir l'enregistrement.
  12. Appareil d'enregistrement selon la revendication 8, 9 ou 10, dans lequel ledit moyen d'enregistrement (4, 50) comporte une tête (50) à jet d'encre qui décharge de l'encre d'une ouverture de décharge en conformité avec l'information d'enregistrement pour effectuer un enregistrement sur ledit support d'enregistrement.
  13. Appareil d'enregistrement selon la revendication 8, 9 ou 10, dans lequel ledit moyen d'enregistrement (4, 50) comporte une tête (50) à jet d'encre qui utilise l'énergie thermique pour décharger l'encre et qui est pourvue d'un élément (4a) de conversion électrothermique pour engendrer ladite énergie thermique.
  14. Appareil d'enregistrement selon l'une des revendications précédentes, dans lequel ledit moyen d'enregistrement (4, 50) est maintenu sur un chariot (1) pouvant se déplacer selon un mouvement de va-et-vient par un entraînement par courroie.
  15. Appareil d'enregistrement selon l'une des revendications précédentes, dans lequel ledit moyen de commande comporte une CPU (10), une RAM (12) et une ROM (11).
  16. Appareil d'enregistrement selon l'une des revendications précédentes, dans lequel ladite vitesse dudit moyen d'enregistrement (4, 50) diffère en fonction de la largeur d'enregistrement d'une ligne à enregistrer.
  17. Appareil d'enregistrement selon l'une des revendications précédentes, dans lequel les gradients de l'accélération et de la décélération de ladite vitesse dudit moyen d'enregistrement (4, 50) sont égaux.
  18. Appareil d'enregistrement selon l'une des revendications précédentes, comprenant un moyen pour modifier la valeur maximum de la vitesse de déplacement dudit moyen d'enregistrement (4, 50) le long dudit trajet de déplacement.
  19. Appareil d'enregistrement selon l'une des revendications précédentes, dans lequel la longueur d'une partie de non-enregistrement dans laquelle l'enregistrement au cours du déplacement dudit moyen d'enregistrement (4, 50) n'est pas effectué, est constante quelle que soit la vitesse la plus élevée au cours de l'enregistrement.
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