A print start position is set to an appropriate position, and the time required for printing is shortened. A printing apparatus, which forms a row of dots from a print start position in a scanning direction to print on a medium to be printed, is provided with a sensor that is capable of detecting an edge, in the scanning direction, of the medium to be printed. The printing apparatus stores the result of detecting the edge of another medium to be printed, and, when printing on the medium to be pr...

A printer containing at least one support for a roll of printing paper web, a printer station including a print head, means for conveying the printing paper web from the roll to the printer station, driving means adapted for selectively driving the conveying means in a downstream conveying direction or an upstream conveying direction, a cutting station downstream of the printer station for cutting the printing paper web, means for detecting the passage of an end location on the end portion of th...

A liquid ejection head is operable to eject a liquid droplet toward a target position. A transporter feeds a first target medium toward the target position in a first direction. An ejector ejects the first target medium to the outside of the apparatus. The ejector includes a first roller and a second roller adapted to nip the first target medium transported from the target position in the first direction. A guide member is disposed at a position closer to the outside of the apparatus than the ej...

An inkjet recording apparatus which forms images on a recording medium by combining at least two types of liquid comprising: a first application device which applies a first liquid to the recording medium; a second application device which applies a second liquid to the recording medium in accordance with an image to be formed on the recording medium; a movement device which provides relative movement between the recording medium, the first application device and the second application device; a...

A liquid ejection head is operable to eject a liquid droplet toward a target position. A transporter feeds a first target medium toward the target position in a first direction. An ejector ejects the first target medium to the outside of the apparatus. The ejector includes a first roller and a second roller adapted to nip the first target medium transported from the target position in the first direction. A guide member is disposed at a position closer to the outside of the apparatus than the ej...

In order to simplify a constitution of a locking member capable of locking engageably and detachably an ink head with a stationary region, an ink-jet printer comprises a first carriage supported relatively transferable in a predetermined direction with respect to the medium; a second carriage supported relatively transferable in the predetermined direction with respect to the medium and juxtaposed so as to position on a side in the predetermined direction of the first carriage; a slide means dis...

In an image forming apparatus such as an inkjet printer, deformation of a thick recording paper sheet such as a postcard in the conveyance thereof is prevented by a simple and inexpensive structure. A rectangular aperture corresponding to a size of the postcard is formed on a first tray portion, and a second tray portion is attached to the rectangular aperture. The second tray portion is rotatably borne at a front end thereof on the first tray portion, and linked with the first tray portion at a...

A printing press machine for processing a web roll of labels, the printing press machine comprises a mark sensor at a predetermined location along the printing press machine for sensing the presence of a mark formed on each label on the web roll, the mark being at substantially the same position on each label on the web roll. A speed sensor is provided for sensing the position of at least one gear on or associated with the printing press machine to determine the speed at which the web roll of la...

A recording apparatus for effecting recording on a material by a recording unit, the apparatus having a carriage for reciprocal movement while carrying the recording unit; a platen for support of the recording material at a position opposed to the recording unit; a feeding roller for feeding the recording material; a pinch roller driven by the feeding roller; a sheet feeding unit for feeding the recording material to the position opposed to the recording unit; a base unit supporting the recordin...

Disclosed herein is a method of forming color images with color inks including a cyan ink on a recording material provided with an ink-receiving layer, which contains basic magnesium carbonate and has a dry coat weight of from 1 to 15 g/m.sup.2, wherein at least one of the cyan ink and one or more another inks to form mixed-color areas with the cyan ink contains a surface active agent, wherein a cyan dye contained in the cyan ink is represented by the general formula ##STR1## wherein M means an ...