PRINTING METHOD

• Main Authors: MIYAZAKI TERUNORI, TADOKORO MASATO
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; Japanese
• Published: 26.01.2017
• Subjects: APPLYING LIQUIDS OR OTHER FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; PROCESSES FOR APPLYING LIQUIDS OR OTHER FLUENT MATERIALS TOSURFACES, IN GENERAL; SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL; TRANSPORTING

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To efficiently print drawing patterns of the same shape on a curved surface.SOLUTION: When printing in plural numbers drawing patterns of the same shape on a curved surface, shape data about the drawing patterns, position information showing arrangement positions for drawing patterns on the curved surface and printing direction information showing printing directions of the drawing patterns are acquired, and a printing order for a plurality of drawing patterns is determined. Further, based on the shape data, the position information and the printing order, the drawing patterns are printed on the curved surface one by one. The position information designates a print starting position for the drawing patterns on the curved surface or center points of the drawing patterns.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3 【課題】曲面上への同一形状の図柄の印刷を効率的に行うこと。【解決手段】曲面上に同一形状の図柄を複数印刷する際に、図柄の形状データと、曲面上における図柄の配置位置を示す位置情報と、図柄の印刷方向を示す印刷方向情報と、を取得するとともに、複数の図柄の印刷順序を決定する。そして、形状データ、位置情報および印刷順序に基づいて、曲面上に図柄を１つずつ印刷する。位置情報は、曲面上における図柄の印刷開始位置または図柄の中心点を指定する。【選択図】図３