INKJET PRINTER AND PRINTING METHOD USING SAME

摘要

An inkjet printer (10) comprises: a platen (12a), a print head (22) for ejecting ink droplets, a right ultraviolet light irradiation device (23R) and a left ultraviolet light irradiation device (23L) for curing the ink droplets, and a carriage (21) on which the print head (22), the right ultraviolet light irradiation device (23R), and the left ultraviolet light irradiation device (23L) are mounted to face the platen (12a) and which is operated to reciprocate in the right-left direction relative to a print sheet (1) and is moved forward relative to the print sheet (1). On the carriage (21), the right ultraviolet light irradiation device (23R) and the left ultraviolet light irradiation device (23L) are arranged on both sides of the print head (22) in the right-left direction, and the print head (22) is arranged to project rearward relative to the right ultraviolet light irradiation device (23R) and the left ultraviolet light irradiation device (23L) by a predetermined length.