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Apparatus for and method of printing on three-dimensional object

  • US 20010017085A1
  • Filed: 02/27/2001
  • Published: 08/30/2001
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/28/2000
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An apparatus for providing ink to a surface of a three-dimensional object, comprising:

  • a shape recognition section for obtaining data about a surface shape of a three-dimensional object;

    an ejection section for ejecting ink toward said three-dimensional object;

    a scanning section for causing said ejection section to scan relative to said three-dimensional object; and

    a control section for controlling an operation of said ejection section and/or said scanning section in accordance with information about inclination of the surface of said three-dimensional object, said information being indicated in said data obtained by said shape recognition section.

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