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Control device controlling printer provided with head and capable of printing in a plurality of modes

US10946641B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 27, 2019
Grant dateMar 16, 2021
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Expiry dateDec 27, 2039

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB41J2/04581
  • WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

In a control device, a controller is configured to perform: executing a first print printing a first partial image in a first printing area and a second print printing a second partial image in a second printing area; setting a first ink pressure value for the first print; obtaining a recovery value to be recovered in a time period from completion of the first print to start of the second print; calculating a residual pressure value based on the first ink pressure value and the recovery value; setting a second ink pressure value for the second print using the residual pressure value; and determining whether the second ink pressure value reaches a threshold value. A first mode of print is performed when the second ink pressure value does not reach the threshold value. A second mode of print is performed when the second ink pressure value reaches the threshold value.

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