Ink discharge apparatus, ink discharge method, and medium storing ink discharge program
US11872810B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 16, 2021 |
| Grant date | Jan 16, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 11, 2042 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06K15/107
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An ink discharge apparatus includes a discharge head and a controller, the discharge head having a plurality of nozzle rows arranged in a first direction, each of the plurality of nozzle rows including a plurality of nozzles arranged to align in a second direction intersecting the first direction. The controller is configured to receive a print job and carry out a mode determining process to determine whether a print mode is a low gap print mode or a high gap print mode based on the print job, and a number of discharge reducing process to reduce the total number of discharging ink per unit time from the plurality of nozzles as compared with the case of the low gap print mode, if the print mode is determined as the high gap print mode.
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