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Temperatures control system for ink-jet recording apparatus

US5477245A · kind A · utility

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5Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJun 29, 1993
Grant dateDec 19, 1995
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Expiry dateJun 29, 2013

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB41J2/04591
  • WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An ink-jet recording apparatus of the present invention is provided with a carriage which moves relatively to a recording medium, one or a plurality of head cartridges which are detachably mounted on the carriage, each of the head cartridges having a plurality of nozzles, the plurality of nozzles being divided into a plurality of nozzle groups each having a predetermined number of the nozzles, each of the nozzle groups sequentially ejecting ink to perform recording for one line in an arrangement direction of the nozzles, a first storage device for storing a piece of drive pulse width data for driving the nozzles, a second storage device for storing one or more pieces of drive pulse width data for driving the nozzles, a drive pulse generating unit for generating a drive pulse width for driving the nozzle groups in accordance with the drive pulse width data stored in the first storage device or the second storage device, and further a temperature detecting device for detecting a temperature of the head.

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