Recording apparatus
US5610634A · kind A · utility
Assignee
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 14, 1993 |
| Grant date | Mar 11, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 14, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB41J2/04581
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A recording head having a plurality of recording elements arranged thereon is scanned in a direction different from the direction of arrangement of the recording elements to effect a main scan. The scan is started when one scan of print data is stored in a buffer memory. Further, when a predetermined time has elapsed before one scan of print data is stored in the buffer memory, the scan is started without waiting for the storage of one scan of data and the data currently stored in the buffer memory is recorded. After the scan, a sheet is fed in accordance with the amount of print data recorded. The buffer memory can be effectively utilized without regard to a processing speed and a data transfer rate of a host apparatus.
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