Recovery processing method and unit of ink jet printing apparatus
US6719400B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 1, 2001 |
| Grant date | Apr 13, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 1, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB41J2/14153
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
In the present invention, the minimum necessary consumption of ink can recover the channel miss state of the plurality of nozzles. The present invention provides a recovery processing method of an ink jet printing apparatus for forming images using a print head having a plurality of nozzles for ejecting ink droplets. The method comprises a first step for detecting channel miss state of said plurality of nozzles, and a second step for executing at least one of different recovery processes depending on the channel miss states of said plurality of nozzles detected in the first step.
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