Recording apparatus and method
US6908176B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 1, 2001 |
| Grant date | Jun 21, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 1, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB41J2/16579
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A recording apparatus for forming a color image on the recording material. The recording apparatus includes a recording head having a plurality of recording elements; recording head driving units for driving the recording elements of the recording head in accordance with image data to form an image on the recording material; a plurality of supplementing units for effecting supplementations, in different manners, for supplementing defects in a recorded image resulting from a non-operating recording element of the recording elements; and control units for selectively operating the plurality of supplementing units depending on a record image to effect the supplementation.
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