Image forming apparatus performing non-printing discharge
US8382241B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 15, 2011 |
| Grant date | Feb 26, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 29, 2031 |
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- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB41J2002/1657
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes a recording head having nozzles to form an image by squirting droplets onto a recording medium, a transfer member transferring the recording medium and having holes which allows passage of droplets squirted by the recording head for non-printing discharge, an area detecting unit to detect a plurality of non-printing discharge areas that are areas between adjacent recording media, and a non-printing discharge instructing unit to cause the nozzles to perform non-printing discharge such that all the nozzles perform non-printing discharge at least once in the non-printing discharge areas.
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