Inkjet recording apparatus
US8672467B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 19, 2011 |
| Grant date | Mar 18, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 30, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB41J11/00222
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An inkjet recording apparatus includes: a conveyance unit conveying a recording medium; inkjet recording heads jetting ink droplets onto a recording medium surface while scanning in a recording direction intersecting a conveyance direction; a first image converter converting image data, which have been inputted, into ink data based on the color of ink; a second image converter converting the ink data into dot data on the basis of which each inkjet recording head jets the ink droplets; a drying unit disposed on a conveyance direction downstream side of the inkjet recording heads and drying the ink droplets while moving in a drying direction differing from the conveyance direction; and a drying unit movement controller deciding and controlling a moving speed of the drying unit on the basis of at least one of the inputted image data, the ink data, or the dot data.
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