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Droplet ejecting apparatus and droplet ejecting method

US9283762B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateSep 15, 2014
Grant dateMar 15, 2016
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Expiry dateSep 15, 2034

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  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB41J2002/16573
  • WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A droplet ejecting apparatus which includes a control unit which controls a recording operation in which dots are recorded on a medium by performing multipass recording in which recording of dots which are located in one main scanning line which goes along a main scanning direction is completed in a recording operation in the main scanning direction of N times (N is integer of 2 or greater), and a maintenance operation in which maintenance with respect to an ejecting unit is performed, in which the control unit performs a control so that at least recording operations in the main scanning direction of (N−1) times is performed between the previous maintenance operation and the subsequent maintenance operation when performing maintenance operations of a plurality of times.

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