Droplet ejecting apparatus and droplet ejecting method
US9283762B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 15, 2014 |
| Grant date | Mar 15, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 15, 2034 |
Classification
- 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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