Ink-jet printer
US9969171B2 · kind B2 · utility
Assignee
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 27, 2017 |
| Grant date | May 15, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 27, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F3/1279
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An ink-jet printer includes a conveyor, a recording head, a power supply, an ink receiver, a command receiver, and a controller. The controller executes: determining an ink amount to be discharged; determining a voltage value of a drive voltage and the number of ink droplets; raising the drive voltage; executing a flushing process, executing a printing process. The controller determines the voltage value such that the drive voltage becomes higher when the determined ink amount is not less than a first threshold value than when the determined ink amount is less than the first threshold value, and determines the number of ink droplets such that the number of ink droplets becomes larger when the determined ink amount is not less than a second threshold value than when the determined ink amount is less than the second threshold value.
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