PRINTING APPARATUS AND LIQUID DISCHARGING CONTROL METHOD

Title:

PRINTING APPARATUS AND LIQUID DISCHARGING CONTROL METHOD

Document Type and Number:

WIPO Patent Application WO/2016/157806

Kind Code:

A1

Abstract:

The printing apparatus includes a printing head that includes a plurality of nozzles including a first nozzle, a discharging controller that is capable of controlling discharging of liquid from the plurality of nozzles, a transportation section that relatively moves a recording medium and the printing head by transporting at least either or both of the recording medium and the printing head, and a suction section that includes a suction port which is positioned at an upstream side or a downstream side of the printing head in a relative moving direction of the printing head and the recording medium. The discharging controller controls the first nozzle to discharge mist type ink droplets at a timing of not discharging ink droplets for forming image from the first nozzle, and the suction section suctions the mist type ink droplets discharged from the first nozzle through the suction port.

Inventors:

MITSUO NORITAKA (JP)
OTOKITA KENJI (JP)

Application Number:

PCT/JP2016/001605

Publication Date:

October 06, 2016

Filing Date:

March 18, 2016

Export Citation:

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Assignee:

SEIKO EPSON CORP (JP)

International Classes:

B41J2/17; B41J2/165

Foreign References:

JP2009006488A	2009-01-15
JP2013173313A	2013-09-05
JP2005186422A	2005-07-14
JP2012091365A	2012-05-17
JP2004306270A	2004-11-04
US20050093919A1	2005-05-05

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