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JP2005169752A5
JP2005169752A5 JP2003411058A JP2003411058A JP2005169752A5 JP 2005169752 A5 JP2005169752 A5 JP 2005169752A5 JP 2003411058 A JP2003411058 A JP 2003411058A JP 2003411058 A JP2003411058 A JP 2003411058A JP 2005169752 A5 JP2005169752 A5 JP 2005169752A5
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複数の記録素子を有する記録ヘッドを用いて記録媒体に対し記録を行う記録装置であって、
前記複数の記録素子の中に不良記録素子が複数存在する場合、該複数の不良記録素子それぞれの相対的な位置関係に基づいて、前記不良記録素子間の距離を算出する算出手段と、
前記算出手段が算出した前記不良記録素子間の距離と予め設定されている設定値を比較する比較手段と、
前記比較手段において設定値以下と判断された不良記録素子を補正対象として選択する選択手段と、
前記選択手段において選択された不良記録素子が本来記録すべき記録領域を正常な記録素子が代わって記録するよう記録データを補正する補手段と、
前記補手段によって補正された記録データに基づいて記録する記録手段とを具えることを特徴とする記録装置。
A recording apparatus for recording on a recording medium using a recording head having a plurality of recording elements,
When there are a plurality of defective recording elements among the plurality of recording elements, a calculation unit that calculates a distance between the defective recording elements based on a relative positional relationship of each of the plurality of defective recording elements;
Comparison means for comparing the set value the calculating means is set in advance as the distance between the defective recording element calculated,
A selection unit that selects, as a correction target, a defective recording element that is determined to be a set value or less by the comparison unit;
And compensation means for correcting the recording data to the selected defective recording element the recording area to be recorded originally recorded on behalf normal recording element in said selecting means,
Recording apparatus characterized by comprising a recording means for recording based on the recording data corrected by said compensation means.
前記選択手段は、前記設定値以下と判断された不良記録素子の組み合わせのうち、いずれか一方の不良記録素子を補正対象として選択することを特徴とする請求項1に記載の記録装置。 The recording apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the selection unit selects any one of the defective recording elements determined to be equal to or less than the set value as a correction target. 前記複数の記録素子それぞれには、番号が割り当てられており、前記算出手段は、前記記録素子それぞれに割り当てられた番号から前記不良記録素子間の距離を算出することを特徴とする請求項1または2に記載の記録装置。 2. A number is assigned to each of the plurality of recording elements, and the calculation unit calculates a distance between the defective recording elements from a number assigned to each of the recording elements. 2. The recording apparatus according to 2. 前記選択手段は、前記設定値以下と判断された不良記録素子の組み合わせのうち、前記番号が小さい不良記録素子を補正対象として選択することを特徴とする請求項3に記載の記録装置。 It said selecting means, among the combinations of been defective recording element determined to be equal to or less than the set value, the recording apparatus according to claim 3, characterized by selecting said number is less defective recording element as the correction target. 前記選択手段は、前記設定値以下と判断された不良記録素子の組み合わせのうち、前記番号が大きい不良記録素子を補正対象として選択することを特徴とする請求項3に記載の記録装置。 It said selecting means, among the combinations of been defective recording element determined to be equal to or less than the set value, the recording apparatus according to claim 3, characterized by selecting said number is larger defective recording element as the correction target. 前記選択手段は、前記設定値以下と判断された不良記録素子の組み合わせのうち、該組み合わせを除く他の不良記録素子との距離が短いほうの不良記録素子を補正対象として選択することを特徴とする請求項1ないし3のいずれかに記載の記録装置。 The selection means selects, as a correction target, a defective recording element having a shorter distance from other defective recording elements other than the combination of defective recording elements determined to be equal to or less than the set value. The recording apparatus according to claim 1. 前記選択手段は、前記設定値以下と判断された不良記録素子の組み合わせが複数存在する場合、前記不良記録素子間の距離の値が最も小さい組み合わせの何れか一方の不良記録素子を補正対象として選択することを特徴とする請求項1ないし3のいずれかに記載の記録装置。 When there are a plurality of combinations of defective recording elements determined to be equal to or less than the set value, the selection means selects one of the combinations having the smallest distance between the defective recording elements as a correction target. The recording apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the recording apparatus is a recording apparatus. 前記選択手段は、補正対象の不良記録素子を選択した後、前記選択された補正対象の不良記録素子を除く残りの不良記録素子の中で再度補正対象とする不良記録素子を選択することを特徴とした請求項7記載の記録装置。 The selection unit selects a defective recording element to be corrected again from the remaining defective recording elements excluding the selected defective recording element to be corrected after selecting the defective recording element to be corrected. The recording apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the recording apparatus is characterized. 前記選択は、前記設定値以下と判断される不良記録素子の組み合わせがなくなるまで繰り返すことを特徴とした請求項7記載の記録装置。 8. The recording apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the selection is repeated until there is no combination of defective recording elements determined to be equal to or less than the set value. 前記記録ヘッドを前記記録素子の配列方向と異なる方向に走査し、該走査において前記各記録素子が前記記録媒体に対して記録を行う記録動作と、前記記録素子の配列方向に前記記録媒体と前記記録ヘッドを相対的に所定量だけ移動させる紙送り動作とを交互に繰り返すことによって画像を完成させる記録装置であって、
前記紙送り動作において前記記録媒体と前記記録ヘッドの相対的な移動量は前記記録素子の配列幅に相当する1パス記録時において、
前記補正手段は、前記補正対象に選択された不良記録素子に対応する記録領域を、前記補正対象に選択された不良記録素子に隣接する少なくとも1つの正常記録素子が代わって記録するよう記録データを補正することを特徴とした請求項1ないし9のいずれかに記載の記録装置。
The recording head is scanned in a direction different from the arrangement direction of the recording elements, and in the scanning, each recording element performs recording on the recording medium, and the recording medium and the recording element in the arrangement direction of the recording elements A recording apparatus that completes an image by alternately repeating a paper feeding operation for moving a recording head by a predetermined amount,
In the paper feeding operation, the relative movement amount of the recording medium and the recording head is a one-pass recording corresponding to the array width of the recording elements.
Said correction means, the recording area corresponding to the defective recording element selected in the correction target, the recording data to said at least one normal recording element adjacent to the defective recording element selected to be corrected is recorded instead The recording apparatus according to claim 1, wherein correction is performed .
前記記録ヘッドを前記記録素子の配列方向と異なる方向に走査し、該走査において前記各記録素子が前記記録媒体に対して記録を行う記録動作と、前記記録素子の配列方向に前記記録媒体と前記記録ヘッドを相対的に所定量だけ移動させる紙送り動作とを交互に繰り返すことによって画像を完成させる記録装置であって、
前記紙送り動作において前記記録媒体と前記記録ヘッドの相対的な移動量は前記記録素子の配列幅よりも短いマルチパス記録時において、
前記補正手段は、前記補正対象に選択された不良記録素子に対応する記録領域を、前記補正対象に選択された不良記録素子の記録走査と異なる記録走査時に該記録領域を走査する少なくとも1つの正常記録素子が代わって記録するよう記録データを補正することを特徴とした請求項1ないし9のいずれかに記載の記録装置。
The recording head is scanned in a direction different from the arrangement direction of the recording elements, and in the scanning, each recording element performs recording on the recording medium, and the recording medium and the recording element in the arrangement direction of the recording elements A recording apparatus that completes an image by alternately repeating a paper feeding operation for moving a recording head by a predetermined amount,
In multi-pass printing, the relative movement amount of the recording medium and the recording head in the paper feeding operation is shorter than the array width of the recording elements.
The correction means scans the recording area corresponding to the defective recording element selected as the correction target at the time of a recording scan different from the recording scan of the defective recording element selected as the correction target. The recording apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the recording data is corrected so that the recording element performs recording instead.
前記補正手段は、前記補正対象に選択された不良記録素子が本来記録すべき画素を含むラスタを記録する少なくとも一つの正常記録素子が、前記補正対象に選択された不良記録素子が本来記録すべき画素に対して、同一走査で記録をするよう記録データを補正することを特徴とした請求項11に記載の記録装置。 The correction means should record at least one normal recording element that records a raster including pixels that should be recorded by the defective recording element selected as the correction target, and should record the defective recording element selected as the correction target. The recording apparatus according to claim 11, wherein the recording data is corrected so that recording is performed in the same scanning with respect to the pixel. 前記設定値は、前記記録媒体の種類に対して、任意の値に設定することを特徴とした請求項1ないし12のいずれかに記載の記録装置。   The recording apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the set value is set to an arbitrary value with respect to the type of the recording medium. 前記記録素子はインクを記録媒体に対して吐出することによって記録を行い、
前記設定値は、前記記録素子が吐出するインクの種類に応じて任意の値に設定することを特徴とした請求項1ないし12のいずれかに記載の記録装置。
The recording element performs recording by ejecting ink onto a recording medium,
The recording apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the set value is set to an arbitrary value according to the type of ink ejected by the recording element.
前記記録素子はインクを記録媒体に対して吐出することによって記録を行い、
前記設定値は、記録するインクの吐出量に応じて任意の値に設定することを特徴とした請求項1ないし12のいずれかに記載の記録装置。
The recording element performs recording by ejecting ink onto a recording medium,
The recording apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the set value is set to an arbitrary value according to a discharge amount of ink to be recorded.
前記設定値は、記録媒体の同一領域を記録ヘッドが走査する回数に応じて任意の値に設定することを特徴とした請求項1ないし12のいずれかに記載の記録装置。   13. The recording apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the set value is set to an arbitrary value according to the number of times the recording head scans the same area of the recording medium. 前記記録素子はインクを記録媒体に対して吐出することによって記録を行い、
前記設定値は、前記記録媒体の種類と、記録に用いるインクの種類と、記録するインクの吐出量と、前記記録媒体の同一領域を記録ヘッドが走査する回数の組み合わせに応じて任意の値に設定することを特徴とした請求項1ないし12のいずれかに記載の記録装置。
The recording element performs recording by ejecting ink onto a recording medium,
The set value is an arbitrary value according to the combination of the type of the recording medium, the type of ink used for recording, the ejection amount of the ink to be recorded, and the number of times the recording head scans the same area of the recording medium. The recording apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the recording apparatus is set.
前記選択手段は、前記比較手段において前記不良記録素子間の距離が設定値より大きいと判断されたときには不良記録素子を補正対象として選択しないことを特徴とする請求項1ないし17のいずれかに記載の記録装置 18. The selecting unit according to claim 1, wherein the selecting unit does not select a defective recording element as a correction target when the comparing unit determines that the distance between the defective recording elements is larger than a set value. Recording device . 複数の記録素子を有する記録ヘッドを用いて記録媒体に対し記録を行う記録装置を用いた記録方法であって、
前記複数の記録素子の中に不良記録素子が複数存在する場合、該複数の不良記録素子それぞれの相対的な位置関係に基づいて、前記不良記録素子間の距離を算出する算出工程と、
前記算出工程にて算出された前記不良記録素子間の距離と予め設定されている設定値を比較する比較工程と、
前記比較工程にて設定値以下と判断された不良記録素子を補正対象として選択する選択工程と、
前記選択工程にて選択された不良記録素子が本来記録すべき記録領域を正常な記録素子が代わって記録するよう記録データを補正する補工程と、
前記補工程にて補正された記録データに基づいて記録する記録工程とを具えることを特徴とする記録方法。
A recording method using a recording apparatus that performs recording on a recording medium using a recording head having a plurality of recording elements,
When there are a plurality of defective recording elements among the plurality of recording elements, a calculation step of calculating a distance between the defective recording elements based on a relative positional relationship of each of the plurality of defective recording elements;
A comparison step of comparing the setting value set in advance as the distance between the defective recording element calculated in the calculating step,
A selection step of selecting, as a correction target, a defective recording element determined to be equal to or less than a set value in the comparison step;
A compensation step of correcting the record data to record the selection step defective recording element selected in the recording areas to be recorded originally on behalf normal recording element,
Recording method characterized by comprising a recording step of recording based on the recording data corrected by the compensation process.
複数の記録素子を有する記録ヘッドを用いて記録媒体に対して記録を行う記録装置において、
前記複数の記録素子のうち不良記録素子が存在するときに、当該不良記録素子の位置情報を取得する取得手段と、
前記不良記録素子の位置情報に基づいて補正対象とする不良記録素子を選択する選択手段と、
選択された前記不良記録素子が記録すべき記録領域を、他の正常な記録素子を用いて補正記録を行う記録手段と、
を具えることを特徴とする記録装置
In a recording apparatus that performs recording on a recording medium using a recording head having a plurality of recording elements,
An acquisition means for acquiring positional information of the defective recording element when a defective recording element is present among the plurality of recording elements;
Selection means for selecting a defective recording element to be corrected based on position information of the defective recording element;
A recording means for performing correction recording on a recording area to be recorded by the selected defective recording element using another normal recording element; and
A recording apparatus comprising:
複数の記録素子を有する記録ヘッドを用いて記録媒体に対して記録を行う記録方法において、
前記複数の記録素子のうち不良記録素子が存在するときに、当該不良記録素子の位置情報を取得する取得工程と、
前記不良記録素子の位置情報に基づいて補正対象とする不良記録素子を選択する選択工程と、
選択された前記不良記録素子が記録すべき記録領域を、他の正常な記録素子を用いて補正記録を行う記録工程と、
を具えることを特徴とする記録方法
In a recording method for recording on a recording medium using a recording head having a plurality of recording elements,
An acquisition step of acquiring position information of the defective recording element when a defective recording element is present among the plurality of recording elements;
A selection step of selecting a defective recording element to be corrected based on position information of the defective recording element;
A recording step for performing correction recording on the recording area to be recorded by the selected defective recording element using another normal recording element; and
A recording method comprising the steps of:
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