JP2012035419A5

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Publication number: JP2012035419A5
Application number: JP2010174726A
Authority: JP
Filing date: 2010-08-03
Publication date: 2013-09-12
Anticipated expiration: 2030-08-03

Description

上記課題を解決するため、本発明の一態様は、インクを吐出するための複数のノズルが配列された第１のノズル列と第２のノズル列とが前記ノズルの配列方向と交差する方向に並んで配置され、かつ、前記第１のノズル列および前記第２のノズル列の前記配列方向における位置が一部重複するように前記配列方向にずれて配置された記録ヘッドを、前記配列方向と交差する走査方向に複数回走査しつつ前記複数回の走査の間に前記走査方向と交差する方向に記録媒体を搬送することによって前記記録媒体に記録を行う記録装置であって、前記第１のノズル列と前記第２のノズル列との前記配列方向における記録位置のずれ量に関するずれ量情報を取得するための第１の調整パターンと、前記記録媒体の搬送方向における搬送量に関する搬送量情報を取得するための第２の調整パターンとを前記記録媒体に記録するように前記記録ヘッドを制御する記録制御手段と、前記第１の調整パターンに基づく前記ずれ量情報と、前記第２の調整パターンに基づく前記搬送量情報と、に基づいて前記記録媒体の搬送量を調整する搬送量調整手段と、を有する。 In order to solve the above-described problem, according to one embodiment of the present invention, a first nozzle row in which a plurality of nozzles for ejecting ink are arranged and a second nozzle row intersect with the nozzle arrangement direction. A recording head that is arranged side by side and arranged so as to be shifted in the arrangement direction so that the positions of the first nozzle row and the second nozzle row in the arrangement direction partially overlap each other is referred to as the arrangement direction. A recording apparatus that performs recording on the recording medium by scanning the recording medium a plurality of times in the intersecting scanning direction and conveying the recording medium in a direction intersecting the scanning direction during the plurality of scans. A first adjustment pattern for obtaining shift amount information regarding the shift amount of the print position in the arrangement direction between the nozzle row and the second nozzle row, and a carry amount relating to the carry amount in the carrying direction of the print medium A recording control means for controlling the recording head so as to record a second adjustment pattern for obtaining information on the recording medium, the deviation amount information based on the first adjustment pattern, and the second adjustment pattern. And a conveyance amount adjusting unit that adjusts the conveyance amount of the recording medium based on the conveyance amount information based on the adjustment pattern .

Claims

  A first nozzle row and a second nozzle row in which a plurality of nozzles for ejecting ink are arranged are arranged side by side in a direction crossing the nozzle arrangement direction, and the first nozzle row and While the recording head arranged so as to be shifted in the arrangement direction so that the position of the second nozzle row in the arrangement direction partially overlaps is scanned a plurality of times in the scanning direction intersecting the arrangement direction, the plurality of times A recording apparatus that performs recording on the recording medium by conveying the recording medium in a direction that intersects the scanning direction during scanning,
  A first adjustment pattern for obtaining shift amount information relating to a shift amount of a print position in the arrangement direction of the first nozzle row and the second nozzle row, and a transport amount in the transport direction of the recording medium; A recording control means for controlling the recording head so as to record a second adjustment pattern for acquiring conveyance amount information on the recording medium;
  Transport amount adjusting means for adjusting the transport amount of the recording medium based on the deviation amount information based on the first adjustment pattern and the transport amount information based on the second adjustment pattern.
  A recording apparatus.

The recording control unit controls the recording head to record the second adjustment pattern by using one of the first nozzle row and the second nozzle row.
The recording apparatus according to claim 1.

  The recording control means includes
  Of the plurality of nozzles of the first nozzle row and the second nozzle row, a nozzle to be used for recording the second adjustment pattern is determined based on the deviation amount information, and the determined nozzle A part of the second adjustment pattern is recorded on the recording medium using the use nozzle of the first nozzle row, and the part of the second adjustment pattern is the use nozzle of the second nozzle row. After the recording medium is transported in the transport direction so as to approach, the other part of the second adjustment pattern is transferred to the recording medium by using the used nozzles of the determined second nozzle row. Control the recording head to record
  The recording apparatus according to claim 1.

The recording control unit records a part of the first adjustment pattern on the recording medium using a part of the nozzles of the one nozzle row, and the recording medium is transported by a predetermined distance in the transport direction. After that, the other part of the first adjustment pattern is recorded in the area where the part of the first adjustment pattern is recorded using the other part of the nozzles of the one nozzle row. Control the recording head
The recording apparatus according to claim 2.

A recording position adjusting unit that adjusts the recording position by the first nozzle row and the recording position by the second nozzle row based on the deviation amount information.
The recording apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the recording apparatus is a recording apparatus.

  A sensor for measuring the first adjustment pattern and the second adjustment pattern;
  The recording control means determines the nozzle to be used based on a measurement result of the first adjustment pattern obtained by the sensor;
  The carry amount adjusting means acquires the carry amount information based on a measurement result of the second adjustment pattern obtained by the sensor.
  The recording apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the recording apparatus is a recording apparatus.

Each nozzle of the first nozzle row and the second nozzle row ejects the same color ink.
The recording apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the recording apparatus is a recording apparatus.

The transport amount adjusting unit can adjust the transport amount of the recording medium in units of a length smaller than an interval between adjacent nozzles in the first nozzle row or the second nozzle row.
The recording apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the recording apparatus is a recording apparatus.

  A first nozzle row and a second nozzle row in which a plurality of nozzles for ejecting ink are arranged are arranged side by side in a direction crossing the nozzle arrangement direction, and the first nozzle row and While the recording head arranged so as to be shifted in the arrangement direction so that the position of the second nozzle row in the arrangement direction partially overlaps is scanned a plurality of times in the scanning direction intersecting the arrangement direction, the plurality of times A recording position adjustment method for a recording apparatus that performs recording on the recording medium by conveying the recording medium in a direction intersecting the scanning direction during scanning,
  A first adjustment pattern for obtaining shift amount information relating to a shift amount of a print position in the arrangement direction of the first nozzle row and the second nozzle row, and a transport amount in the transport direction of the recording medium; A first step of recording, on the recording medium, a second adjustment pattern for acquiring conveyance amount information;
  A second step of adjusting the conveyance amount of the recording medium based on the deviation amount information based on the first adjustment pattern and the conveyance amount information based on the second adjustment pattern.
  A recording position adjusting method for a recording apparatus.

In the first step, the second adjustment pattern is recorded using one of the first nozzle row and the second nozzle row.
The recording position adjusting method of the recording apparatus according to claim 9.

  In the first step,
  Of the plurality of nozzles of the first nozzle row and the second nozzle row, a nozzle to be used for recording the second adjustment pattern is determined based on the deviation amount information, and the determined nozzle A part of the second adjustment pattern is recorded on the recording medium using the use nozzle of the first nozzle row, and the part of the second adjustment pattern is the use nozzle of the second nozzle row. After the recording medium is transported in the transport direction so as to approach, the other part of the second adjustment pattern is recorded on the recording medium using the used nozzles of the second nozzle row.
  The recording position adjusting method of the recording apparatus according to claim 9.

In the first step, a part of the first adjustment pattern is recorded on the recording medium using a part of nozzles of the one nozzle row, and the recording medium is transported by a predetermined distance in the transport direction. Later, the other part of the first adjustment pattern is recorded in the area where the part of the first adjustment pattern is recorded by using another part of the nozzle of the one nozzle row. Control the recording head
The recording position adjusting method of the recording apparatus according to claim 10.