Printing apparatus and ink-discharge status detection method

Details Printing apparatus and ink-discharge status detection method Printing apparatus and ink-discharge status detection method

2005-05-17

2005-05-17

Meier, Stephen D. (Department: 2853)

Incremental printing of symbolic information

Ink jet

Controller

C347S012000, C347S014000

Reexamination Certificate

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06893106

ABSTRACT:
A printing apparatus and an ink-discharge status detection method which perform appropriate print control by detecting discharge failure with a simple construction, without reducing the printing speed. The apparatus, to which the method is applied, performs test ink discharge from a part of nozzles of a printhead while scanning the printhead, and detects ink discharge statuses of the nozzles of the printhead by using a photosensor in an area between the home position of the printhead and a position outside of an effective printing area. In next detection, nozzles different from those used in the previous test ink discharge are used for performing test ink discharge, and discharge statuses are detected. Discharge statuses of all the nozzles are detected in forward and backward scannings or a plurality of scannings.

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