Oki Data Infotech Corporation

Oki Data Corporation

Naoki Kurosawa

An inkjet printer includes: a head for ejecting ink to a recording medium; a platen for supporting the recording medium; a conveying unit for conveying the recording medium in a conveying direction; a carriage on which the head is mounted, the carriage moving in a direction perpendicular to the conveying direction; a plate disposed on a side of the carriage and spaced from the platen, the plate deforming due to contact with the recording medium; a sensor fixed to the plate and configured to output a signal in response to deformation of the plate; a position sensor for detecting a position of the carriage; and a controller that, upon detecting contact of the recording medium with the plate based on the signal while the carriage is moving, controls operation of the carriage and head based on a moving direction of the carriage and the position detected by the position sensor.

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Chiba, Japan

Naoki Kurosawa