Seiko Epson Corporation

Teruaki Kaieda

Ryoichi Tanaka

Hiroyuki Onishi

Masahiro Hanmura

Hajime Mizutani

Hirokazu Nunokawa

Katsumori Takei

Koichi Terao

Noriaki Yamashita

Shinichi Itaya

Ryosuke Tsuchihashi

Etsuo Okaue

A recording apparatus includes a setting section on which it is possible to set a medium, a recording section that is capable of recording a recording image on a set medium, which is the medium that is set in the setting section on the basis of image data, a designation section that is capable of designating a recording position of the recording image on the set medium, and a control section that causes the recording image to be recorded on the set medium on the basis of the recording position that is designated by the designation section. In a recording apparatus with such a configuration, it is possible to suppress recording position shift of the recording image arises in accordance with setting position shift of a medium.

Recording apparatus and recording method

To reduce the number of nozzles in an unstable state after a nozzle inspection, a fluid discharge device includes a discharge head capable of discharging a fluid from nozzle, a nozzle inspection process for inspecting a state of discharging of the fluid from the nozzle, and a controller for subjecting the nozzle to a pre-process for discharging the fluid under a discharge condition that a nozzle in an unstable state be put into a dot omission state, subsequently discharging the fluid for the sake of inspection, and executing an inspection process by the nozzle inspection part.

Fluid discharge device, nozzle inspection method, and medium on which nozzle inspection program is recorded

A liquid ejecting apparatus includes a liquid ejecting head having a nozzle that ejects liquid and a pressure chamber in communication with the nozzle. A pressure generator causes pressure fluctuation in the liquid retained in the pressure chamber. The liquid ejecting head is capable of ejecting the liquid from the nozzle as a result of operation of the pressure generator. A driving signal generating section generates a driving signal having an ejection pulse for driving the pressure generator to eject the liquid from the nozzle. The ejection pulse is a voltage waveform four waveform portions having, respectively, voltage levels V, V, Vand Vthat satisfy the following conditions (A) and (B).0&#x2266;3&#x2266;0.4&#xd7;2&#x2003;&#x2003;(A)0.2&#xd7;2&#x2266;4&#x2266;2&#x2003;&#x2003;(B)

Liquid ejecting apparatus and method for controlling liquid ejecting apparatus

A liquid ejecting head including: a head main body that has a nozzle opening for ejecting liquid, a rectifying plate that is disposed in a position away from the liquid ejecting surface on which the nozzle opening is opened and has an opening disposed in an area facing the nozzle opening, and an air stream generating unit that generates an air stream between the liquid ejecting surface and the rectifying plate along the surface direction of the liquid ejecting surface.

Liquid ejecting head, liquid ejecting head unit and liquid ejecting apparatus

A printing apparatus includes a transport unit that transports a print medium in a predetermined transport direction, and a printing control unit that performs preliminary printing by ejecting ink droplets through a plurality of nozzles, which are the same as nozzles used for printing a reference mark, onto an area on a downstream side of a specific position in the transport direction in an area of the print medium before printing the reference mark on the specific position of the print medium by ejecting ink droplets through a print head provided with the nozzles for ejecting the ink droplets.

Printing apparatus and printing method

Provided is a liquid ejecting apparatus including: pressure generation chambers communicating with nozzle openings for ejecting a liquid; and a liquid ejecting head including pressure generation units which cause pressure variations in the pressure generation chambers, wherein idle nozzles including at least one located adjacent to ejection nozzles in the vicinity of the ejection nozzles are selected according to a liquid ejecting timing from the ejection nozzles for ejecting the liquid from the nozzle openings, the pressure generation unit corresponding to the selected idle nozzles is driven, non-ejection driving for pressurizing the pressure generation chamber communicating with the idle nozzles to a degree not ejecting the liquid is performed, and the non-ejection driving is not performed with respect to the pressure generation unit corresponding to the unselected idle nozzles.

Liquid ejecting apparatus and method of driving liquid ejecting head

A protecting film for covering a recording face of a recording medium includes a support, a first protective layer formed of thermoplastic resin and formed on the support, and a second protective layer formed of thermoplastic resin, and laminated on the first protective layer. An image is formed on the recording face by a thermal transfer type overcoat process.

Protecting film for protecting image and method for producing recorded material using the same

The invention provides a protective layer-transferring film for ink jet having a transferable protective layer which is relasably formed on a heat-resistant film and which is to be heat transferred onto recorded matter having thereon an image formed by an ink jet recording system, in which the transferable protective layer is formed from a plurality of aqueous resin emulsions different in minimum film-forming temperature.

Protective layer-transferring film for ink jet recorded matter

On ink jet recorded matter comprising an ink jet recording medium having a substrate and an ink receiving layer formed thereon containing porous inorganic particles and an image formed with a pigment ink on the ink receiving layer, a protective layer covering the image is formed by thermally transferring a transfer layer from a heat-resistant carrier onto the image. The ink jet recording medium comprises a substrate and an ink receiving layer formed on one side of the substrate, wherein an ink jet recorded image and a protective layer covering the image are to be formed on the surface of the ink receiving layer, said side of the substrate, before the formation of the ink receiving layer, having a Bekk's surface smoothness of 200 seconds or higher and the surface of the ink receiving layer having a Bekk's surface smoothness of 60 seconds or higher. Also disclosed is an ink jet recording medium having no ink receiving layer, which comprises a substrate treated with a solution of a metal salt and in which the front and back sides of the substrate each have a Bekk's surface smoothness of 200 seconds or higher.

Ink jet recorded matter and production process therefor, and thermal transfer sheet, ink jet recording apparatus, thermal transfer apparatus, and ink jet recording medium

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Teruaki Kaieda