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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 26, 2026
Filed:
Feb. 16, 2024
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Norihiko Nakajima, Matsumoto, JP;
SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming device including an ink jet head includes a detection unit that detects a degree of nozzle clogging of the ink jet head, a first determination unit that determines a type of cleaning of the ink jet head, the type of the cleaning having different execution periods based on the degree of the nozzle clogging detected by the detection unit, an acquisition unit that acquires a user's usage tendency of the image forming device, and a second determination unit that determines an execution clock time of the cleaning to be performed next time based on the type of cleaning determined by the first determination unit and the usage tendency acquired by the acquisition unit.
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