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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 21, 2005
Filed:
Jul. 25, 2003
Applicants:
Shinya Kobayashi, Hitachinaka, JP;
Takahiro Yamada, Hitachinaka, JP;
Kunio Satou, Hitachinaka, JP;
Hitoshi Kida, Hitachinaka, JP;
Inventors:
Shinya Kobayashi, Hitachinaka, JP;
Takahiro Yamada, Hitachinaka, JP;
Kunio Satou, Hitachinaka, JP;
Hitoshi Kida, Hitachinaka, JP;
Assignee:
Ricoh Printing Systems, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J029/38 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
During a printing operation, a recording device is switched from a normal mode to a refresh ejection mode so as to temporarily increase an ejection frequency. A refresh ink droplet ejected in the refresh ejection mode is deflected to impinge on an ink collector. Recording ink droplets ejected in the refresh ejection mode are deflected and impinge on a recording sheet at positions that are shifted by gradually smaller distances.