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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 07, 2009
Filed:
Jun. 10, 2004
Applicants:
Tetsuya Saito, Yokohama, JP;
Souhei Tanaka, Kawasaki, JP;
Keiji Tomizawa, Yokohama, JP;
Mineo Kaneko, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Tetsuya Saito, Yokohama, JP;
Souhei Tanaka, Kawasaki, JP;
Keiji Tomizawa, Yokohama, JP;
Mineo Kaneko, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 29/38 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
In a recording apparatus using a recording head which can eject ink droplets having different sizes, a problem in which the recording image quality is decreased or mist is generated when the recording is performed on a predetermined area of a recording medium can be prevented. In the ink droplets having the different sizes, the size of the ink droplet used for the recording is set in accordance with the recording area to perform the recording based on the setting.