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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 10, 2010
Filed:
Oct. 24, 2007
Junji Nakahara, Nagoya, JP;
Hisaki Sakurai, Aichi-ken, JP;
Junji Nakahara, Nagoya, JP;
Hisaki Sakurai, Aichi-ken, JP;
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Aichi-Ken, JP;
Abstract
An image recording apparatus includes a recording head which includes nozzles, an external input terminal on which a storage medium in which, images are stored is installed, a detecting mechanism which detects that the storage medium has been installed on the external input terminal, a timer which measures a time elapsed after the recovery operation is carried out, and a controller which controls the recovery mechanism according to the elapsed time. When the recovery operation for the nozzles is necessary, an operation preceding the recording operation is detected, and recovery operation is carried out promptly before the recording operation, thereby shortening a waiting time of a user.