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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 28, 2011
Filed:
Dec. 23, 2008
Applicants:
Masashi Hiroki, Yokohama, JP;
Satoshi Kaiho, Yokohama, JP;
Inventors:
Masashi Hiroki, Yokohama, JP;
Satoshi Kaiho, Yokohama, JP;
Assignees:
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo, JP;
Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/165 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes an apparatus body, a conveying mechanism that is provided in this apparatus body and conveys a sheet, a recording head that moves along a moving path orthogonal to a conveying direction of the sheet, ejects an ink to the sheet to print an image on the sheet, and, after the printing is finished, stands by in a first standby position on one end side of the moving path, and a CPU that moves the recording head that is on standby in the first standby position to an arbitrary position of the moving path.