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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 28, 2011
Filed:
May. 27, 2008
Masaki Nitta, Yokohama, JP;
Katsushi Hara, Yokohama, JP;
Jun Shimoji, Tokyo, JP;
Kazuhiko Sato, Tokyo, JP;
Hiroaki Kato, Yokohama, JP;
Yasuyuki Takanaka, Yokohama, JP;
Shuuichi Masuda, Yokohama, JP;
Toshiaki Yamaguchi, Machida, JP;
Masaki Nitta, Yokohama, JP;
Katsushi Hara, Yokohama, JP;
Jun Shimoji, Tokyo, JP;
Kazuhiko Sato, Tokyo, JP;
Hiroaki Kato, Yokohama, JP;
Yasuyuki Takanaka, Yokohama, JP;
Shuuichi Masuda, Yokohama, JP;
Toshiaki Yamaguchi, Machida, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An apparatus includes a liquid ejecting head capable of ejecting liquid from a plurality of ejection ports by driving a plurality of ejection energy generation elements corresponding to the plurality of ejection portions. The apparatus includes a wiping mechanism capable of wiping an ejection port face in which a plurality of ejection ports is arranged in the liquid ejecting head. The ink ejection from the plurality of ejection ports is performed in a manner of a plurality of divisions. A time interval from a last wiping to a next wiping is adjusted according to an interval of the ejection energy generating elements corresponding to an adjacent ejection port.