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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 18, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 10, 2009
Applicant:
Manabu Kanazawa, Yokohama, JP;
Inventor:
Manabu Kanazawa, Yokohama, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/01 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An ink jet recording apparatus includes a conveyance mechanism, a recording mechanism and a control unit. The conveyance mechanism has a roller in contact with a recording surface of a sheet and conveys the sheet in a first direction. The recording mechanism records an image on a recording surface using a recording head on which a plurality of nozzles are formed over a range covering a width of a sheet to be used along a second direction crossing the first direction. The control unit, which controls the conveyance and recording mechanisms, performs an image record operation and a preliminary discharge operation onto the recording surface.