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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 08, 2013
Filed:
Aug. 25, 2011
Applicants:
Kenichi Murahashi, Kitakyushu, JP;
Kazuya Yoshikaie, Kitakyushu, JP;
Inventors:
Kenichi Murahashi, Kitakyushu, JP;
Kazuya Yoshikaie, Kitakyushu, JP;
Assignee:
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 23/00 (2006.01); B41J 2/195 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An image forming apparatus that forms an image on a medium by discharging liquid from a discharge head, wherein a carriage on which the discharge head is mounted is made to be able to reciprocate, and in a case where agitation of liquid is required, control is performed such that operation areas of a plurality of places set within a movable range of the carriage are changed over and the carriage then reciprocates within the operation area.