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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 31, 2015
Filed:
Jan. 11, 2012
Masaki Nitta, Yokohama, JP;
Hiroaki Shirakawa, Kawasaki, JP;
Yasunori Fujimoto, Inagi, JP;
Taku Yokozawa, Yokohama, JP;
Masaki Nitta, Yokohama, JP;
Hiroaki Shirakawa, Kawasaki, JP;
Yasunori Fujimoto, Inagi, JP;
Taku Yokozawa, Yokohama, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A recording apparatus including a recording head that includes an element array of a plurality of recording elements for discharging a liquid, the plurality of recording elements in the element array being divided into groups, and a drive unit configured to drive the recording head in a driving mode selected from a plurality of driving modes including a continuous driving mode in which recording elements in each of the groups are driven in order from one end and a distributed driving mode in which recording elements in each of the groups are driven such that adjacent recording elements are not driven sequentially.