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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 22, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 21, 2011
Masakatsu Ohkawa, Tomi, JP;
Tomotaka Furuhata, Tomi, JP;
Masakatsu Ohkawa, Tomi, JP;
Tomotaka Furuhata, Tomi, JP;
MIMAKI ENGINEERING CO., LTD., Tomi, Nagano, JP;
Abstract
An inkjet recording apparatuswhich is able to print high quality images by changing ultraviolet intensity in the sub-scanning direction. The inkjet recording apparatusincludes a carriage moving back and forth in the main scanning direction, inkjet headsmounted on the carriagefor discharging ink droplets, and an ultraviolet irradiatormounted on the carriagefor irradiating ultraviolet rays. The ultraviolet irradiatorsinclude a plurality of UVLEDsprovided on a center of a bottom surface of a concave portionof the irradiatorsand arranged in the sub-scanning direction, and a plurality of partition wallsprovided between the UVLEDsand having a flat plate shape extended in the main scanning direction. The ultraviolet intensity in the sub-scanning direction can be changed by controlling each UVLED