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Date of Patent:
May. 02, 2017

Filed:

Apr. 02, 2015
Applicant:

Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;

Inventors:

Masahiro Fukazawa, Chino, JP;

Naoki Sudo, Shiojiri, JP;

Akito Sato, Matsumoto, JP;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 29/393 (2006.01); B41J 2/21 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/2139 (2013.01);
Abstract

A recording apparatus is provided in which a recording medium and a plurality of nozzles including a plurality of nozzles for black which is lined up in a predetermined line-up direction to form black dots and a plurality of nozzles for color which is lined up in the line-up direction to form composite black dots move relatively in a relative movement direction that is different from the line-up direction. The recording apparatus includes a processing unit that forms composite black dots with a nozzle group included in the plurality of nozzles for color to complement dots which are to be formed by a failed nozzle included in the plurality of nozzles for black. The nozzle group includes a plurality of nozzles that is positioned differently in the line-up direction.


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