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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 20, 2018
Filed:
May. 27, 2016
Applicant:
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Yukie Yamazaki, Shiojiri, JP;
Kimitaka Kamijo, Shiojiri, JP;
Assignee:
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/165 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/16517 (2013.01); B41J 2/16508 (2013.01); B41J 2/16526 (2013.01); B41J 2/16588 (2013.01); B41J 2002/16529 (2013.01);
Abstract
A control unitof a printerdetermines the combination of conditions of regular flushing that ejects ink into a maintenance unit, and onto-paper flushing that ejects ink onto printing paper P, based on the set print mode. To achieve the dot density defined by the selected combination, flushing dots Df are added to the input datato be printed and are printed. When printing, regular flushing is executed at the frequency and strength determined by the selected combination of conditions.