Liquid ejecting apparatus, control device, and program

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8845054
APP PUB NO 20120081438A1
SERIAL NO

13242671

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A liquid ejecting apparatus includes: a head that contains an ejection surface where a plurality of ejection ports are opened; a sensor that detects a contact between the recording medium and the ejection surface; an ejection duty detecting unit, when the sensor detects the contact, that is configured to detect an ejection duty of the liquids of an image formed in an area of the recording medium, which comes into contact with the ejection surface; and a maintenance unit, when the sensor detects the contact, that is configured to stop an operation based on a record command and is configured to perform maintenance including compulsory ejection which ejects liquids from the ejection ports, wherein the maintenance unit adjusts the amount of the liquids, which are ejected in the compulsory ejection, according to the ejection duty, which is detected by the ejection duty detecting unit.

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Patent Owner(s)

  • BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Shimizu, Yoichiro Kasugai, JP 47 400

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