Image forming apparatus, method of controlling carriage travel, and computer-readable storage medium

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8550583
APP PUB NO 20110205271A1
SERIAL NO

13027924

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An image forming apparatus includes a carriage configured to travel with a recording head configured to eject liquid droplets being mounted thereon; a first encoder including a first encoder scale placed along a traveling direction of the carriage and a first encoder sensor configured to read the first encoder scale; an antiphase member configured to travel in opposite phase from the carriage; a second encoder including a second encoder scale placed along a traveling direction of the antiphase member and a second encoder sensor configured to read the second encoder scale; and a control part configured to control the travel of the carriage in accordance with the detection result of the first encoder and the detection result of the second encoder.

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  • RICOH COMPANY, LTD.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Sai, Noriyuki Kanagawa, JP 10 42

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