PRINTER

To allow a printing result that is imagined by a user to be easily obtained.SOLUTION: A printer 100 comprises: a support base 16 which supports a medium 5; an ink head 22 which discharges ink; a sensor head 30 which has a sensor 32 that detects a test pattern PT1 printed on the medium 5; a position...

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Main Author KAWASHIMA TADASHI
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Japanese
Published 27.12.2023
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Summary:To allow a printing result that is imagined by a user to be easily obtained.SOLUTION: A printer 100 comprises: a support base 16 which supports a medium 5; an ink head 22 which discharges ink; a sensor head 30 which has a sensor 32 that detects a test pattern PT1 printed on the medium 5; a position change mechanism 40 which changes relative positions of the ink head 22 or sensor head 30 and the medium 5 supported by the support base 16; and a control device 60. The control device 60 comprises: an acquisition unit 64 which acquires a planned area AR1 that is set to the medium 5 supported by the support base 16 and is planned to be printed on the medium 5; a scan unit 66 which causes the sensor 32 to scan on the planned area AR1 before printing; and a determination unit 68 which determines whether there is a stain in the planned area AR1 from the detection result of the sensor 32 after the scan unit 66 causes the sensor 32 to perform scanning.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 4 【課題】ユーザが想像しているような印刷結果が得られ易い。【解決手段】プリンタ100は、媒体5を支持する支持台16と、インクを吐出するインクヘッド22と、媒体5に印刷されたテストパターンPT1を検出するセンサ32を有するセンサヘッド30と、インクヘッド22またはセンサヘッド30と、支持台16に支持された媒体5との相対的な位置を変更させる位置変更機構40と、制御装置60とを備えている。制御装置60は、支持台16に支持された媒体5に対して設定され、媒体5に印刷する予定の予定領域AR1を取得する取得部64と、印刷前において、センサ32に予定領域AR1上を走査させる走査部66と、走査部66によってセンサ32が走査した後、予定領域AR1に汚れがあるか否かをセンサ32の検出結果から判定する判定部68と、を備えている。【選択図】図4
Bibliography:Application Number: JP20220096349