Image recording apparatus

An image recording apparatus includes: a sheet conveying unit; an ink ejection head having a nozzle and an ink ejection surface; a pretreatment liquid ejection head; a purge unit; a wiping unit having a wiper; a paper jam detection unit detecting a position when the recording sheet is jammed; and a...

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Main Author NUKUI KOSUKE
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 17.09.2013
Subjects
CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME
LINING MACHINES
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
PRINTING
SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS
STAMPS
TRANSPORTING
TYPEWRITERS
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Summary:An image recording apparatus includes: a sheet conveying unit; an ink ejection head having a nozzle and an ink ejection surface; a pretreatment liquid ejection head; a purge unit; a wiping unit having a wiper; a paper jam detection unit detecting a position when the recording sheet is jammed; and a maintenance control unit, wherein, when the paper jam detection unit detects a paper jam on the downstream side from the pretreatment liquid ejection head, the maintenance control unit performs a first maintenance operation, in which the purge unit discharges ink from the ink ejection head, and the wiping unit wipes the ink ejection surface with the wiper, and in the first maintenance operation, the maintenance control unit performs control such that a discharge amount of ink to be discharged from the ink ejection head decreases or the wiping speed when the ink ejection surface is wiped decreases.
Bibliography:Application Number: US201113301626