Recording system, recording apparatus and recording method

A recording apparatus comprising:

• a first conveyance unit configured to convey a recording target medium;
• a discharging part configured to discharge ink to the recording target medium conveyed by the first conveyance unit;
• and
• a control unit, wherein
• the recording apparatus is configured to form an image at a constant interval pitch on the recording target medium,
• the recording apparatus is used with a post-processing apparatus including a second conveyance unit configured to convey the recording target medium and a post-processing unit configured to perform post-processing on the recording target medium conveyed by the second conveyance unit, the post-processing apparatus being coupled to the recording apparatus and configured to perform the post-processing on the recording target medium on which an image is formed by the recording apparatus, and
• the control unit controls conveyance of the recording target medium by the first conveyance unit and discharging of the ink from the discharging part such that when formation of the image is restarted after a temporal stop of the formation of the image by temporarily stopping the conveyance of the recording target medium by the first conveyance unit and the discharging of the ink from the discharging part, a distance from a first position to a recording restart position is an integer multiple of the pitch to allow for the post-processing on the recording target medium at the post-processing unit each time the recording target medium is conveyed, by the second conveyance unit, a distance corresponding to the pitch, the first position being based on a position, at the time of the temporal stop, of the image that is formed on the recording target medium before the temporal stop, the recording restart position being a position where the ink is discharged at the time of the restart.

A recording method for a recording system, the recording system including a recording apparatus and a post-processing apparatus, the recording apparatus including a first conveyance unit configured to convey a recording target medium and a discharging part configured to discharge ink to the recording target medium conveyed by the first conveyance unit, the recording apparatus being configured to form an image at a constant interval pitch on the recording target medium, the post-processing apparatus including a second conveyance unit configured to convey the recording target medium and a post-processing unit configured to perform post-processing on the recording target medium conveyed by the second conveyance unit, the post-processing apparatus being coupled to the recording apparatus and configured to perform the post-processing on the recording target medium on which an image is formed by the recording apparatus, the method comprising:

• executing conveyance of the recording target medium by the first conveyance unit and discharging of the ink from the discharging part such that when formation of the image is restarted after a temporal stop of the formation of the image by temporarily stopping the conveyance of the recording target medium by the first conveyance unit and the discharging of the ink from the discharging part, a distance from a first position to a recording restart position is an integer multiple of the pitch, the first position being based on a position, at the time of the temporal stop, of the image that is formed on the recording target medium before the temporal stop, the recording restart position being a position where the ink is discharged at the time of the restart;
• and
• performing the post-processing on the recording target medium at the post-processing unit each time the recording target medium is conveyed, by the second conveyance unit, a distance corresponding to the pitch.