Inkjet recording device and recording method
AssigneeFuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
InventorsYusuke Nakazawa, Koji Furukawa
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Abstract
An inkjet recording device and inkjet recording method capable of forming a high quality image with a simple structure. A transport belt position detection component detects a position of an end portion of a transport belt and outputs the detected position to a system control section. A recording medium position detection component detects a position of an end portion of a recording medium and outputs the detected position to the system control section. A position control component is capable of moving on the basis of instructions from the system control section for movement across a transport direction.
Claims18
An inkjet recording device comprising:
- an image-forming component which discharges ink from a discharge head onto a recording medium on the basis of image data, so as to form an image;
- a transport component which is provided with a transport belt retaining the recording medium at a predetermined position thereon, and which transports the recording medium in a longitudinal direction of the transport belt;
- a position detection component which detects at least one of a relative position of the transport belt in a width direction thereof with respect to the image-forming component, and a relative position of the recording medium with respect to the image-forming component;
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- a position alteration component which alters a position of image formation by the image-forming component in accordance with the relative position detected by the position detection component.
An inkjet recording method comprising the steps of:
- retaining a recording medium at a predetermined position on a transport belt which is disposed at a position facing an image-forming component having a discharge head, and transporting the recording medium in a longitudinal direction of the transport belt;
- detecting at least one of a relative position of the transport belt in a width direction thereof with respect to the image-forming component, and a relative position of the recording medium with respect to the image-forming component;
- altering a position of image formation by the image-forming component in accordance with the detected relative position;
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- discharging ink from the discharge head on the basis of image data, so as to form an image.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.