Method and apparatus for forming image
AssigneesKabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsMasashi Hiroki, Satoshi Kaiho
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Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes a carriage mounted with a recording head of an ink-jet system, a carriage driving mechanism, and a sheet conveying mechanism that conveys a sheet in a predetermined direction. The carriage is moved in a direction orthogonal to the conveying direction of the sheet by the carriage driving mechanism. A sheet guide member is arranged in a position below the recording head and opposed to the recording head. A sheet passes over a guide section of this sheet guide member. A heater is provided in the sheet guide member. This heater heats the guide section.
Claims19
An image forming apparatus that prints an image on a sheet using a recording head of an ink-jet system, the image forming apparatus comprising:
- a carriage mounted with the recording head;
- a carriage driving mechanism including a motor for reciprocatingly moving the carriage;
- a sheet conveying mechanism that conveys the sheet in a direction orthogonal to a moving direction of the carriage;
- a sheet guide member that has a guide section arranged below the recording head and opposed to the recording head and in which the sheet passes over the guide section;
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- a heater that is provided in the sheet guide member and is capable of heating the guide section.
An image forming method of printing an image on a sheet with a head portion of an ink-jet system, the image forming method comprising:
- conveying the sheet in a predetermined direction:
- moving the head portion in a direction orthogonal to the conveying direction of the sheet;
- forming an image on the sheet by ejecting an ink from the head portion to the sheet;
- and
- heating a sheet guide section opposed to the head portion with a heater provided in the head member.
An image forming method according to clam 12, wherein the heater is turned off when the non-print state lasts for a predetermined time.
An image forming apparatus that prints an image on a sheet with recording means of an ink-jet system, the image forming apparatus comprising:
- means for conveying the sheet in a predetermined direction:
- means for moving the recording means in a direction orthogonal to the conveying direction of the sheet;
- means for forming an image on the sheet by ejecting an ink from the recording means to the sheet;
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- heating means for heating sheet guide means opposed to the recording means, the heating means being provided in the sheet guide means.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.