Liquid discharging apparatus

A liquid discharging apparatus comprising:

• a liquid discharging head in which a plurality of liquid discharging nozzles which discharge liquid onto a recording sheet on the basis of image information are arranged and which has liquid discharging surfaces in which each nozzle orifice of the plurality of liquid discharging nozzles is arranged;
• a platen that is disposed to face the liquid discharging surfaces of the liquid discharging head and retains the recording sheet in a state where the recording sheet faces the liquid discharging surfaces;
• a liquid detection unit which is made to be able to move between the liquid discharging head and the platen in a state where the liquid detection unit faces the liquid discharging surfaces and which detects the discharge states of liquid from the liquid discharging nozzles at the time of movement;
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• a unit driving mechanism which moves the liquid detection unit in a state where the liquid detection unit faces the liquid discharging surfaces,
• wherein at the time of detection of the discharge states of liquid from the liquid discharging nozzles, the liquid detection unit is moved from a detection start end in which detection is started up to a detection termination end in which detection is finished, and
• at the time of movement of the liquid detection unit, discharge operations of liquid from the nozzle orifices that are present in a certain area located at a certain distance in the detection termination end side from a detection position are performed ahead of detection by the liquid detection unit, and at the time of detection by the liquid detection unit, a discharge operation of liquid from the nozzle orifice of the liquid discharging nozzle that becomes a detection target is performed again.