Inkjet recording device and method for controlling the same
AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorEiichi Adachi
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Abstract
An inkjet recording apparatus includes a recording head which includes an ejection surface having a plurality of ejection ports which eject ink, a wiping unit which includes a wiping member which wipes the ejection surface and a reeling unit which reels the wiping member, a remaining amount obtaining unit which obtains a remaining amount of the wiping member, and a use amount estimation unit which estimates a use amount of the wiping member in accordance with recording data. The inkjet recording apparatus controls a wiping operation performed by the wiping unit in accordance with the remaining amount and the estimated use amount.
Claims14
An inkjet recording apparatus comprising:
- a recording head configured to include an ejection surface having a plurality of ejection ports which eject ink;
- a carriage configured to include the recording head and perform reciprocation scanning;
- a wiping unit configured to include a wiping member which wipes the ejection surface and a reeling unit which reel the wiping member;
- an obtaining unit configured to obtain a remaining amount of the wiping member;
- an estimation unit configured to estimate a use amount of the wiping member in accordance with recording data;
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- a controller configured to control the wiping unit in accordance with the remaining amount and the use amount.
A method for controlling an inkjet recording apparatus which includes a recording head including an ejection surface having a plurality of ejection ports which eject ink and a wiping unit including a wiping member and a reeling unit which reels the wiping member, the method comprising:
- obtaining a remaining amount of the wiping member;
- estimating a use amount of the wiping member in accordance with recording data;
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- controlling the wiping unit in accordance with the remaining amount and the estimated use amount.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.