Recording apparatus
AssigneeSeiko Epson Corporation
InventorOsamu MURAYAMA
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Abstract
A recording apparatus includes a plurality of recording heads that performs recording by discharging ink onto a recording medium, a carriage on which the plurality of the recording heads are mounted, a reference portion provided at a position faceable by the plurality of recording heads, a distance sensor that is provided in either the plurality of recording heads or the reference portion to measure a distance between the plurality of recording heads and the reference portion, and a controller that controls execution of a predetermined process based on a measurement result of the distance sensor to adjust an ink adhering position discharged by each of the recording heads.
Claims14
A recording apparatus comprising:
- a plurality of recording heads that perform recording by discharging liquid onto a recording medium;
- a carriage on which the plurality of recording heads are mounted;
- a reference portion provided at a position faceable by the plurality of recording heads;
- a measuring unit that is provided in either the plurality of recording heads or the reference portion to measure distances between the plurality of recording heads and the reference portion;
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- a controller that controls execution of a predetermined process based on a measurement result of the measuring unit to adjust adhering position of liquid discharged by each of the recording heads.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.