Control device, image forming apparatus, and drive control method
AssigneeRicoh Company, Ltd.
InventorsShunsuke FUJIO, Motoharu TAKAHASHI, Hideaki SUZUKI, Yuki TAKAHASHI
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Abstract
A disclosed control device includes: a sensor configured to detect a transport abnormality of a recording medium transported while being wound around a cylindrical drum; and controller circuitry configured to control a position and a moving speed of a head unit equipped with liquid ejection heads that eject liquid onto the recording medium, wherein the controller circuitry controls the moving speed of the head unit when the sensor detects a transport abnormality of the recording medium.
Claims11
A control device comprising:
- a sensor configured to detect a transport abnormality of a recording medium transported while being wound around a cylindrical drum;
- and
- controller circuitry configured to control a position and a moving speed of a head unit equipped with liquid ejection heads that eject liquid onto the recording medium,
- wherein the controller circuitry controls the moving speed of the head unit when the sensor detects a transport abnormality of the recording medium.
An image forming apparatus comprising:
- a cylindrical drum configured to transport a recording medium while winding the recording medium around the cylindrical drum;
- a head unit equipped with liquid ejection heads that eject liquid onto the recording medium;
- controller circuitry configured to control a position and a moving speed of the head unit;
- and
- a sensor configured to detect a transport abnormality of the recording medium on the cylindrical drum,
- wherein the controller circuitry controls the moving speed of the head unit when the sensor detects a transport abnormality of the recording medium.
A drive control method executed by a control device, the drive control method comprising:
- detecting a transport abnormality of a recording medium transported while being wound around a cylindrical drum;
- controlling a position and a moving speed of a head unit equipped with liquid ejection heads that eject liquid onto the recording medium;
- and
- controlling the moving speed of the head unit when the sensor detects a transport abnormality of the recording medium.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.