Method of controlling carrying of recording paper, recording apparatus, and recording method

A recording apparatus comprising:

• recording execution means for recording on a recording paper that has been carried into a recording execution area;
• recording paper carrying means having a carry driving roller for carrying said recording paper in a predetermined direction toward said recording execution area by rotation driving force of a rotation driving power source;
• carry driving roller rotation position detection means that includes a rotor provided with slits at equal intervals and slit detection means with which said slits can be detected;
• unit carrying amount calculation means for calculating a unit carrying amount by dividing a circumference of an outer circumferential surface of said carry driving roller by a total number of said slits, said unit carrying amount being a carrying amount of the recording paper that corresponds to the interval of said slits;
• recording paper carrying amount calculation means for calculating a quotient and a remainder carrying amount by dividing a recording paper carrying amount for which said recording paper is to be carried with said recording paper carrying means by said unit carrying amount;
• rotation driving power source control means for causing said carry driving roller to rotate using said rotation driving power source until said slit detection means detects a number of said slits equal to said quotient;
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• remainder carrying amount adding means for adding said remainder carrying amount to said recording paper carrying amount for which said recording paper is to be carried for the next time.

A computer-readable storage medium recording threreon a recording paper carrying control program for causing a computer to execute a recording paper carrying control for a recording apparatus, said recording apparatus comprising recording execution means for recording on a recording paper that has been carried into a recording execution area, recording paper carrying means that has a carry driving roller for carrying said recording paper in a predetermined direction toward said recording execution area by rotation driving force of a rotation driving power source, and carry driving roller rotation position detection means that includes a rotor provided with slits at equal intervals and slit detection means with which said slits can be detected, said program causing a computer to execute the steps of:

• calculating a unit carrying amount by dividing a circumference of an outer circumferential surface of said carry driving roller by a total number of said slits, said unit carrying amount being a carrying amount of the recording paper that corresponds to the interval of said slits;
• calculating a quotient and a remainder carrying amount by dividing a recording paper carrying amount for which said recording paper is to be carried with said recording paper carrying means by said unit carrying amount;
• causing said carry driving roller to rotate using said rotation driving power source until said slit detection means detects a number of said slits equal to said quotient;
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• adding said remainder carrying amount to said recording paper carrying amount for which said recording paper is to be carried for the next time.

A recording method for recording on a recording paper, comprising the steps of:

• carrying said recording paper for a predetermined amount, based on a first carrying amount for which said recording paper is to be carried;
• executing recording on said recording paper that has been carried for said predetermined amount;
• executing an addition process of adding an amount obtained by subtracting said predetermined amount from said first carrying amount to a second carrying amount for which said recording paper is to be carried;
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• carrying said recording paper based on said second carrying amount to which said addition process has been executed.

A recording apparatus for recording on a recording paper, comprising:

• recording paper carrying means for carrying said recording paper;
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• recording execution means for executing recording on said recording paper, wherein:
• said recording paper carrying means carries said recording paper for a predetermined amount, based on a first carrying amount for which said recording paper is to be carried;
• said recording execution means executes recording on said recording paper that has been carried for said predetermined amount;
• and
• said recording paper carrying means carries said recording paper based on an amount obtained by adding an amount obtained by subtracting said predetermined amount from said first carrying amount to a second carrying amount for which said recording paper is to be carried.

A recording apparatus for recording on recording paper, comprising:

• a carry driving roller for carrying said recording paper;
• and
• a recording head for executing recording on said recording paper, wherein:
• said carry driving roller carries said recording paper for a predetermined amount, based on a first carrying amount for which said recording paper is to be carried;
• said recording head executes recording on said recording paper that has been carried for said predetermined amount;
• and
• said carry driving roller carries said recording paper based on an amount obtained by adding an amount obtained by subtracting said predetermined amount from said first carrying amount to a second carrying amount for which said recording paper is to be carried.

A method of controlling carrying of recording paper for controlling a carry driving roller of a recording apparatus comprising a recording head for recording on a recording paper that has been carried into a recording execution area, said carry driving roller that is rotated by rotation driving force of a rotation driving power source and that is capable of carrying said recording paper in a predetermined direction toward said recording execution area, a rotor that is provided with slits at equal intervals, and a slit detector with which said slits can be detected, said method comprising the steps of:

• calculating a unit carrying amount by dividing a circumference of an outer circumferential surface of said carry driving roller by a total number of said slits, said unit carrying amount being a carrying amount of the recording paper that corresponds to the interval of said slits;
• calculating a quotient and a remainder carrying amount by dividing a recording paper carrying amount for which said recording paper is to be carried with said carry driving roller by said unit carrying amount;
• causing said carry driving roller to rotate using said rotation driving power source until said slit detector detects a number of said slits equal to said quotient;
• and
• adding said remainder carrying amount to said recording paper carrying amount for which said recording paper is to be carried for the next time.

A recording apparatus comprising:

• a recording head for recording on a recording paper that has been carried into a recording execution area;
• a carry driving for carrying said recording paper in a predetermined direction toward said recording execution area by rotation driving force of a rotation driving power source;
• a rotor provided with slits at equal intervals;
• a slit detector with which said slits can be detected;
• a unit carrying amount calculator for calculating a unit carrying amount by dividing a circumference of an outer circumferential surface of said carry driving roller by a total number of said slits, said unit carrying amount being a carrying amount of the recording paper that corresponds to the interval of said slits;
• a recording paper carrying amount calculator for calculating a quotient and a remainder carrying amount by dividing a recording paper carrying amount for which said recording paper is to be carried with said recording paper carrying means by said unit carrying amount;
• a rotation driving power source controller for causing said carry driving roller to rotate using said rotation driving power source until said slit detector detects a number of said slits equal to said quotient;
• and
• a remainder carrying amount adder for adding said remainder carrying amount to said recording paper carrying amount for which said recording paper is to be carried for the next time.