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US 7,093,916 B2Granted
Liquid ejection method and liquid ejecting apparatus
AssigneeSeiko Epson Corporation
InventorHironori Endo
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Abstract
A liquid ejection method of ejecting liquid from a movable ejection head onto a medium comprises the steps of: detecting a position of an end of the medium; and changing, according to a feed amount of the medium fed after the position of the end of the medium has been detected, at least either a starting position or a terminating position for ejecting the liquid from the ejection head being moved.
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A liquid ejection method of ejecting liquid from a moveable ejection head onto a medium, said method comprising the steps of:
- detecting position of an edge of said medium, wherein said edge is substantially perpendicular to a main scanning direction;
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- changing, according to a feed amount of said medium fed after said position of the edge of said medium has been detected, at least either a starting position or a terminating position, in a main-scanning direction, for ejecting said liquid from said ejection head being moved,
- wherein said main-scanning direction is a direction in which the moveable ejection head travels.
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A liquid ejecting apparatus comprising:
- an ejection head, moveable in a main-scanning direction, for ejecting liquid;
- a feed mechanism for feeding a medium in a sub-scanning direction, perpendicular to said main-scanning direction;
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- a sensor for detecting a position of an edge of said medium, wherein said edge is substantially perpendicular to a main scanning direction,
- wherein at least either a starting position or a terminating position, in said main-scanning direction, for ejecting said liquid from said ejection head being moved is changed according to a feed amount of said medium fed by said feed mechanism after said position of the edge of said medium has been detected by said sensor.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.