Liquid ejecting apparatus and liquid ejecting method
AssigneeSeiko Epson Corporation
InventorToyohiko Mitsuzawa
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Abstract
A liquid ejecting apparatus includes (A) a carriage that moves a nozzle ejecting a liquid which is cured by irradiation of an electromagnetic wave in a moving direction, (B) a first irradiation section that is installed on the carriage and irradiates electromagnetic waves on dots formed by landing the liquid which is ejected from the moving nozzle, on a medium, and (C) a second irradiation section that is installed on the carriage and irradiates electromagnetic waves on the dots which are irradiated by the electromagnetic waves from the first irradiation section, in which an irradiance level of the electromagnetic waves from the second irradiation section is different from that of the electromagnetic waves from the first irradiation section.
Claims20
A liquid ejecting apparatus comprising:
- a carriage that moves a nozzle ejecting a liquid which is cured by irradiation of electromagnetic waves in a moving direction;
- a first irradiation section that is installed on the carriage and can irradiate electromagnetic waves on the liquid, which is ejected from the nozzle, on a medium;
- a second irradiation section that is installed on the carriage at downstream side of the first irradiation section in a transport direction and can irradiate electromagnetic waves;
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- a third irradiation section that is installed on the carriage at downstream side of the first irradiation section and the second irradiation section in the transport direction and can irradiate electromagnetic waves,
- wherein an irradiation level of each irradiation section is different.
A liquid ejecting method in a liquid ejecting apparatus including a carriage, a first irradiation section that is installed on the carriage and irradiates electromagnetic waves, and a second irradiation section that is installed on the carriage at downstream side of the first irradiation section in a transport direction and irradiates electromagnetic waves, and a third irradiation section that is installed on the carriage at downstream side of the first irradiation section and the second irradiation section in the transport direction and irradiates electromagnetic waves, the liquid ejecting method comprising:
- allowing the carriage to move a nozzle ejecting a liquid which is cured by irradiation of electromagnetic waves in a moving direction;
- allowing the first irradiation section to irradiate electromagnetic waves on dots formed by landing the liquid which is ejected from the moving nozzle, on a medium;
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- allowing the second irradiation section not to irradiate electromagnetic waves on the dots which are irradiated by the electromagnetic waves from the first irradiation section;
- allowing the third irradiation section to irradiate electromagnetic waves on the dots which are irradiated by the electromagnetic waves from the first irradiation section.
A liquid ejecting apparatus comprising:
- a carriage that moves a nozzle ejecting a liquid which is cured by irradiation of electromagnetic waves in a moving direction;
- a first irradiation section that is installed on the carriage and can irradiate electromagnetic waves on the liquid, which is ejected from the nozzle, on a medium;
- a second irradiation section that is installed on the carriage at downstream side of the first irradiation section in a transport direction and can irradiate electromagnetic waves;
- a third irradiation section that is installed on the carriage at downstream side of the first irradiation section and the second irradiation section in the transport direction and can irradiate electromagnetic waves;
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- a controller that controls the first irradiation section, the second irradiation section and the third irradiation section,
- wherein the controller controls the first irradiation section, the second irradiation section and the third irradiation section so that an irradiation level of each irradiation section is different.
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