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Recording apparatus with compensation for variations in feeding speed

Assignee: Canon Inc
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Filing: 1994-12-06
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Granted: 1998-10-27
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Expires: 2014-12-06
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Abstract

Abstract A recording apparatus employs a control unit to compensate for any variations in the feed speed of a recording medium. The recording apparatus includes a recording unit for recording an image on a recording medium in accordance with the image data; a speed detection unit for detecting the actual feed speed of the recording medium or of a feed unit for feeding the recording medium; and a control unit for controlling the record timing of the recording unit in accordance with a difference between a reference feed speed and the actual feed speed of the recording medium or feed unit detected by the speed detection unit.

Inventors

  • 👤 Masafumi Wataya
  • 👤 Toshiyuki Yanaka
  • 👤 Hidejiro Kadowaki
  • 👤 Ken Tsuchii
  • 👤 Haruhiko Takahashi
  • 👤 Makoto Takamiya
  • 👤 Kosuke Yamamoto

Bibliographic Details

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Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-09 14:08
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04N; H04N1/00; H04N1/46; H04N1/50; H04N1/506; H04N1/04; H04N1/047; H04N1/0473; H04N1/12; H04N1/19; H04N1/191; H04N1/192; H04N1/193; H04N2201/00; H04N2201/024; H04N2201/02406; H04N2201/02439; H04N2201/04; H04N2201/047; H04N2201/04701; H04N2201/0471; H04N2201/04715; H04N2201/04724; H04N2201/04734; H04N2201/04753; H04N2201/04758; H04N2201/04767; H04N2201/04781; H04N2201/04786; H04N2201/04793; H04N2201/04794

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim 205 words
A recording apparatus which uses a recording means for recording an image on a recording medium in accordance with an image data supplied from an image data source, the recording apparatus comprising: movement means for moving the recording medium, the movement means having a recording medium feeding unit having at least a one outer peripheral portion, the recording medium being moved according to a positional change of said recording medium feeding unit of said movement means; detection means for detecting a state of a movement speed of said at least one outer peripheral portion of said movement means; table means, which comprises memory means previously storing correction data according to a periodic change of the movement speed in an operation of said movement means, for outputting corresponding correction data in accordance with the state of the movement speed detected by said detection means, from said memory means, the table means having an output; providing means for providing a driving signal to the recording means in accordance with the image data from the image data source; and control means for controlling the providing means providing the driving signal to the recording means at an image record timing in accordance with the output of said table means.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 205 words
A recording apparatus which uses a recording means for recording an image on a recording medium in accordance with an image data supplied from an image data source, the recording apparatus comprising: movement means for moving the recording medium, the movement means having a recording medium feeding unit having at least a one outer peripheral portion, the recording medium being moved according to a positional change of said recording medium feeding unit of said movement means; detection means for detecting a state of a movement speed of said at least one outer peripheral portion of said movement means; table means, which comprises memory means previously storing correction data according to a periodic change of the movement speed in an operation of said movement means, for outputting corresponding correction data in accordance with the state of the movement speed detected by said detection means, from said memory means, the table means having an output; providing means for providing a driving signal to the recording means in accordance with the image data from the image data source; and control means for controlling the providing means providing the driving signal to the recording means at an image record timing in accordance with the output of said table means.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 46 words
An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said detection means comprises; generating means for generating a pulse signal in accordance with an operation of said movement means, and counting means for counting the pulse signal and for outputting a count signal according to a count value.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 27 words
An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said movement means comprises a feed means feeding the recording medium in a sub-scan direction relative to said recording means.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 19 words
An apparatus according to claim 3, wherein said feed means includes a feed belt for feeding the recording medium.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 41 words
An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said recording means comprises a plurality of recording elements corresponding to a single line of image data disposed along a width of the recording medium in a main-scan direction relative to said recording means.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 18 words
An apparatus according to claim 5, wherein said recording means records the image by ejecting an ink droplet.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 21 words
An apparatus according to claim 6, wherein said recording means records the image by ejecting said ink droplet using thermal energy.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 18 words
An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said recording means records the image by ejecting an ink droplet.

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