INK JET RECORDING APPARATUS

摘要

In the case where a preliminary discharge operation is always performed at a position that is spaced apart from a recording area, the time taken for a recording head to be moved to a preliminary discharge position is increased, and this results in a decrease in throughput. In the case where it is determined that a leading end or a trailing end of a recording medium is located on a platen, positions at which the distance from an end of a recording medium to a recording head with respect to a moving direction is not smaller than a threshold are determined as preliminary discharge positions, and the recording head is controlled to perform a preliminary discharge operation.

主权项

1. An inkjet recording apparatus comprising:
a carriage that moves in a first direction and on which a recording head that performs recording by discharging ink is mounted; a transport unit that transports a recording medium in a second direction that crosses the first direction; and a preliminary discharge unit configured to cause the recording head to perform preliminary discharge, wherein the preliminary discharge unit changes a position of the recording head in the first direction based on a position of the recording medium in the second direction when the recording head performs preliminary discharge.