Recording Apparatus Controller Adjusts Processing for Ink Swelling
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Solution Overview
Problem
Adjusting the amount of recording material in image processing can lead to issues such as component soiling, clogging, and reduced recording speed due to swelling of the recording medium.
Innovation Solution
A recording apparatus with a controller that adjusts the amount of recording material and changes other processing parameters, such as waiting time and scanning direction, based on whether adjustment processing is executed or not.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Manufacturing precision
If the amount of recording material is increased, then recording quality is improved, but the recording medium swells and contacts components causing soiling and clogging
Solution Approach 1:
The controller performs preliminary judgment on whether to execute adjustment processing based on predicted swelling of the recording medium. By anticipating the swelling issue and pre-determining the appropriate processing mode (adjustment or no adjustment), the system prevents component soiling and clogging before they occur, while maintaining recording quality through proactive control rather than reactive correction.
2Object-affected harmful factors
If the amount of recording material is reduced, then component soiling is suppressed, but recording speed decreases due to longer waiting time
Solution Approach 1:
The system dynamically adjusts the recording control parameters based on the determined processing mode. When adjustment processing is executed, the controller modifies waiting time and scanning direction parameters to optimize both component protection and recording speed. This dynamic adaptation allows the system to suppress soiling while maintaining high-speed recording capability, rather than using fixed parameters that would compromise either objective.
3Manufacturing precision
If unidirectional scanning processing is performed to suppress color differences, then color uniformity is improved, but recording speed is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The controller changes scanning direction parameters based on the determined processing mode. When adjustment processing is executed, the system optimizes scanning direction (unidirectional or bidirectional) to balance color uniformity and recording speed. By dynamically adjusting this parameter rather than fixedly choosing one mode, the system achieves color uniformity while maintaining high-speed recording capability through intelligent parameter selection.
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AI summary
A recording apparatus includes: a recording unit configured to perform recording of an image on a recording medium by using recording material; and a controller configured to execute a recording control regarding the recording. The controller is configured to execute an adjustment processing for adjusting an amount of the recording material to be used in the recording, and the controller is configured to change a processing other than the adjustment processing in the recording control between a case that the adjustment processing is executed and a case that no adjustment processing is executed.