Recording apparatus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016009104-A1
Application number	US-201514796349-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Jul 10, 2015
Priority date	Jul 11, 2014
Publication date	Jan 14, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

A recording apparatus includes an input unit that inputs a standard shape of a medium, a shape recognizing unit that recognizes an actual shape of the medium, a calculating unit that calculates a correction value based on the standard shape and the actual shape, and a recording unit that includes an ejecting unit which ejects liquid to the medium, in which recording conditions are adjusted based on the correction value. According to the recording apparatus having such a configuration, the recording corresponding to the mediums having various shapes can be performed.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A recording apparatus comprising:
an input unit that inputs a standard shape of a medium; a shape recognizing unit that recognizes an actual shape of the medium; a calculating unit that calculates a correction value based on the standard shape and the actual shape; and a recording unit that includes an ejecting unit which ejects liquid to the medium, wherein recording conditions are adjusted based on the correction value.

2 . The recording apparatus according to claim 1 ,
wherein the shape recognizing unit recognizes the actual shape of the medium when the liquid is ejected to the medium.

3 . The recording apparatus according to claim 1 ,
wherein an adjustment of the recording conditions is an adjustment of at least one of ejecting intervals of the liquid, a diameter of liquid droplet of the liquid, an ejecting speed of the liquid, and a landing angle of the liquid with respect to the medium.

4 . The recording apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a holding unit that holds the medium, wherein the holding unit holds the medium in such a manner that at least one of a posture and a position of the medium can be changed with respect to the ejecting unit, and wherein the adjustment of the recording conditions is an adjustment of at least one of the posture and the position of the medium with respect to the ejecting unit in the holding unit.

5 . The recording apparatus according to claim 1 , comprising:
a holding unit that holds the medium, wherein the recording unit includes an ejecting unit moving mechanism which is capable of changing at least one of the posture and the position of the ejecting unit with respect to the holding unit, wherein the adjustment of the recording conditions is an adjustment of at least one of the posture and the position of the ejecting unit with respect to the holding unit in the ejecting unit moving mechanism.

6 . The recording apparatus according to claim 1 ,
wherein the liquid ejected from the ejecting unit has an electric charge, wherein the recording unit includes an electrode unit which is capable of changing an ejecting direction of the liquid having the electric charge, and wherein the adjustment of the recording conditions is an adjustment of the ejecting direction of the liquid by the electrode unit.

7 . The recording apparatus according to claim 1 ,
wherein the medium has a stereoscopic shape.

Assignees

• Seiko Epson Corp

Inventors

• Matsuhashi Kunihiko
• Natori Eiji
• Momose Shinya

Classifications

• B41J3/4073 Primary

  Printing on three-dimensional objects not being in sheet or web form, e.g. spherical or cubic objects (B41J3/283, B41J3/286 take precedence; building up a 3D object using individual droplets from jetting heads B29C64/112) · CPC title