Printing apparatus, printing method, and manufacturing method of printed matter

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016167362-A1
Application number	US-201514694404-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Apr 23, 2015
Priority date	Dec 12, 2014
Publication date	Jun 16, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

Provided is a printing apparatus including a positioning unit that positions a print object, a printing unit that prints a predetermined print image on the print object after elapse of a predetermined standby time since the print object is positioned by the positioning unit, and a controller that adjusts the standby time depending on quality of the print image printed on the print object by the printing unit, and controls the printing unit so as to print the print image on a subsequent print object after the elapse of the adjusted standby time.

First claim

1 . A printing apparatus comprising:
a positioning unit that positions a print object; a printing unit that prints a predetermined print image on the print object after elapse of a predetermined standby time since the print object is positioned by the positioning unit; and a controller that adjusts the standby time depending on quality of the print image printed on the print object by the printing unit, and controls the printing unit so as to print the print image on a subsequent print object after the elapse of the adjusted standby time.

2 . The printing apparatus according to claim 1 ,
wherein the controller lengthens the standby time, when the quality of the print image is lower than predetermined quality.

3 . The printing apparatus according to claim 2 ,
wherein the controller adds a predetermined addition time to the standby time, when the quality of the print image is lower than the predetermined quality.

4 . The printing apparatus according to claim 1 ,
wherein the controller lengthens the standby time, as the quality of the print image becomes lower.

5 . The printing apparatus according to claim 1 ,
wherein the controller shortens the standby time, when the quality of the print image is higher than a predetermined quality.

6 . The printing apparatus according to claim 5 ,
wherein the controller subtracts a predetermined subtraction time from the standby time, when the quality of the print image is higher than the predetermined quality.

7 . The printing apparatus according to claim 6 ,
wherein the controller shortens the standby time, as the quality of the print image becomes higher.

8 . The printing apparatus according to claim 1 ,
wherein the controller stops the positioning by the positioning unit and the printing by the printing unit, when the adjusted standby time is longer than a predetermined threshold.

9 . The printing apparatus according to claim 8 , further comprising:
a notification unit that notifies stop, when the positioning by the positioning unit and the printing by the printing unit are stopped.

10 . The printing apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a start position capturing unit that captures a region which is a portion of the print image and includes a start position of the printing by the printing unit, wherein the controller adjusts the standby time depending on the quality of the print image based on an image captured by the start position capturing unit.

11 . The printing apparatus according to claim 1 ,
wherein the positioning unit releases the positioning of the print object, after the elapse of a predetermined positioning duration since the printing is started by the printing unit; and the controller adjusts the positioning duration depending on a quality of the print image printed on the print object by the printing unit, and controls the positioning unit such that the positioning of the print object is released after the elapse of the adjusted positioning duration, with respect to the subsequent print object.

12 . The printing apparatus according to claim 11 , further comprising:
an end position capturing unit that captures a region which is a portion of the print image and includes an end position of the printing by the printing unit, wherein the controller adjusts the positioning duration depending on the quality of the print image based on an image captured by the end position capturing unit.

13 . A printing method comprising:
first printing a predetermined print image on a print object after elapse of a predetermined standby time since the print object is positioned; adjusting the standby time depending on a quality of the print image printed on the print object in the first printing; and second printing the print image on a subsequent print object after the elapse of the standby time that is adjusted in the adjusting.

14 . A manufacturing method of a printed matter comprising:
first manufacturing a printed matter by printing a predetermined print image on a print object after elapse of a predetermined standby time since the print object is positioned; adjusting the standby time depending on a quality of the print image printed on the print object in the first manufacturing; and second manufacturing a printed matter by printing the print image on a subsequent print object after the elapse of the standby time that is adjusted in the adjusting.

15 . The printing apparatus according to claim 1 ,
wherein the quality of the print image printed on the print object is a quality of the print image of a start position region and an end position region.

16 . The method according to claim 13 ,
wherein the quality of the print image printed on the print object is a quality of the print image of a start position region and an end position region.

17 . The manufacturing method of a printed matter according to claim 14 ,
wherein the quality of the print image printed on the print object is a quality of the print image of a start position region and an end position region.

Assignees

• Fuji Xerox Co Ltd

Inventors

• Tsuno Tomohiko
• Sano Takahiro

Classifications

• B41F33/0036 Primary

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• G03G15/50 Primary

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• G03G15/0863

  provided with identifying means or means for storing process- or use parameters, e.g. an electronic memory · CPC title