Patent ID: 11951738
Assignee: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Field: Textile and paper machines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. A printer comprising:
a head configured to discharge a liquid onto a printing surface of a printing medium, the liquid being curable by applying energy;
an energy applying unit configured to apply energy to the liquid;
a moving device configured to relatively move the head and the energy applying unit with respect to the printing medium; and
a controller configured to execute:
causing the head to discharge the liquid onto the printing surface while relatively moving the head and the printing medium;
causing the energy applying unit to apply first energy to the liquid so that the liquid is in a flow state in which the liquid has an increased viscosity and the liquid has fluidity, while relatively moving the energy applying unit and the printing medium;
causing the energy applying unit to apply second energy to the liquid so that the liquid, to which the first energy has been applied, is cured, while relatively moving the energy applying unit and the printing medium; and
determining an added-up energy amount of the first energy applied to the liquid on the printing surface from the energy applying unit until the second energy is applied after applying the first energy, depending on a state of the printing surface.