Patent ID: 9597905
Date: 2017-03-21
CPC Classifications: B41J

Claim:
1. An inkjet printer for recording an image on a recording medium, comprising: a recording head including a plurality of nozzles and configured to eject ink from the plurality of nozzles to the recording medium; a flat-plate platen configured to support the recording medium; a conveying unit configured to convey the recording medium in a conveying direction; a carriage on which the recording head is mounted, the carriage being configured to move in a main scanning direction perpendicular to the conveying direction, the carriage having a side surface in the main scanning direction; a flexible detection plate disposed on the side surface of the carriage and spaced a predetermined distance from the platen in a direction in which the recording head and the platen face each other, the detection plate being configured to deform due to contact with the recording medium; at least one detection sensor fixed to the detection plate and configured to output a signal in response to deformation of the detection plate; a position sensor configured to detect a position of the carriage; and a controller configured to control operation of the carriage, the recording head, and the conveying unit, the controller being configured to, upon detecting contact of the recording medium with the detection plate based on the signal output by the at least one detection sensor while the carriage is moving, control operation of the carriage and the recording head based on a moving direction of the carriage and the position detected by the position sensor.