Patent ID: 6039425
Filing Date: 2000-03-21
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
An ink jet recording apparatus for jetting ink droplet to a recording medium and forming a dot image on said recording medium, said jet recording apparatus comprising:ink jet orifices from which ink droplets are jetted;ink spaces which are filled with ink and connected to said ink jetting orifices;energy applying portions for applying energy to the ink in said ink spaces on demand so that ink droplets are jetted from said ink jetting orifices by the applied energy; andcontrol means for controlling said energy applying portions in accordance with image information representing an image to be formed on said recording medium so that the image includes pixels each of which is formed of one or a plurality of ink droplets, a maximum number of ink droplets for each pixel being controlled so as to be less than ten, wherein an amount of ink for each pixel formed of one or a plurality of ink droplets is equal to or less than 1.405.times.10.sup.-7 grams.