Patent ID: 6224188
Filing Date: 2001-05-01
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
An ink-jet recording apparatus comprising:acccording head including a plurality of nozzles, a plurality of pressure chambers communicating with said plurality of nozzles, a plurality of pressure generating elements each communicating with one said plurality of pressure chambers, an ink saving chamber communicating with said plurality pressure chambers for supplying ink into said plurality of pressure chambers and for temporarily storing the ink, and an ink way communicating with said ink saving chamber for supplying the ink into said ink saving chamber;a driver connected to said plurality of pressure generating elements for driving said pressure generating elements to change a pressure chambers such that the ink in said pressure chambers is jetted from said nozzles during a flushing operation; anda flushing controller connected to said driver and operable to control said driver during the flushing operation such that a flushing operation of a first pressure chamber located a first distance from said ink way has a start delayed for a predetermined time with respect to a flushing operation of a second pressure chamber located a second distance from said ink way, wherein said first distance is greater than said second distance.