Patent ID: 9162448
Filing Date: 2015-10-20
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
1. A dot recording apparatus comprising: a recording head that includes a plurality of nozzles in a nozzle row; a main scan driving mechanism that moves the recording head relative to a recording medium in a main scan direction and performs a main scan pass that forms dots on the recording medium; and a control unit, wherein the control unit performs multi-pass recording which completes forming of the dots on a main scan line by N (N is an integer equal to or greater than 2) main scan passes, wherein a dot rate which represents a rate of pixels in which dot recording is performed in each main scan pass of the multi-pass recording, is set so as to be changed gradually and periodically over a plurality of sections in the main scan direction, wherein each section is separated by a boundary with a non-linear shape repeated in a predetermined period along a direction intersecting the main scan direction.