Patent ID: 8882232
Filing Date: 2014-11-11
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
1. An inkjet print apparatus, comprising: a printing head configured to eject ink; an ink receiving unit configured to receive ink ejected from the printing head; a counting unit configured to count an amount of the ink that is ejected to the ink receiving unit; a sucking unit configured to execute a sucking operation to suck the ink that is received in the ink receiving unit; a measuring unit configured to measure an elapsed time from a previous sucking operation; and a control unit configured (i) to cause the sucking unit to execute the sucking operation when the ink amount counted by the counting unit exceeds a first value, in a case where the elapsed time measured by the measuring unit is equal to or shorter than a predetermined time, and (ii) to cause the sucking unit to execute the sucking operation when the ink amount counted by the counting unit exceeds a second value greater than the first value, in a case where the elapsed time is longer than the predetermined time.