Patent ID: 7415239
Filing Date: 2008-08-19
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
1. A recording apparatus for conveying a recording medium by using a plurality of conveyance units in order to carry out recording on the recording medium by using a recording head, the recording apparatus comprising: a first conveyance roller disposed at a downstream side of a conveyance path for conveyance of the recording medium and a second conveyance roller disposed at an upstream side of the conveyance path; a first driving unit and a second driving unit configured to independently drive the first conveyance roller and the second conveyance roller, respectively; and a control unit configured to perform feedback control of the first driving unit based on amount of rotation of the first conveyance roller and to perform feedback control of the second driving unit based on amount of rotation of the second conveyance roller to perform conveyance of a predetermined amount, wherein the control unit defines a setting of driving control for amount of rotation of the second conveyance roller to be different from a setting of driving control for the amount corresponding to the amount of rotation of the first conveyance roller, and wherein a region for recordation on the recording medium by the recording head is provided at a downstream side of the first conveyance roller in the conveyance path of the recording medium.