Patent ID: 7607749
Filing Date: 2009-10-27
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
1. A printer comprising: a first transporting belt that transports a print medium; a second transporting belt that receives the print medium from the first transporting belt and further transports the print medium; a first linear encoder that outputs a first signal corresponding to the travel of the first transporting belt; a second linear encoder that outputs a second signal corresponding to the travel of the second transporting belt; a liquid ejection head that ejects liquid according to a liquid-ejection timing signal to the print medium transported by the first transporting belt and the second transporting belt; and a signal generator that outputs the liquid-ejection timing signal according to one of the first signal and the second signal, wherein when the phase difference between the first signal and the second signal is a predetermined threshold value or less in transferring the print medium from the first transporting belt to the second transporting belt, the signal generator switches from outputting the liquid-ejection timing signal according to the first signal to outputting the liquid-ejection timing signal according to the second signal.