Patent ID: 8235497
Filing Date: 2012-08-07
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
1. A liquid ejection apparatus, operable to perform recording on a target medium, the liquid ejection apparatus comprising: a liquid ejection head, being movable in a direction, and provided with a plurality of nozzles from which liquid droplets are ejected; a first region to which the plurality of nozzles are operable to eject at least one liquid droplet toward the target medium based on a recording data being larger than a width of the target medium in data size in the direction, the recording data stored in a memory; a second region to which the plurality of nozzles are operable to eject at least one liquid droplet toward an outside of the target medium based on the recording data; a third region to which the plurality of nozzles are operable to flush a prescribed amount of liquid based on a data being different from the recording data in order to prevent an increase in liquid viscosity, the different data stored in the memory, wherein when a first one of the nozzles is positioned to flush the prescribed amount of liquid in the third region, a second one of the nozzles is positioned to eject at least one liquid droplet in the first region and a third one of the nozzles is positioned to eject at least one liquid droplet in the second region.