Patent ID: 6341852
Filing Date: 2002-01-29
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
An image forming apparatus for ejecting a mixed liquid constituted by a plurality of recording liquids from an ejection port while changing supply amounts of the respective recording liquids based on an image signal, and transporting the mixed liquid to an image receiving medium to form an image, said apparatus comprising:recording liquid flow rate control means for individually controlling the supply amounts of the respective recording liquids; actual value detecting means for detecting an actual value of a mixture proportion of the plurality of recording liquids; a target value processor for obtaining a target value of the mixture proportion of the respective recording liquids in accordance with the image signal; a supply amount controller for determining the supply amounts of the respective recording liquids in such a manner that the actual value of said mixture proportion agrees with said target value; and a driver for driving said recording liquid flow rate control means based on an output of said supply amount controller.