Patent ID: 8287087
Filing Date: 2012-10-16
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
1. An ink discharging device comprising: a head that is configured to print an image by discharging black ink and ink other than the black ink onto a print medium; and a print controller that is configured to control the head such that the image is printed on the print medium on the basis of print data, wherein the print controller is configured to control the head such that flushing of the ink other than the black ink is performed at a black-color print area on the print medium onto which the head discharges the black ink on the basis of the print data, wherein the head comprises a plurality of nozzles that are configured to discharge ink of the same color, and, wherein the print controller is configured to control the head, such that, when a length of the print area is less than a length of a nozzle formation area of the head in a direction orthogonal to a conveying direction and parallel to a surface of the print medium, the flushing is performed by dividing the nozzle formation area in accordance with the length of the print area, the conveying direction being a direction in which the print medium is conveyed with respect to the head.