Patent ID: 8936338
Filing Date: 2015-01-20
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
1. A recording apparatus comprising: a recording head configured to record an image on a recording medium; a first conveying roller configured to convey the recording medium and is disposed upstream of the recording head in a conveying direction of the recording medium; a pinch roller configured to nip the recording medium in cooperation with the first conveying roller to convey the recording medium; a second conveying roller configured to convey the recording medium and is disposed downstream of the recording head in the conveying direction; and a determining unit configured to determine a rotation phase of the first conveying roller when a leading edge of a recording medium is nipped at a nip portion between the first conveying roller and the pinch roller such that the difference between the conveyance speed by the first conveying roller and the conveyance speed by the second conveying roller is smaller than a predetermined value when a trailing edge of the recording medium passes the nip portion based on length information of the recording medium.