Patent ID: 8075092
Filing Date: 2011-12-13
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
1. An inkjet recording apparatus comprising: a conveyance mechanism which conveys a recording medium in a conveyance direction; an inkjet head having an ejection surface on which a plurality of ink ejection openings are formed, the ink ejection openings being arranged so that the inkjet head has a predetermined resolution in a direction perpendicular to the conveyance direction; a first movement mechanism which causes the inkjet head to make a first movement between an upstream position and a downstream position, the first movement being a movement in the conveyance direction, the upstream position and the downstream position sandwiching therebetween a predetermined position along the conveyance direction; a first movement printing controller which controls: the conveyance mechanism so that a recording medium stops at such a position that the recording medium faces the ejection surface of the inkjet head positioned at the predetermined position; and then the inkjet head and the first movement mechanism so that the inkjet head, while making the first movement, ejects ink to the stopped recording medium; a second movement mechanism which causes the inkjet head to make a second movement which is a movement in the direction perpendicular to the conveyance direction; a second movement printing controller which controls: a mode instructor which instructs, in a switchable manner, which one of the first movement printing controller and the second movement printing controller is to be active.