Patent ID: 7896565
Filing Date: 2011-03-01
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
1. A printing apparatus comprising: a print head operable to perform printing with respect to a medium; a motor operable to move the print head; a guide unit operable to guide the print head along a predetermined direction; a determination unit operable to determine whether or not the print head performs a stick-slip operation; and a motor control unit operable to generate a command value for controlling the motor when moving the print head, wherein the motor control unit generates a command value for moving the print head at a predetermined target speed on the basis of determination of the determination unit that the print head does not perform the stick-slip operation; and the motor control unit generates a command value for moving the print head at a second target speed that is faster than the predetermined target speed on the basis of determination of the determination unit that the print head performs the stick-slip operation.