Patent ID: 7066567
Filing Date: 2006-06-27
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
1. An inkjet printer comprising: a recording head having a plurality of nozzles for jetting ink that is contained in the recording head; a movable carriage for supporting the recording head, such that an image is recorded on a recording medium by jetting the ink from the nozzles of the recording head while the carriage is moved based on image information; a first temperature sensor for detecting a temperature of the ink in the recording head; a heater for heating the ink in the recording head by generating heat; and a control unit for controlling the heater based on a result detected by the first temperature sensor, wherein in the control unit, a set value for defining a heating temperature of the heater is stored, and first factors including a movement speed of the carriage and a number of times of movement of the carriage, which are determined based on the image information, and a first correction value corresponding to the first factors are stored as a first data table; and wherein the control unit determines the first factors including the movement speed of the carriage and the number of times of movement of the carriage from the image information, specifies the first correction value corresponding to the determined first factors from the first data table, corrects the set value based on the specified first correction value, and controls the heater in accordance with the corrected set value.