Patent ID: 8177317
Filing Date: 2012-05-15
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
1. An image recording apparatus comprising: a recording head which ejects ink droplets onto a recording medium so as to record an image; a feeding mechanism which feeds a recording medium on a first surface of which an image has been recorded, such that a second surface of the recording medium opposite to the first surface is opposed to the recording head; a first-area determining portion which determines a first area based on an image density distribution of the first image data to be recorded on the first surface, the first area having an image density value not lower than a predetermined threshold; a second-area determining portion which determines a second area at which recording of an image on the second surface is not implemented, based on a no-image area of second image data to be recorded on the second surface; a contact-position determining portion which determines a contact position on the first surface at which position a roller rotated by contact thereof with the first surface contacts the first surface, where the second surface is opposed to the recording head; a feed controller which controls feeding of the recording medium by the feeding mechanism, and is capable of controlling the feeding of the recording medium such that where the second surface is opposed to the recording head, the recording of the image on the second surface is implemented with the second area skipped; a judging portion which determines whether the contact position determined by the contact-position determining portion is included in the first area at the moment of initiation of a skip operation of the second area; and the feed controller controlling an acceleration or a speed at which the recording medium is fed in the skip operation, on the basis of a result of the determination made by the judging portion.