Patent ID: 8950848
Filing Date: 2015-02-10
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
1. A printing apparatus that performs printing on a printing medium, comprising: an ejecting unit that reciprocates in a main scanning direction which is a width direction of the printing medium, ejecting a liquid onto the printing medium when moving at least in a forward direction of the main scanning direction; and a control unit that controls an operation of the printing apparatus, wherein when the width of the image to be printed on the printing medium is less than a predetermined value, the control unit includes a specific operation mode which causes the ejecting unit to move a predetermined distance in addition to a width of an image in a path wherein the ejecting unit moves along the main scanning direction, and wherein when the width of the image to be printed on the printing medium is equal to or greater the predetermined value, the ejecting unit moves the width of the image in the path as the image is printed on the printing medium without moving the ejecting unit any additional distance in the main scanning direction.