Patent ID: 6527364
Filing Date: 2003-03-04
Classification: B41J,G06K

Abstract:
An ink jet recording apparatus wherein recording is effected while a recording head having a plurality of recording elements arranged in a first direction is scanningly moved relative to a recording material in a second direction which is different from the first direction, said apparatus comprising:scanning means for scanningly moving relative to the recording material in the second direction; control means for controlling driving of said recording head such that with predetermined scanning movements, the recording is effected such that a first recording band region which extends in the second direction and which is recorded using a part of said recording elements and a second recording band region which is not recorded during the predetermined scanning movements, appear alternately, in the first direction and with other scanning movements different from the predetermined scanning movements carried out after completion of the recording for first the recording band region, the second recording band region is recorded, wherein the first recording band region and the second recording band region are composed of a plurality of lines extending in the second direction.