Patent ID: 8186801
Filing Date: 2012-05-29
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
1. An image forming device comprising: a conveyance unit that moves a recording medium in a conveyance direction; a recording head comprising a plurality of modules that are joined together such that a total length thereof corresponds to a width of the recording medium, each of the plurality of modules including pluralities of recording elements that eject ink droplets, and the recording head ejecting ink droplets at the recording medium conveyed by the conveyance unit, thereby forming an image; a reading unit that reads the image recorded at the recording medium by the recording head while the reading unit moves in a width direction of the recording medium, such that in a first mode, the reading unit reads the image with priority given to the regions of the image corresponding to joining portions at which adjacent modules of the plurality of modules are joined together; and an inspection unit that inspects the quality of the image recorded at the recording medium on the basis of the image read by the reading unit.