Patent ID: 7393096
Filing Date: 2008-07-01
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
1. An inkjet printer comprising: an inkjet head that ejects ink onto a printing medium to form an image thereon; a feeding mechanism that feeds the printing medium in a conveyance direction; a conveyance belt that defines on an outer circumferential surface thereof a groove extending in a direction intersecting with the conveyance direction; a conveyance mechanism that drives the conveyance belt to travel in the conveyance direction and in a direction opposite to the conveyance direction; a cutting mechanism that is disposed downstream in the conveyance direction with respect to the conveyance belt and cuts the printing medium; a control unit that controls at least the feeding mechanism, the conveyance mechanism, and the cutting mechanism; a determination unit that determines a to-be-cut position of the printing medium based on image data; and a calculation unit that calculates a timing at which if the feeding mechanism begins feeding the printing medium in the conveyance direction, the to-be-cut position of the printing medium will be located on the conveyance belt except for a predetermined region including the groove, wherein: the control unit controls the feeding mechanism to begin feeding the printing medium at the timing calculated by the calculation unit; the control unit controls the conveyance mechanism and the cutting mechanism so that the cutting mechanism cuts the printing medium at the to-be-cut position thereof; and after the cutting mechanism cuts the printing medium at the to-be-cut position thereof, the control unit controls the conveyance mechanism to convey the printing medium on the conveyance belt in the direction opposite to the conveyance direction.