Claims
- 1. A recording method using an ink jet recording head for scanning between a recording area and a non-recording area and for discharging ink to record an image on a recording medium at said recording area, the method comprising the steps of:
- wiping a discharge surface of said ink jet recording head;
- preliminarily discharging ink from said recording head after said wiping step by using an energy generating element of said recording head;
- performing a test print by moving said ink jet recording head to a record start position or a recordable position of said recording area after said preliminary discharging step and then causing said ink jet recording head to discharge ink on the recording medium; and
- performing normal recording in response to a recording signal after said test print performing step.
- 2. A recording method as in claim 1, wherein said recording head discharges ink using thermal energy generated by an electro-thermal converting element.
- 3. A recording method using an ink jet recording head for scanning between a recording area and a non-recording area and for discharging ink to record an image on a recording medium at said recording area, the method comprising the steps of:
- wiping a discharge surface of said ink jet recording head;
- preliminarily heating said recording head after said wiping step;
- performing a test print by moving said ink jet recording head to a record start position or a recordable position of said recording area after said preliminary heating step and then causing said ink jet recording head to discharge ink on the recording medium; and
- performing normal recording in response to a recording signal after said test print performing step.
- 4. A recording method as in claim 3, wherein said recording head discharges ink using thermal energy generated by an electro-thermal converting element.
- 5. A recording method as in claim 4, wherein said preliminary heating step is performed by actuating a separate second electro-thermal converting element.
- 6. A recording method using an ink jet recording head for scanning between a recording area and a non-recording area and for discharging ink to record an image on a recording medium at said recording area, the method comprising the steps of:
- wiping a discharge surface of said ink jet recording head;
- preliminarily discharging ink from said recording head after said wiping step; and,
- without wiping said discharge surface of said ink jet recording head after said preliminary discharging step, performing normal recording in response to a recording signal.
- 7. A recording method as in claim 6, wherein said recording head discharges ink using thermal energy generated by an electro-thermal converting element.
- 8. A recording method using an ink jet recording head for scanning between a recording area and a non-recording area and for discharging ink to record an image on a recording medium at said recording area, the method comprising the steps of:
- wiping a discharge surface of said ink jet recording head;
- reducing a viscosity of ink adhered to said discharge surface or adhered to discharge ports of said ink recording jet head by heating said recording head after said wiping step; and,
- without wiping said discharge surface of said ink jet recording head after said preliminary heating step, performing normal recording in response to a recording signal.
- 9. A recording method as in claim 8, wherein said recording head discharges ink using thermal energy generated by an electro-thermal converting element.
- 10. A recording method as in claim 9, wherein said preliminary heating step is performed by actuating a separate second electro-thermal converting element.
Priority Claims (6)
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60-074092 |
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60-074093 |
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Parent Case Info
This application is a division of application Ser. No. 07/994,523 filed Dec. 21, 1992, now abandoned, which in turn is a division of application Ser. No. 07/834,999 filed Feb. 14, 1992, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,202,702, which in turn is a continuation of application Ser. No. 07/746,214 filed Aug. 16, 1991, now abandoned, which in turn is a continuation of application Ser. No. 07/598,778 filed Oct. 18, 1990, now abandoned, which in turn is a continuation of application Ser. No. 07/449,411 filed Dec. 18, 1989, now abandoned, which in turn is a continuation of application Ser. No. 07/267,632 filed Oct. 31, 1988, now abandoned, which in turn is a continuation of application Ser. No. 06/846,887 filed Apr. 1, 1986 now abandoned. SPECIFICATION TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:
Be it known that we, KOJI TERASAWA, AKIRA MIYAKAWA and HIDEKI YAMAGUCHI, subjects of Japan, residing at 9-5-103, Shimorenjaku 9-chome, Mitaka-shi, Tokyo, Japan, 2-10, Shibakubo 2-chome, Tanashi-shi, Tokyo, Japan and 33-7, Aobadai 2-chome, Midori-ku, Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa-ken, Japan, have jointly invented a certain new and useful improvement in AN INK JET RECORDING APPARATUS AND A METHOD OF CLEANING A RECORDING HEAD USED IN THE APPARATUS of which the following is a full, clear, concise and exact description.
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