Claims
- 1. A recording apparatus using a recording head for recording in line units, said apparatus comprising:
- a first recording mode in which said recording head is driven once to record one line in accordance with recording data;
- a second recording mode in which said recording head is driven plural times to record one line in accordance with said same recording data; and
- control means for gradually reducing driving energy for each drive of said plural times driving with said same recording data in said second recording mode.
- 2. A recording apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising counting means for counting a time interval between the termination of recording for one line and the start of recording for a next one line, wherein said control means controls said driving energy in accordance with said counting means.
- 3. A recording apparatus according to claim 2, wherein said recording head is driven upon application of a pulse and said control means changes a pulse width.
- 4. A recording apparatus according to claim 3, wherein said control means controls said pulse to be short when the time interval counted by said counting means is short.
- 5. A recording apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said recording head comprises an ink jet recording head having a thermal energy converting element for generating thermal energy to be applied to ink to discharge ink by using thermal energy.
- 6. A recording apparatus according to claim 5, wherein said recording head discharges ink from a discharging port by using film boiling caused by thermal energy applied from the thermal energy converting element.
- 7. A recording apparatus using a recording head for recording in line units, said apparatus comprising:
- reading means for reading an original image;
- a first recording mode in which said recording head is driven once to record one line in accordance with recording data;
- a second recording mode in which said recording head is driven plural times to record one line in accordance with said same recording data;
- control means for gradually reducing driving energy for each drive of said plural times driving with said same recording data in said second recording mode; and
- counting means for counting a time interval between the termination of recording for one line and the start of recording for a next one line, said control means controlling the driving energy in response to said counting means.
- 8. A recording apparatus using a recording head for recording in line units, said apparatus comprising:
- transmitting/receiving means for transmitting/receiving image information;
- a first recording mode in which said recording head is driven once to record one line in accordance with recording data;
- a second recording mode in which said recording head is driven plural times to record one line in accordance with said same recording data;
- control means for gradually reducing driving energy for each drive of said plural times driving with said same recording data in said second recording mode; and
- counting means for counting a time interval between the termination of recording one line and the start of recording for a next one line, said control means controlling the driving energy in response to said counting means.
- 9. A recording apparatus according to claim 8, further comprising reading means for reading an original image.
- 10. A recording apparatus using a recording head for recording in line units, said apparatus comprising:
- a first recording mode in which said recording head is driven once to record one line in accordance with recording data;
- a second recording mode in which said recording head is driven plural times to record one line in accordance with said same recording data;
- counting means for counting a time interval between the termination of recording for one line and the start of recording for a next one line; and
- control means for reducing a number of times which said recording head is driven, based on said same recording data in accordance with said counting means.
- 11. A recording apparatus according to claim 10, wherein in said first recording mode, recording may be performed, on the basis of a plurality of data to a recording area, in accordance with the same data, in said second recording mode.
- 12. A recording apparatus according to claim 10, wherein said recording head comprises an ink jet recording head having a thermal energy converting element for generating thermal energy to be applied to ink to discharge ink by using thermal energy.
- 13. A recording apparatus according to claim 10, wherein said recording head discharges ink from a discharging port by using film boiling caused by thermal energy applied from the thermal energy converting element.
- 14. A recording apparatus using a recording head for recording in line units, said apparatus comprising:
- reading means for reading an original image;
- a first recording mode in which said recording head is driven once to record one line in accordance with recording data;
- a second recording mode in which said recording head is driven plural times to record one line in accordance with said same recording data;
- counting means for counting a time interval between the termination of recording for one line and the start of recording for a next one line; and
- control means for reducing a number of times which said recording head is driven based on said same recording data in accordance with said counting means.
- 15. A recording apparatus using a recording head for recording in line units, said apparatus comprising:
- transmitting/receiving means for transmitting/receiving image information;
- a first recording mode in which said recording head is driven once to record one line in accordance with recording data;
- a second recording mode in which said recording head is driven plural times to record one line in accordance with said same recording data;
- counting means for counting a time interval between the termination of recording for one line and the start of recording for a next one line; and
- control means for reducing a number of times which said recording head is driven, based on said same recording data, in accordance with said counting means.
- 16. A recording apparatus according to claim 15, further comprising reading means for reading an original image.
- 17. An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said recording head is a thermal recording head having thermal energy generating means for generating thermal energy for recording in accordance with the driving.
- 18. An apparatus according to claim 10, further comprising control means for gradually reducing driving energy for each drive of said plural times driving with said same recording data is recorded in said second recording mode.
- 19. An apparatus according to claim 10, wherein said recording head is a thermal recording head having thermal energy generating means for generating thermal energy for recording in accordance with the driving.
- 20. A recording apparatus using a recording head having thermal energy generating means for generating thermal energy in accordance with application of a driving pulse, said apparatus recording on a recording medium upon driving of said thermal energy generating means, said apparatus comprising:
- record control means for recording by driving said thermal energy generating means plural times in accordance with the same recording data; and
- driving means for driving to gradually reduce thermal energy generated by said thermal energy generating means upon driving plural times said thermal energy generating means in accordance with said same recording data.
- 21. An apparatus according to claim 20, wherein said driving means drives said thermal energy generating means by controlling a width of a drive pulse for driving said thermal energy generating means.
- 22. An apparatus according to claim 21, further comprising counting means for counting a time interval between termination of a previous recording and commencement of a next recording and determining means for determining the pulse width of a first drive of the plural drives by said driving means in accordance with the time interval counted by said counting means.
- 23. An apparatus according to claim 22, wherein said determining means determines the degree of gradual reduction of thermal energy generated by said thermal energy generating means at the plural drives by said driving means in accordance with the time interval counted by said counting means.
- 24. An apparatus according to claim 20, wherein said recording head is an ink jet recording head having a thermal energy converting element for generating thermal energy to be applied to ink to discharge ink by using thermal energy.
- 25. An apparatus according to claim 24, wherein said recording head discharges ink from a discharging port by using film boiling caused by thermal energy applied from the thermal energy converting element.
- 26. A recording apparatus using a recording head having thermal energy generating means for generating thermal energy in accordance with application of a driving pulse, said apparatus recording on a recording medium upon driving of said thermal energy generating means, said apparatus comprising:
- record control means for recording by driving said thermal energy generating means plural times in accordance with the same recording data;
- counting means for counting a time interval from termination of a previous recording to commencement of a next recording; and
- control means for controlling the number of plural times said thermal energy generating means is driven in accordance with the same recording data, by said record control means, in accordance with the time interval counted by said counting means.
- 27. An apparatus according to claim 26, wherein said control means reduces the number of the drives as the time interval counted by said counting means becomes short.
- 28. An apparatus according to claim 26, wherein said recording head is an ink jet recording head having a thermal energy converting element for generating thermal energy to be applied to ink to discharge ink by using thermal energy.
- 29. An apparatus according to claim 28, wherein said recording head discharges ink from a discharging port by using film boiling caused by thermal energy applied from the thermal energy converting element.
- 30. A method using a recording head having thermal energy generating means for generating thermal energy in accordance with application of a driving pulse, the method recording on a recording medium upon driving of the thermal energy generating means, the method comprising the steps of:
- recording by driving the thermal energy generating means plural times in accordance with the same recording data; and
- driving so as to gradually reduce thermal energy generated by the thermal energy generating means upon driving plural times the thermal energy generating means in accordance with the same recording data.
- 31. A method using a recording head having thermal energy generating means for generating thermal energy in accordance with application of a driving pulse, the method recording on a recording medium upon driving of the thermal energy generating means, the method comprising the steps of:
- recording by driving said thermal energy generating means plural times in accordance with the same recording data;
- counting a time interval from termination of a previous recording to commencement of a next recording; and
- controlling the number of the plural times the thermal energy generating means is driven with the same recording data in accordance with the time interval counted in the counting step.
- 32. A method according to claim 31, wherein in the controlling step the number of plural times the thermal energy generating means is driven is reduced as the time interval counted in the counting step decreases.
Priority Claims (2)
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Parent Case Info
This application is a continuation of application Ser. No. 07/870,352, filed Apr. 17, 1992.
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