PRINTING APPARATUS AND MAINTENANCE METHOD THEREOF

    公开(公告)号:US20240359495A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-10-31

    申请号:US18765915

    申请日:2024-07-08

    IPC分类号: B41J29/393 B41J2/165

    摘要: After printing based on each job is ended, a printing control unit controls an operation of a printing unit so that an inspection pattern is printed on a print sheet in a period during which a conveyance control unit is keeping a conveyance speed of a print sheet at a constant speed. A maintenance content determination unit determines a maintenance content for the printing unit on the basis of an inspection result obtained by inspecting a print image for the inspection pattern. The printing control unit controls operations of the printing unit and a cleaning mechanism depending on the maintenance content determined by the maintenance content determination unit.