Ink jet type recording device and computer program

1. An inkjet recording apparatus, comprising:

a recording head configured to eject an ink on a recording medium;

an ink curing device configured to cure the ink ejected on the recording medium;

a moving device configured to move the recording medium in a first direction and a second direction opposite to the first direction; and

a control device configured to control the recording head, the ink curing device, and the moving device,

the control device comprising:

a first control part configured to perform a first printing operation comprising ejecting the ink from the recording head while moving the recording medium in the first direction, and curing the ink ejected from the recording head before a prescribed period of time, and repeating the ejecting and curing of the ink such that the ink can be ejected on the cured ejected ink,

a second control part configured to control movement of the recording medium in the second direction after the completion of the first printing operation, and

a third control part configured to perform, after the recording medium has been moved in the second direction, a second printing operation comprising ejecting and curing the ink on the cured ink from the first printing operation, after the prescribed period of time.

2. The inkjet recording apparatus according to claim 1 ,

wherein the first control part and the third control part control the recording head such that the first printing operation forms a layer of the ink which is thicker than a layer of the ink formed by the second printing operation.

3. The inkjet recording apparatus according to claim 1 ,

wherein the first control part and the third control part control the moving device such that the recording medium is moved by a feed amount during the first operation which is less than a feed amount of the second printing operation.

4. The inkjet recording apparatus according to claim 1 ,

wherein the first control part and the third control part control the moving device and the recording head such that the second printing operation forms a print area on the recording medium which is greater than a print area of the first printing operation.

5. The inkjet recording apparatus according to claim 1 ,

wherein the ink cures upon exposure to ultraviolet rays, and the ink curing device emits the ultraviolet rays.

6. The inkjet recording apparatus according to claim 1 ,

wherein the first control part and the third control part control the emitting device such that the period of time before the ink is irradiated with ultraviolet rays after the ink has been ejected is greater in the second printing operation in comparison to the first printing operation.

7. The inkjet recording apparatus according to claim 1 ,

wherein the first control part and the third control part control the recording head such that the number of times the ink is ejected and cured per a prescribed feed amount by which the recording medium is moved is greater in the first printing operation in comparison to the second printing operation.

8. The inkjet recording apparatus according to claim 1 ,

wherein the ink is a clear ink.

9. The inkjet recording apparatus according to claim 8 ,

further comprising an additional recording head for ejecting a chromatic color ink,

wherein the control device forms an image on the recording medium by ejecting the chromatic color ink onto the recording medium from the additional recording head prior to the first printing operation, and

wherein the first control part controls the clear ink to be ejected over the formed image.

10. The inkjet recording apparatus according to claim 1 ,

further comprising a guide rail extending perpendicular to the first direction, and

a moving mechanism for moving the recording head along the guide rail,

wherein the first control part and the third control part instruct the recording head to eject the ink without moving the recording medium while moving the recording head in the first printing operation and the second printing operation.

11. The inkjet recording apparatus according to claim 1 ,

further comprising a guide rail extending in a scanning direction perpendicular to the first direction, and

a moving mechanism for moving the recording head along the guide rail,

wherein the ink curing device has a first curing device disposed on one side of the recording head and movable with the recording head, and a second curing device disposed on a side opposite the one side of the first curing device, offset in the first direction with respect to the recording head, and movable with the recording head.

12. The inkjet recording apparatus according to claim 1 ,

wherein the first control part performs the first printing operation such that the ink has a concave shape when cured.

13. An inkjet recording apparatus comprising:

a recording head configured to eject an ink on a recording medium;

an ink curing device configured to cure the ink ejected on the recording medium;

a moving device configured to move the recording medium in a first direction and a second direction opposite to the first direction; and

a computer configured to control the recording head, the ink curing device, and the moving device, wherein

a computer program configured to control the computer of the inkjet recording apparatus comprises:

a first control means configured to perform a first printing operation comprising ejecting the ink from the recording head while moving the recording medium in the first direction, and curing the ink ejected from the recording head before a prescribed period of time,

a second control means configured to control movement of the recording medium in the second direction after the completion of the first printing operation, and

a third control means configured to perform, after the recording medium has been moved in the second direction, a second printing operation comprising ejecting and curing the ink on the cured ink from the first printing operation, after the prescribed period of time.

14. An inkjet recording apparatus, comprising:

a recording head configured to eject an ink on a recording medium;

an ink curing device configured to cure the ink ejected on the recording medium;

a moving device configured to move the recording medium in a first direction and a second direction opposite to the first direction; and

a control device configured to control the recording head, the ink curing device, and the moving device,

the control device comprising:

a first control part configured to perform a first printing operation comprising ejecting and curing the ink while moving the recording medium in the first direction,

a second control part configured to control movement of the recording medium in the second direction after the completion of the first printing operation, and

a third control part configured to perform, after the recording medium has been moved in the second direction, a second printing operation comprising curing and ejecting the ink on the cured ink of the first printing operation.