Inkjet printer with density correction function
A controller of an inkjet printer: calculates second density correction values for respective nozzles arranged in a predetermined direction to print a second line of an image data, by using gray-level values of pixels in the second line of the image data corresponding to the respective nozzles and first density correction values for the respective nozzles to print a first line of the image data printed immediately prior to the second line; and corrects the gray-level values of the pixels in the second line of the image data corresponding to the respective nozzles, by using the calculated second density correction values.
1. An inkjet printer, comprising:
an inkjet head including nozzles arranged in a predetermined direction, the nozzles configured to eject ink and print at least first and second lines of data; and
a controller configured to drive the inkjet head based on an image data to eject the ink from the respective nozzles onto a print medium for each line extending in the predetermined direction and perform printing,
wherein the controller is configured to:
calculate first density correction values;
calculate second density correction values for the respective nozzles to print a second line of the image data, by using gray-level values of pixels in the second line of the image data corresponding to the respective nozzles and by using the first density correction values for the respective nozzles to print a first line of the image data printed immediately prior to the second line, the first density correction values being used for correcting gray-level values of the pixels in the first line of the image data corresponding to the respective nozzles,
correct the gray-level values of the pixels in the second line of the image data corresponding to the respective nozzles, by using the calculated second density correction values; and
drive the inkjet head based on the image data with the corrected gray-level values of the pixels to eject the ink from the respective nozzles onto the print medium.
2. The inkjet printer according to claim 1 ,
wherein the controller is configured to adjust the second density correction value for a first nozzle of the nozzles, by using the second density correction value for at least one second nozzle of the nozzles adjacent to the first nozzle.
3. The inkjet printer according to claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to
calculate third density correction values for the respective nozzles to print a third line of the image data, by using gray-level values of pixels in the third line of the image data corresponding to the respective nozzles and the second density correction values for the respective nozzles to print the second line of the image data printed immediately prior to the third line, and
correct the gray-level values of the pixels in the third line of the image data corresponding to the respective nozzles, by using the calculated third density correction values.
4. The inkjet printer according to claim 1 ,
wherein the controller is configured to correct the gray-level values of the pixels in the first line of the image data corresponding to the respective nozzles, by using the calculated first density correction values.
5. An inkjet printer, comprising:
an inkjet head including nozzles arranged in a predetermined direction, the nozzles configured to eject ink and print at least first and second lines of data; and
a controller configured to drive the inkjet head based on an image data to eject the ink from the respective nozzles onto a print medium for each line extending in the predetermined direction and perform printing; and
a temperature detector configured to detect at least one temperature of an ink temperature, an environmental temperature around the inkjet head, or a temperature of the inkjet head,
wherein the controller is configured to:
calculate first density correction values;
calculate second density correction values for the respective nozzles to print a second line of the image data, by using gray-level values of pixels in the second line of the image data corresponding to the respective nozzles and by using the first density correction values for the respective nozzles to print a first line of the image data printed immediately prior to the second line, the first density correction values being used for correcting gray-level values of the pixels in the first line of the image data corresponding to the respective nozzles,
correct the gray-level values of the pixels in the second line of the image data corresponding to the respective nozzles, by using the calculated second density correction values;
drive the inkjet head based on the image data with the corrected gray-level values of the pixels to eject the ink from the respective nozzles onto the print medium; and
adjust the second density correction values according to the at least one temperature detected by the temperature detector.
6. An inkjet printer, comprising:
an inkjet head including nozzles arranged in a predetermined direction, the nozzles configured to eject ink and print at least first and second lines of data; and
a controller configured to drive the inkjet head based on an image data to eject the ink from the respective nozzles onto a print medium for each line extending in the predetermined direction and perform printing; and
a temperature detector configured to detect at least one temperature of an ink temperature, an environmental temperature around the inkjet head, or a temperature of the inkjet head,
wherein the controller is configured to:
calculate first density correction values;
calculate second density correction values for the respective nozzles to print a second line of the image data, by using gray-level values of pixels in the second line of the image data corresponding to the respective nozzles and by using the first density correction values for the respective nozzles to print a first line of the image data printed immediately prior to the second line, the first density correction values being used for correcting gray-level values of the pixels in the first line of the image data corresponding to the respective nozzles,
correct the gray-level values of the pixels in the second line of the image data corresponding to the respective nozzles, by using the calculated second density correction values;
drive the inkjet head based on the image data with the corrected gray-level values of the pixels to eject the ink from the respective nozzles onto the print medium; and
adjust the second density correction value for a first nozzle of the nozzles, by using the second density correction value for at least one second nozzle of the nozzles adjacent to the first nozzle; and
adjust the second density correction values according to the at least one temperature detected by the temperature detector.
7. An inkjet printer, comprising:
an inkjet head including nozzles arranged in a predetermined direction, the nozzles configured to eject ink and print at least first and second lines of data; and
a controller configured to drive the inkjet head based on an image data to eject the ink from the respective nozzles onto a print medium for each line extending in the predetermined direction and perform printing;
wherein the controller is configured to:
calculate first density correction values;
calculate second density correction values for the respective nozzles to print a second line of the image data, by using gray-level values of pixels in the second line of the image data corresponding to the respective nozzles and by using the first density correction values for the respective nozzles to print a first line of the image data printed immediately prior to the second line, the first density correction values being used for correcting gray-level values of the pixels in the first line of the image data corresponding to the respective nozzles,
correct the gray-level values of the pixels in the second line of the image data corresponding to the respective nozzles, by using the calculated second density correction values;
drive the inkjet head based on the image data with the corrected gray-level values of the pixels to eject the ink from the respective nozzles onto the print medium; and
calculate the second density correction values by using a first constant determined according to a rate of variation of an ink ejection amount depending on an ink ejection frequency of each of the nozzles and a second constant determined according to a degree of variation of the ink ejection amount depending on the ink ejection frequency of each of the nozzles.
8. The inkjet printer according to claim 7 , wherein
the first constant becomes greater as the rate of variation of the ink ejection amount becomes slower, and
the second constant becomes greater as the degree of variation of the ink ejection amount becomes greater.