Patent ID: 11926158
Assignee: KYOCERA DOCUMENT SOLUTIONS INC.
Field: Textile and paper machines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. An inkjet recording apparatus comprising:
a recording head including a plurality of nozzles for ejecting ink;
an endless conveyor belt for conveying a recording medium to a position opposed to the recording head, the conveyor belt having a plurality of openings that allow the ink ejected from the recording head to pass therethrough; and
an ink receiving part placed in opposition to the recording head via the conveyor belt so as to receive the ink that has passed through the openings during a flashing process in which the ink is ejected to the recording head at a timing different from an ejection timing of the ink toward the recording medium, wherein
the ink receiving part includes
a discharge port placed at an end portion of a crossing direction that crosses a recording-medium conveyance direction, the discharge port being for discharging the ink received during the flashing, and
a liquid-absorptive rotator which is formed from a liquid-absorptive material and which is rotated around a rotating shaft extending along the crossing direction, and
a counter member being in contact with the liquid-absorptive rotator and having a conveyance structure for conveying the ink within the ink receiving part in a carry-out direction directed toward the discharge port along an axial direction of the rotating shaft.