Patent ID: 9302502
Filing Date: 2016-04-05
CPC Classification: B41J,B41M

Claim Text:
1. A recording apparatus, comprising: a recording head capable of performing recording by discharging an aqueous ink to a target recording medium; a drying portion which dries the aqueous ink recorded on the target recording medium by the recording head; a medium support portion that is configured to incline opposite the drying portion; a collecting portion which collects vapor at least containing water evaporated from the aqueous ink by the drying portion; a heating and compressing portion for heating and compressing the vapor collected by the collecting portion; an ejecting portion for ejecting the vapor heated and compressed by the heating and compressing portion to the target recording medium on which recording is performed; and an emitting portion that is separate from the ejecting portion and that is located upstream of the collecting portion that is capable of emitting the vapor to an outside by opening a lid portion of the emitting portion such that the vapor emitted by the emitting portion is not provided to the recording medium.