Patent ID: 9505249
Filing Date: 2016-11-29
CPC Classification: B41J

Claim Text:
1. An inkjet recording apparatus comprising: a recording head configured to eject ink onto a recording medium; a conveyance section configured to convey the recording medium to a position of image forming by the recording head; a first voltage applying section configured to apply a voltage to the recording medium upstream of the recording head in a conveyance direction of the recording medium; and a second voltage applying section including a gap forming section located between the recording head and the first voltage applying section and configured to apply, to a lower surface of the gap forming section, a voltage that is of opposite polarity to the voltage applied by the first voltage applying section, wherein the gap forming section forms a narrow gap in conjunction with a conveying surface of the conveyance section on which the recording medium is placed, and the voltage applied to the recording medium by the first voltage applying section is of the same polarity as a charging polarity of the recording head.