Patent ID: 9340027
Filing Date: 2016-05-17
CPC Classification: B41J

Claim Text:
1. An inkjet recording apparatus comprising: a recording head configured to discharge ink; a platen configured to hold a recording sheet in a position to face the recording head; a first waste ink retaining member arranged in an opening of the platen and configured to absorb ink discharged from the recording head; a second waste ink retaining member arranged below the first waste ink retaining member; a pair of first inclined surfaces configured to flow waste ink overflowing the first waste ink retaining member downward, wherein a bottom end of one of the first inclined surfaces is opposed to a bottom end of the other one of the first inclined surfaces; a waste ink receiving surface arranged between the bottom ends and including a porous body sheet for absorbing waste ink; and a second inclined surface configured to flow waste ink overflowing from the porous body sheet to the second waste ink retaining member, wherein a direction in which the second inclined surface flows ink intersects a direction which the pair of first inclined surfaces flow waste ink, wherein at least one of the first inclined surface and the second inclined surface includes a groove extending along a direction of inclination of the one of the first inclined surface and the second inclined surface, wherein an inclination angle of the second inclined surface with respect to a horizontal plane is larger than an inclination angle of the first inclined surface with respect to the horizontal plane.