Patent ID: 9505244
Filing Date: 2016-11-29
CPC Classification: B41J

Claim Text:
1. An ink-jet recording apparatus comprising: a roller pair configured to nip a sheet therebetween and transport the sheet in a first direction; a platen disposed downstream of a nip point of the roller pair in the first direction and including a plurality of ribs spaced apart from each other in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction; and a contact portion disposed downstream of the nip point of the roller pair in the first direction, wherein a downstream end of the contact portion in the first direction extends toward the platen, wherein at least one of the plurality of ribs includes an inclined surface that is inclined upwardly, relative to the platen, in the first direction, wherein the downstream end of the contact portion overlaps the at least a portion of the inclined surface in a third direction perpendicular to the first and second directions.