Patent ID: 9290014
Filing Date: 2016-03-22
CPC Classification: B41J

Claim Text:
1. An inkjet recording apparatus comprising: a carriage moving back and forth in a main scanning direction; ink discharging means mounted on the carriage and comprising a plurality of ink nozzles arranged in a sub-scanning direction for discharging ultraviolet-curable ink on a recording medium; and ultraviolet irradiating means mounted on the carriage for irradiating ultraviolet rays on the medium, wherein the carriage or the medium moves in the sub-scanning direction which is perpendicular to the main scanning direction, wherein the ultraviolet irradiating means comprises a plurality of light sources arranged in the sub-scanning direction for irradiating the ultraviolet rays, and a plurality of partition walls blocking ultraviolet irradiation of the light sources in the sub-scanning direction, wherein the plurality of ink nozzles comprises a plurality of path areas to record a plurality of bands, the plurality of light sources irradiate the ultraviolet rays on the plurality of bands, respectively, and each partition wall blocks ultraviolet irradiation of a light source on a band other than a corresponding band.