Patent ID: 8596778
Filing Date: 2013-12-03
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
1. An ink jet recording apparatus comprising: a conveying device configured to move a conveying belt to convey a recording medium, the conveying belt comprising a conveying surface on which the recording medium is placed; a recording head configured to discharge ink onto the recording medium conveyed by the conveying device; an attraction device comprising a first electrode, which is integrally formed, and a second electrode, which is integrally formed, the attraction device facing a surface opposite the conveying surface and configured to apply a voltage between the first and second electrodes to attract the recording medium to the conveying surface; and a contact member which comes into contact with the conveying surface, wherein the first and second electrodes are disposed at a distance from each other in the width direction of the conveying belt perpendicular to the conveying direction of the recording medium, wherein the first and second electrodes each comprise a plurality of interdigital portions extending parallel to the conveying direction, wherein a discontinuous contacting area of the conveying surface with which the contact member comes into contact comprises a plurality of continuous areas, wherein each of the continuous areas of the discontinuous contacting area extends over only one of the first electrode and the second electrode in the width direction, and wherein each of the continuous areas of the discontinuous contacting area extends over only one of an interdigital portion of the first electrode and an interdigital portion of the second electrode.