Patent ID: 7237869
Filing Date: 2007-07-03
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
1. An inkjet printer comprising: a conveyance unit that conveys a recording medium in a conveyance direction; a plurality of recording heads, each recording head includes a plurality of recording portions each of which has a plurality of ejection ports for ejecting ink, adjacent recording portions of the plurality of recording portions partially overlap each other if viewed in the conveyance direction, when the plurality of recording heads are located at a recording position where the plurality of recording heads perform record with respect to the recording medium; a sealing unit that is disposed in a region outside the conveyance unit and includes a plurality of sealing portions, each of which seals the ejection ports of each recording portion and which are arranged in the conveyance direction; and a carrier unit that carries each of the plurality of recording heads independently in a carrying direction between a sealing position where each sealing portion faces the ejection ports of each recording portion and the recording position, wherein when the plurality of recording heads perform record with respect to the recording medium, end portions of the plurality of recording portions of the plurality of recording heads overlap each other if viewed in the conveyance direction.