Patent ID: 8727487
Filing Date: 2014-05-20
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
1. An image recording apparatus, comprising: a conveyor configured to convey a recording medium in a conveyance direction; an application unit configured to apply a first liquid to the recording medium; a liquid ejection head having a liquid ejection surface on which liquid ejection openings for ejecting a second liquid to the recording medium are opened, which is provided downstream of the application unit relative to the conveyance direction; a force-discharger configured to cause forced discharging of the second liquid from the liquid ejection openings; a wiping mechanism configured to wipe the liquid ejection surface; a jam detector configured to detect jamming of the recording medium in the conveyor; a jam counter configured to count the number of times the jamming has been detected by the jam detector; and a controller configured to control the force-discharger and the wiping mechanism so that, when the jam detector detects the jamming, the forced discharging and the wiping are executed after the jammed recording medium is removed from the conveyor, wherein the controller controls the force-discharger and the wiping mechanism so that, when the count on the jam counter matches with any of one or more thresholds, at least the number of times the wiping is executed after the jammed recording medium is removed from the conveyor is greater than that executed when the count on the jam counter does not match with any of one or more thresholds.