Patent ID: 8955961
Filing Date: 2015-02-17
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
1. A platen which supports a recording medium transported in a transport direction and which is arranged opposingly under a recording head having nozzles through which droplets of an ink are discharged, the platen comprising: a first portion which is formed with a landing surface on which the ink discharged from the nozzles is landed; a first rib which extends in the transport direction in a predetermined area including the landing surface, which protrudes to an upper side beyond the landing surface, and which supports the recording medium; and a second portion which is provided on at least one of an upstream side and a downstream side in the transport direction as compared with the first portion and which supports the recording medium; wherein the first portion is formed as a plurality of the first portions which are arranged in a widthwise direction, that is perpendicular to the transport direction and extends along the landing surface, so that an opening that extends from the upper side of the first portion to a lower side of the first portion is formed between two adjacent first portions of the first portions in the widthwise direction; and the first rib is separated from the first portions by the opening in the widthwise direction.