Patent ID: 7434927
Filing Date: 2008-10-14
Classification: B41J,B65H

Abstract:
1. An inkjet recording device, comprising: a conveyance belt tensioned on a plurality of rollers for conveying a recording medium while rolling, said conveyance belt being charged to hold the recording medium thereon for conveyance; a recording unit configured to eject ink onto the recording medium on the conveyance belt; and a guide unit arranged on the inner side of the conveyance belt facing the recording unit between two of the rollers, wherein said guide unit includes a plurality of projecting stripes in contact with the conveyance belt, a top surface of said projecting stripes forming a guide surface, said projecting stripes are arranged in a direction perpendicular to a rolling direction of the conveyance belt, and said guide surface comprising the top surfaces of said projecting stripes pushes a portion of the conveyance belt corresponding to said guide surface so that die pushed portion of the conveyance belt approaches the recording unit, the recording unit covers a part of the projecting stripes of the guide unit, and the projecting swipes of the guide unit are arranged on an upstream side in a direction of conveying the recording medium relative to a position facing the recording unit.