Patent ID: 8647001
Filing Date: 2014-02-11
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
1. A recording apparatus comprising: one or more record heads which form an image on a recording medium; a conveyance mechanism comprising a conveyance belt, having an outer circumferential surface opposing the one or more record heads, and conveyance rollers between which the conveyance belt is stretched, the conveyance mechanism conveying the recording medium placed on the outer circumferential surface by rotating at least one of the conveyance rollers; a first media attracting unit, which causes the recording medium to be attracted onto the outer circumferential surface and is downstream from all of the one or more record heads in a conveyance direction in which the recording medium is conveyed, comprising: a second media attracting unit, which causes the recording medium to be attracted onto the outer circumferential surface and is upstream from the one or more record heads in a conveyance direction in which the recording medium is conveyed, comprising: a roller pair, downstream of the conveyance belt in the conveyance direction, to convey the recording medium, wherein: