Patent ID: 7303275
Filing Date: 2007-12-04
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
1. An inkjet recording device, comprising: a recording head configured to discharge a liquid drop of recording liquid in a horizontal direction or in a downward direction; a conveying part including a curved recording medium part, and configured to convey a recording medium so that a recording surface faces the recording head when the recording medium passes a liquid drop discharge area of the recording head; and a recording medium accommodating part configured to accommodate the recording medium to be supplied to the recording head; wherein the recording medium is discharged, after the recording medium is conveyed in a curved state so that the recording surface where the liquid drop discharged from the recording head is adhered faces in a downward direction, by the conveying part, wherein the recording head is arranged so that at least a part of the recording head is situated in an area surrounded by the curved recording medium part, and wherein the curved recording medium part of the conveying part includes a first curved surface, to which the recording medium is pushed by a restoring force due to the stiffness of the recording medium so that the recording medium moves from the recording medium accommodating part to the recording head while being curved along the first curved surface.