Patent ID: 8833888
Filing Date: 2014-09-16
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
1. An inkjet recording apparatus, having a plurality of head units comprising: a plurality of inkjet heads; a plurality of drive sections being provided corresponding to the ink jet heads and drive-controlling inkjet operation; a power supply section supplying, to each of the drive sections, a required voltage to perform the inkjet operation; a recording control section controlling the plurality of drive sections and the power supply section, based on recording control data; and a transmitting and receiving section acquiring the recording control data via a network based on address data and transmitting the data to the recording control section, wherein the inkjet recording apparatus discharges ink droplets from the inkjet heads based on the recording control data transmitted to the head units via the network, to thereby perform recording on a recording medium, wherein, each head unit is provided with the connection terminal which is connected to a hub section provided at an outside portion of a base plate so that a network cable is removable therebetween, wherein a plurality of the head units are mounted on the base plate; wherein the hub section is connected with an external information processing apparatus via the network; and wherein the recording control data is created by adding an address allocated for each of head units.