Patent ID: 8646902
Filing Date: 2014-02-11
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
1. An inkjet recording apparatus for performing borderless recording by discharging ink on a recording medium from a recording head, the apparatus comprising: a platen configured to support the recording medium being moved in a moving direction, on a supporting portion facing the recording head; a first suction portion provided at the supporting portion of the platen and configured to suck the recording medium while recording; a second suction portion provided at the supporting portion of the platen and configured to suck the recording medium while recording; an ink receiving portion provided between the first and the second suction portions at the supporting portion of the platen, and configured to receive ink discharged beyond an end of the recording medium when performing the borderless recording on the recording medium being sucked by the first suction portion and not being sucked by the second suction portion, wherein the second suction portion is disposed outside of the first suction portion with respect to the recording medium in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, and the first suction portion, the ink receiving portion and the second suction portion are arranged separately at the supporting portion along the second direction; a negative pressure generator configured to produce a negative pressure to be applied to the first and the second suction portions and the ink receiving portion; and a communication groove formed at the supporting portion of the platen, the communication groove being disposed between the ink receiving portion and the second suction portion and not being disposed between the ink receiving portion and the first suction portion, causing the second suction portion and the ink receiving portion to communicate with each other through the communication groove when the ink receiving portion and the communication groove are covered with the recording medium.