Patent ID: 7712989
Filing Date: 2010-05-11
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
1. An ink jet recording apparatus, comprising: an ink jet recording head; and a feeding device including an ejection roller; and a housing configured to house said ink jet recording head and said feeding device wherein the feeding device is configured to feed a sheet to said ink jet recording head which ejects ink in a downward direction on said sheet to create a recorded sheet having a first recorded surface, said sheet being kept substantially horizontal at a position opposed to the jet recording head, to feed the sheet having the first recorded surface along a generally horizontal path, the generally horizontal path including a sloped portion, the sloped portion sloping upwardly towards the ejection roller as the recorded sheet proceeds downstream from the inkjet recording head, to hold a portion of the recorded sheet by the ejection roller such that said first recorded surface faces upward for a time for drying said first recorded surface, the ejection roller located downstream of the sloped portion such that the sheet arrives at the sloped portion prior to arriving at the ejection roller, a portion of the recorded sheet extending beyond the ejection roller while the recorded sheet is held by the ejection roller, wherein the feeding device holds the portion of the recorded sheet by the ejection roller such that a part of the sheet is held outside of the housing for the time for drying which is a predetermined period of time for drying the ink jet ink which is on the first recorded surface of the recorded sheet prior to printing on another surface of the sheet which is opposite to the first recorded surface, and to switchback the recorded sheet by the ejection roller to return the recorded sheet upside down to the ink jet recording head for recording on the another surface of the sheet.