Patent ID: 7244011
Filing Date: 2007-07-17
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
1. An inkjet recording apparatus for ejecting ink through a nozzle onto a recording medium, comprising: at least two line heads each having a nozzle surface in which nozzles are provided over a width of the recording medium, the at least two line heads being arranged along a transfer direction perpendicular to the width, at least two line cleaners each corresponding to one of said at least two line heads and each configured to come in close contact with the nozzle surface of the corresponding one of said at least two line heads for cleaning the nozzle surface, the at least two line cleaners being arranged along the transfer direction at positions which deviate from the recording medium in the width direction; at least one head adjustment stage for adjusting an inclination of the nozzle surface in a corresponding line head with respect to the recording medium; and at least one cleaner adjustment stage for adjusting the position of a corresponding line cleaner according to the inclination of the nozzle surface of a corresponding line head with respect to the recording medium such that the line cleaner comes in close contact with the nozzle surface.