Patent ID: 6935737
Filing Date: 2005-08-30
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
1. An ink jet recording apparatus for effecting recording on recording sheets by ejecting ink from a recording head onto the recording sheets, said apparatus comprising: a head carrying portion for carrying said recording head, wherein when said recording head effects recording on an end portion of a recording sheet, said recording head ejects at least some of the ink to outside of the end portion of the recording sheet; a feeding roller for separating and feeding recording sheets one by one from a plurality of the recording sheets; a conveying roller for conveying a recording sheet fed by said feeding roller to a position where the recording sheet is opposed to said recording head; and discharging means disposed between said feeding roller and said conveying roller with respect to a feeding direction of the recording sheet, said discharging means being effective to decrease an electrostatic charge amount of the recording sheet to a level lower than a predetermined level.