Patent ID: 8267508
Filing Date: 2012-09-18
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
1. An ink jet recording apparatus comprising: a guide rail extending in a first direction; an ink head that slidably engages with the guide rail and discharges an ultraviolet light curable ink toward a recording medium; a second head that slidably engages with the guide rail; a carriage that moves along the guide rail; a first connection mechanism that bridges the carriage and the ink head and detachably and magnetically connects the carriage with the ink head such that the ink head is movable with the carriage along the guide rail; a second connection mechanism that detachably and magnetically connects the carriage with the second head such that the second head is movable with the carriage along the guide rail; and an ultraviolet light irradiation device that is attached to the ink head to move together with the ink head, that is positioned in front, in rear or below the first connecting mechanism when the carriage and the ink head are connected by the first connecting mechanism, and that irradiates the ultraviolet light curable ink discharged from the ink head on the recording medium with ultraviolet light.