Patent ID: 8337004
Filing Date: 2012-12-25
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
1. An ink jet recording device, which performs recording by supplying ink from an ink container in which ink is accumulated, to continuously jet the ink from a nozzle, by generating ink particles continuously while vibrating the ink, and by electrifying and deflecting at least some of the ink particles to direct them to predetermined positions on a recording medium, and which comprises gutters which collect the ink particles not used for recording, a recovery flow path for recovering the ink collected by the gutters into the ink container, a solvent vapor supply flow path for supplying gas containing solvent vapor recovered in the ink container together with the ink, and two or more nozzles, wherein the solvent vapor supply flow path is communicated with two or more gutters to supply the solvent vapor from the ink container to the two or more gutters, wherein each of the two or more gutters comprise an ink flow path block having an ink inflow port, the ink flow path block through which the ink collected by the ink inflow port flows, and an exhaust flow path block connected to the inflow path block at a side of the ink recovery path from the ink inflow port.