Patent ID: 8033640
Filing Date: 2011-10-11
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
1. A fluid discharging apparatus comprising: nozzles configured to discharge fluid to a medium; a rotating member having a holding area configured to hold the medium and a non-holding area formed with an opening on a peripheral surface thereof and configured to rotate with the peripheral surface opposed to the nozzles; and a collecting mechanism configured to collect the fluid which does not adhere to the medium, the collecting mechanism including a suction unit configured to suck the fluid through the opening into the rotating member and a storage unit configured to store the fluid sucked into the rotating member, wherein the fluid is ultraviolet-cured ink, an irradiator having an irradiating surface configured to irradiate the ultraviolet-cured ink adhered to the medium with ultraviolet rays is provided, the rotating member rotates with the peripheral surface opposed to the irradiating surface, the collecting mechanism collects the ultraviolet-cured ink floating in a clearance between the irradiating surface and the peripheral surface of the rotating member by sucking the ultraviolet-cured ink into the rotating member through the opening by the suction unit and storing the ultraviolet-cured ink sucked into the rotating member in the storage unit.