Patent ID: 8646870

Claim:
An inkjet recording apparatus comprising: a recording head configured to discharge ink; a carriage to which the recording head is detachably mounted, the carriage being configured to move along a direction that intersects an image recording medium transporting direction; and a first head protection member that is arranged on the carriage; wherein the recording head is positioned with respect to the carriage in a relative movement direction by moving the recording head relative to the carriage until a first position reference plane arranged at the recording head and a second position reference plane arranged at the carriage come into contact; the first head protection member is arranged at both sides in the relative movement direction of a nozzle face of the recording head and is arranged to protrude farther than the nozzle face in an ink discharging direction of the recording head when the first position reference plane and the second position reference plane are in contact; and the first head protection member is configured to be movable with respect to the carriage in the relative movement direction and is configured to move along with the recording head when the recording head moves relative to the carriage until the first position reference plane and the second position reference plane come into contact.