Patent ID: 8393700

Claim:
An inkjet recording apparatus comprising: an ink head configured to move in left and right directions and comprising a plurality of nozzles arranged in a front-rear direction in order to discharge ink on a recording medium, wherein the ink is curable when irradiated with light from a first light emitting device or a second light emitting device; a conveyor device configured to move the recording medium; a control device configured to at least perform a first printing operation by controlling the first light emitting device to be turned on when the ink head discharges the ink or perform a second printing operation by controlling the first light emitting device to be turned off and the second light emitting device to be turned on when the ink head discharges the ink, wherein the first light emitting device is configured to move integrally with the ink head in order to apply light to the recording medium, and wherein the second light emitting device is positioned such that it is offset from the plurality of nozzles in the front-rear direction and configured to turn on independent of the first light emitting device in order to apply light to the recording medium.