Patent ID: 7699417

Claim:
A recording unit for spouting ink to a recording medium which is conveyed by a conveying mechanism in a recording medium conveying direction, the recording unit comprising: a recording element which has a nozzle forming surface in which a plurality of nozzles to spout the ink are formed; a holding member which holds the recording element on a first surface of the holding member so that the nozzle forming surface opposes the conveying mechanism; and heat radiation fins which radiate heat generated by the recording element and which are provided on a second surface of the holding member, wherein the second surface of the holding member on which the heat radiation fins are provided is farther upstream in the recording medium conveying direction than the first surface of the holding member on which the holding member holds the recording element; wherein portions of the heat radiation fins extend beyond the nozzle forming surface of the recording element toward the conveying mechanism, and the extended portions of the heat radiation fins guide the recording medium to the conveying mechanism.