Patent ID: 8267509

Claim:
An inkjet recording apparatus comprising: one or more inkjet heads each having an ejection surface having a plurality of ejection openings formed thereon; a conveyor mechanism which has a facing region facing the one or more ejection surfaces, and conveys a recording medium placed on the facing region; one or more moving mechanisms each of which has a medium pusher pushing down a recording medium towards the facing region and causes the medium pusher to move between a first position and a second position, the first position being a position where a distance between the facing region and the medium pusher is farther than a distance between the facing region and the one or more ejection surfaces, and the second position being a position where the medium pusher contacts the facing region; a jam detector which detects a sheet jam between the one or more inkjet heads and the conveyor mechanism; and a first movement controller which controls the one or more moving mechanisms to cause the one or more medium pushers to move from the first position to the second position, when the jam detector detects a sheet jam.