Patent ID: 7614722

Claim:
An inkjet recording apparatus in which a plurality of line-type inkjet heads are arranged along a paper conveyance direction, the inkjet recording apparatus comprising: an air suction and blast unit disposed in a space between upstream and downstream inkjet heads which are successive in the paper conveyance direction, the air suction and blast unit including: a housing, an air suction port provided at one side of the housing, an air blast nozzle provided at another side of the housing, a fan provided between the air suction port and the air blast nozzle in the housing for creating an air flow flowing from the air suction port to the air blast nozzle, and a mist filter in the housing for capturing ink mist in the air flow created by the fan, wherein the air suction port is opposed from a downstream side to a gap between an under surface of the upstream inkjet head and the paper conveyance line; and wherein the air blast nozzle is opposed from an upstream side to a gap between the downstream inkjet head and the paper conveyance line.