Patent ID: 7604344

Claim:
An inkjet recording apparatus comprising: liquid application means comprising an application roller for applying a liquid that reacts with an ink to a medium and a retention member that retains the liquid to be applied by the application roller, wherein the liquid application means applies the liquid retained in the retention member to the medium via the application roller by rotating the application roller; an inkjet head for ejecting the ink to the medium to which the liquid has been applied by the liquid application means; storage means for storing the liquid; a first passage for conveying the liquid from the storage means to the retention member; a second passage for conveying the liquid from the retention member to the storage means; a pump for causing the liquid to flow in a channel including the first passage, the retention member, the second passage and the storage means; driving control means for controlling driving of the pump; first determination means for determining whether or not a liquid application operation by the liquid application means is to be continued; and second determination means for determining whether or not a value concerning a liquid consumption by the liquid application operation is greater than a threshold, when the first determination means determines that the liquid application operation is to be continued, wherein, the driving control means drives the pump to convey the liquid from the storage means to the retention member through the first passage when the second determination means determines that the value concerning the liquid consumption is greater than the threshold, and does not drive the pump when the second determination means determines that the value concerning the liquid consumption is not greater than the threshold.