Patent ID: 7021757

Claim:
A both-side recording apparatus for effecting recording on both sides of a recording medium while conveying said recording medium, said apparatus comprising first unevenness imparting means for imparting an uneven shape to said recording medium; recording means for recording an image on a recording medium by discharging ink; and an inverting portion in which a front side and a reverse side of said recording medium are inverted, wherein said first unevenness imparting means is disposed on a downstream side of said recording means in the conveying direction and said inverting portion is disposed on an upstream side of said recording means in the conveying direction, wherein said first unevenness imparting means comprises a plurality of ribs extending in the conveying direction of said recording medium and a rotary member for pushing said recording medium between said ribs, and wherein after recording has been effected on the front side of said recording medium and the recording medium is inverted in the inverting portion, the recording medium is conveyed to said first unevenness imparting means, and then the recording medium is conveyed in a reverse direction and recording is effected on the reverse side of said recording medium.