Patent ID: 7703869

Claim:
An image forming device comprising: a recording head comprising a nozzle face, wherein the recording head is configured to dispense ink onto a recording medium to form an image thereon; a supporting member which faces the nozzle face and is configured to support the recording medium; and an ink receiving portion which is positioned on the supporting member and faces the nozzle face, wherein the ink receiving portion comprises: a first plurality guides; and a second plurality of guides, wherein each of the first plurality of guides and each of the second plurality of guides comprises a guide face and is configured to guide the ink dispensed from the recording head, wherein the guide face comprises a first portion and a second portion, wherein a first distance between the nozzle face and the first portion of the guide face of each of the first plurality of guides is less than a second distance between the nozzle face and the second portion of the guide face of each of the first plurality of guides, and the first distance is less than a third distance between the nozzle face and the second portion of the guide face of each of the second plurality of guides, wherein a fourth distance between the nozzle face and the first portion of the guide face of each of the second plurality of guides is less than the third distance between the nozzle face and the second portion of the guide face of each of the second plurality of guides, and the fourth distance is less than the second distance between the nozzle face and the second portion of the guide face of each of the first plurality of guides, and wherein each of the first plurality of guides is configured to guide the ink dispensed from the recording head in a first ink flowing direction, and each of the second plurality of guides is configured to guide the ink dispensed from the recording head in a second ink flowing direction opposite the first ink flowing direction.