Patent ID: 8857959

Claim:
An inkjet recording apparatus, comprising: a first casing having an upward opening at a top thereof; a recording unit disposed in the first casing and configured to discharge ink from a nozzle onto a sheet; a first cover configured to cover a part of the opening of the first casing; a second cover detachably attached to the first cover and configured to cover another part of the opening which is not covered by the first cover; a waste ink tank removably supported by the first casing at a position facing the second cover in the first casing and configured to contain waste ink discharged from the nozzle; and a second casing disposed in an upper position with respect to the first casing and configured to be movably supported by the first cover, the second casing being movable between a proximate position, in which the second casing is adjacent to top planes of the first cover and the second cover, and a separate position, in which the second casing is separated from the top planes of the first cover and the second cover.