Patent ID: 7673985

Claim:
An ink-jet recording apparatus comprising: a platen which supports recording paper; a recording head which is arranged opposingly to the platen and which records an image on the recording paper transported onto the platen, by discharging ink droplets; and a movable support section which slidably moves in a transport direction on the platen and supports the recording paper while following the recording paper which is being transported, wherein the platen comprises: a frame which has an upper surface extending in the transport direction; a first printing paper support section which is provided to protrude on an upstream side of the upper surface in the transport direction; and a second printing paper support section which is provided to protrude on a downstream side of the upper surface in the transport direction so that a groove, which extends in a main scanning direction, is formed between the first printing paper support section and the second printing paper support section, and wherein: the movable support section is provided slidably in the transport direction between a position adjacent to the first printing paper support section and a position adjacent to the second printing paper support section so that the movable support section follows the recording paper which is being transported in the transport direction.