Patent ID: 6869176

Claim:
A recording apparatus which can be equipped with recording means for performing recording on a conveyed recording medium by discharging liquid from discharge opening arrays, comprising: conveyance means for conveying the recording medium; and a recording medium floating prevention member for preventing floating of the recording medium, wherein said recording medium floating prevention member includes a floating prevention area between the recording medium and said recording means, only on an upstream side, with respect to the conveyance direction of the recording medium, of a discharge opening array of said recording means used in non-margin recording, in which recording is performed throughout the width of the recording medium, said recording means has a discharge opening array used in margin recording, in which recording is performed with margins remaining at side ends of the recording medium, on the upstream side, with respect to the conveyance direction, of the discharge opening array used in the non-margin recording, and the floating prevention area is arranged outside a recording area of the discharge opening array used in the margin recording and at a position adjacent the recording area of the discharge opening array used in the margin recording in a direction orthogonal to the conveyance direction.