Patent ID: 7237889

Claim:
An ink-jet recording apparatus, comprising: a recording head to jet photocurable ink onto a recording medium, wherein the photocurable ink is cured by being exposed to light; and a light emitting device having a light source to emit light to cure the photocurable ink, the light source comprising a light emitting tube and metal caps provided at both ends of the light emitting tube, the both ends being on a same side of the light source, wherein the light emitting tube comprises: at least two straight portions; at least one bent section for connecting the two straight portions to make a turn between the two portions; and two bent end sections, each of which is formed adjacent to a joint section that connects the respective end of the light emitting tube and the respective metal cap such that a portion of the light emitting tube from the bent end section to the end is approximately orthogonal to a recording surface of the recording medium.